Madras High Court Impleads Dalit Association In Savukku Shankar's Plea Alleging Swindling Of Funds From Ambedkar Champions Scheme

The Madras High Court on Thursday impleaded the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DICCI) and Gen Logistics company in a petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar seeking CBI probe into the alleged corruption in Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme.Shankar claims that though the scheme was brought in to uplift scheduled caste entrepreneurs, the implementation was...

'Not Trying To Protect TASMAC, Won't Close Predicate FIRs': State To Madras High Court On Apprehension Of PMLA Action Being Rendered Infructous

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday assured the Madras High Court that it is not trying to "protect" TASMAC, a State-owned alcohol vending enterprise, in the alleged ₹1,000 crores liquor scam.While seeking adjournment in a PIL for CBI probe into the alleged TASMAC scam, which is already under scanner of the Enforcement Directorate, Advocate General PS Raman undertook that the State will...

'Both At Fault': Rajasthan High Court Fines State Varsity ₹10 Lakh For Admitting Ineligible Student, Rejects His Plea To Continue BSc Course

The Rajasthan High Court fined State University of Health Sciences Rs 10 Lakh for admitting an ineligible student in the B.Sc course, and had later disallowed him to give first year final exams observing that the varsity's negligent act had caused loss of one year to the student, creating an obstacle in his future educational pursuits.Concurrently, Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand rejected the...

Delhi High Court Stays CAG Audit Of Accounts Of Ajmer Sharif Dargah

The Delhi High Court has stayed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit of the accounts of Ajmer Sharif Dargah. Justice Sachin Datta found credibility in the contention of Dargah's submission that the requirements under Section 20 of the CAG Act were not satisfied.The Court was dealing with two pleas filed by Anjuman Moinia Fakhria Chishtiya Khudd Khwaja Sahib Syedzadgan (Regd.)...

Delhi High Court To Decide Centre's Objection To Maintainability Of PFI's Plea Against Ban Under UAPA On July 14

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it will decide on July 14 Central Government's objection to the maintainability of a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it. The Union Home Ministry had issue a notification designating PFI and its affiliated organisations...

Wife Focusing On Her Own Career & Refusing To Relocate To Canada With Husband Is Not Cruelty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that a wife prioritizing her career and academics and refusing to go to husband's place of work would not be cruelty. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice R Sakthivel observed as under, “The petitioner is not ready to sacrifice his career, and wants the respondent / his wife to come and live with him. Similarly, the respondent wants...

Bombay High Court Quashes NBW Issued Against Actor Arjun Rampal Over 2019 Tax Evasion Case

The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside a 'non-bailable warrant' issued by the Ballard Pier Magistrate Court in the city against Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal in a 2019 Income Tax evasion case. Vacation Court judge Justice Advait Sethna noted that the order passed by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Ballard Pier was 'cryptic' and passed 'without application...

Interest Ceases To Accrue On Decretal Amount Deposited In Court Registry When Award Holder Has Knowledge Of Deposit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia has held that once the Judgment Debtor deposits the decretal amount with the court registry pursuant to a court order, and the Award Holder has notice of such deposit, interest on the deposited amount ceases to accrue. Consequently, interest can only be claimed on the remaining outstanding amount, not on the sum...

Pre-Deposit Of Awarded Amount Through Bye-Laws For Entertaining Plea U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act Is Impermissible: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that Bye-laws may serve as operational guidelines, but they cannot impose conditions that conflict with statutory rights. The Court held that when there is no requirement of depositing the awarded amount as a precondition for filing an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act to set aside an award, any attempt...

Essential Requirements To Complete Gift Deeds Under Transfer Of Property Act Would Also Apply To Settlement Deeds: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the requirements to complete a Gift deed provided under Transfer of Property Act would also apply to a settlement deed, even though there is a slight difference between the two. For context, Section 122 of the Transfer of Property Act pertains to Gifts and states, "Gift is the transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property made voluntarily...

J&K High Court Orders De-Sealing Of Psychiatry Clinic Citing Procedural Lapses By Authorities, Non-Service Of Notice

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ordered the de-sealing of a private psychiatry clinic in RS Pura, Jammu, which had been shut down by the authorities allegedly without prior notice or lawful procedure.The clinic was operating under the name Jai Hind Psychiatry Clinic at Bagga Marh, RS Pura. It was sealed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate following a communication from the Chief...

Punjab Civil Service Rules | Specially Abled Daughter Can't Be Denied Family Pension Because She Got Married: High Court Imposes Cost

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 on Union Territory of Chandigarh for mechanically rejecting a specially-abled daughter's claim for family pension.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice H.S Grewal said, “We find that the approach adopted by the petitioners in denying family pension to a specially-abled daughter, who was unmarried at the time of...