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When Does Land Acquisition Proceedings Start Under 1894 Act For The Purposes Of Section 24(1) RFCTLARR Act? SC Continues Hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on a string of petitions raising the question whether the expression "proceedings" in section 24(1) of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act is to be reckoned from the date of notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition 1894 or with the date of notification under Section 6 of the old Act.Section 24 is titled 'Land acquisition process under Act No...
Pre-Deposit Payment Made By Parent Company Having Separate Service Tax Registration Amounts To Proper Compliance: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court bench of Justice R. Subramanian and Justice N.Sathish Kumar has held that the pre-deposit payment made by the parent company having a separate service tax registration amounts to proper compliance. The petitioner/assessee has appealed against the final order passed by the Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, dismissing the appeal filed by...
Post Fell Vacant Before Expiry Of Wait List, Applicant Can't Suffer Due To Lapse Of Administration: Gujarat High Court Grants Relief To PWD Candidate
The Gujarat High Court has recently directed its administrative department to grant appointment to the Petitioner, a physically challenged candidate, who had applied for the post of Peon (Class IV) under the Physically Handicapped category.The Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav considered that two vacancies had arisen before the expiry of the waitlist in which Petitioner's name figured...
High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Ensure No New Public Spaces Are Constructed Without Separate Toilets For Transgender Persons
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi government to ensure that the newly constructed public spaces incorporate separate toilets for Transgender persons.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla ordered,"Let a status report be filed by GNCTD, indicating what steps it has taken till date for creation of separate toilets for...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Bombay HC Direction To Uber To Comply With Motor Vehicle Aggregators Guidelines
In an interim relief to Uber India, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed status quo with respect to the March 7 order of the Bombay High Court that the cab aggregators should comply with Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020.The Aggregator Guidelines were notified by the Central Government in excercise of its powers under Section 93(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988.A bench...
Criminal Justice Machinery Should Not Be Kept In Limbo, Trial Can't Remain Stayed Due To Non-Availability Of Counsel: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the criminal justice machinery should not be kept in limbo and that the proceedings before the Trial Court cannot remain stayed because of the non-availability of the counsel.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a plea seeking quashing of the chargesheet dated 29th January, 2013 in the FIR registered under sec. 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal...
Electricity Act Will Not Apply When Contract Is For Supply Of Materials Simplicitor, Court Can Apppoint Arbitrator: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the embargo under S.86 of the Electricity Act which provides that only the Regulatory Commission can appoint an arbitrator does not apply when the agreement is for supply simpliciter and does not have an element of transmission, distribution, and trading of electricity and the Court can appoint an arbitrator in such cases. The Single Bench...
Right Of A Party To File Counter Claims Exists Independently Of Any Liberty Granted To It By The Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that any matter on which the Arbitral Tribunal has the jurisdiction to pass a final award can also be the subject of an interim award made by it, and the same can be challenged before the Court under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act). The Single Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar held that the right of a party to...
"No Right To Occupy Place Of Vending Round The Clock": Delhi HC Refuses Impleadment Of Street Vendors In Suo Moto PIL Over Encroachments In Okhla
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected an application moved by a group of street vendors, seeking impleadment in the suo moto public interest litigation initiated over the issue of illegal constructions and encroachments of public land in city's Okhla industrial area.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed that as per Supreme...
"You Require Bulldozers To Remove Stalls & Chairs?": Supreme Court Asks NDMC On Jahangirpuri Demolitions
"To remove stalls, chairs, bench, boxes, you require a bulldozer?", the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in relation to the anti-encroachment drive carried by it in Jahangirpuri, New Delhi.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai posed the question after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for NDMC, submitted that as per the provisions...
"Complete Lack Of Evidence Of Deceased Being Last Seen Alive With Accused": Allahabad HC Sets Aside Life Sentence Of 2 Murder Accused
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the life sentence awarded to two murder accused as it noted that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the appellants/accused had murdered the deceased, who was allegedly their helper.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain further observed that was a complete lack of evidence of the deceased being last...