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Gauhati High Court Seeks Report From Govt On PIL Alleging State Has Failed To Provide Infrastructure For Transgender Welfare Board
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed Assam government to file a report within 5 weeks on the manner in which the provisions of the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 are being implemented in the State, particularly in the context of functioning of Transgender Welfare Board and State Level Transgender Cell. Issue The court was hearing a public interest...
Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Dispute : Haryana Govt Tells Supreme Court That Bilateral Talks With Punjab Have Failed
Amid the continuing impasse over the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, the Haryana government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that bilateral talks with its neighbouring state Punjab had failed to yield any meaningful outcome, and urged the top court to consider issuing directions that would require the Punjab government to complete the remaining portion of the canal, pursuant to...
‘Filed Only For Recovery Of Balance Interest Amount’: NCLAT Delhi Upholds Dismissal Of Section 9 Petition
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Permali Wallace Pvt. Ltd. v Narbada Forest Industries Pvt. Ltd., has held upheld the Adjudicating Authority’s dismissal of a Section 9 petition, which was filed merely for...
Employee Can't Challenge Departmental Enquiry Findings 'On Grounds Of Adequacy Or Reliability' Under Article 226: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that findings of departmental authorities in disciplinary proceedings cannot be challenged by the employee under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, on the grounds of adequacy or reliability."It is also a settled proposition that if the enquiry is properly held the departmental authorities are the sole judge of facts," Justice Dinesh Kumar...
Unstamped Arbitration Agreement Is Valid, Though Not Admissible As Evidence : Amicus Tells Supreme Court Constitution Bench
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, continued hearing submissions made by the Amicus Curiae, Senior Advocate, Mr. Gourab Banerji in a 3-Judge reference which raised the issue - whether the arbitration clause in a contract, which is required to be registered and stamped, but is not registered and stamped, is valid and enforceable.A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justice K.M....
Plaintiff Cannot Seek Return Of Plaint & Refund Of Court Fees After Dismissal Of Suit: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the court fee could not be refunded after a suit had been decided on merits, particularly when the petitioner had filed the application for return of the plaint and court fee, without challenging the decree therein. Justice C.S. Dias observed in this context that the judgment in the civil suit had been delivered after a full-fledged trial and a...
Google's Actions Are Feudalistic, Following Different Standards For Europe & India: CCI Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal which refused to stay the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which imposed a penalty of Rs 1,338 crore on Google India for abuse of dominance in relation to Android eco-system. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice...
Living Will- “Under The Scheme Of Separation Of Powers, This Is Squarely A Matter That You Should Have Taken Up”: SC Constitution Bench Tells Centre
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, continued with the hearing of the Miscellaneous Application seeking modification of the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by way of its judgment recognising 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr.For the past two days, a Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph, Justice Ajay...
Consider Imposing Penalty On Drivers Using Fastag Lanes At Toll Plazas Without Fitting Fastag: Kerala High Court To Centre
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Central Government to consider whether penalty can be imposed on drivers using the lanes reserved for Fastag vehicles, without fitting Fastag or with expired Fastag. The direction was issued while considering a petition alleging that the delay on the part of the Concessionaire's staff in collecting the toll at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza and their...
'Throws Integrity Of Art To The Wolves': Orissa High Court Quashes List Of State Film Awardees Over Plagiarism & Uncredited Remakes
The Orissa High Court has nullified and set aside the list of awardees for the coveted 31st Odisha State Film Awards, 2019 on the ground that two films were found to be placed in the list in utter violation of the Odisha State Films Awards Rules. A Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi, after verifying the allegations, discovered the movies to be plagiarised...
CCI Seeks Vacation Of Bombay High Court Order Restraining Coercive Action Against Debt Trustee Units Of IDBI, Axis & SBICap For Alleged Cartelization
The Competition Commission of India has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to vacate its earlier order stopping CCI from taking any coercive step against Trustees Association of India and the trusteeship units of IDBI, Axis and SBICap in an alleged cartelization case. On Thursday, a division bench of Justice G. S. Patel and Justice S. G. Dige placed the CCI’s interim...