Percentage Of Disability Less Than The Benchmark Level Would Not Render Meritorious Disabled Candidate Unfit For Job: Rajasthan High Court

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court imposed cost of Rs. 50,000 on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for rejecting the candidature of a person with disability, who was otherwise declared meritorious in the selection process, certifying him as medically unfit for suffering 30% visual impairment.In doing so the court observed that candidate's rejection merely because...

Jharkhand High Court Asks State Govt By When Rs 9 Crore Grant Will Be Released For Insurance Benefits Of Lawyers

The Jharkhand High Court has recently directed the state government to file an affidavit indicating as to when the approved grant of Rs 9 crore would be released to the Jharkhand Advocate Welfare Fund Trustee Committee. The court passed the order while hearing a plea for providing protection to lawyers in the State, including health benefits such as a insurance, and other benefits which...

Delhi HC Allows Invocation Of Arbitration Clause After 10 Yrs, Says That Scope Of S.11(6) Plea Is Limited To Ascertaining Existence Of Agreement

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Sachin Datta has held that the scope of the present proceedings is confined to ascertaining the existence of the arbitration agreement. Also, the objections raised by the respondent regarding the limitation/jurisdiction would be required to be considered by a duly constituted arbitral tribunal. Brief Facts: The petition was filed under...

When Personal Appearance Of Accused Is Not Indispensable, Granting Exemption May Facilitate Effective Disposal Of Trial: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted exemption from personal appearance to a British citizen involved in a criminal case, observing that applications for exemption should be decided liberally.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "The Courts are empowered to impose any other condition which they may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice....

GST Department Not Empowered To Issue Notices In Name Of Non-Existent Entity Post Amalgamation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that neither Section 160 nor Section 87 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 enable the Department to issue notice in the name of an entity which ceased to exist post amalgamation. Section 160 is pari materia to Section 292-B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which provides that no notice or assessment or any proceedings can be deemed to...

'Sorry States Of Affair', High Court Seeks Punjab DGP's Response On Non-Registration Of FIR In 2012 Rape & Murder Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an affidavit from the Director General of Punjab Police, over non-registration of FIR in a complaint lodged in 2012 alleging rape and murder of a woman.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, "The present case discloses sorry state of affairs where instead of lodging an FIR based on the first information provided by the complainant...on 24.05.2012 in regard...

SARFAESI And Arbitration Proceedings Can Proceed Parallely As Nature Of Both Proceedings Is Distinct: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Advait M Sethna has affirmed that SARFAESI proceedings are in the nature of enforcement proceedings, while arbitration is in the context of an adjudicatory proceedings. The SARFAESI proceedings and arbitration proceedings thus can proceed parallely. The court further observed that the role of referral court under section 11 of the Arbitration Act...

Gujarat High Court Grants Ad-Interim Bail To Film Director Rajkumar Santoshi In Cheque Bouncing Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (December 2) granted ad-interim bail to noted film director, screenwriter and producer Rajkumar Santoshi who has been booked in connection with a cheque bouncing case under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act).After hearing the arguments Justice MR Mengdey in his order dictated, “Issue notice returnable on February 13. Learned advocate...

Court Which Appointed Arbitrator Has Jurisdiction To Substitute Arbitrator Or Extend Time U/S 29 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad held that the term "Court" under Section 29A must mean only to be the Court which has appointed the arbitrator and therefore the Court to extend the time or substitute the arbitrator would only be the Court which has appointed the arbitrator and no other Court. Additionally, the court held that Section 9 of the act deals...

Karnataka HC Asks RBI To Bring Guidelines For Automatic Credit Of DD Amount To Drawer If Instrument Not Presented To Bank Within Validity Period

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue necessary guidelines to be followed by Banks in cases where a demand draft is not presented for clearance during its validity period and whether in such cases the amount covered can be automatically credited to the account of the customer on expiry. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, “Reserve...

Relief Hit By S. 438(1)(ii) CrPC: Allahabad HC Cancels Advocate's Anticipatory Bail In Extortion Case For Concealing Criminal Antecedents

The Allahabad High Court recently cancelled anticipatory bail granted to an advocate in an extortion case, noting that he had not mentioned the factum of previous criminal antecedents before the trial court, which granted him the relief. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal emphasized that one of the crucial factors in granting anticipatory bail is the criminal antecedents of the...

Waqf Board Case: ED Moves Delhi High Court Against Order Releasing AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order which released Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri asked the probe agency to place on record the orders passed by the trial court in...