Calcutta High Court Orders Freeze On Salaries Of Top Civic Officials Over Non-Payment Of Retiree's Dues Since 2018

The Calcutta High Court has ordered a freeze on the salaries of the Executive Officer and Finance Officer of Murshidabad Municipality, West Bengal due to non-payment of pensionary dues to one of its employees since 2018. The court also directed that the honorarium paid to the Chairman of the Municipality be withheld till the entire dues of the petitioner were cleared with interest.A single...

Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL Against Bridge Construction At Ahmedabad's Panjrapole Crossing Over Claims Of Reduction In Green Cover

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (January 17) dismissed a PIL moved by residents of Ahmedabad pertaining to the construction of a bridge at Panjrapole cross roads over the Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg (IIM road), claiming that it will lead to reduction of green cover in the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi while pronouncing the order said, "The...

[S.151 IT Act] SC Judgment In Rajeev Bansal Doesn't Affirm Authority Of Joint Commissioner To Accord Approvals For Reassessment: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the Supreme Court's decision in Union of India and Ors. vs. Rajeev Bansal (2024) did not affirm the authority of a Joint Commissioner to grant approval under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for initiation of reassessment proceedings. The provision precludes the Assessing Officer from issuing notice for reassessment after the expiry of four...

High Court Asks Delhi University To Ensure Date-Sheets Are Issued At Least 15 Days Prior To Commencement Of Law Exams

The Delhi High Court has asked the Dean and Head of Delhi University's Faculty of Law to ensure that future date-sheets are issued at least 15 days before the commencement of examinations.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma strongly urged the varsity's Dean of the Faculty of Law to take all administrative decisions, including the issuance of date-sheets, with due regard for the interests...

Payment Of Back Wages Not An Automatic Consequence Of Unlawful Dismissal: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the direction of payment of back wages is discretionary and it vests a court with the authority to consider the totality of facts and circumstances in any individual case.A division bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen observed that no universal rule or straitjacket formula can be applied in such...

Chastity Of Woman Priceless Possession, Character Assassination By Husband Valid Ground For Wife To Live Separately & Claim Maintenance: Orissa HC

The Orissa High Court has recently held that if husband indulges in character assassination of wife without producing proof regarding infidelity, it is a sufficient ground for her to live separately and she shall not be debarred from claiming maintenance as per Section 125(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.While upholding the order of maintenance passed by the Family Court, the Single Bench...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Convict Who Was Given Remission In 2021 Upon Spending 25 Years In Jail

The Allahabad High Court last week acquitted a murder accused who had been given remission in the year 2021 upon completing 25 years in Jail, as it found manifest illegality in the trial court judgment pronounced in March 2002. The Court noted that the 'extra-judicial confession' relied upon by the trial court had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt, and the same was...

Film Director Ranjith Moves Kerala High Court To Quash Outraging Modesty Complaint

Malayalam film director Ranjith approached the Kerala High Court on Monday (January 13) seeking quashing of proceedings against him based on an FIR lodged by a Bengali actress alleging the commission of an offence under IPC Section 354 (assault or criminal force to outrage woman's modesty) and 509 (word, gesture, act intended to outrage woman's modesty).The proceedings are pending...

Madras HC Grants Bail To YouTuber Savukku Shankar Booked For Spreading Misinformation About Investigation In Land 'Scam' Case

The Madras High Court on Friday (January 17) granted bail to YouTuber and whistleblower Shankar alias Savukku Shankar in a case for allegedly spreading misinformation about the investigation in an alleged land scam case. The vacation court of Justice GR Swaminathan, while granting bail, orally remarked that the charges against Shankar did not warrant an arrest. The judge wondered how...

Denying Regularization From Correct Date By Making Distinction Based On Initial Nature Of Work Arbitrary, Violates Art. 14, 16: Rajasthan HC

The Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan High Court quashed the State government's order, which did not regularize a man on the ground that his initial work on daily wages was different from his counterparts, terming the consideration as “irrelevant” and the actions of the State as discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16.Justice Arun Monga said, “The principle of equity warrants...

Arbitration Dispute: Delhi High Court Restrains DB Dixon Battery From Using Images Of Shikhar Dhawan While Promoting Its Products

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained DB Dixon Battery Private Limited, manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries, from using the images of former cricketer of the India Men's National Cricket Team Shikhar Dhawan while promoting its products.Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on a plea filed by Dhawan for interim injunction to restrain DB Dixon Battery Private Limited from using...

[S.115JB Income Tax Act] Delhi HC Rejects Dept's Appeals Against Tata Power's Joint Venture With Delhi Govt For Supply Of Electricity

The Delhi High Court has held that Section 115JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as it stood prior to its amendment by virtue of Finance Act, 2012, would be inapplicable to an electricity generation company. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma thus dismissed the Department's appeals against Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, a...