Cannot Direct State To Consider Degree Holders For Junior Engineer Posts When Recruitment Rules Say Only Diploma Holders Eligible: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court refused to direct the State to consider degree holders in Civil Engineering as eligible for the post of Junior Engineer in the Water Resources Department as the recruitment rules only provide for diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification.Acting Chief Justice S. V. Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V. Marne dismissed a writ petition filed by 610...

Supreme Court Asks MoEFCC To Respond To Recommendation To Convert "Project Elephant" Into A Statutory Agency

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala on Wednesday resumed hearings in the PIL seeking court's intervention in relation to the issue of a large number of unnatural death of wild elephants due to electrocution from power lines passing through the protected areas and elephant reserves. The bench asked the Ministry...

Gujarat High Court Forms Panel To Probe Into Cases Of 2 Pregnant Women Who Were Denied Medical Care By Hospitals

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday set up a committee to look into two incidents that were brought to Court’s notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea claiming that two pregnant women were refused medical care by the hospitals in the state. Noting that many such cases are coming to Court’s notice that unless an amount is paid, hospitals are not admitting the...

Bail Pendency Is An Emergency Situation Needing Urgent Attention : Justice PS Narasimha

Justice. P.S. Narasimha of the Supreme Court of India said the average quality of legal representation, both legal aid and private, needs to be upgraded. He spoke on the urgency of improving the quality of and collaboration between institutions of the criminal justice system to ensure protection of the rights of individuals impacted by the system. He also noted that ‘the current state...

Land In Himachal Pradesh Cannot Be Transferred To A Non -Agriculturist Without State Govt Permission : Supreme Court

Land in Himachal Pradesh cannot be transferred to a nonagriculturist, and this is with a purpose, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered yesterday.The bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Sudhanshu Dhulia noted that the purpose is to save the small agricultural holding of poor persons and also to check the rampant conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes.In...

Consider Designing Health Insurance Products For Persons With Hearing Disability: Delhi High Court To IRDAI

The Delhi High Court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to consider "the manner in which products" of health insurance policy "can be designed for persons with hearing disabilities and implants."Justice Prathiba M Singh said that IRDAI, while submitting its position to the court, shall consider the existing policies and guidelines as may be...

UPHJS Exam 2020| 'Can't Challenge Selection Process After Taking Calculated Chance In Interview': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To A Candidate

The Allahabad High Court recently denied relief to an unsuccessful candidate who appeared for an Interview of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Examination 2020 and challenged the final select list after her name did not appear in the list.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that she took a calculated chance of being successful in the interview, but...

'Disciplined Force Member Must Have A Clear Image': Calcutta HC Upholds Order Disallowing Murder Accused From Rejoining Home Guard Service

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday upheld an order disallowing an accused from rejoining his post as a ‘Home Guard’ by underscoring that a volunteer of a disciplined force is required to have a clean antecedent with regard to his character. In this case, the appellant was not allowed to join his service as a Home Guard on the ground that he was in judicial custody for 84 days after...

Supreme Court Directs WhatsApp To Widely Publicise That Users Aren't Bound To Accept Its 2021 Privacy Policy

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its stand that WhatsApp users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it, and WhatsApp’s functionality would remain unaffected till the Data Protection Bill comes into existence.In a letter written to the MeitY, Government of India, in 22.05.2021, WhatsApp had given the...

Pragmatic Approach Needed To Promote Private Participation Under Scheme For Rooftop & Small Solar Power Plants: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the purpose of Achievement-Linked Incentives and Awards Scheme under ‘Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Program’ is to increase the installation and use of solar panels for the purpose of encouraging renewable energy projects.“In the opinion of the Court, the Scheme is a beneficial scheme the purpose of which is to promote...

BREAKING: Lucknow Court Signs Order To Release Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan On Bail, To Walk Out Of Jail Soon

A Sessions Court in Lucknow today signed orders to release Kerala Journalist Siddiqui Kappan on Bail. The Court accepted his bail bonds and he is likely to walk out of jail by tomorrow morning. In the release order signed by the Sessions Judge, Lucknow, the Superintendent, District Jail, Lucknow has been directed to release Kappan, if not wanted in any other case after obtaining a personal...

Know 9 Legislative GST Changes In Budget 2023-24

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Budget 2023-24.Here are 9 Legislative GST Changes that budget 2023-24 brings:1. DecriminalisationSection 132 and section 138 of CGST Act are being amended, inter alia, to raise the minimum threshold of tax amount for launching prosecution under GST from one crore to two crore, except for the offence of issuance of invoices without...