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Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Attack On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Convoy In Cooch Behar
The Calcutta High Court today transferred the investigation to the CBI in two registered cases with regard to the incident of attack on the convoy of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik on February 25, 2023. While hearing a Writ Petition filed by Suvendhu Adhikari, an MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly in relation to the incident, the division bench of Chief Chief Justice...
Orissa High Court Invites Senior Citizens From Old Age Home To Visit Its Premises & Museum Of Justice
In a bid to increase access to justice and to make courts people friendly, senior citizens from an Old Age Home run by the Association for Social Reconstructive Activities (ASRA), Cuttack were last week invited to visit the Orissa High Court, the Museum of Justice and the Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA).The officials of the High Court guided them inside the institutions and...
Plea In Kerala High Court Against Changanassery Municipality's Decision To Sound Siren Alerting Muslims Of End Of Ramzan Fast
Two petitions have been moved in the Kerala High Court for quashing the order issued by the Changanassery Municipality directing its employees to sound siren at 6.30 pm to inform the Muslim Community that time for fasting is over in connection with Ramazan. The petitions have been filed by the Christian Association and Alliance for Social Action (CASA), a society registered under the...
“Paperless Courts Across All Districts Of Odisha Are Not Far-Off”: Chief Justice Muralidhar While Inaugurating Virtual High Courts
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Monday inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 more districts of the State of Odisha. On 3rd February this year, the High Court had established Virtual High Courts in 10 of the 30 Districts in the 1st phase, which were inaugurated by CJI DY Chandrachud virtually. While addressing on the occasion, the Chief...
No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
While framing charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, the Delhi High Court has observed that protest by violent means can never be part of democracy.“Though, in a democracy, there can be no question of dissent being suppressed or fundamental right of freedom of expression by peaceful...
Central Govt Extends Date For Aadhaar-PAN Linking To June 30
The last date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended from 31st March to 30th June 2023 by the Central Government. Under the provision of the Income Tax Act, every person who has been allotted a PAN as on 1st July 2017 and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar Number, is required to intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority on or before 31st March on payment of a prescribed fee. This...
Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa Suspends Adovcate Gunratan Sadavarte's License For 2 Years, Holds Him Guilty Of Misconduct
The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa has found Advocate Gunratan Sadavarte guilty of misconduct and suspended his license to practice for a period of two years. Sadavarte is also accused of orchestrating the attack outside NCP leader Sharad Pawar's home. The bar council's 3-member disciplinary committee found Sadavarte guilty of misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act 1961."The...
Madal Virupakshappa Bribery Case: Sri Ram Sene's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Probe To CBI/ SIT Withdrawn From Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted Sri Ram Sene to withdraw its PIL seeking transfer of investigation in the alleged bribery cases involving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Madal Virupakshappa and his son, to a Special Investigation team or Central Bureau of Investigation.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal allowed their counsel's request...
Civil Service Rules | Failure To Produce Chargesheet Within 3 Months Does Not Automatically Vitiate Employee's Suspension: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Setting aside an order of Central Administrative Tribunal Srinagar, in terms of which it had quashed the suspension of an employee on the ground of his prolonged suspension, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that failure to produce a challan/charge sheet within a period of three months does not automatically vitiate the suspension.A bench comprising Justices...
Service Benefits Do Not Form Bequeathable Estate Of Any Government Servant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that service benefits do not form the bequeathable estate of any government servant. A single judge bench of Justice C M Joshi sitting at Kalaburagi dismissed the appeal filed by Sujata and others challenging the judgment of the trial court which was confirmed by the Senior Civil Judge vide its order dated 04.03.2011. The trial court and appellate court...
Tax Arrears | Lok Ayukta Can't Entertain Plea Against Rejection Of Application Opting For Amnesty Scheme: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently deliberated as to whether the Lok Ayukta could adjudicate upon the correctness of an order passed by the assessing authority rejecting the option for settling arrears of sales tax under the Amnesty Scheme, and answered the same in the negative. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Murali Purushothaman observed,"If orders passed...
Water Property Of State, Not Private Entitlement Of Villagers Who Use It: Himachal Pradesh HC Refuses To Interfere With Construction Of Dam
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently observed that it is a misconception that water belongs to the villagers who use the same. Water is the property of the State and no individual has any right to claim this as his property, even though the same might be situated within his personal property, it clarified.The bench comprising Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Virender Singh made...