Centre Notifies Appointment Of Wasim Sadiq Nargal As J&K&L HC Judge

The Central Government on Wednesday notified the appointment of Advocate Wasim Sadiq Nargal as an additional judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.The name of Wasim Sadiq Nargal was recommended by the J&K High Court way back in August 2017. In April 2018, the Supreme Court collegium approved his name. However, the Centre returned his name.The SC collegium reiterated...

Can't Adopt Rule Of Convenience: Kerala High Court Issues Traffic Directions For Private Transport Buses And Autorickshaws

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Police Commissioner and the Regional Transport Authority in Kochi to immediately issue orders prohibiting private transport buses from using horns in city limits and to ensure that they ply only on the extreme left side of city roadsJustice Amit Rawal notified a set of traffic directions for private buses and auto-rickshaws in the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Patna High Court

The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as judges of the Patna High Court. They are as follows, Shailendra Singh, Judicial Officer Arun Kumar Jha, Judicial OfficerJitendra Kumar, Judicial OfficerAlok Kumar Pandey, Judicial OfficerSunil Datta, Judicial OfficerChandra Prakash Singh, Judicial OfficerChandra Shekhar Jha, Judicial OfficerA...

Centre Makes 4 Additional Judges Of Kerala High Court Permanent Judges

The Central Government on Wednesday made four additional judges of the Kerala High Court permanent judges.They are as follows, Murali Purushothaman, Additional Judge Ziyad Rahman Alevakkatt Abdul Rahiman, Additional Judge Karunakaran Babu, Additional Judge Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, Additional Judge It was on September 14, 2020, that the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of 6 High Court Judges

The Central Government has notified the transfer/repatriation of following High Court judges,Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah (Andhra Pradesh High Court to Patna High Court);Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash (presently Orissa High Court to Calcutta High Court);Justice Subhasis Talapatra (Tripura High Court to Orissa High Court);Justice Lanusungkum Jamir (Manipur High Court to Gauhati High...

Reasons For Declining Security Clearance Can't Be Disclosed To MediaOne : Centre To Supreme Court

The Central Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the reasons for declining security clearance for Malayalam news channel MediaOne cannot be disclosed to the channel owners as it involves issues relating to national security.The Centre further stated that principles of natural justice are not applicable when issues relating to national security are involved....

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations 154 - 220]

Nominal Index [2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 154 To 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 220] Pallabi Chatterjee and Ors v. State of West Bengal and other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 154Dipok Dinda v. State of West Bengal and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 155Future Market Networks Limited versus Laxmi Pat Surana & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 156In Re : State of West Bengal vs. Md. Younus @ Bilal & Ors 2022...

Supreme Court Raises Questions Over Manner In Which Punjab & Haryana Superior Judicial Services Main Written Examination- 2019 Was Conducted

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concerns at the manner in which the Punjab & Haryana High Court had conducted Punjab and Haryana Superior Judicial Services Main Written Examination- 2019."The High Court is conducting examinations for District Judges... courts come down heavily on educational institutions when they conduct exams in a flip flop manner. The manner in which the exam...

Monthly Digest Of Tax Cases: May 2022

Indirect Taxes Supreme Court GST Council Recommendations Not Binding On Centre & States; Both Parliament & State Legislatures Can Legislate On GST : Supreme Court Case Title : Union of India and Anr versus M/s Mohit Minerals Through Director Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 500 In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court held that the recommendations of the GST council...

Schools Not Entitled To Pay GST On Canteen And Transportation Services: AAR

The Maharashtra Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of Rajiv Magoo and T.R. Ramnani has ruled that the schools are not liable to pay GST on the canteen and the transportation services that are furnished by schools. The applicant, Rahul Ramchandran, has a new business under the trade name "Nashik Cambridge Pre-school". The applicant intends to supply certain services...

Why Machines, Protective Gears Not Being Used For Cleaning Of Drains Across State?: Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government as to why the machines and protective gears are not being used for cleaning of the drains across the state.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir was dealing with a suo moto PIL plea wherein the Court had taken note of a news item, which was published in the newspapers on May 24,...

Private Company Conceals Info About Blacklisting In Tender Case: Delhi HC Imposes ₹12.5 Crores Cost To Be Utilised For Installation Of Smog Tower In City

Update: No Smog Tower Installation In Delhi As High Court Corrects Arithmetic Error In Order Imposing 12.5 Cr CostThe Delhi High Court today imposed a hefty cost of Rs. 12.5 crores on a private company namely SARR Freights Corporation, for concealing the information about its blacklisting in a tender matter and directed that the said cost shall be utilized for installation and...