“No Work, No Pay” Doesn't Apply If Appointment Delay Is Due To Authorities' Fault : Calcutta HC

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Harish Tandon, J and Prasenjit Biswas, J held that the principle of “No Work, No Pay” does not apply when the delay in appointment is due to the fault of the authorities, thus entitling the affected person to monetary benefits. Background Facts The appellant appeared for 12th Regional Level Selection Test (RLST) for...

GST Inspection Not Legally Sustainable Without Compliance With S.67 Of CGST Act & S.100 CrPC: Patna HC Quashes ₹88.64 Lakh Tax Demand

The Patna High Court, while allowing a petition challenging a tax demand of ₹88,64,550.50, has observed that an inspection conducted under the BGST/CGST regime is legally unsustainable if not carried out in compliance with Section 67 of the BGST/CGST Act, 2017 read with Section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. According to Section 67 of BGST/CGST Act, 2017, an inspection to...

Kerala Bar Council Decides To Send Show Cause Notice To Adv Yeshwant Shenoy For Facebook Post Against Judge

The Kerala Bar Council in today's meeting decided to send a notice to Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy to show cause as to why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him for his Facebook post against Justice T. R. Ravi. Adv. Yeshwanth Shenoy, who is also the President of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association, made the Facebook post responding to Justice Ravi dismissing his...

Desertion Requires Intent, Not Just Separation: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Husband's Divorce Appeal

The Jharkhand High Court has held that desertion as a ground for divorce cannot be established merely through physical separation unless it is proven that the separating spouse intended to permanently sever the marital relationship. The Court, while upholding the Family Court's decision denying divorce, emphasised that desertion requires both the fact of separation and the intention to...

State Can't Trample Upon Rights Of Citizens In Rural Areas Merely Because They Lack Literacy Or Means To Approach Court: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Friday said that in a civilised society there is no place for discrimination in the application of law and a citizen cannot be deprived of his or her rights just because s/he did not approach the courts or the authorities in time.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Somasekhar Sundaresan directed the Maharashtra government to pay the appropriate amount to...

NEET PG 2025: MP High Court Permits Nine Foreign Medical Graduates To Fill Online Form Pending Decision On Increased Internship Period

While hearing pleas by graduates who completed MBBS from foreign universities against an order increasing internship period from two to three years, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed the State Medical Council to permit nine petitioner foreign graduates to fill NEET PG Exam 2025 online form which closes on May 7. A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and...

Person Having Disability Of More Than 40% Can't Be Transferred To Tribal/Hard Areas: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court stayed the transfer order of a visually impaired government employee to a hard area who has disability of more than 40%. ("hard/tribal areas" refer to regions that are geographically remote, have challenging terrains and have limited access to resources). Justice Sandeep Sharma held: Himachal Pradesh government's transfer policy for employees with 40% or...

Results For Govt School Teacher Recruitment To Be Out Between July-September: Staff Selection Panel Submits Revised Timeline To Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court took on record a fresh affidavit filed by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) setting out revised timelines for completing recruitment of 26,000 teachers in government schools for Classes 1-8 in two categories which is proposed to be completed between July to September this year. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and...

Accused On Bail Has No Inherent Right To Travel Abroad For Pleasure Or To Attend Relative's Marriage: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that an accused who has been enlarged on bail cannot seek permission as of right to travel abroad merely to attend a relative's wedding and have a pleasure trip. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi emphasised that an accused cannot claim an automatic right to travel abroad for non-essential purposes merely because such permission was granted to...

'Dying Declaration Doesn't Inspire Confidence': Gujarat HC Upholds 1997 Order Acquitting Husband Booked For Setting His Wife Ablaze

The Gujarat High Court upheld a 28-year-old trial court order acquitting a man accused of his wife's murder by setting her ablaze and thereby dismissed the State's appeal, after finding the prosecution's reliance on the victim's dying declarations unreliable.A division bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Nisha M. Thakore, in its order said, “looking to the medical condition of...

Delhi High Court Orders Adequate Legal Representation To Three Indians On Death Row In Indonesia

The Delhi High Court has ordered that adequate legal representation be provided to three Indian nationals who are on death row in Indonesia.Justice Sachin Datta directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to take requisite steps for ensuring that the convicted Indian nationals are afforded adequate legal representation and to render appropriate assistance to them for pursuing...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Discrepancies In JEE (Main) 2025, Grants Interim Relief To Aspirant

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by a candidate alleging discrepancies in the conduct of Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2025 held last month.Justice Vikas Mahajan sought response of the National Testing Agency (NTA), Union Government and JEE (Advanced) and listed the matter on May 19. The Court also granted interim relief to the petitioner candidate by permitting him...