HP High Court Orders Attachment Of Himachal Bhawan In Delhi Over State's Failure To Clear ₹64 Crore Dues

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the attachment of Himachal Bhawan in Delhi due to the Himachal Government's failure to implement an award directing it to refund Rs. 64 crore with interest.The controversy traces back to a judgment delivered on January 13, 2023, in a writ petition filed by Seli Hydro Electric Power Company Limited. The court had directed the Himachal Pradesh...

Link MahaRERA Portal To Website Of Civic Bodies: Bombay High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Transparency, Safeguard Homebuyers

With a view to safeguard the interest of homebuyers, the Bombay High Court has issued certain guidelines to the State government, Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority and municipal authorities to ensure transparency and accountability in real estate project registrations.The guidelines include the integration of the websites of the planning authorities with that of the Maharashtra...

MACT Erred In Categorizing Skilled Mason As Semi-Skilled Worker Under Jharkhand Minimum Wage Notification: High Court Enhances Award

The Jharkhand High Court has rectified an error in the computation of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Bokaro by assessing the income of the deceased, a mason, as that of a semi-skilled worker, contrary to the classification in the Jharkhand Minimum Wage Notification.Justice Subhash Chand, presiding over the case, observed, “the learned Tribunal has held...

Retrospective GST Cancellation In Absence Of Specific Reasons Will Take Effect From Date Of Issuance Of SCN: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the GST Department must record reasons that weigh on it to propose retrospective cancellation of an assessee's registration. Citing absence of such reasons in the case at hand, the division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma said cancellation of Petitioner's GST registration would stand only from the date of issuance of the...

Calcutta High Court Directs Authorities To Consider NEET Candidate's Disability Percentage In UDID Card For Eligibility Under PwD Category

The Calcutta High Court has directed the authorities to consider re-assessing a candidate who appeared for the NEET (UG) 2024 exam, and sought to be eligible under the PwD category.A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta heard the candidate's plea to set aside the disability certificate issued by the Designated Disability NEET Screening Centre, IPGME&R, Kolkata which assessed the...

'Police Must Eradicate Sense Of Fear Among Locals': Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Report On Communal Clashes In Beldanga

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday called for reports from the State government on alleged communal violence which has broken out in Beldanga in Murshidabad district, after a clash between two religious communities escalated into riotous conditions during the celebration of Kartick Puja.A division bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Hiranmay Bhattacharya directed the state to submit a report...

Citizens' Complaints Against Police Often Taken Lightly: Bombay HC Grants ₹1 Lakh Compensation To Woman For Husband's Illegal Arrest

Complaints filed by citizens against wrong doings of the police officers are often taken lightly and the citizens are not believed at all, the Bombay High Court recently observed while noting that an order was passed in August 2013, directing the higher-ups of the Maharashtra Police not to resort to preliminary enquiry against police officers, who arrest people named in the nature of cases...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Death Row Convict In Former CM's Murder Case To Attend Brother's Last Rites In Custody

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has allowed death row convict in former Punjab CM Beant Singh murder case, Balwant Singh Rajoana to attend the bhog ceremony (last rites) of his brother who recently passed away.Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill said, "it goes without saying that death of a sibling i.e. a real brother would put the entire family in the state of shock and grief and under...

Young Generation Will Be Destroyed If NDPS Act Is Not Implemented Scrupulously: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently called for a 'scrupulous' implementation of the provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) as its failure may result in the rampant use of drugs, which will not only destroy the edifice of our society but also the younger generation, which is the future of the country.Sitting at Nagpur, single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while hearing...

Irretrievable Breakdown Of Relationship, Can't Compel Couple To Live Together Via Judicial Separation: Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Woman Divorce

Finding a woman entitled to a divorce decree, the Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that once the relationship between the couple had "reached irretrievable breakdown" along with desertion of over five yers, then compelling them to live together won't serve any purpose by granting a "judicial separation" decree. In doing so the high court also noted the "erroneous" approach of...

Bonafide Intention To Get Her Child Adopted: Karnataka HC Nixes Trafficking Charge Against Woman Booked For Selling Her Child For Rs 15K

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a criminal case against a woman booked for human trafficking, who allegedly sold her minor daughter for Rs 15,000 to a couple in Maharashtra as she was unable to maintain herself and her child.In doing so the court noted that the woman had a "bonafide intention" to get the child adopted, even though the procedure was not followed adding that...

Court U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act Cannot Re-Appreciate Evidence And Substitute Arbitrator's Conclusion: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad affirmed that under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act the Court cannot re-appreciate evidence and substitute its own conclusion to the one arrived at by the Arbitrator even though a different conclusion can be arrived at on re-appreciating evidence Brief Facts The instant petition is one under Section 34 of the...