On Centre's Plea, Rajasthan High Court Stays CAT's Order Granting Notional Annual Grade Increment To Central Govt Employees

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur has stayed Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jaipur's order which disposed of the Original Application of the Central government employees-respondents/ applicants and directed the petitioners-Union of India to grant one annual grade increment payable on 1st July to all applicantsNotably, the Union stated that the respondents/ applicants completing 6...

Object Of Rent Control Act Is Not To Deprive Landlords Of Their Bona Fide Properties: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the basic object of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 1950 is to save the harassment of tenants from unscrupulous landlords. The court added that the said object may not be misconstrued to deprive the landlords of their bona fide properties for all times to come.Justice Sudesh Bansal observed,"It may be noticed that the rent control legislation...

Fault Of Subordinate Court Staffs, Delay In Complying An Order, Not Reasons To Transfer A Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that any fault or shortcoming on the part of the staff of the Subordinate Court or any delay in compliance by the Court are not by itself a reason to transfer a case.In this case, the Allahabad High Court transferred a criminal case from the Court of Additional Sessions Judge First, Aligarh to the corresponding Court at Mathura. This was because the High Court...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challengnig MCC Notice Modifying OBC Reservation Criteria For Institutional Preference Seats In Central Institutes

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union Government to file a counter affidavit within 4 weeks in a plea assailing Delhi High Court's dismissal of a writ petition challenging Medical Counselling Committee's (MCC) notice dated 10.01.2022 of modifying OBC reservation criteria with respect to Institutional Preference seats in...

Intends To Encash Goodwill Of HT Media In Trademark 'Hindustan Times': Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Ad Interim Injunction Against Rouge Website

The Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of HT Media Limited which runs news publications in various languages under the registered trademark Hindustan Times, against a rogue website using a deceptively similar domain name.Passing an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of HT Media, Justice Pratibha M Singh restrained the use of...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Order Denying Bail To Woman In Jail With Infant For Over 4 Months

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a Special Leave Petition moved against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court wherein the petitioner's bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC had been rejected thereby confirming her incarceration along with her 3.5 month old infant on the ground that the allegations against her are grave and serious in nature.A bench...

Orissa High Court Restrains MP Anubhav Mohanty, Wife Varsha Priyadarshini From Commenting Against Each Other During Pendency Of Divorce Case

Today, the Orissa High Court has ordered Member of Parliament (MP) from Kendrapara and Odia actor Anubhav Mohanty to refrain from making any video/comment against his wife and actor Varsha Priyadarshini in any media, including social media during the pendency of their divorce proceedings. A similar direction was passed against his wife. The Court ordered, "Considering the...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Bail To Man Accused Of Kidnap-Murder Of 13 Year Old Boy

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Delhi High Court order granting bail to a man accused of kidnapping and murdering the 13-year-old son of a Delhi jeweler in 2014, whose body was found in a drain in East Delhi in November 2014.The Court observed that the trial is going on and important witnesses are yet to be examined. The Court added that the High Court ignored relevant...

"Illegal Detention" : Delhi High Court Dismayed At Prisoner Not Getting Release Despite Bail Due To Delay In Age Verification By Police

"Just because he's poor, he's being given step-motherly treatment?", the bench asked.

Rat-Hole Coal Mining: Meghalaya High Court Directs State To Implement SC & NGT Directions

The Meghalaya High Court has recently directed the State Government to comply with all the directions issued by the Apex Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with respect to rat-hole mining, within four weeks. While expressing grief over non-compliance of the orders, the Full Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice W....

Supreme Court Rejects Dental College's Plea Seeking Extension Of Deadline For BDS Admissions

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain plea filed by a Dental College seeking directions to Dental Council of India and Union of India for extension of admissions deadline to BDS UG course for its 100 seats to enable the college to effect admissions to their duly approved 100 seats for the academic year 2021-22.The writ petition also sought directions to the respondent...

Extra Judicial Confession Made By Co-Accused Could Be Admitted In Evidence Only For Corroboration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that extra judicial confession made by the co-accused could be admitted in evidence only as a corroborative piece of evidence.In absence of any substantive evidence against the accused, the extra judicial confession allegedly made by the co-accused loses its significance and there cannot be any conviction based on such extra judicial confession of the co-accused,...