Central Govt Is Appropriate Authority For Industrial Disputes Involving Nationalized Companies Irrespective Of Contrary Notifications : Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench comprising of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) held that when an industry is nationalized and carried on under the authority of the Central Government pursuant to a statute like the Nationalization Act, the Central Government is the “appropriate government” under Section 2(a)(i) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for adjudication of industrial...

'CBI Officers Think They Have Sky High Powers, No One Can Question Them': Madras HC Suggests Revamping Probe Agency's Image

The Madras High Court has issued suggestions to relook and revamp the manner in which the CBI investigations are being conducted in the country to regain the lost image of the investigation agency in the eyes of the common people. Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the manner of CBI's working, in arraying unwanted accused, continuing unwarranted investigation, deleting important...

J&K High Court Extends Bail Of NDPS Accused To Allow Him To Attend Surgery Of His Minor Daughter

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, acknowledging that the presence of an elder male guardian during a minor child's surgery is essential, granted a short-term release order to the petitioner who had been accused under the NDPS ActA bench of Justice Rahul Bharti observed that court cannot loose site of the fact that presence of an elder male member of a family for attending upon an ailing...

Allahabad HC Asks Counsels For UP Govt, HC Administration To Seek Instructions On PIL For Urgent Filling Of Judicial Vacancies

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for the timely and expeditious filling of all the current judicial vacancies in the High Court in a time-bound manner, the Allahabad High Court today asked the counsels for the UP Govt and HC administration to obtain instructions in the matter. A bench of Justice MC Tripathi and Justice Anil Kumar-X has now posted...

Compassionate Appointment, An Exception To Regular Recruitment, Can Be Denied If Dependents Received Sufficient Benefits : Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench comprising of Justice Prateek Jalan held that compassionate appointment, an exception to regular recruitment, is granted only to relieve financial hardship after a government servant's death in service. It can be denied if the family is financially stable or has received sufficient benefits under various schemes. Background Facts The petitioner's father...

'Mastermind' Behind Phone Tapping Case: State Opposes Ex-Special Intelligence Bureau Chief's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Telangana HC

Opposing anticipatory bail plea of former Special Intelligence Bureau Chief T Prabhakar Rao in an alleged case of phone tapping of politicians and high court judges in the previous government led by BRS, Telangana police told the High Court on Tuesday that Rao was the mastermind behind the alleged illegal surveillance.During the hearing senior advocate Sidharth Luthra appearing for the...

Interest Of 18% Can't Be Claimed In Arbitrations Commencing Before 2015 Amendment, When Award Specifies Particular Rate: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court bench of Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan has held that interest at the default rate of 18% under unamended Section 31(7)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) cannot be claimed when the arbitral proceedings commenced before the 2015 amendment and the parties have not agreed to apply the amended provision....

Have Taken Steps To Install Pollution Indicators At Construction Sites: BMC To Bombay High Court

The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) today told the Bombay High Court that it has initiated steps for the installation of 'pollution indicators', which are used to check the amount of dust generated by construction works.The BMC made this submission before a division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice M. S. Karnik in a suo moto PIL on poor air quality in Mumbai.On 09 January...

Karnataka High Court Directs Union Govt To Take Steps For Blocking 'Proton Mail' In India

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to initiate process to block Proton Mail in India. A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by M Moser Design Associated India Pvt Ltd, seeking a direction to the Union Government to take such steps as are necessary to ban the use of Proton Mail in India.It said “Mandamus issued to respondents to...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Judges Of J&K&L High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of judicial officers Sanjay Parihar and Shahzad Azeem as Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation on April 16....

SCN Uploaded On 'Additional Notices' Tab Of GST Portal Not Proper: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that uploading of show cause notice by the GST department under the 'additional notices' tab on its portal is not proper as the assessee may miss it.The decision is a contrast to a coordinate bench decision rendered in July last year, holding that uploading of notices under the heading 'additional notices' amounts to sufficient service.A division bench...

Delhi High Court Dismisses BSNL's Appeal U/S 37 Of A & C Act, Upholds Arbitral Award Of Rs. 43.52 Crore

The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia dismissed BSNL's appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) holding that the Single Judge correctly upheld the Arbitrator's finding that Vihaan Networks Limited carried out the work under the Advance Purchase Order, issued on BSNL's specific instructions, which...