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Decision Of Adjudicating Authority Can't Be Doubted Merely Because It Is Govt Limb, Reliable Evidence Indicating Bias Is Must: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that there has to be reliable evidence to indicate that the authority adjudicating objections is biased and the decision cannot be questioned merely because the officer is a limb of the Government. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J M Khazi made the observation while dismissing an intra-court appeal filed by Philips...
Supreme Court Asks BJP MLA Jaykumar Gore To Surrender & Apply For Bail Before Trial Court In Forgery Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Maharashtra BJP MLA Jaykumar Gore who has been accused of allegedly forging documents in the name of a deceased person to surrender before the Trial Court and apply for regular bail. The direction was issued by the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli after being informed by the State's counsel that chargesheet has...
Courts Can't Expand Scope Of Qualification Prescribed By Employer By Reading Into It A Higher Qualification: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that a person, to be eligible for a post, must possess the qualification prescribed for the post and it is not within the province of the Courts of law to read the higher qualification into the qualification prescribed in the rules or the advertisement as essential qualification. A division bench comprising Justices...
Bollywood Drug Probe: NCB Submits Draft Charge, Says Accused Aided Abetted Sushant Singh Rajput Into "Extreme Drug Addiction"
The Narcotics Control Bureau has claimed that actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and others aided and abetted late Sushant Singh Rajput into extreme drug addiction. In the draft charges filed before the Special NDPS court, the NCB accused Chakraborty and 34 others of engaging in criminal conspiracy to procure, purchase, sale, transport, and distribute various drugs in...
NCLT Has Discretion To Not Admit Financial Creditor's CIRP Application Even If Corporate Debtor Is In Default : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that it is not mandatory for the Adjudicating Authority to admit an application to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process even if a debt existed and the Corporate debtor is in default.However, such discretionary power cannot be exercised arbitrarily or capriciously, the bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari cautioned.The court...
![[Disparity In Pay Scale] Classification Based On Mode Of Recruitment, Qualification & Merit Not Unreasonable: Delhi High Court](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2022/02/23/500x300_410489-390549-delhi-high-court-03.jpg "[Disparity In Pay Scale] Classification Based On Mode Of Recruitment, Qualification & Merit Not Unreasonable: Delhi High Court")
[Disparity In Pay Scale] Classification Based On Mode Of Recruitment, Qualification & Merit Not Unreasonable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that whereas the "Equal Pay for Equal Work" is a constitutional goal, however, there is no absolute application of the principle by default, within or across organisations/ departments. A single bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that organisations as well as the government have the liberty to set different pay scale, where they make a...
Can Omnibus Orders Be Passed Against Demolitions? Supreme Court Asks In Jamiat Pleas Challenging "Bulldozer" Actions
While hearing PILs filed by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind alleging that authorities in states like UP and MP are resorting to "bulldozer" action to demolish the houses of persons accused in cases like riots, the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally asked if it can pass omnibus orders restraining demolition of unauthorised constructions. The bench of Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha...
Supreme Court To Hear Subramanian Swamy's Plea Seeking National Heritage Status For Ram Setu On July 26
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on July 26, 2022 the plea seeking National Heritage Status for Ram Setu.A three-judge Bench of CJI Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction after a request was made by Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy seeking urgent hearing of his plea for directions to the Center for declaring Ram Setu as a national...
'Detention Beyond Release Date Violates Article 21' : Supreme Court Grants Rs 7.5 Lakh Compensation To Convict Kept In Prison In Excess Of Sentence Period
The Supreme Court has directed the State of Chhattisgarh to pay Rs 7.5 Lakhs as compensation to a rape convict who was kept in prison beyond the period of sentence."When a competent court, upon conviction, sentenced an accused and in appeal, the sentence was modified upon confirmation of the conviction and then the appellate judgment had become final, the convict can be detained only up to...
BREAKING| Delhi High Court To Hear Plea To Postpone NEET-UG 2022 Tomorrow
A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking the postponement of the NEET-UG exam, which is to be held on July 17.The matter was mentioned today before the division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, which listed the matter for urgent hearing tomorrow.In addition to postponing the nation-wide medical entrance exam, the...