High Courts
No Hearing Given: Rajasthan HC Quashes Trial Court Order Making Adverse Remarks Against Circle Officer For Alleged Negligence In Probe
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court set aside a trial court order which made adverse remarks against the concerned circle officer and where the DGP was directed to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the officer for alleged negligence committed during the investigation of a case.In doing so the court noted that the petitioner-circle officer was not the Investigating Officer in...
CGST Act | SCN Issued On Online Portal Needs To Contain Digital Signature Of Competent Authority To Be Valid: Telangana High Court Clarifies
The Telangana High Court has clarified that show-cause notices issued on the online portal under Chapter XVII of the GST Rules under the category 'demand and recovery' mandatorily need to contain the appropriate officer's digital signature. The order was passed by the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara in a batch of 160 writ petitions filed by...
Legislature Must Relax Rigid Conditions U/S 45 PMLA To Allow Room For Bail Determination On Case-By-Case Basis: Chhattisgarh HC
In a significant observation, the Chhattisgarh High Court has said that in the interest of upholding the fundamental rights of the citizens, the legislature must relax the 'rigid' twin conditions under Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act to provide 'wiggle room' to the courts to determine bail on a more case-to-case basis. “This would prevent minor bail cases reaching...
High Court Rejects PILs Seeking Enquiry Into PWD, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department Over Alleged Irregularities In Issuing Tenders
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed two public interest litigations seeking a direction to the State Government to hold high level enquiry into the alleged illegalities and irregularities committed by the Public Works Department and Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department, during the period 2016-17 to 2021-22, while calling for tenders, tender process payment of bills...
Man Has No Fundamental Right To Live-In Relationship With A Married Woman, Particularly When She Appears To Be His Own Sister: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court refused to issued a writ of habeas corpus on a man's plea alleging that his live-in partner, who appeared to be his real sister and was married to another man, had been illegally detained. In doing so the court ruled that there was no fundamental right of a person to be in a live-in relationship with a woman legally married to another man, especially when she appeared...
Imprisonment Of Husband Cannot Exceed One Month In Single Application Claiming Arrears Of Maintenance: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a subsequent order passed by the trial court sentencing a husband to suffer two more months civil imprisonment after he had already spent one month, on account of non-payment of maintenance to the wife.Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by one Chandrashekhar who had challenged the order sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for...
Jamia Protest: Delhi High Court Constitutes Committee To Calm Down Situation, Stays Suspension Of Students
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that a committee be constituted to “calm down” the situation amid recent students' protest in the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). The Committee will be constituted under the supervision of Vice Chancellor of the varsity and will comrpise of other officials, including students' representatives.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also suspended till the next date...
Nature Of Duties Determines 'Workman' Status Under Industrial Disputes Act: Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) dismissed a writ petition that challenged an industrial tribunal's holding that an accountant was a 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court ruled that despite his accounting role, the workman primarily performed clerical functions without any supervisory or managerial authority. It explained...
Committee For Granting Leave To MPs From Attending Lok Sabha Session Has Considered Cases Of Absentees: Centre Tells P&H HC In Amritpal Singh's Plea
The Union Government informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (March 04) that a committee for granting leave to Members of Parliament (MP) from attending sessions of the house met on March 03 and considered the cases of all the absent MPs, including Amritpal Singh. The submission was made in MP Amritpal Singh's plea–detained under the National Security Act (NSA), seeking to...
Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Order To Supply List Of Unrelied Documents To Bibhav Kumar
The Delhi Police on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order rejecting its plea over the issue of supply of list of unrelied documents to Bibhav Kumar, close aid of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and accused in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.The Delhi Police has impugned an order passed by a sessions court on January 29 dismissing its...
Sambhal Mosque Row: Hindu Respondent Disputes '1927 Agreement' In Allahabad HC; Intent To Avoid Bar Of 1991 Act, Claims Mosque Committee
The Allahabad High Court today heard the plea filed by the Management Committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, seeking permission for the whitewashing of the Mosque, where the objections of the Committee against the ASI's report dated February 28 were taken on record. The Court granted time till March 10 (next hearing date) to the ASI to file its reply to the Masjid...
Centre Notifies Permanent Appointments For Four Additional Judges Of Madras High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of four additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges. In a tweet by the Union Minister of Kaw and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, it was informed that the following judges have been appointed as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. (i) Justice Ramasamy Sakthivel(ii) Justice P Dhanabal(iii) Justice Chinnasamy Kumarappan,...