Delhi Riots: High Court's New Division Bench Headed By Justice Navin Chawla To Hear Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam Bails Tomorrow

The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused persons in connection with the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The bail pleas will be heard by a division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur. Along with Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the new bench...

Dismissal Of Application On Default Of lawyer , MP HC Directs Lawyer To Visit Mercy Home And Prepare Report, Court Emphasis Need To Promote 'Social Audit' By Lawyers

As a “test case” to give the concept of 'Social Audit' a chance to gain grounds, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently suggested the counsel of an assessee, whose mistake had led to dismissal of assessee's Income Tax Appeal, to do community service. The division bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Rajendra Kumar Vani also called upon lawyers and other resourceful persons of...

Haryana Gauvansh Act | HC Can Hear Plea Against Confiscation Order Despite Statutory Restriction To Appeal Before Dy Commissioner: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the petitioner has the statutory rights to file a revision petition challenging the confiscation order before the Sessions Court and also to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court on the Criminal Side instead of exhausting the remedy provided under Section 17 of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015...

Objections To Jurisdiction Of Arbitrator Raised U/S. 34 Must Not Be Rejected Only On Jurisdiction Without Touching Merits Of Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench comprising Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh has held that objections to the jurisdiction of the Arbitrator, which are raised in an application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 must not be rejected only on the ground of jurisdiction, without touching the merit of the...

Recovery By Department During Pendency Of Investigation In The Name Of 'Self-Ascertainment Of Tax' U/S 74 CGST Act Is Violative To Art 265: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that voluntary determination by the assessee himself as regards the liability of tax, is sine qua non for 'self-ascertainment of tax' under CGST Act. The High Court therefore clarified that when notice sought to be issued u/s 74(1) indicate a fresh and complete adjudication and does not refer to short fall of actual tax required to be paid as...

'Allegations Made To Pollute Stream Of Justice': P&H HC Declines To Transfer Cruelty Case Over Claims That Trial Judge Was Being Influenced By Bar Member

The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a plea to transfer a cruelty case from a district court filed on the ground that the judge was allegedly acting under the influence of a bar member who was related to the petitioner's wife, observing that "allegations made by the petitioner have the tendency to pollute the stream of justice."Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The said allegations on the...

Post Retirement Re-Entry Of Toddy Tappers In Welfare Fund Scheme Allowed Due To Scarcity Of Skilled And Experienced Persons: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has said that the scarcity of experienced and skilled toddy tappers in the State led to a crisis in the toddy industry, which became a reason for inserting Clause 33A in the Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund Scheme, allowing them to re-enter the Scheme after retirement.Clause 33A, inserted by way of Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund (Amendment) Scheme 2021, permits...

Revised Promotion Ratio Can't Be Applied Retroactively As Reversal Of Benefits Received By Promoted Officers Causes Administrative Disruption: Delhi High Court

A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait & Justice Girish Kathpalia held that the revised promotion ratio can't be applied retroactively but prospectively as reversal of benefits received by already promoted officers would cause administrative disruptions. Background Facts The employees were previously appointed as Inspectors. They...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Criticises NCPCR Head For Baseless Case Against Christian Missionary Over Adoption Of Children, Quashes FIR

The Jabalpur bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court last week quashed an FIR against christian missionary Dr. Ajai Lall accused of trafficking two children, who were earlier living in an orphanage run by a society of which he was the office bearer, and who were subsequently adopted following a family court order in 2017. In doing so the High Court noted that the adoption of the children was...

Illegal Sale Of Liquor Contrary To Delhi Excise Act Big Menace, Needs To Be Curbed With Heavy Hand: High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that “bootlegging and illegal” sale of liquor, contrary to the provisions of Delhi Excise Act, is a big menace to the society and needs to be curbed with a heavy hand.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta dismissed the petition filed by a woman seeking quashing of an externment order passed against her by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police for...

Tattoo Scar Should Not Be The Basis For Disqualification, Opportunity Must Be Given To The Candidate To Remove It, Delhi High Court Reiterates

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Girish Kathpalia reiterated that any person with a tattoo should be given an opportunity to have the tattoo removed in a time bound manner and a scar from the tattoo should not be a reason to disqualify such candidate. BACKGROUND The Respondent appeared in the examination for the post of...

Delhi High Court Asks DoE To Consider Framing Guidelines To Correct Typographical Errors In EWS Admission Forms

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government's Directorate of Education (DoE) to consider framing guidelines to correct the typographical errors in admission forms committed by those applying for admissions under the EWS category in private unaided schools.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that a persons applying for admission under EWS category hail from disadvantaged strata...