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'How Can Area Declared As Forest Reserve Be Allotted For Mining?': AP High Court Orders Probe Into Allotment Of 92.40 Acres Of Village Land
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has voiced concern over the allotment of mining rights to M/s.Sri Kumara Swamy Silica Mines (Respondent 11) of an area in Mimidi Village stretching for 92.40 acres, which was otherwise earmarked as “Forest Reserve Poramboke”.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati observed,“We fail to understand as to how...
SIT Probe Into 'Anti-Naxal Operations' By Police Undermines Federal Structure, Permitted Only In Exceptional Cases: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that anti-naxal operations, being part of regular counter-insurgency measures undertaken by State or Central Security forces, cannot be subjected to investigation by SIT, unless exceptional circumstances warrant such intervention. Permitting a SIT probe into regular field operations would not only undermine the federal structure of policing powers but also...
'No Merit': Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Correct Placement Of Words 'Satyamev Jayate' In State Emblem
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the State to review and correct the Karnataka State Emblem and ensure full compliance of State Emblem of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Act, 2005.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha dismissed the petition filed by one Gnaneshwara M, seeking to ensure that the script...
Delegating Procedure For Assessing Levy & Collection Of Cess To Executive Is Not Excessive Delegation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that delegating the procedure for assessing, levying, and collecting cess to the executive under the Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Rules, 2014, does not amount to excessive delegation of legislative power. The Court observed that since the parent statute clearly lays down the legislative policy, taxable transaction, and...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes State's 'Blanket Ban' On NOCs For Private Pharmacy Colleges, Says Action Devoid Of Legislative Backing
Rajasthan High Court set aside the order passed by the State imposing a ban on granting of NOCs to the private colleges intending to start B.Pharmacy Course as well as for establishment of new colleges seeking to impart the B-Pharmacy Course.Justice Sunil Beniwal held that the act of the State imposing the ban was without any legislative backing or competence, and hence, unlawful. It was...
MACP Benefits Not Meant For Employees Who Have Already Received Higher Grade Pay: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the benefits under the MACP (Modified Assured Career Progression) schemes is not meant for the Central Government employees who have already received a higher grade pay.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain said that the scheme in question is designed to provide relief only where an employee remains stagnant in the...
AP High Court Quashes Order Rejecting Title Suit On Ground Of Limitation, Says Trial Court Didn't Read Plaint 'Meaningfully'
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a trial court order which rejected a suit seeking declaration of title, recovery of possession on the grounds that it was barred by limitation and disclosed no new cause of action.In doing so the high court said that the trial court had rejected the case without "meaningfully" reading the plaint as a whole.The reason attributed by the Trial Court...
Courts Across Jurisdictions Must Uphold 'Comity Of Courts' In Cross-Border Marital Disputes Involving Children: Justice Surya Kant
Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, on Wednesday said that Courts, across jurisdictions, must uphold the principle of “comity of Courts” in cross-border marital disputes involving children.“It becomes imperative for courts across jurisdictions, in such cases, to uphold the principle of Comity of Courts—ensuring mutual respect and cooperation in adjudication—while...
“Descriptive & Generic”: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Injunction Granted Over Use Of 'Metal Industries' Trademark
The Kerala High Court has recently set aside an injunction granted to government company Metal Industries Limited against use of trade mark 'Metal Industries' after noting that the words metal and industries are generic and descriptive.Even though the company was the registered owner and long-term user of the trade mark 'Metal Industries', Justice C. Pratheep Kumar found that there was no...
Meta Assures Deletion Of AI-Video Of PM Modi's Mother Within 48 Hours As Patna High Court Warns Of Contempt Action
The Patna High Court on Tuesday (October 15) warned Meta Platforms Inc. that suo motu contempt proceedings would be initiated against it, if it failed to comply with the Court's previous direction to remove the AI-generated video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi. In response, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing through video conference...
Married Officer Of Uniformed Service Sending Vulgar Messages To Another Woman Unacceptable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a married officer of a uniformed service sending vulgar messages to another woman is unacceptable. A division bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav upheld a punishment imposed on a Sub-Inspector (Executive) in CISF over allegations that he sexually harassed a women officer in the same unit by sending...
Madras High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Sexually Abused, Impregnated Daughter's Friend
The Madras High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on a man for sexually assaulting and impregnating his daughter's friend, who was a minor and belonged to the Scheduled Caste community. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan remarked that the case was yet another example of how children from the vulnerable sections of society were placed...