SC/ST Act Being Misused For Financial Gains: Allahabad HC Bats For Pre-FIR Assessment Of Credibility Of Complaints

The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated its concerns over the misuse of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989. The court observed that the 1989Act, which was designed to provide immediate relief to victims of atrocities, is being misused by some individuals to obtain compensation. The Court underscored that the misuse of the 1989 law not...

Gauhati High Court Quashes Appointment Of 935 Police Constables In Nagaland, Cites Violation Of Article 16 Of Constitution

The Gauhati High Court on Friday quashed the appointment of 935 police constables who were appointed during the period from January, 2018 to October, 2019 by the State of Nagaland, without any advertisement. The single judge bench of Justice Devashis Baruah sitting at Kohima further directed the State to take steps for holding fresh selection of the 935 posts of Constables by issuance...

Trial Courts Not Mentioning Date Of Arrest Of Accused In Bail Order A "Significant Oversight": Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has criticized a "commonly observed" practice of Trial Courts in not mentioning the date of arrest of the accused while deciding the fate of their bail applications.In the case at hand, bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni was dealing with an order rejecting bail of the petitioners in an NDPS case, opining it as being passed in a causal manner for not mentioning the date...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Pune Serial Blasts Case After He Spent 11 Years In Jail Without Trial

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to a 42-year-old tailor, booked for allegedly conspiring and executing the serial bomb blasts in Pune in August 2012 for taking revenge of the custodial death of a terrorist of the banned Indian Mujahideen outfit.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh noted that the appellant Munib Memon has been in custody for around...

Pension Regulations For Army Applicable To Defence Security Corps Service, Delhi HC Allows Condonation Of Shortfall In Service For Pension Benefits

A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Rekha Palli & Justice Shalinder Kaur, while deciding a writ petition held that the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 are also applicable to DSC service, hence allowed the condonation of shortfall in DSC service for the pension benefits.Background Facts The employee served in the Indian Army for 23 years, from January...

Junagadh Municipal Commissioner Oblivious Of Responsibilities Under Plastic Waste Management Rules: Gujarat High Court

Taking note of an inspection report on units processing plastic waste in Junagadh, the Gujarat High Court expressing its concern said that the manner in which these units were operating without requisite permissions under the relevant Rules, made it evident that the city Municipal Commissioner was oblivious of his responsibility as the head of the municipal corporation. A division bench of...

Bombay High Court Flags Rise In Frivolous Cases Against Doctors For 'Unjust' Compensation

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court while quashing a medical negligence case against a doctor, highlighted the increased rate of bogus prosecutions initiated against medical practitioners to extract 'unjust and uncalled for' compensation.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Santosh Chapalgaonkar noted that the applicant in the case was accused of prescribing an...

'Amazed To See Shocking Approach': Punjab & Haryana HC On Police's Failure To Arrest Realtor Booked In Fraud, Intimidation Cases For 16 Yrs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has flagged the lackadaisical approach of the Punjab Police by not arresting a Punjab relator, Jarnail Singh Bajwa for 16 years in criminal intimidation and fraud cases.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "This Court is amazed to see shocking approach of law enforcing agency as one FIR...with Police Station Kharar, dated 02.10.2008 is also pending...

Centre Notifies Elevation Of 3 Judicial Officers As Madras High Court Judges

The Centre has notified the appointment of three judicial officers as the Judges of the Madras High Court.They are :(i) Ms R Poornima,(ii) Shri M Jothiraman, and(iii) Dr (Smt) Augustine Devadoss Maria Clete.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation on September...

Election Promises Violated Article 14: Petitioner Tells Karnataka High Court In Plea To Set Aside CM Siddaramaiah's Election

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday was told that schemes like free bus travel (Shakti scheme) for women made available by the Congress Government in the state is infringing Article 14 of the Constitution and discriminating against men.Senior Advocate Pramila Nesargi made the submission while arguing for petitioner K M Shankara, who has filed an Election petition seeking to set aside...

Gauhati High Court Gives 'Last Opportunity' To GMC To Provide Details Of Service Provider Entrusted With Building & Maintaining 'Vending Zones'

The Gauhati High Court on Friday granted the last opportunity to Guwahati Municipal Corporation to apprise it of the details of the Service Provider which was engaged in developing and maintaining the vending zones and also to provide the details of works that have been done by the said service provider. A division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair...

Staff Welfare Expenditure Incurred By Employer As Per SEBI Guidelines Is Revenue Expenditure: Delhi High Court

Emphasizing that shares which is subject to a lock-in stipulation, could not be sold in an open market, the Delhi High Court held that valuation report obtained by the employer for ascertaining its withholding tax obligations during allotment of such shares to its employees as a perquisite, cannot be considered for purpose of Fair Market Value (FMV) of those shares.Referring to the decision...