High Courts
OBC Certificate Issued Only For Applying To Posts Under Govt Of India Can't Be Used To Claim Reservation To Delhi Govt Posts: High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that where the OBC certificate is issued to a person from a backward community only for applying to posts under the Central government, such a certificate cannot be used to claim reservation to posts notified by the Delhi government.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul were dealing with the Delhi government's appeal against CAT...
Delhi High Court Rejects Income Tax Department's Appeal Against Thomson Press Over Alleged Transaction Of Property Below Circle Rate
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal preferred by the Income Tax Department against Thomson Press (India) over the sale of a property in Noida back in 2013, allegedly at a price much lower than the prevailing circle rate.A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia noted that the registered agreement to sell and payment of stamp duty with respect to the property...
Bengaluru Court Passes Ex-Parte Injunction Restraining Actor Kamal Haasan From Remarks Against Kannada Language
A Civil court in Bengaluru on Friday passed an ex-parte interim injunction order restraining Tamil actor Kamal Haasan from posting, making, writing, publishing any statement or remarks claiming linguist superiority over Kannada language or by making any statements having the effect of causing hurt or defaming the Kannada language, literature, land and culture. City Civil And Session Court...
S.210(1)(c) BNSS| Court Not Obligated To Record Witness Statement Or Call Aggrieved Party To Take Cognizance Of Offence: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that under Section 210(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a Magistrate is not obligated to record the statement of any witness or call the aggrieved party before taking cognizance of an offence or issuing process.For context, Section 210(c) BNSS states that the Magistrate can take cognizance of offence upon...
Bikramjit Singh Majithia Did Not File Proper Plea To Challenge Remand Order In Alleged Illegal Arrest Case: Punjab Government Tells High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to former cabinet minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia a senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader in his alleged “illegal arrest" and subsequent remand in his ongoing disproportionate assets and corruption case.The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Majithia on June 25 in the Disproportionate Assets case allegedly...
'Criminality Stood Washed Off': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To POCSO Convict Noting Marriage With Prosecutrix, Birth Of Child
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a man convicted under the POCSO Act, noting that he had married the prosecutrix and the couple were living together as husband and wife, with a child born out of their wedlock. Though observing that the convict's act was "not only illegal but also immoral", a bench of Justice Rajeev Misra opined that the "criminality, if any,...
Tendering Authority Cannot Assign Alternative Interpretation To Tender Clause Which Is Unambiguous: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a tender clause granting preference to bidders applying for a higher number of warehouses cannot be extended to the Central Store Office if the tender document draws a clear distinction between the two categories. The Court quashed the lease awarded to one bidder and restored the tender process.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Policy For Display Of Rotating Ashoka Chakra In National Flag
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the Central Government to frame a policy or guidelines for the dynamic (rotating or moving) display of Ashoka Chakra in the National Flag. A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra observed that the petition lacked genuine public interest and that...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct Xiaomi From Using 'Find Device' Technology Over Alleged Patent Infringement
The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited in a patent infringement suit filed against its “find device” technology, which helps users to locate, lock or erase data from their lost or stolen devices.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by Conqueror Innovations Private Limited in its patent infringement suit against...
Delhi High Court Grants Exparte Injunction To Dazn india Against Websites Illegaly Streaming FIFA 25
The Delhi High court has granted ex parte dynamic injunction to DAZN Ltd.the official broadcasters of the FIFA World Cup 2025 against illegal streaming rogue website.A single bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee has allowed immediate blocking of rogue websites following an ex-parte order Background The plaintiff, DAZN Ltd., is engaged in the business of offering live broadcasting...
Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Relief To BJP MLC N Ravikumar Accused Of Making 'Vulgar Comments' Against Chief Secretary
The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Friday (July 4) directed the police "not to take any precipitative action" till July 8 against BJP Member of Legislative Council (MLC) N Ravikumar who has been booked for making allegedly derogatory and vulgar comments against State's Chief Secretary and IAS officer Shalini Rajneesh.The court was hearing Ravikumar's plea seeking quashing of the...
Diploma Holder Paid Excess Salary Of Degree Holder Due To Administrative Error, Calcutta HC Denies Recovery After 18 Years
The Calcutta High Court bench comprising Justice Smita Das De held that recovery of excess salary paid due to administrative error, without any fraud or misrepresentation by the employee is impermissible, especially after a long lapse of time. Background Facts An advertisement was published by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission on 01.11.1999. It was...