P&H High Court Calls For 'Judgment Implementation Cells' To Track Compliance Of Orders In Service Matters

Observing that habitual delay and outright denial of rightful service benefits to employees, caused by bureaucratic red-tape and administrative indifference is one of the longstanding issues, the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued slew of guidelines for the bureaucrats.In the present case, the Court's conscience was “pricked” noting that the petitioner moved the Court 9th time...

[Article 226] Writ Courts Can't Command Banks To Not Cancel One Time Settlement Facility Granted To Customers: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a party cannot invoke the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to seek a direction to a bank not to cancel the OTS (One Time Settlement) facility granted to it.The appellant had approached the Single Bench seeking a writ of mandamus against Indian Overseas Bank not to cancel the OTS facility and to consider favourably their request to...

Passport Can't Be Revoked Over Inadvertent Mistake In Disclosing Marital Status/ Mentioning Name Of Ex-Husband: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an inadvertent mistake in mentioning marital status or a spouse's name in a passport application does not, by itself, justify impounding or revoking the passport under Section 10(3)(b) of the Passports Act, 1967.It clarified that such unintentional errors or lapses—whether by the applicant or someone filling the form on their behalf—do...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Sets Up Chief Justice's Disaster Relief Fund After Cloudbursts, Landslides In Region

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set up a disaster relief fund for the damage caused by heavy rains, cloudbursts, and landslides across Himachal Pradesh. “This is not just a request, it is a call of conscience. Let us open our hearts and extend our helping hands to those who are struggling to rebuild their lives. Every single contribution, small or large, will be a step towards...

Madras High Court Keeps In Abeyance Order Constituting Commission To Probe Allegations Of Police Violence Against Detained Lawyers

The Madras High Court has kept in abeyance an interim order passed earlier this month, appointing a one-man commission headed by a retired judge of the high court to probe into allegations of police violence during the detention of lawyers and law students who took part in the protest organised by the sanitation workers of Greater Chennai Corporation. The bench of Justice J Nisha...

[CGST Act] Tax Officers Expected To Know Law Laid Down By Higher Courts: Allahabad High Court

While calling for personal affidavit from Principal Secretary, Institutional Finance, Government of U.P., Lucknow explaining the conduct of the tax officers in the State in not following the orders of the High Court, the Allahabad High Court observed that the Officers must know the law. Justice Piyush Agrawal observed that “While it is expected from the citizen to know law, the...

PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Action Against UP Cops For 'Assault' On Protesting Law Students At Barabanki's SRM University

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking action against the UP Police officials for allegedly committing brutality against law students who were peacefully protesting against the running of 'unrecognised' law courses by Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University in the State's Barabanki district. The petition, filed by Advocate Ashish...

Police Officer Cannot Justify Absence From Duty On Grounds Of 'Militant Threat': J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that a police official cannot justify remaining absent from duty for 19 years merely on the plea of militant threats. The Court observed that such prolonged absence, especially without any supporting evidence, amounts to misconduct and is unbecoming of a member of the police force.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice...

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka High Court Stays Summons To Lawyer Booked For Allegedly Spreading False Information About Probe

The Karnataka High Court directed the police not to take coercive steps against an advocate–representing a woman who had claimed that her daughter went missing in 2003 at Dharmasthala– who issued a press release informing about the progress of the investigation in the burial case. The high court also kept in abeyance summons issued to the lawyer on September 1, till the next date...

Post Office Can Forfeit Interest On Excess PPF Contribution Made By Guardian In Minors' Accounts Even After They Attain Majority: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has recently held that the post office can forfeit the interest that has accrued on the public provident fund (PPF) contribution made by a guardian in their minor's account in excess of the limits permissible under the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968.Reversing the finding of the single bench, the Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and...

Karisma Kapoor's Children Move Delhi High Court Seeking Share In Assets Of Late Father Sunjay Kapur

Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor's children have filed a suit before the Delhi High Court seeking share in the personal assets of their late father Sunjay Kapur. Sunjay Kapur passed away on June 12. The suit has been filed by Samaira Kapur and Kiaan Raj Kapur against their father's second wife Priya Kapur and their son as well as his mother Rani Kapur and Shradha Suri Marwah- purported...

Pensionary Benefits Can't Be Withheld Indefinitely On Account Of Possible Disciplinary Proceedings In Future: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that pensionary and retiral benefits of a former employee cannot be withheld indefinitely on account of a possible disciplinary proceedings on a future date.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi held thus while dismissing appeal by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited against single judge's order directing the company to...