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Shortage Of Fuel Pumps On National & State Highways: Patna High Court Calls For Fresh Demand Survey
The Patna High Court has directed the Central and State Governments to submit a detailed report on the issue of non-availability of adequate number of petrol pumps on National and State Highways. Expressing concern over the problems being faced by the people passing through these highways, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar observed,"It is unfortunate...
'Not In Poor Financial Condition': Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction Order Against Daughter-In-Law From Her Father-In-Law's House
The Calcutta High Court has recently upheld an eviction order wherein the daughter-in-law was directed to vacate the residence belonging to her father-in-law after noting that she is a medical practitioner and is thus not in a poor financial condition. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha observed, "The applicant, Swati Das, is admittedly a medical practitioner. She is neither destitute nor in a...
"Acute Shortage Of Staff": PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Filling Up Of Pending Vacancies In City Prisons
Citing acute shortage of staff, a Public Interest Litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking filling up of various pending vacancies in city prisons including those regarding Medical Officers, Welfare Officers, Counsellors, Teachers for Education, Yoga Teachers and Education Vocational Counsellors.Moved by Advocate Amit Sahni, the plea also seeks to constitute and notify Board...
PG Medical Admissions : Supreme Court Directs MP Govt To Allot In-Service Quota Seat To Doctor Who Served Tribal, Naxalite Areas
The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to a lady doctor who served the tribal and Naxalite hit villages of the State of Madhya Pradesh for more than 11 years. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to treat her as an "in- service candidate" and allot her a seat in MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology in GMC, Bhopal. The directions were...
Weekly Digest Of Arbitration Cases: April 10 To April 17, 2022
Bombay High Court 1. Writ Petitions On The Ground Of 'Exceptional Circumstances' Against Order Passed By The Arbitral Tribunal Not Maintainable: Bombay High Court Case Title: Tagus Engineering Private Limited & Ors. versus Reserve Bank of India & Anr. and IDFC First Bank Limited versus Bell Invest India Limited & Anr. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 127 The...
'Don't Play Games With Us' : Supreme Court Pulls Up GainBitcoin Scam Accused For Non-Compliance Of Direction To Share Passwords, Usernames
The Supreme Court on Monday deprecated GainBitcoin scam accused Amit Bhardwaj for not complying with the direction to disclose user name and password of Crypto Currency Wallets to Enforcement Directorate ("ED")."The dignity of the Supreme Court has to be maintained. We are not some Tis Hazari Court Court", a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant told the counsel of...
Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Orders Production Of Juvenile Accused Before Juvenile Justice Board
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the production before a juvenile justice board, of an accused claiming to be a juvenile aged 16 years, arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out last week in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.The juvenile accused was sent to one day police custody remand here by a Duty Magistrate of Rohini Courts yesterday.A...
Karnataka Cattle Slaughter Prevention Act: High Court Permits Implementation Of S.5 Which Restricts Cattle Transport
The Karnataka High Court on Monday modified its earlier order dated January 21, 2021 and permitted the state government to implement Section 5 (Restriction on transport of cattle) of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 and rules framed thereunder.Section 5 of the Act reads as:No person shall transport or offer for transport or cause to be transported...
Victim Has The Right To Be Heard At Every Stage From Investigation To Culmination Of Trial In Appeal/Revision : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that a 'victim' as defined under Section 2(wa) of the Code of the Criminal Procedure. 1973 has a right to be heard at every step post the occurrence of the offence, including the stage of adjudication of bail application of the accused."A 'victim' within the meaning of Cr.P.C. cannot be asked to await the commencement of trial for asserting his/her right...
Cattle Cannot Be Allowed To Stray In Cities: Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking To Earmark Gauchar Land In Vadodara
"Merely because the owners of the cattle is possessing or owning them, it cannot be allowed to stray on the streets in the cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara etc. and that too for purposes of grazing", the Gujarat High Court has said. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J Shastri was hearing a writ petition seeking directions to the State Government...
"Tearing Hurry, Myopic View" : Supreme Court On HC Order Granting Bail To Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case
In the order cancelling Ashish Mishra's bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court has expressed its disappointment at Allahabad High Court for refusing to hear the victims of the case before granting him bail.The Court also made a critical comment about the "tearing hurry" shown by the High Court in granting bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra.The...