High Courts
Employee Has No Vested Right To Promotion Under Repealed Rules, Rules In Force At Time Of Consideration Would Apply: J&K High Court
The employee does not acquire a vested right to being considered for promotion in accordance with the repealed rules in view of the policy decision taken by the Government,” held the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while dismissing a plea seeking promotion under old recruitment rules.Citing State of Himachal Pradesh and others vs. Raj Kumar and others, (2023) Justice Sanjay...
Role Of Jail Officials In Drug Smuggling From Prison Will Be Investigated: Punjab Govt Tells High Court
After facing the Punjab and Haryana High Court's wrath the Punjab Government informed the Court that committees at the range and commissionerate levels have been constituted to scrutinise cases involving drugs smuggling from Punjab Jails.Justice N.S Shekhawat had highlighted the "unholy collusion between the police officials and the jail officials" and said that it appears that SSP had taken...
Appointing Arbitrator U/S 3(G)(5) Of National Highways Act Does Not Constitute Seat Of Arbitration, Is Rather A Convenient Venue: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench at Gwalior of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke has observed that appointment of arbitrator under Section 3(G)(5), National Highways Act, 1956 (“NH Act”) will not amount to the seat of the arbitrator rather it would be a convenient venue and therefore courts where a part of cause of action had arisen will also have jurisdiction over such...
Person Loses Hindu Scheduled Caste Status By Marrying Under Christian Law, Can't Claim SC Reservation: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that when a person voluntarily submits himself/herself for conducting marriage under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, the person would be considered Christian thereafter and their native religion is renounced automatically.Justice L Victoria Gowri thus held that the incumbent Chairman of the Theroor Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari was disqualified...
Teachers Absorbed Into State Service From Panchayats Are Entitled To Gratuity Under Payment Of Gratuity Act: MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Vivek Jain dismissed a writ petition filed by the state of Madhya pradesh. The petition challenged an order that granted gratuity to teachers, who were absorbed into State service. The court upheld that the teachers absorbed into state service from panchayats are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and...
BJP Leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Dismissal Of Criminal Defamation Case Against Shashi Tharoor, Notice Issued
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by former Union Minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar challenging the trial court order dismissing his complaint against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over allegations of defamation.Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought response of Tharoor and listed the matter for hearing on September 16. “Matter requires consideration. Issue...
Court Can't Interfere Over Potential Business Loss Due To Location Of Jan Aushadhi Kendras, Must Preserve Welfare: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently refused to interdict the final approval granted to a woman entrepreneur to operate a Kendra (centre) under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) at Kumbra Village in Puttur Taluk.Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by one Savinaya also a female entrepreneur who had approached the court questioning the final approval given...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Allotment Of Govt Land As Burial Ground For Muslim Community
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea challenging allotment of a Government land by the District Collector, Visakhapatam District (Respondent 3) as burial ground for Muslim Community.In this regard, Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held,"It is pertinent to mention that, the proposed land was identified for burial ground inasmuch as the existing burial ground was affected in 60-0 master...
Once Worker Provides Testimony Under Oath, Burden Shifts On Employer To Disprove Claims: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Manoj Jain dismissed a petition that was filed by the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. The hospital was challenging a labour court award that awarded compensation to a sanitation worker. The court agreed with the Labour Court and ruled that the worker had been in continuous employment for over 240 days, and was improperly terminated....
Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Martyr' Status For Pahalgam Terror Attack Victims
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (May 20) rejected a PIL seeking to declare the 26 tourists who died in the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack as "Martyrs".A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel pronounced the order.Stating that “The Court refrains from entering into the field of policy making, which is exclusively reserved for the executive," the bench asked...
Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea For Quashing FIR Against Police Constable Who Illegally Kept Seized Contraband For 4 Days
The Rajasthan High Court rejected the quashing petition by a police constable charged under the NDPS Act for unlawfully and illegally retaining opium recovered from an intercepted vehicles, for a period of 4 days.Terming it a “very unique case of unlawful activities and exercise of power by the members of Law Enforcing Authority”, Justice Farjand Ali observed that even having possession...
Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Rule Against TMC Leader, 7 Others For Allegedly Heckling Lawyers On HC Premises
A three-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Justices Arijit Banerjee, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Rajarshi Bharadwaj has issued contempt rule against eight individuals, including TMC leader Kunal Ghosh for allegedly heckling lawyers outside a courtroom over discontent regarding a development in the recruitment scam case.Earlier, the Chief Justice had constituted a...