High Courts
'RRTS Is Crucial Public Infrastructure Project': Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Demolition Of Kiosks At Sarai Kale Khan
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 08) refused to interfere with the demolition of tehbazari sites (kiosks) being carried out by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) at Sarai Kale Khan, for development of a metro rail station as part of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed...
'Shocking & Disproportionate': MP High Court Quashes Dismissal Of Driver Who Was Late For VIP Duty Of Attending To High Court Judge
While setting aside the dismissal of a driver as "punishment" for reaching late on VIP duty to attend to a High Court Judge, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remitted the matter to the disciplinary authority to reconsider the quantum of punishment imposed on the delinquent.In doing so, the Court said that the punishment of removal from service was 'shocking' and 'disproportionate'.A division...
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Documents Filed With Plaint Can Be Considered To Determine Whether It Discloses 'Cause Of Action': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the plaint filed for instituting a suit cannot be read in isolation and the documents annexed with it can be considered to determine whether the plaint discloses a 'cause of action' for proceeding in the matter.Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC empowers the Court to reject a plaint on specific grounds including lack of cause of action, etc.Justice Ravinder Dudeja...
Work To Install Intrusion Detection Device Has Begun: Railways Tells Gujarat HC In Plea Concerning Asiatic Lion Deaths On Train Tracks
In a plea concerning the death of Asiatic Lions whose bodies were found on railway tracks in and around Gir forest, the Railways informed the Gujarat High Court on Friday (May 9) that a tender was awarded for installation of intrusion detecting device and the work for installing it has commenced which will be completed in a year. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice...
As Long As Judicial Order Stands, It Needs To Be Complied: High Court In Contempt Plea Against Punjab For Obstructing Water To Haryana
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today made it clear that Punjab Government was supposed to comply with its order directing them to abide by the decision of a Union Government meeting which had resolved to release extra water from Bhakra Dam to Haryana, for the State's emergent need.On May 7, the High Court had also restrained the Punjab Police from "interfering" in the day-to-day...
Delhi High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Order Precluding Restaurants From Levying Mandatory Service Charge, Says 'Board Very Heavy'
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will hear on May 23 the appeals filed against a single judge ruling which held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.The appeals have been filed by National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and Federation of Hotels and...
Dept Cannot Be Blamed If Assessee Is Not Diligent In Checking GST Portal For Show Cause Notice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an assessee cannot claim he was not granted an opportunity of hearing before an adverse order is passed, if he fails to check the GST portal for show cause notice and respond to the same.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed,“Since the Petitioner has not been diligent in checking the portal, no reply to...
Orders Under Omitted Rule 96(10) Of CGST Rule, 2017 Post 8th Oct, 2024 Not Valid; No Savings Clause: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court stated that orders passed under omitted Rule 96(10) Of CGST Rule, 2017 post 8th Oct, 2024 is not valid. The Division Bench of Chief Justice G. Narendar and Justice Alok Mahra stated that there was no scope for the department to pass any order by invoking the provisions of rule 96(10) of CGST Rule, 2017 after the same was omitted on 8th October, 2024 without...
Delhi High Court Closes Hamdard's Suit After Ramdev Removes Videos Making 'Sharbat Jihad' Remark
The Delhi High Court on Friday closed the suit filed by Hamdard National Foundation India against Yoga Guru Ramdev over his “Sharbat Jihad” remark against former's Rooh Afza product. Justice Amit Bansal decreed the suit after Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar informed Court that affidavits have been filed by Ramdev and Patanjali Foods Limited that the impugned videos and posts have been taken...
Video On Sadhguru, Isha Foundation Taken Down : YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh To Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday was informed that YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh's allegedly defamatory video on Isha Foundation and its founder spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has been taken down.The submission was made by Singh's counsel before Justice Jyoti Singh in the defamation case filed against him by Isha Foundation. The video titled “Sadhguru EXPOSED: What's happening in...
Reinitiation Of SARFAESI Action By Bank Upon Borrower Not An 'Exceptional Circumstance' To Dilute Forfeiture Under Rule 9(5) Of 2002 Rules: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has held that the bank reinitiating proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 is not an “exception circumstance” to forgo the forfeiture of deposit prescribed under Rule 9(5) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002.Rule 9(5) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules,...
Can't Compute Damages Based On Minimum-Wage Approach: Rajasthan HC Enhances Compensation To Kin Of Deceased MBBS Student To ₹1 Crore
Enhancing the compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to the kin of a deceased second year MBBS student from around Rs.12 Lakhs to over Rs.1 crore, the Rajasthan High Court said that computing deceased's income prospects based on the standard of minimum wage of skilled worker was wholly unrealistic, unduly pedantic and hypertechnical.Justice Arun Monga opined that while...