Statutory Protection U/S 33 Of Industrial Dispute Act Applicable In Pending Reference U/S 17(2) Of Working Journalists Act: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that the provisions under Section 33 of the Industrial Disputes Act restraining the employer from changing service conditions of workman during pendency of a dispute can be applied in pending reference under Section 17(2) of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions...

Appointing Retired Judges To Clear Cheque Bounce Cases : Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Centre, States & HCs [Read Amicus Report]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union of India, the State Governments and the High Courts to respond to the suggestion of constituting Special Magistrate Courts with retired judicial officers for faster disposal of cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. On being informed by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra that the States of Maharashtra,...

Railway Not Liable To Compensate If Passenger Dies Due To Own Negligence In Crossing Railway Tracks: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that Railway is not liable to compensate under Section 124A of the Railways Act if the passenger died due to own negligence in crossing the railway tracks.Justice G. Anupama Chakravarthy held that compensation will be granted only when a case of an "untoward incident" is made out."Oral evidence of the son of the deceased show that the accident was the result...

S.482 CrPC | Criminal Proceedings Can't Be Quashed If Specific Accusations Made Against Accused, Can't Conduct Roving Inquiry: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh high Court reiterated that when there are specific accusations in the FIR, charge sheet and witness statement to police, the court does not have the jurisdiction to embark upon appreciation of material in a petition under Section 482 of CrPC. Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy observed: "Prima facie when an accusation has been made, this Court would not embark...

Child Bearing Age Of All India Service Officers Should Not Be Prejudiced By Non-Grant Of Relieving Order: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that child-bearing age for the young couple should not be irretrievably prejudiced by the non-grant of a relieving order for the All India Service officers.A division bench comprising of Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma observed:"….the right to a healthy family life, to start a family and the right to parenthood have to be respected...

Send SHO For Six Months Training To Learn Law & Manner Of Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs DGP

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior bench recently directed the DGP of the State to send a Police Officer for a training for not less than six months to learn the law and the manner of investigation. Court passed the said directions pursuant to its observation on a regular basis that the police was filing charge-sheet only on the basis of confessional statements made by...

'Backdoor Entries Anathema To Public Service' : Supreme Court Refuses To Direct LIC To Absorb 11,000 Part Time Workers

As a public employer, the recruitment process of the corporation must meet the constitutional standard of a fair and open process

Land Used For Cultivating Long Duration Crops Not Ecologically Fragile Even If Encircled By Vested Forests: Kerala High Court

In a significant judgement, the Kerala High Court has held that the land principally used for the cultivation of crops of long duration cannot be declared as ecologically fragile land under the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act even if it is encircled by vested forests.Upon perusal of Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of the Act, a Division Bench of Justice P.B....

Kumar Vishwas' Plea To Quash FIR Filed Over Comments On Arvind Kejriwal: Punjab & Haryana HC Reserves Order On Interim Relief

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today reserved its order on interim relief sought by former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet Kumar Vishwas who has approached the High Court to quash the FIR registered against him by the Punjab Police in connection with his statements against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Reserving the order for interim reliefs sought by Vishwas, the Bench of...

SCBA Election Results: Senior Advocate Vikas Singh Elected President

Supreme Court Bar Association has declared the results of the Elections conducted today for its Executive Committee. Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has been elected as the President, Senior Advocate Pradeep Kumar Rai has been elected as the Vice President, and Advocate Rahul Kaushik has been elected as the Hony Secretary.In the SCBA elections conducted today, Senior Advocates Vikas...

Lawyer Moves Kerala Court Against Alleged Leak Of Privileged Communication To Media By Police

The lawyer who had previously approached the Bar Council of Kerala seeking appropriate legal action against the police officers who allegedly leaked privileged communication between lawyers and their clients in the cases involving actor Dileep has now moved the Sessions Court with his grievance. The Bar Council had on April 24, unanimously decided to take up the issue with the...

'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case: Allahabad High Court Extends Interim Protection Against Arrest Of MLA Abbas Ansari Till May 12

The Allahabad High Court today extended the interim protection of arrest granted in favor of Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case.This case was registered against him for his alleged statement threatening the government officials with payback at a public rally in Mau district last month. Ansari had said that he...