[Wayanad Landslides] Kerala High Court Tells State To Furnish Details Regarding Availability & Utilisation Of Funds In SDRF

The Kerala High Court has orally directed the State Government to furnish clear details regarding the availability and utilization of funds in the State's Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). The Court has also sought information regarding funds required for future expenses, such as for rehabilitation and construction.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice...

Delhi HC Awards ₹14 Lakh Costs To 'New Balance' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Website Selling Counterfeit Products

The Delhi High Court has recently awarded more than Rs. 14 lakh as costs to sports footwear and apparel brand “New Balance” in a trademark infringement suit filed by it against a rogue website selling counterfeit products. Justice Mini Pushkarna decreed the suit in favour of New Balance and against the website - www.luxurytag.in, its owner and operators. The Court noted that since...

Delhi High Court Allows Disbursement Of Funds To NSFs For Participation In Events, Training Sportspersons

The Delhi High Court has allowed the Union Government to disburse funds to the National Sports Federations (NSFs) for participation of Indian sportspersons in international events, conduct of national and international events here, training and preparation of athletes.A division bench comprising of former Chief Justice Manmohan (now Supreme Court judge) and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that...

State Opposes Plea In Kerala High Court For CBI Investigation Into Former ADM Naveen Babu's Death

The State of Kerala on Friday (December 6) opposed a petition filed by the widow of Naveen Babu seeking a CBI investigation into the tragic death of former Kannur ADM, wherein the High Court said that it will decide the issue after checking if the police probe is going on the right track. When the case came up for hearing before Justice Kauser Edappagath, the State requested time to file...

'Backdoor Entry And Against Public Policy': Telangana High Court Cancels Reappointment Of 1,200 Multipurpose Health Assistants

The Telangana High Court has set aside the appointment of almost 1,200 Multi Purpose Health Assistant who were reappointment to the post by way of a Government Order, in contradiction of the High Court order, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court."If G.O.Rt.No.1207, dated 09.10.2013, is examined in juxtaposition to the direction contained in para (d) of para 60 of the common order passed...

Notice U/S 148A(b) Flagging Bogus Transactions Cannot Be Faulted For Merely Mentioning Sale Entry As That Of Purchase: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a challenge to an order under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, deeming the Petitioners' case fit for issuance of notice for escapement of income assessment under Section 148. In doing so, it held that the order cannot be faulted merely because the alleged bogus transactions, whose existence the Petitioners (X and Y) did not deny in...

Recovery Of Excess Payments Made To Retired Employee, Without Fraud Or Misrepresentation On Their Part, Is Impermissible : Calcutta High Court

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Prasenjit Biswas, while deciding an appeal held that recovery of alleged excess payments made to a retired employee, without fraud or misrepresentation on their part, is impermissible. Background Facts The employee (Respondent) retired as a headmaster from the school on June 30, 2017....

Kerala High Court Directs ED To Probe Alleged Fraud Of ₹24 Crore In Edamulackal Co-Operative Bank

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (4th December) ordered, the Enforcement Directorate to register a case against all the persons involved in the Edamulackal Co-operative Bank Fraud. The Division Bench comprising of Justice Amit Rawal and Justice K. V. Jayakumar was dealing with an appeal filed by one of the depositors in the Bank.As per the reports, an amount of Rs. 24 Crore has been...

Telangana High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To BRS MLA In Alleged Phone Tapping Case

The Telangana High Court has directed Police officials not to arrest BRS MLA T. Harish Rao accused of allegedly tapping the phones of Politician (from BSP) and social worker Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud.The order was passed by Justice K. Lakshman in a criminal petition filed by Rao seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him under section 120B (criminal conspiracy), 386 (extortion),...

Temporary Service During COVID-19 Pandemic No Grounds To Ask For Bonus Marks Or Reservation For Post Of Nurse: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court rejected petition by a disabled candidate for the post of Female Nurse suffering from 61% polio in both her legs, on the grounds that the guidelines specifying the disabilities eligible for reservation of the post reflected only single-leg disability and held that merely because she temporarily served on the post during Covid, she could not be conferred with any...

How Can Candidate Higher In All India List Fall Lower In State List? MP High Court Seeks Explanation On NEET-PG Normalization Formula

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (December 5) orally questioned the National Board of Examination for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) over the Normalization process formula used with respect to the NEET-PG exam in preparation of the State rank of In-service candidates. During the hearing, the court questioned the body as to how someone who was higher in the All...

180-Yr-Old Fatehpur Noori Mosque Committee Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Govt's Proposed Demolition Action

The Management Committee of 180-year-old Noori Jama Masjid (of Fatehpur) has approached the Allahabad High Court challenging the UP Government Public Works Department's proposed action to demolish a vital part of #Mosque for the purposes of road widening. The petition, which will be heard tomorrow before a bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit, prays for...