"Public Employment Cannot Be Obtained By Paying Bribe", Madras HC Rejects Petition For Interim Custody Of Rs. 10 Lakh Seized During Job Racket Case Probe

While dismissing a petition for interim custody of Rs.10 lakhs seized in a job racketing case, the Madras High Court bench of Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy expressed his displeasure at the way people were willing to pay huge sums of money for getting a job. He enunciated that public appointments were made through a selection procedure and could not be obtained by paying bribes. He...

Rajasthan High Court To Organize Yoga Day Tomorrow

The Registrar (Admin) of the Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice informing that the High Court, Jodhpur shall celebrate Yoga Day-2022 on 21st June, 2022 i.e. tomorrow.The notice states that the main function of observing "Yoga Day" will be organized in front of the Ceremonial Gate of the iconic building of the New High Court at Jhalamand, Jodhpur from 7.00 am to 7.45 am under the guidance...

In City Like Mumbai, 1.30 AM Not Too Late; Wandering At That Time At Night No Offence : Mumbai Court

Acquitting a man arrested from a south Mumbai Street at 1.30 am, a Metropolitan Magistrates Court has held that wandering on the streets at 1.30am in a city like Mumbai, is not an offence. It would be an offence only if night curfew is imposed, the court added. "In the city like Mumbai, 1:30 am is not too late. Anyone can stand on near the road…Even if it assumed that 01:30 am...

Primary Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Chairman Of WB Board Of Primary Education

The Calcutta High Court on Monday removed Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya from the post of Chairman of the Board of Primary Education with immediate effect in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in state government-sponsored and aided primary schools.Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had earlier ordered a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team of...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Singer KK's Death

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought the State government's response on a batch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions seeking an investigation into the death of singer-composer Krishnakumar Kunnath popularly known as KK, who passed away on May 31, 2022, hours after performing in a concert at Kolkata.The leading playback singer was in the city for a two-day concert at Nazrul Mancha...

No Prohibition For Issuance Of Legal Heirship Certificate To Class-II Legal Heirs: Madras High Court

While allowing a petition filed by a woman for issuing a legal heir certificate for her deceased brother, the Madras High Court bench of Mr. Justice Abdul Quddhose reiterated that there was no bar to issuing a legal heir certificate to a class-II heir.The petitioner's brother D.Dhanapal died as a bachelor on 25.11.2017. The petitioner had submitted an application dated 05.03.2021 seeking...

'Estoppel Cannot Override Law' : Supreme Court Accepts Unsuccessful Candidates' Challenge To Selection Process Held Against Regulations

The Supreme Court recently held that the principle of estoppel or acquiescence will not apply in a selection process when it is held contrary to the relevant rules.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Vikram Nath reiterated that "principle of estoppel cannot override the law" and that the procedure in the relevant service manual will prevail over the principle of estoppel...

PIL In Supreme Court Challenges Agnipath Recruitment Scheme For Armed Forces

A PIL has been filed in Supreme Court challenging the Centre's "Agnipath" recruitment scheme for armed forces.The petition filed by serial PIL litigant Advocate ML Sharma has sought to quash the notification dated June 14, 2022 issued by the Ministry of Defence, contending that the same is "illegal, unconstitutional and void ab-initio & ultra vires to the constitution of India in the...

Power To Decide Interim Custody Of Vehicle Seized Under NDPS Lies With Magistrate/Special Court, Not With Drug Disposal Committee: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that a Magistrate or the Special Court (under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) is conferred with the power/jurisdiction to consider the application for 'interim custody' of the conveyance/vehicle under the provisions of Sections 451 and 457 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in cases arising out of the provisions of NDPS Act. A...

Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Direction To Bajaj Allianz To Compensate 3.5 lakh Farmers Who Suffered Losses In Rains

The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, 3,57,287 agriculturists in the Osmanabad District of Maharashtra for post harvesting losses caused to Soyabean Crop in the Kharif Season 2020 on account of heavy rainfall.The Apex Court added that the stay of operation of the impugned...

Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil, Former Judge Of HC, Appointed As Lokayukta Of Karnataka: State Govt Informs High Court

The State Government last week informed the Karnataka High Court about the appointment of former judge of the High Court, Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil, as the Lokayukta of Karnataka. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi was informed about the notification dated June 14, issued by the government, wherein the Governor has appointed the...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Refuses To Release Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh From Prison For Voting In MLC Elections

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow the temporary release of Maharashtra MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh from the prison for casting vote in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, which is going on today.A vacation bench comprising Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia refused to grant interim relief in the Special Leave Petition filed by the legislators against the...