'Set Your House In Order' : Supreme Court Warns Defence Ministry After Women Army Officers Allege Discrimination in Promotions [Read Full Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (April 5) pulled up the defence ministry over allegations of unfairness and discrimination in rank promotion for women army officers who were granted permanent commission following its landmark Babita Puniya decision. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a couple of applications preferred by women...

Pension And Other Retirement Benefits Valuable Right, Delay In Disbursement Must Be Compensated By State: Patna High Court

In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court has allowed a writ petition seeking payment of pension arrears of the petitioner’s late husband along with statutory and penal interest for the period between March, 2009 to June, 2017 from the Water Resources Department.BackgroundThe petitioner's late husband was appointed as a Correspondence Clerk in the Water Resources Department in 1968 and...

Casual Approach Of Courts In Dealing With Attacks On Health Personnel Also Contributes To Tendency Of Resorting To Such Violence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently set aside the bail granted by a sessions court to two persons who allegedly a attacked a doctor after a woman gave birth to a still-born child at the hospital.A single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas expressing concern about the continued attacks on doctors observed:“Doctors continue to face threats, when a mishap occurs to a patient. Even for the...

“Sikkimese” Is Only For The Purposes Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961, And Not For Any Other Purpose: CBDT Clarifies

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that the “Sikkimese” are defined only for the purposes of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and not for any other purpose.The amendment to section 10(26AAA) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 by the Finance Act, 2023 while following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim vs Union of India. The Apex...

Delhi High Court Quashes Service Tax Demand of Rs. 56.61 Crores Against MTNL

The Delhi High Court has quashed the service tax demand of Rs. 56.61 crores against Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that MTNL had received the compensation during the financial year 2015-16, which was prior to May 14, 2016, i.e., the date on which the Finance Act, 2016, came into force and Clause (j) was...

E- Monitoring For Road Safety | Supreme Court Informed About MoRTH Plan To Standardise Guidelines For Uniformity Across Nation

In a plea before the Supreme Court seeking electronic monitoring of roads to ensure safety and prevention of accidents, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India (MoRTH) has indicated that it will undertake the exercise of standardisation and bring detailed guidelines to integrate software and hardware with e-vahan/e-challan to ensure uniformity across India. The matter was heard by...

“Technology Must Be Used For Good Purposes”: Supreme Court Says While Hearing Youtuber’s Plea Against Cancellation Of Bail

“Technology must be used for good purposes”, the Supreme Court orally observed on Thursday while hearing a Youtuber Sattai Duraimurugan’s plea against a Madras High Court’s order cancelling his bail last year.The High Court had granted him bail in 2021 in a case where he allegedly made derogatory statements against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin.Before a Bench of Justices...

Centre Amends IT Rules 2021 To Regulate Online Gaming

The Central Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023 aiming to regulate online gaming.Exercising power under Section 87(1), Section 87(2)(z) and Section 87(2)(zg) of the Information Technology Act it has amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,...

[Rise In COVID Cases] Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearings From April 10

In view of the rise in COVID cases in the country, the Madras High Court has decided to have hybrid mode of hearing both at the Principal bench and the Madurai bench, starting from April 10.In a notification issued by the Registrar General in charge M Jothiraman, it was informed that the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to reduce the footfall inside the court premises....

Local Body Polls: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Upload OBC Commission's Report On Its Website In 4 Days

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to upload on its website the report prepared by the dedicated Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes Commission to study the representation of Other Backward Class (OBCs) in urban local bodies. It may be noted that the commission was set up in January this year tasked with the primary responsibility to collect empirical data on...

Bar Council Of Delhi Constitutes Special Committee To Draft Advocates Protection Act After Recent Attacks On Lawyers

The Bar Council of Delhi has constituted a special committee to draft the Advocates Protection Act for the safety of lawyers practicing in the national capital who are registered with the lawyers’ body. In view of the recent attacks on lawyers inside and outside courts, the Bar Council of Delhi in its meeting held today unanimously decided to constitute the committee to draft the...

Comment About PM: Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Govt On Congress Leader Pawan Khera's FIRs Quashing Plea

The Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera's plea seeking quashing of FIRs against him for his alleged 'Narendra Gautam Das Modi' Remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Khera has moved the High Court days after Supreme Court clubbed the FIRs against him at Varanasi and Assam over the alleged comment and transferred...