'APAR Can't Be Interfered With If It Complies With Guidelines And Is Not Actuated By Malice', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed a Writ Petition seeking to upgrade the Petitioner's Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) based on being graded as 'very good' and 'outstanding' in the previous years. The Court further held that the APAR could not be interfered with as the Reporting Officer had written the...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Judicial Officers As Judges Of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has passed two separate resolutions recommending the elevation of four judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Telangana and two judicial officers as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Telangana High Court.The Collegium in its meeting held on 11th January, 2025 has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges...

GST Act | Notification Not Needed For Cross-Empowerment Of State Officials : Kerala High Court

In a significant judgment having a wide impact on several pending cases, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 15) ruled that separate notification is not necessary for the cross-empowerment of State officials under the Goods and Services Tax Act.A division bench comprising Justice Dr AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice S Easwaran delivered this significant judgment while answering...

Consumption Of Alcohol By Wife Not Cruelty Unless Followed By Unwarranted & Uncivilized Behavior: Allahabad High Court

While granting a decree of divorce on grounds of desertion, the Allahabad High Court has observed that merely because the wife consumes alcohol does not amount to cruelty unless it is followed by uncivilized behavior.The bench held,“Consuming of Alcohol by itself does not amount to cruelty, if it is not followed by unwarranted & uncivilized behavior. Though, consuming of alcohol...

Setting Aside Of Main Case Only A Relevant Factor When Considering Quashing Plea For Offence U/S 174A IPC: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that an FIR under Section 174-A IPC (non-appearance of a person in response to a court summons or warrant of arrest) does not get quashed merely because the main case is quashed or the parties have entered into compromise, however the same will be a relevant factor to consider in the quashing plea. Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The statutory provision...

Kerala High Court Questions Audacity Of Association Of Govt Servants In Allegedly Installing Illegal Hoarding In Face Of Judicial Orders

The Kerala High Court was irked today at the audacity of the Kerala Secretariat Employees Association (KSEA) in allegedly installing an illegal hoarding in front of the State Secretariat, despite prohibitory orders passed by it."This Court is unable to understand how, even after repeated orders and action that have been issued and completed, anybody has the temerity to put up any board/flag,...

Consider Introducing More Responsibilities Under Bombay Police Act For Cops To Tackle Issue Of Illegal Hawkers: High Court Suggests State

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government if it can consider amending the provisions of the Bombay Police Act and also the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act to add more responsibilities for the city's police officers, so that they can help out the civic officials in curbing the menace of illegal hawkers in the city.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and...

'Ruthless Criminal Also Entitled To Life Of Dignity': Orissa HC Commutes Death Sentence Awarded To 9 Persons For Witchcraft Triple Murder

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (January 15) commuted the death sentence awarded to nine persons by the Sessions Judge, Rayagada for committing murder of three members of a family in 2016, suspecting their involvement in witchcraft.While lessening the sentence to imprisonment till the end of natural life, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik...

Expert Tribunal's Award Did Not Suffer From Patent Illegality, Cannot Be Set Aside U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma has held that the scope of interference by the Court with the arbitral award under Section 34 is very limited, and the Court is not supposed to travel beyond the aforesaid scope to determine whether the award is good or bad.In the present case, the court held that the expert tribunals award did not suffer from...

'Material In Chargesheet Doesn't Make Out Offence': Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes FIR Against Woman Booked For Spreading COVID-19

The Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed an FIR lodged against a woman–an international civil servant with the United Nations–who traveled from South Africa to India, under Sections 269 IPC and Section 51 of Disaster Management Act for allegedly spreading COVID-19 infection during the outbreak in 2021.As per Section 269 IPC, whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is,...

Interim Release Of Goods Can Be Ordered Pending Adjudication Of Notice U/S 130 GST Act In Lieu Of Fine: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that interim release of goods can be ordered pending adjudication of notice under section 130 GST Act in lieu of fine.The Bench of Justice Murali Purushothaman observed that “….the adjudication can be proceeded even if the goods are released pending adjudication. Even if confiscation is ordered, there is an option to the owner of the goods to pay fine...

Revocation Petition Can Be Filed Or Sustained After Expiry Of Term Of Patent: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a revocation petition can be filed or sustained after the expiry of the term of the patent. While dealing with a patent infringement suit, Justice Amit Bansal observed that just because the term of the patent has expired, it would not mean that the suit has become infructuous, as the cause of action still survives. “Applying the same rationale, it cannot...