Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Savukku Shankar's Plea Alleging Swindling Of Funds From Ambedkar Champions Scheme

The Madras High Court, on Friday, reserved orders on a petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar seeking CBI probe into alleged corruption in the implementation of the Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme, a scheme to promote economic development of SC/ST entrepreneurs. The vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan reserved the plea for orders after taking...

Samagra Shiksha Funds Not Released As Tamil Nadu Didn't Sign MoU To Implement National Education Policy: Centre Tells Madras High Court

The Central Government on Friday informed the Madras High Court that the funds under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan have not been released for the State of Tamil Nadu as the State has not signed a Memorandum of Understanding for implementing the National Education Policy.Notably, the Tamil Nadu government has moved an original suit in the Supreme Court against the Union Government, alleging that...

Court Is Not Appropriate Forum To Seek Interim Relief During Arbitration Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that the appropriate forum for seeking interim relief after the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal is the Tribunal itself under Section 17 of the Arbitration Act. Recourse to the court under Section 9 is permitted during the arbitration proceedings only if the remedy under Section 17 is found to be...

Kerala Government Land Assignment Act Not Intended To Enrich Persons Who Hold Extensive Land: High Court

The Kerala High Court observed that the provisions of Kerala Government Land Assignment Act and Kerala Land Assignment Rules was intended to protect landless people and not to enrich people who were already holding extensive lands.“.. various provisions in the Kerala Government Land Assignment Act and Kerala Land Assignment Act and the Kerala Land Assignment Rules would unmistakably show...

'Is A Man Ever Satisfied?' P&H High Court Declines To Quash Law Entrance Of Panjab University In Plea Challenging It For Being 'Tough'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to quash the law entrance examination conducted by Panjab University for the 5-year undergraduate law course, which was challenged on the grounds of being too difficult.Quoting Shakespeare, 'Is a man ever satisfied?', the Court said, the question "yet could not reach a resolution or a viable answer."Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel...

'Matter Of Great Concern': Kerala High Court On Collapse Of National Highway; NHAI Concedes Certain Lapses

While hearing a Writ Petition, the Kerala High Court on Friday (May 23) expressed its concern about the condition of roads in the light of the collapse of the recently elevated National Highway – 66 in Malappuram District.The Court observed: “Sri. Bidan Chandran, learned Standing Counsel for the NHAI conceded that there had been certain lapses with respect to the construction of the NHAI...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rioting, Unlawful Assembly Case Against 8 For Protesting Against Implementation Of CAA-NRC

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed prosecution initiated against eight persons who were accused of rioting and participating in an unlawful assembly in 2019 to protest against implementation of CAA-NRC.According to the prosecution all the accused conspired to protest against implementation of CAA-NRC and assembled at the spot forming an unlawful assembly, inspite of restrictions...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Denial Of EWS Reservation To 69,000 Assistant Teachers As Recruited Candidates Were Not Made Party To Suit

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the order of a Single Judge, denying the benefit of reservation under the Economically Weaker Section category for recruitment to the post of Assistant Teachers held in 2020.The Single Judge had refused to extend the benefit to the candidates of the recruitment held in 2020 as the process was initiated before the enactment of the Uttar Pradesh Public...

Interim Measures U/S 9 Of Arbitration Can't Be Sought By MSME During Conciliation Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that interim measures under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act can be sought by the MSME only after mandatory conciliation before the MSME Council fails and the dispute proceeds to arbitration—either conducted by the Council or referred to an arbitral institution. Only then do the provisions of the Arbitration...

HPPCL Engineer's 'Mysterious' Death | Himachal Pradesh HC Transfers Case To CBI As DGP Raises Concerns Over SIT Probe

Finding it to be an 'exceptional' situation, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the 'mysterious' death of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) chief engineer Vimal Negi to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel passed this order while allowing a petition filed by Negi's wife seeking the transfer of...

Revocation Of Security Clearance 'Harsh', Losing Business At All Indian Airports: Turkey Based Çelebi Argues In Delhi High Court; Order Reserved

The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 23) reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Turkish based company Celebi Airport Services Private Limited challenging the decision of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) revoking its security clearance in the "interest of national security".Justice Sachin Datta reserved the verdict after hearing Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Celebi and...

Allahabad High Court Tells Finance Ministry To 'Consider Training' DRT Officer Who Passed Similar Orders Without Application Of Mind

Noting similar orders being passed in cases by the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Lucknow without any application of mind, the Allahabad High Court observed that the Ministry of Finance must consider imparting training to the officers so that DRT can function smoothly.Petitioners approached the High Court against the order of the DRT rejecting their application for interim relief. Though an appeal...