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Frontline Health Worker Entitled To PM Garib Kalyan Package Compensation Even If Posted At Non-Notified Hospital: Bombay High Court
Merely because a hospital is not categorised or enlisted as one to be 'requisitioned' for Covid-19 treatment, is not ground to deny compensation to a health worker, who died of Covid19 virus while on duty, held the Kolhapur Circuit Bench of the Bombay High Court recently, while ordering the authorities to pay the compensation to the husband of a nurse under the `Pradhan Mantri Garib...
Madras High Court Stays Construction And Renovation In Ancient Temples Across State
The Madras High Court has stayed any construction or renovation in the ancient temples of the state till steps are taken for appointing a chairperson to the Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission.The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice S Sounthar expressed displeasure with the State's delay in setting up the heritage commission. The bench had previously directed the State to set up the...
Hypertension, Diabetes Can't Be Branded As 'Lifestyle Diseases' To Deny Disability Pension To Armed Force Personnel: Bombay High Court
Observing that a pension is not a bounty payable on the sweet-will and pleasure of the government, the Bombay High Court recently upheld the judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Mumbai, which granted 'disability' pension to Army and Navy personnel for sustaining diseases like Diabetes, Spondylitis, Hypertension etc on the ground that these 'disabilities' were attributable to their...
Article 21 | Medical Reimbursement Can't Be Denied For Emergency Treatment At Non-Empanelled Hospital: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to reimburse the remaining medical expenses of a government employee incurred for the emergency treatment of his wife in a non-empanelled private hospital, holding that denial of reimbursement without reasons is arbitrary and violative of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said,...
Spouse's Independent Income Can't Be Clubbed With Public Servant's Income To Launch Disproportionate Assets Case: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed a sanction order issued by tax authorities to prosecute a woman's husband–a public servant–under the Prevention of Corruption Act, by including the wife's independent income as an advocate in her husband's income. The division bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh and Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari held that the investigating agency and...
Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To 'News18' Journalists Over Alleged Telecast Claiming UP STF IG Released Criminal For Money
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Thursday dismissed an application filed by the Executive Editor and other journalists of News18 Channel challenging a summoning order issued against them in a criminal defamation case filed by senior IPS officer Amitabh Yash. Yash, who is currently serving as Additional Director General (ADG), STF and Law & Order, Uttar Pradesh, had filed...
Can ED Conduct Search And Seizure Without Predicate Offence? Karnataka High Court To Decide
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (January 29) directed ED's adjudicating authority not to close its search and seizure proceedings initiated against a partnership firm under scanner for betting and gambling, until the high court decides the firm's plea questioning the proceedings. The petitioner Puppy Tours and Travels LLP has sought to declare the search, seizure and freezing operations...
Railways Responsible For Goods Till Proper Delivery: Rajasthan High Court Upholds ₹10 Lakh Compensation For Damaged Consignment
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the compensation of nearly Rs. 10 lakhs imposed on the Western Railway towards damaged consignment of fertilisers, opining that even after being unloaded at the destination, the consignment remained under the control and supervision of the Railways.While highlighting utmost carelessness and negligence on part of the Railways, the bench of Justice Anoop...
'Romantic' Messages To Student Ground To Terminate Probationary Teacher Without Enquiry: Bombay High Court
If a teacher on probation engages in constant messaging with a student after school hours, which could amount to harassment, then in such a situation, the school management can terminate the teacher's service invoking provisions of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977, without conducting any enquiry etc, the Bombay High Court held...
High Courts Flooded With Service Matters: Madhya Pradesh HC Suggests State To Create In-House Employee Dispute Resolution System
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (January 28), suggested the State Government to set up a Dispute Resolution System to internally resolve the complaints of its employees.The bench of Justice Vinay Saraf observed that the High Courts are flooded with service matters which could be resolved at the initial stage itself.The bench observed;"I deemed it proper to suggest the State...
State Can't Unilaterally Deploy Temple Funds To Upgrade Temple Without Trustees' Approval: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the State cannot unilaterally declare projects using temple funds. The court added that the State has no role to envision projects for temples without consulting with the temple itself.The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice C Kumarappan thus set aside a Government Order issued by the State for carrying out civil works in Shri...
Can't Force Accused To Create Evidence, Draft Facts Memo U/S 91 CrPC: Delhi High Court Upholds Quashing Of CBI Notice To Ex-HC Judge
The Delhi High Court, has held unsustainable a notice issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under Section 91 CrPC, to a retired judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice Ishrat Masroor Qureshi, holding that such a notice could not be used to "compel the accused" to furnish information requiring disclosure of facts based on personal knowledge.The Court held that the...