High Courts
ED Can Inspect Court Files, Documents Attached In Complaint Filed By Income Tax Dept: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that Enforcement Directorate (ED) can inspect documents filed before the Court with complaint lodged by the Income Tax ( I.T.) Department.The complaint was filed by the I.T. Department against the petitioners under Section 277 of the Income Tax Act, read with the provisions of the IPC, wherein information in the form of master sheets...
Delhi High Court Lawyers Write To CJI Urging To Review Transfer Of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju
The lawyers of the Delhi High Court have written letters to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai requesting to review the proposed transfer of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju. The letters have been written by 66 women lawyers and 94 other lawyers of the Delhi High Court. In the letter written by 94 lawyers, it has been mentioned that Justice Ganju has served the Bar for 30 years before elevation to...
Purpose Of A&C Act Stands Defeated If There Are Delays In Executing Arbitral Award: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar observed that the purpose and the object of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, would stand defeated if there are delays in the execution of the Arbitral Award. The present petition was filed by M/s/ R.K. Construction...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To ED On Plea Seeking Release Of Congress MLA Arrested In 'Illegal Betting' Case
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 3) issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by wife of Congress MLA K.C Veerendra, seeking to declare his arrest as illegal, arbitrary and violative of his fundamental rights under Article 19 & 21 and to release him.Justice M I Arun issued notice on R D Chaitra's plea (wife) and posted the matter for hearing on September...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Fraudulent Grant Of Caste Certificates Over Last 15 Yrs
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation by the petitioners, seeking the cancellation of the caste certificates granted to the respondents, and for a CBI probe into the allegedly irregular grant of caste certificates by the state over the last 15 years.A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De held: "As analyzed above, the petitioners not only have...
People's Mindset Must Change To Eradicate Caste Discrimination In Using Public Resources: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently remarked that there should be a change in the mindset of the people so that there is no discrimination between communities in sharing public resources. 'In addition to the directions already given, it is suggested to all the stakeholders that there should be a change of mindset in the people in order to ensure that there is no discrimination arises...
Calcutta High Court Declines Plea By 'Tainted' Candidates Challenging Cancellation Of Admit Cards For SSC Re-Exam
The Calcutta High Court has declined a plea by 'tainted candidates' in the SSC Recruitment process, embroiled in the cash for jobs scam, challenging the cancellation of their admit cards to appear in the re-examination ordered by the Supreme Court.Their admit cards were cancelled in line with the Supreme Court's directions to disallow tainted candidates from the fresh recruitment process,...
Land Acquisition Act | Benefits Under Rehabilitation Scheme Can Be Provided Only If Name Is In Panchayat Register During Acquisition: HP HC
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition, holding that benefits of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme under the Land Acquisition Act cannot be granted when there is no entry in the Panchayat's Parivar register during the time of land acquisition.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel noted that: “One fact which is evident… is that as on the date when the land of the petitioner...
Chain Snatching | Recovery Of Stolen Items Not Sufficient For Conviction Without Identification Of Person Who Committed Theft: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that a person cannot be convicted merely on the basis of recovery of stolen items when the same is not corroborated with evidence to show that it was, in fact, he who stole them.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in Manoj Kumar Soni v. State of Madhya Pradesh, wherein it was held that disclosure statements cannot...
Petroleum Outlet Can Be Opened Near College, Siting Criteria Only Bars Vicinity With Schools & Hospitals: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that colleges do not fall within the ambit of sensitive locations for the purpose of siting criteria for petroleum outlets.Justice S. Manu was considering a challenge to an order passed by the Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives (2nd respondent) rejecting the approval sought by the petitioner to give her property for starting a retail outlet...
Ramkrishna Mission Cannot Deny Appointment To Professor Merely Due To Divergent Views Expressed Online: Calcutta High Court
'The principles lived and experienced by Sri Ramakrishna, and further articulated by Swami Vivekananda, are of such universality that they may be accepted even by persons professing a different religion, faith, or ideology,' the court said.
How Is PIL Maintainable? MP High Court Remarks On Plea Against Legal Service Entity Using Celebrity Promotion, Online Ads
While hearing a PIL filed by certain lawyers challenging the alleged commercialization of legal services by an entity through sponsored online advertisements and celebrity-led promotions, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (September 2) orally asked the petitioners as to how a PIL was maintainable. During the hearing, a division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Binod...