Part-Time Teachers In Night Junior Colleges Not Entitled To Pensionary Benefits Under MEPS Rules: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench consisting of Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe dismissed a writ petition that was filed by a retired night school teacher seeking pension. The court held that part-time service in a night junior college do not qualify for pension as per the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982, and the Maharashtra Employees of Private...

Ragging Menace: Kerala High Court Asks Working Group Constituted To Frame Prevention Rules To Meet And Devise Action Plan

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (27th March) directed the Multidisciplinary Working Group, constituted by the State to fill the lacunae in the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act 1998 by suggesting amendments and framing Rules, to hold a preliminary meeting soon and devise its plan of action."According to us, this working group should now hold a preliminary meeting in which further plan of...

Income Tax Act | Order Passed By Commissioner U/S 263 Can't Be Construed As Closed Remand, No Need To Challenge Order Separately: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that the order passed by the Commissioner of Appeals under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be under any circumstances construed as a closed remand and there is no requirement to challenge the order under Section 263 separately. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Easwaran S. observed that “In as much as the Commissioner...

IPR Violation Affects Public Interest, Courts Should Be Prompt In Granting Interim Injunction: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has held that in matters of blatant violation of intellectual property rights, a prompt injunction order has to be granted to protect not only the interest of the aggrieved but also of the public at large.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand thus allowed the temporary injunction application filed by the firm Rajani Products over alleged infringement of its...

Delhi High Court Issues Dynamic Injunction, Permanently Restrains Rogue Websites Illegally Streaming 'Undekhi' Series

The Delhi High Court has issued a dynamic injunction in favour of Applause Entertainment Private Limited and restrained various rogue websites illegally streaming and making available to public “Undekhi” series premiered on the digital platform 'SonyLIV'. Justice Amit Bansal observed that the defendant websites were making the series available to the public without procuring any valid...

Disciplinary Proceedings Can Be Held Pending Criminal Trial Unless Accused Is Prejudiced: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that criminal prosecution and disciplinary proceedings can go on simultaneously against a delinquent employee and there is no need to keep the disciplinary actions in standby until the conclusion of the criminal trial.While ingeminating the position of law, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Savitri Ratho held, “It is,...

MP Engineer Rashid Moves Delhi High Court Over Jail Authorities' Demand To Pay ₹1.45 Lakh Per Day Travel Expense To Attend Parliament

Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking waiver of a condition asking him to pay Rs. 1.45 lakh as daily travel expense in order to attend the second part of the Parliamentary session which ends on April 04. The condition forms part of an order passed by a division bench on March 25, allowing Rashid to attend the Parliament “in-custody.” The...

Rajasthan HC Orders Woman's Appointment As Clerk Denied For Taking Back Original Documents In Bonafide Belief That Selection Process Is Over

The Rajasthan High Court directed the appointment of a woman as a clerk, who scored more marks compared to candidates in fourth waiting list but was denied appointment on the ground that after issuance of three supplementary select lists and believing the process to be over, she took back her original documents signing a pre-typed affidavit stating that she won't raise any claim to the post...

Delhi Riots Accused Moves High Court Seeking Interim Bail To Arrange Funds For Daughter's Academic Fee, Hearing Tomorrow

Mohd. Salim Khan, an accused in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking interim bail for two weeks.Khan has sought the relief for arranging funds for the academic fee of her daughter who is pursuing her B.A. L.LB.The matter was heard today by a division bench comprising Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and...

AAP Leader Somnath Bharti Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Victory Of BJP's Satish Upadhyay In Assembly Polls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the victory of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Satish Upadhyay from Malviya Nagar constituency seat in the recently conducted Assembly polls. Upadhyay defeated Bharti by winning the seat with 39,564 votes. Bharti received a total of 37,433 votes.Bharti has challenged Upadhyay's victory on the...

Customs Department Can't Invoke Expired Bank Guarantees: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that invocation of the expired bank guarantees by Customs Department is not permissible under law. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Easwaran S. was addressing the issue of whether customs department can invoke expired bank guarantees. The assessee/appellant has filed an appeal challenging the order of Single Judge who...

Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Rule Against Lawyers Who Created Ruckus In Trial Court, Abused Judge & Evacuated Accused From Courtroom

The Calcutta High Court has issued rule of contempt against six lawyers from Basirhat court who, in 2012, had allegedly created a ruckus inside the courtroom, abused the trial judge, intimidated the litigants and evacuated the accused from inside the courtroom under the garb of the agistation. A division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi held: "...6 persons against...