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'No Work No Pay' Not Applicable When Employee Kept Away From Work By Authorities Without His Fault: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that once an employee is granted retrospective or deemed promotion after being wrongfully denied advancement earlier, the employer cannot deny consequential monetary benefits by invoking the principle of “no work no pay.”The Court allowed the plea filed by a government employee challenging clauses in departmental orders that denied him arrears...
'Security Paramount': Bombay High Court Rejects Plea Of Cab Drivers To Offer Namaz At Mumbai Airport Premises
The Bombay High Court on Thursday, while refusing to permit Muslim drivers and passengers to offer Namaz at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), even for the limited period of Ramadan, made it clear that it cannot, at any cost, compromise the security of the airport and whether it is religion or something else, court will only favour security. A division bench of...
'No Vehicle Day Not A Bad Idea', Says Kerala High Court But Questions Lakshadweep's Choice Of Wednesday For Traffic Ban
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 5) orally remarked that one day per week where vehicles are not plied is not a bad idea but the Wednesday might not ideal since it is a working day. Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a public interest litigation challenging the 'No Vehicle Wednesday' order recently passed by the Lakshadweep Administration."You can...
Employees' Compensation Act Claim Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because Disability Certificate Was Issued By Non-Treating Doctor: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that an application for compensation under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, cannot be rejected solely on the ground that the disability certificate was issued by a doctor who did not attend to the injured workman. The Court observed that the Act only requires the certificate to be issued by a “qualified medical practitioner” and does not mandate that...
'Spent Prime Of His Youth In Court Corridors': Orissa HC Raps State For Removing Teacher On Same Grounds After Reinstatement
'What is State without justice, but a band of robbers…,” the Orissa High Court quoted Jeremy Bentham as it castigated the State and its officials for making a teacher belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) community to fight multiple litigations challenging his illegal removal from the post for the second time on a non-applicable ground, notwithstanding his earlier reinstatement.The Division...
'Procurement Not By Fair Means': J&K&L High Court Flags Practise Of Filing Uncertified Photostat Copies As Annexures
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has expressed serious concern over the growing practice of filing uncertified photostat copies of court records as annexures in petitions, observing that such a practice points towards an improper and impermissible mode of procurement of judicial records.A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti made these observations while hearing a plea wherein the...
Alteration Of Child's Surname To Reflect Mother's Lineage Does Not Affect Father's Rights: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that alteration of child's surname to reflect the mother's lineage/family name does not substantially affect the father's rights specially when the mother is the sole caregiver and where the father is not involved in the child's life. The court was hearing plea by a minor girl whose parents were in a live-in relationship, seeking a direction to the...
High Court Declines Fresh PIL Against 'Kerala Story 2'; Pulls Up Petitioner For Casting Aspersions On Coordinate Bench That Allowed Release
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 5) refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a direction to re-title the movie 'The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond', which was released last week, so as not to include the words “Kerala”/ “Keralam”. A detailed order is awaited.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. orally remarked that similar...
Recovery Of RERA Compensation Cannot Be Put On Hold Due To Subsequent Vesting Of Land In State: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that recovery proceedings initiated pursuant to final order of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority cannot be stalled merely because the project land subsequently vested in the State Government under separate revenue proceedings.The Court further clarified that once a RERA order granting monetary relief attained finality, authorities were bound to...
Rajasthan High Court Deprecates Litigants Pursuing Two Remedies Simultaneously, Says 'Hedging Bets' Impermissible
While rejecting a revision petition, the Rajasthan High Court held that an aggrieved party cannot be allowed to avail two parallel remedies at the same time against the same order or judgment passed against them as such a conduct amounts to abuse of judicial process.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand opined that once a party chose a remedy, s/he was bound by it and could not switch over to another if...
Karnataka High Court Refuses Custody Of Rescued Girl To Mother Allegedly Involved In Prostitution Racket
The Karnataka High Court refused to grant the custody of a girl to her mother after noting that there were "prima facie" allegations against the mother of forcing her into prostitution. Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order said:"The issue in the lis does not concern the merit of the crime or the charge sheet so filed by the State. The statement of the victim and the statement of others...
Bengaluru Stampede Case: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Submit Proposed Chargesheet Material In Sealed Cover
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (March 3) orally asked the State to file in sealed cover the material forming part of the proposed chargesheet in an FIR filed against Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)–which manages RCB IPL team and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks Ltd over 2025 Bengaluru stampede.Last year the high court had directed the State not to file...