Employee's Promotion Restored Post Acquittal Of Criminal Charges; Punjab High Court Orders Compensation For Delayed Gratuity

High Court of Punjab and Haryana: Justice Namit Kumar ruled in favor of Tilok Kumar, granting him notional promotion and interest on delayed retiral dues. The court held that the petitioner was unfairly denied promotion due to pending charges and criminal proceedings, which were later resolved in his favor. Moreover, the court concluded that the significant delay in releasing his...

Application U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act To Challenge Award Passed U/S 18(4) Of MSMED Act Is Governed By Agreement Between Parties: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court Bench of Justice Jitendra S. Jain And M.S. Sonak, held that the jurisdiction of the Court to hear the application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) to challenge the award passed under Section 18(4) of the MSMED Act would be governed by the agreement between the parties which has conferred exclusive jurisdiction...

NDPS Act | Framing Of Charges By Court Without Jurisdiction Will Not Affect Evidence Recorded By Special Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the framing of a charge by a Sessions Court having no jurisdiction to try the case does not affect the evidence recorded by a Special Court constituted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).Under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), only a special court constituted under the Act can try offences under the...

TN Speaker M Appavu Moves Madras High Court To Quash Defamation Complaint By AIADMK Official Spokesperson Babu Murugavel

Tamil Nadu Speaker M Appavu has approached the Madras High Court to quash the defamation proceedings initiated based on the complaint of AIADMK Official Spokesperson Babu Murugavel. When the matter came up for hearing on Thursday, Justice G Jayachandran asked the respondent, Babu Murugavel to respond to the plea and explain how the statements made by the speaker amounted to defaming...

Won't Dispose Properties, Modify Customs Of Chamundeshwari Temple Till Decision On Validity Of Development Authority Act: State To Karnataka HC

The Karnataka government has assured the High Court that pending the disposal of the petition challenging validity of the Shree Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority Act, 2024, neither the movable nor the immovable properties belonging to the Chamundeshwari Temple at Mysore, will be disposed of nor the prevailing customs and traditions of the temple shall not be modified or...

[POCSO] Principal, Teacher Not Guilty Of Failure To Report Crime When Student's Complaint Was Sent To Police The Very Next Day: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has quashed the final report against a school principal and teacher for failing to report a sexual offence complaint received from a minor student on the same day. The Court stated that it cannot be justified to say that there was a wilful omission since the complaint was lodged with the police and FIR was registered on the next day itself.Justice A. Badharudeen stated...

Employee Of State Road Transport Corporation Entitled To Pay Revision And Benefits Of 5th And 6th Pay Commissions: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Justice M.A. Chowdhary ruled in favor of the petitioner, recognizing his entitlement to the pay revisions under the 5th and 6th Pay Commissions, despite his superannuation. The court held that since the petitioner had been treated as a government employee for pension purposes, he was also entitled to the pay revisions granted under the relevant Statutory...

Insurance Company Must Pay Full Insured Amount, Relief From Government Irrelevant: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an insurance company cannot reduce the payout to a claimant based on ex gratia relief received from the government.Dismissing a Civil 1st Miscellaneous Appeal filed by an Insurance company against an award a bench of Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M A Chowdhary emphasized "the Insurance Company is bound to pay the claim...

Madras High Court Asks HR&CE To Take Action Against Trustee, Employees Who Shot Instagram Reel Inside Temple

The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department to take action against the temple trustee and employees of the Devi Karumari Amman Temple at Tiruverkadu who recorded Instagram reels inside the temple. Justice M Dhandapani wondered how the temple trustee herself could engage in such acts inside the temple, which is visited by...

Church Feud: Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Order Directing District Collectors To Take Over Specified Churches

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeals filed challenging a single bench order directing the Collectors of Ernakulam and Palakkad districts to take over possession of six churches involved in the Orthodox – Jacobite faction feud.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P. G. Ajithkumar, pronouncing their order in open court said, 'the appeals are dismissed'....

Karnataka High Court Asks All Universities, Colleges To Consider Framing 'Mental Health And Anti-Discrimination Policy' For Students

The Karnataka High Court has suggested Universities and Colleges, private or government, to formulate Mental Health Policy and Anti-discrimination policy, so as to prevent and address the serious and deleterious effects these sensitive issues may have on the lives of students.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj appreciated the steps taken by Azim Premji University in formulating...

TN Siddha Medical Council Members Permitted To Practice Modern Medicine But Not To Store Allopathy Medicine Without License: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that while the Siddha practitioners in the State of Tamil Nadu were not barred from practicing modern medicine, they could not store allopathy medicine as the same would be in violation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The court thus refused to quash a case registered against a Siddha Doctor for storing allopathy medicines in contravention of...