Reservation For Persons With Disabilities: Gujarat High Court Says State Will Endeavour To Notify Vacancies Within 1-Year Period

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (November 22) said that all endeavours shall be made by the concerned State government departments to notify the vacancies to the recruiting agencies within the time period provided in its Circular in compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act which mandates a 4% reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities (PWDs). The court...

Renukaswamy Was A Menace To Orderly Society: Actor Darshan Argues In Karnataka High Court For Bail

While seeking bail in the Renukaswamy Murder case, Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas on Tuesday argued in the Karnataka High Court that the deceased was a "menace to the orderly society" as he would send vulgar messages."Messages were share not only to me but several women. I am certainly not saying that this can be the reason for his death...A man (deceased) who has no respect...

'Social Media Bully' Who Spreads False Information, Uses Vulgar Words Isn't A Social Activist, Distinct From Critic Of Govt: Andhra Pradesh HC

While considering a Public Interest Litigation plea on the alleged indiscriminate arrest of social media activists, the Andhra Pradesh High Court distinguished between a "critic of the government" who express themselves on social media and a "social media bully" who uses the platform to bully an individual, an officer or a person in authority by spreading false information or who uses...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Regularization Of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority Workmen

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the award granted by the Industrial Tribunal to the workmen of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority regularizing their services in the Authority establishment.“The Industrial Tribunal while deciding the 16 misc. cases, under Section 16-F of the Act of 1947 has recorded finding of fact that petitioner-authority has violated...

S.99A Customs Act | Final Report Containing Audit Findings Can Be Drawn Only After Apprising Auditee Of 'Objections': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that pursuant to an audit in respect of assessment of imported or exported goods under Section 99A of the Cutoms Act, 1962, the proper officer is liable to apprise the auditee of the objections which according to it arise in respect of the assessment. A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Ravinder Dudeja discussed the power that stands enshrined...

Will Release Man Arrested Over 'Objectionable' Post On Sambhal Violence Today Itself If Bail Bonds Furnished: UP Govt To High Court

The Uttar Pradesh Government informed the Allahabad High Court today that it will release 59-year-old businessman Mohammad Javed, also known as Javed Pump, whom UP Police arrested on Sunday night for allegedly inciting unrest by posting an objectionable post on social media regarding the recent violence in the State's Sambhal district. Violence erupted in Sambhal district after a...

Adverse Remarks In Appraisal Report For Carrying Weapons To Quarters, Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed a Petition seeking quashing of Displeasure awarded by DG, BSF and the order rejecting the representation of the Petitioner against the advisory remarks in the APAR. The Bench stated that the Petitioner who was in possession of his service weapon in his Government Quarters could not provide...

Thrissur Pooram | Police Unwarrantedly Interfered In Pooram Rituals: Thiruvambady Devaswom Tells Kerala High Court

Thiravambady Devaswom in their written statements submitted before the Kerala High Court that there was interference from the part of the police in the ezhunellippu. The Devaswom submitted that the police interfered in the Ezhunelippu. They submitted that the police had blocked the roads to Swaraj Road and the people could not view or participate in the ezhunellippu.The Devaswom was replying...

Lalita Kumari Guidelines Not Followed Strictly In Punjab, Complaints Kept Pending To Extort Money: HC Directs DGP To Ensure FIRs Are Lodged Without Delay

Observing that in majority of the cases the police officials either hold inquiry in every complaint received or keep the complaint pending for several days, "just to extort money from the poor and innocent victims of crimes" in Punjab, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Director-General of Police (DGP) to ensure FIRs are registered without delay.The Court noted that "it...

In Acquittal Due To Compromise/Hostile Witness, Unjustified For Authorities To Put Honourable Acquittal Test In False Cases: Madhya Pradesh HC

In a case concerning acquittal of an individual in a criminal case on account of witnesses turning hostile, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed it is unjustified for the authorities to apply the test of honourable acquittal especially when the initial case was itself false.In doing so the court said that the respondent authorities had not justified how the acquittal of...

Mother Is Best Judge To Decide Interest Of Growing Baby: Karnataka HC Directs NIMHANS To Consider Giving Nurse 120 Day Child Care Leave

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which directed National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to "consider grant" of Child Care Leave (CCL) to a nurse for a period of 120 days and extend CCL benefits' within eight weeks.In doing so the court underscored that NIMHANS as State's instrumentality has to be...

Allahabad HC Seeks Outcome Details From Home Ministry On BJP Worker's Representation To Cancel Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir), seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship, the Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the Union Home Ministry about the outcome of the representation-cum-complaint received by it from the PIL petitioner seeking the...