Disability Pension Can Be Denied Only When Medical Board Records That Disease Existed At Time Of Joining Military Service: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the disability pension in military service can only be denied when the medical board at the time of joining the services records that the medical condition suffered by the officer rendered him unfit for military service.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said that the disability pension can be denied to a military officer...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Railway Authorities On Alleged Harassment Faced By Woman Advocate For Feeding Stray Dogs At Bandra Station

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Railway Protection Police (RPF) and also the Government Railway Police (GRP) on a petition filed by a woman advocate, who was allegedly harassed by the railway officers for feeding a handicap dog on the premises of Bandra railway station. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan has also ordered the authorities...

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Moves Karnataka High Court In Appeal Against Order Upholding Governor's Sanction In MUDA Case

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has moved an appeal before the Karnataka High Court against an order which upheld Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot's decision granting sanction for investigation/prosecution against the CM in the alleged multi-crore Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) "scam".The appeal seeks to stay the operation of the single-judge bench's September 24 order by way of...

“Judge Cannot Usurp Role Of Disciplinary Authority”: Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Order Halting Disciplinary Proceedings Midway

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside the order of the Single Judge, which had allowed the assessee's petition and quashed the disciplinary proceedings midway, specifically at the stage when the enquiry had already been completed. The Division Bench of Justices G. Narendar and Kiranmayee Mandava observed that “………the Judge could not have usurped the role of...

Officers Facing Temporary Illness Entitled To Promotion After Regaining SHAPE I Medical Category, Delhi High Court Grants Promotion To Army Personnel

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur granted promotion to an Army Personnel to the Post of Assistant Commandant which was denied to the Petitioner on Medical Grounds. The Bench held that the Respondents had not provided sufficient reasons as to why the Petitioner was not detailed in a Course that was mandatory to determine...

Andhra Pradesh HC Grants Assessee Opportunity To Seek Revocation Of Registration Cancellation Missed Due To Ongoing Insolvency Proceedings

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed the assessee to file an application for the revocation of the cancellation of their registration, which they missed due to ongoing insolvency proceedings. The Division Bench of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and Harinath N observed that because the assessee had to go through the insolvency proceedings under the IBC, 2016, they should be given...

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi's Kin Approach Karnataka HC For Quashing Case Over Allegations Of Promising Poll Ticket In Exchange For ₹2.5 Crores

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi's brother Gopal Joshi, and nephew Ajay Joshi who were arrested in a cheating case on Thursday, approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against them. Senior Advocate D R Ravishankar appearing for the petitioner contended that the issue pertains to a purely financial transaction and no case is made out for the offence charged. Joshi...

Every Room Of Each Police Station Must Have CCTV Camera With Audio Facility, Any Lapse Will Be Deemed Contempt: MP High Court

In a case of alleged atrocity carried out in a police station, the Jabalpur bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the Director General of Police to ensure that each and every room of Police Stations in districts across the State are fitted with CCTV Camera with audio facility within three months, failure of which would amount to contempt. The court said this after observing that in...

NHAI Empowered To Lay And Maintain Roads, Cannot Be Mulcted With Liability Under Motor Vehicles Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that the National Highways Authority of India which was empowered with the responsibility of laying down and maintaining roads but it could not be mulcted with any liability under the Motor Vehicle Act. Justice R Vijayakumar observed that the MV Act empowered the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to only pass an award against the insurer or owner or...

Prior To 2015 Amendment Act, Non-Disclosure Of Information Per Se Not A Ground To Incur Disqualification U/S 12 Of Arbitration Act: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court Bench of Justices Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Munnuri Laxman held that under section 12 of the Arbitration Act after the amendment act of 2015, there is a specific reference of ineligibility in the circumstances referred under the Seventh Schedule. This means per se there is an ineligibility if there exists any circumstance, which is specifically referred to in the...

Disciplinary Proceedings Need Only 'Preponderance of Probability', Not 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt': Madras HC

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Justice M.S. Ramesh and Justice C. Kumarappan upheld the dismissal of two Greaves Cotton Limited workers accused of engine sabotage. The court reaffirmed that disciplinary proceedings need only meet the “preponderance of probability” standard rather than criminal law's “beyond reasonable doubt” threshold. The court found the...

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Actor Edavela Babu In Sexual Harassment Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay on further proceedings in a sexual harassment case against Malayalam movie actor and former General Secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) Edavela Babu. The order was passed by Justice A. Badharudeen in a case filed by the petitioner to quash the FIR lodged at the Nadakkavu Police Station under Sections...