Textile Committee Cess Not Leviable On Independent Dyeing, Processing Units: Punjab And Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently ruled that the textile committee cess cannot be imposed on independent dyeing and processing units. It held that fabric processing on a job-work basis does not amount to “manufacture” under the Textile Committee Act, 1963. The bench, consisting of Justices Jagmohan Bansal and Amarinder Singh Grewal, stated that the respondent (department)...

'Toyed With Sentiments': P&H High Court Upholds Withholding Of SGPC Employees' Retrial Benefits Over Missing Saroops Of Guru Granth Sahib

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by former employees of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking release of retiral benefits, over missing Holy Saroops of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar held that while writ petitions against SGPC are maintainable, the petitioners were not entitled to relief as...

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On ONGC Takeover Of Vedanta's Gujarat Offshore Oil Block

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered a status quo on the government's move to take over an offshore oil block in Gujarat operated by Vedanta Ltd., effectively pausing the Centre's direction asking the company to stop operations and hand over the block to ONGC. A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Sharma declined the Union government's request to have Vedanta's challenge thrown out at...

2 Judicial Officers Sworn In As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

Justice Ramesh Chander Dimri and Justice Neerja Kulwant Kalson were today (January 8) sworn in as additional judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.Central Government had on January 2 notified their appointments.Both the judges served as District Judges in Haryana. Justice Dimri has served as the District and Sessions Judge, Yamunanagar. Justice Kalson was earlier District and...

Poverty Can't Be Bar To Parole: Rajasthan High Court Waives Surety Condition For Indigent Life Convict, Frames Guidelines

The Rajasthan High Court has held that any insistence on sureties from an indigent prisoner as a precondition for being released on parole, who is unable to fulfil that condition, especially after repeated judicial interventions in the past that waived that requirement, is violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution and morally indefensible. The division bench of Justice Arun Monga...

Rajasthan High Court Forms Five-Judge Panel To Review Decision On Working Saturdays After Lawyers' Strike

Rajasthan High Court has constituted a committee comprising the following 5 (five) Judges, to submit their report on whether the decision of the Full Court regarding working of the Rajasthan High Court on two (2) Saturdays each month, is required to be reviewed:Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sameer JainHon'ble Mr. Justice Kuldeep MathurHon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar UpmanHon'ble Mr. Justice Yogendra...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused Of Luring Indian Citizens Abroad With Job Offers, Only To Be Held As 'Cyber Slaves'

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (January 6) granted bail to two men accused of luring Indian citizens with job offers in a foreign country where they were allegedly held as 'cyber slaves'.In doing so the court observed that the applicants were only "small time players" who tried to get their friends employed, holding that their actions appeared to be prima facie bonafide. Justice Nikhil...

Madras High Court Directs Setting Up Of District Level Monitoring Committees To Ensure Orderly System Is Abolished

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (January 07) directed the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary to constitute district-level monitoring committees to ensure that the orderly system is completely abolished in the state. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan directed the committee to be formulated within 2 weeks. The committee shall be headed by the respective...

S.12(3)(b) Bombay Rent Act | Tenant Must Prove Readiness To Pay Rent Including Interim Standard Rent To Claim Protection: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that to claim protection from eviction under Section 12(3)(b) Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act a tenant has to prove that he was "ready and willing" to pay the standard rent and permitted increases, which "also includes interim standard rent" fixed by the court.For context, Section 12 of the Act states that no ejectment ordinarily to be...

Delhi High Court Directs Special Committee To Decide Lawyers' Plea To Include Their Names In Electoral Roll For BCD Polls

The Delhi High Court has directed the Special Committee of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) to decide a representation filed by three lawyers seeking addition of their names in the electoral roll for the ensuing elections.Justice Amit Bansal directed the lawyers to file a representation before the Special Committee by January 08, which shall be considered and decided on or before January...

Jharkhand High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Person Convicted For Rape & Murder Of Five-Year-Old Girl

The Jharkhand High Court recently commuted the death sentence of an accused convicted of the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl to life imprisonment, holding that the possibility of reform and rehabilitation of the accused could not be ruled out.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai was hearing a matter in which the accused, Indar Oraon, had been...

J&K&L High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case To Ensure Compliance With SC Directions On Remission Policies

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has registered a suo motu writ petition to monitor and supervise the implementation of remission and premature release policies in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal passed the order and noted that The Government of Jammu & Kashmir...