High Courts
MP High Court Clarifies Distinction Between Original And Absorbed Janpad Panchayat Employees For Pension Eligibility
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait (Chief Justice) and Vivek Jain dismissed an appeal against a Single Judge's order. The court ruled that a Janpad Panchayat employee who failed to establish his absorption from the previous Janpad Sabha is not entitled to pension benefits. The court held that only employees of Janpad Sabha absorbed into Janpad...
'Sikhya Provider' Helped In Education Of Punjab's Remote Area, Depriving Them From Age Relaxation In Teacher Recruitment Is Against Constitution: P&H HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court said that “Sikhya Providers” under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) are entitled to age relaxation in a government recruitment exam, depriving them from the relaxation would be violative of Article 21-A of the Constitution.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Sikhya Providers becoming appointed to teach the students in the...
Physical & Mental Fitness Paramount For Police Force: P&H High Court Dismisses Plea Of 40-Yr Old Man Seeking Appointment To Post Issued 15 Yrs Ago
The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed the plea seeking appointment in Haryana Police alleging that he was awarded lesser marks in the interview to favour relatives of politicians in a recruitment exam conducted in 2008.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "The petitioners, at present, are more than 40 years. Physical/mental fitness is of paramount consideration in the Police Force....
Tamil Nadu Government Moves Madras High Court Against ED'S TASMAC Search, Says ED Conducting Roving Enquiry
The Tamil Nadu government and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) approached the Madras High Court against the searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate at TASMAC's headquarters and other outlets between March 6 and March 8. The petitions have been listed before the bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar. The State is seeking for...
NRI's Entitled To Benefits Provided To 'Eligible Passengers' Under 2016 Baggage Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a non-resident Indian is fully entitled to the benefit provided to an “eligible passenger” under the Baggage Rules, 2016 for the purposes of Customs on arrival to India.Eligible passenger was defined by the Finance Ministry via a Notification dated June 30, 2017, to mean a passenger of Indian origin or a passenger holding a valid Indian passport, coming...
Trial Courts Must Be Cautious While Granting Permission To IO For Invoking Charges On Organised Crime U/S 111 BNS Against Accused: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that trial courts are required to be more cautious while permitting the Investigation Officer to invoke the offence punishable under Section 111 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.For context Section 111 of BNS pertains to Organised crime (1) Any continuing unlawful activity including kidnapping, robbery, vehicle theft, extortion, land grabbing,...
Tender Floated To Procure Equipment For Hybrid Hearing Infrastructure In District Courts: Delhi Govt Informs High Court
The Delhi Government on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that tender has been floated yesterday for procurement of equipments for providing hybrid hearings infrastructure in all district courts in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed that an affidavit be filed by a competent authority of Public...
Love & Affection 'Implied Condition' When Senior Citizen Transfers Property, Doesn't Need Express Mention In Settlement Deed: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has recently observed that under the Senior Citizens Act, love and affection is an implied condition under Section 23(1) of the Act and it is not necessary to have an explicit mention of the same in the settlement deed. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekaran noted that the Act was meant to safeguard the security and dignity of the...
High Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt Over Lack Of Efforts To Ensure Finances For Construction Of Residential Flats For Judges
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Government for lack of efforts to ensure finances for pending project of construction of residential flats for judicial officers of the district judiciary in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela reminded the Delhi Government that providing adequate...
Leave Encashment Is A Constitutional Property Right; It Cannot Be Denied Without Specific Statutory Authority: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna declared that an employee dismissed from service is entitled to leave encashment, as it constitutes a property right under Article 300A of the Constitution. The court held that the Karnataka Gramina Bank refusing to pay leave encashment to a dismissed employee was illegal. It emphasized that once earned, terminal...
'Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt' Is A Principle Of Criminal Law, Not Applicable To Tax Law: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the principle of 'proof beyond reasonable doubt' cannot be made applicable to Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which enables an assessing officer to open an assessment if he has 'reason to believe' that an assessee's income escaped assessment.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed,...