Weekend B.Tech Course Lacking Approval Of AICTE Can't Be Held On Par With Regular Degree: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Ruling that the part-time B.Tech Program lacking the approval of AICTE cannot be treated on par with the regular degree, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana government to exclude the in-service Junior Engineers, with such degrees, from the zone of consideration of promotion to the position of Sub Divisional Officer under the quota meant for degree holders.Justice...

'Was Only A Co-Passenger Of Sriram Venkitaraman; Have Not Abetted The Offence': Wafa Firoz Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday heard the criminal revision petition filed by Wafa Firoz, the 2nd accused person in the 2019 rash driving case involving the IAS Officer, Sreeram Venkitaraman. The matter is before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas. During the hearing today, it was submitted by the counsels for the petitioner that the only offence against the petitioner was that under Section 188 of...

[S.24 Hindu Marriage Act] Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Seek Maintenance From Wife As It Would Prompt Idleness: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that if a wife is directed to pay maintenance to an able bodied husband who does not suffer from any disability or infirmity, it would be promoting idleness. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made it clear that “Merely because Section 24 of (Hindu Marriage) Act is gender neutral for grant of maintenance, it would be...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Service Law

Acquittal in Criminal Case Disciplinary Proceedings - Acquittal in Criminal Case - The acquittal of the accused in a criminal case does not debar the employer from proceeding in the exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction - In a prosecution for an offence punishable under the criminal law, the burden lies on the prosecution to establish the ingredients of the offence beyond...

Antilia Bomb Scare: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Former Encounter Specialist Pradeep Sharma; Says He Is Influential, Tampering Cannot Be Ruled Out

The Bombay High Court on Monday denied bail to former “encounter specialist” Pradeep Sharma, an accused in the Antilia Terror Scare and Manshukh Hiran Murder Case citing his clout and prosecution in a past encounter. “Considering the material on record, the same prima facie, points to the complicity of the appellant in the murder of Mansukh Hiren. The possibility of the appellant,...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Assam Law Allowing Diploma Holders To Treat Specified Diseases and Perform Minor Procedures

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004 which permitted diploma holders in Medicine and Rural Health Care to treat certain common diseases, perform minor procedures, and prescribe certain drugs. Upholding a 2014 Gauhati High Court judgment declaring the Act to be unconstitutional and ultra vires, a division bench of Justices B.R....

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Plea Seeking Separate Vacancies For Transgenders In Public Appointments

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Central Government on a plea seeking notification of separate vacancies for transgender persons in public appointments, including the teaching positions. Justice Prathiba M Singh impleaded Central Government’s Ministry of Home Affairs as a party to the plea moved by a transgender person and granted six weeks’ time for filing a reply.It...

Orissa High Court Requests State Govt To Approve Comprehensive Action Plan For Protection Of Elephants

The Orissa High Court has requested the State Government to expeditiously approve the Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) submitted by the Chief Conservator of Forests to tackle the problem of human-elephant conflict and to protect elephants from various man-made hazards. Dr. Manoj Nair, Chief Conservator of Forests virtually appeared before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr....

Supreme Court Allows Purse Seine Fishing Beyond TN Territorial Waters With Conditions

The Supreme Court on Monday passed restricted interim orders in a batch of interim applications seeking interim stay on the order dated February 17, 2022 passed by the Tamil Nadu Government on banning the use of purse seine nets for fishing. The Court passed an order allowing the purse-seine fishing beyond the territorial waters of Tamil Nadu but within the Exclusive Economic Zone...

Caste Status Of Married Woman Is Determined By Birth And Not By Marriage: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has clarified that caste status of a person is determined by birth and not by her marriage. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari further held that as long as there is no statute or rule that a married woman must obtain a fresh caste certificate upon her marriage, she cannot be denied the benefit of her caste as she was enjoying...

Don't Release Salaries Of Collector, Other Officials For Failure To Release Compensation To Persons For Land Acquired In 1961: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has directed that the salaries of Collector Angul and two other senior officers of the district administration shall not be released till payment of compensation to the people whose land was acquired in 1961.The division bench of Justices Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Biraja Prasanna Satapathy passed the order on January 16 and further said that "only on payment...

Departmental Proceeding Against Employee Abates With His Death; No One Can Be Substituted In His Place: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has reiterated that departmental proceedings against a delinquent employee abates with his death and therefore, no one can be substituted in his place to represent him to put forward a defence. While allowing the writ petition claiming family pension, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Harish Kumar observed, “It is settled proposition of law that judicial...