OBC Certificates Issued To Candidate Before Or After Dates Mentioned In Recruitment Advertisement Are Not Valid: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that caste certificates issued before or after the timeframe stipulated in a recruitment advertisement are not relevant for the purpose of granting reservation to a candidate.In the case at hand, relating to recruitment of Security cum Fire Guard at AIIMS in the financial year 2022-2023, a division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain...

DGP's Circular Not Enough: Allahabad High Court Questions UP Govt's 'Inaction' On SC's Directions To Curb Mob Lynching

The Allahabad High Court has questioned the Uttar Pradesh Government over its apparent inaction in implementing the Supreme Court's binding directions in Tehseen S. Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018) case, which had laid down preventive, remedial and punitive measures to curb mob lynching across the country. Observing that even seven years after those directions, there is no clarity...

Property Tax Is First Charge On Property; Auction Purchaser Liable To Pay It Before Sale: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that property tax is a first charge on property and the auction purchaser is liable to pay property tax prior to sale. The bench stated that where a statutory first charge is created on the property, such as in respect of property tax under Section 232 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, the municipal authority is entitled to...

'Vast Temple Land Being Encroached': Madras High Court Summons HR & CE Officials, Says No Meaningful Action Taken

The Madras High Court has summoned the officers of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department for their alleged failure to remove the encroachment at the Arulmigu Balasubramaniyaswamy Temple in Karur District. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice B Pugalendhi noted that the officers of the department had not taken steps to remove the encroachment and...

Reservation Under Backward Class Category Can Be Claimed Only In State of Origin, Not State Of Birth Or Residence: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that reservation benefits under the Backward Class (BC) category can only be claimed in the State of origin, not in the State of birth or subsequent residence.The development was made while dismissing a petition by a candidate seeking recruitment in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) under the BC quota, stating that he can claim...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's Plea For Quashing Inquiry In Disproportionate Assets Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira seeking the quashing of an ongoing vigilance inquiry against him in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya found no merit in Khaira's plea, allowing the inquiry to proceed as per law.The Congress MLA had alleged that on account of political vendetta...

'Sunjay Kapur's Will Uses Female Pronouns To Describe Him, Couldn't Have Been Signed By Him': Karisma Kapoor's Children Tell Delhi High Court

Actress Karisma Kapoor's children told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (October 14) that in certain crucial places in the purported Will of their late father industrialist Sunjay Kapur the feminine form of testator is used, and given the "wisdom" of the deceased it was not possible that the Will was signed by their father. Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing the plaintiffs–Samaira Kapur and...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of 11 High Court Judges

The Central government on Tuesday (October 14) notified the transfer of 11 high court judges to various high courts across the country. As per the notifications:1. Rajasthan High Court judges Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Dinesh Mehta have been transferred to Delhi High Court.2. Delhi High Court judges Justice Arun Monga and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has been transferred to the...

Centre Notifies Transfer of Justice C S Sudha From Kerala To Delhi High Court

The Centre has notified the transfer of Justice C S Sudha from Kerala High Court to Delhi High Court under the power conferred under Article 222 of Constitution. She began her judicial career in 1995, and in 2021 was sworn in as an Additional Judge in the Kerala High Court. On September 2, 2023, she was appointed as a Permanent Judge of that High Court of KeralaJustice J. Nisha Banu, of ...

Bollywood Actor Hritik Roshan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights, Hearing Tomorrow

Bollywood actor Hritik Roshan has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter will be heard on Wednesday by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.Apart from named defendants, the suit has also been filed against john does- unknown individuals.The actor has sought protection of his personality or publicity rights, including his name,...

[SARFAESI Act] HC Cannot Interfere In Commercial Matters When Relief Is Available Before DRT: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court reaffirmed that the interference of the High Court in commercial matters under Article 226 was not maintainable when an effective statutory remedy is available before the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S were delivering the judgment in a writ appeal filed...

Madras High Court Disposes Of Plea By IOC Against Strike By LPG Transport Owners Association After They Accept State's Proposal

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, disposed of a petition filed by the Indian Oil Corporation against the strike conducted by the LPG transport owners' association. Justice M Dhandapani disposed of the plea after taking note of the submissions made by Assistant Solicitor General ARL Sundaresan, informing the court that the existing tenders will be allowed to continue the work...