Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Penalty Stopping Increments To SBI Employee Accused Of Sexually Harassing Staff, Customers

The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld disciplinary action taken against a State Bank of India (SBI) employee accused of misbehaving with a lady customer and of sexual harassment, thereby affirming the penalty of stoppage of two increments with cumulative effect imposed on him.In this regard, a division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma held,“From the...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To BJP Leader Accused Of Beheading Friend In Agra

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tinku Bhargav @ Yatendra, who was arrested in 2022 on the allegations of murdering his friend, Naveen Verma, a jeweller. A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot granted him bail, noting that he is not a flight risk, has always cooperated with the investigation, and he undertook to cooperate with...

'Absolutely Divisive': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Constitute 'Gujjar Regiment' In Indian Army

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation seeking a direction on the Union Government to constitute a “Gujjar regiment” in the Indian Army.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela refused to entertain the PIL, calling it “absolutely divisive.”The PIL was filed by one Rohan Basoya, claiming that despite...

All Tender, Contract Matters Concerning Govt Bodies To Be Heard By Division Bench: Chhattisgarh High Court Clarifies

A full bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court while removing ambiguity with respect to Rule 23(1)(iv) of the High Court of Chhattisgarh Rules has said that all matters relating to tender/contract concerning the Government/Public Undertaking/Local Bodies/Statutory Bodies are to be heard by a Division Bench.Rule 23(1)(iv) of the Rules, 2007 prescribed that writ petitions relating to...

Village Policemen Not Equal To Home Guards: Allahabad High Court Refuse To Interfere With Their Remuneration

The Allahabad High Court has held that Village Policemen are not equal to Policemen working in regular establishment and Home Guards and are thus not entitled to basic pay disbursed to policemen working in regular police force. It held that the duties of the Village Policemen, who were first appointed during British Raj era, have now become rudimentary and have been taken over by...

Gauhati Hill Cutting Row: High Court Flags Rising Flood Menace, Asks State To File Action Taken Report

The Gauhati High Court on Monday (May 26) directed the Assam Government to furnish a detail report regarding the measures taken by the Administration in pursuance to the report submitted by the Agency which has been hired for suggesting a plan for tackling flood menace in the Guwahati City.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kardak Ete was hearing a...

No Equity In Taxation Law: Himachal Pradesh High Court On Tax Liability Of Auction Purchaser

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an auction Purchaser is liable to pay the outstanding taxes on vehicles acquired through auction. It stated that there is no equity in taxation law and equity would only come into play in case there is no law operating in the field.Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan & Justice Sushil Kukreja: “It is more than settled that there is no equity in taxation law...

Limitation U/S 34(3) Of Arbitration Act Begins From Date Of Receipt Of Award When Delivery Is Undisputed: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court bench of Justices Avneesh Jhingan and Bhuwan Goyal has held that when the delivery of the arbitral award at the registered address is not disputed, the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration Act cannot be suspended on the ground that the appellant became aware of the award at a later date. The limitation period must be computed from the...

'Complaint Filed Against CMRL Despite Oral Assurance', Says Delhi High Court; Lists Plea Against SFIO Probe Before Roster Bench

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday clarified that a complaint was filed against Cochin Minerals and Rutiles Limited (CMRL) despite Centre's oral assurance that while the probe will continue but no such complaint will be filed pending the company's plea challenging Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) investigation. Justice Subramoium Prasad recorded the clarification in the plea...

Delhi High Court Quashes Interim Order Restraining Law Firm Fox Mandal & Associates From Using 'FoxMandal' Trademark

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 28) set aside a commercial court's interim order restraining Shuvabrata Mandal and Shouryabrata Mandal who run Fox Mandal and Associates from offering legal services under 'FoxMandal' trademark, which is stated to be owned by their brother Som Mandal who runs the Fox Mandal & Co. After hearing the parties a division bench of Justice C Hari Shankar...

'Hidden Extraneous Considerations': Rajasthan High Court Slams State For Allotting Land Meant For School To Construct Hostel

The Rajasthan High Court held that land reserved for the purpose of construction of school could not be allotted for the purpose of construction of hostel that too at a very lower reserve price of only 5%, as opposed to Rule 18 of Rajasthan Municipalities (Disposal of Urban Land) Rules, 1974 (“the Rules”).While calling the allocation as illegal and without any justification, the bench...

Gujarat High Court Grants Temporary Bail To Accused In 2023 Iskcon Bridge 'Hit-And-Run' Case To Attend Mother's Surgery

The Gujarat High Court has granted temporary bail of four days to a man booked causing an accident in 2023 at Iskon Bridge in Ahmedabad which claimed nine lives, on account of medical condition of his mother. The accused Tathya Patel had moved an application seeking temporary bail on account of surgery of his mother. The state opposed the application arguing that date of operation has been...