"Mushromming Of Illegal Colonies In Cities": Supreme Court Appoints Amicus For Norms On Regularisation Of Unauthorised Constructions

While hearing a plea filed by social activist, Mr. Juvvadi Sagar Rao, alleging regularisation of unauthorised constructions leading to corruption in concerned government offices as well as environmental concerns, the Supreme Court, on Monday, appointed Senior Advocate, Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan as the Amicus Curiae to come up with recommendations that can be made to the State Governments...

Judicial Officer's Wife Lodges FIR Against Advocate Who Accused Officer Of Taking Bribe: Allahabad HC Directs SSP To Monitor Probe

The Allahabad High Court today ordered the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffar Nagar to personally monitor the investigation in an FIR by the wife of a Judicial Officer against an advocate, who accused the Judicial Officer of taking a bribe to pass favorable orders.The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar however refused to transfer the case to any...

Order XII Rule 6 CPC | Judgment On Admission Can Be Passed If Defence Set Up By Party Is So Weak That It Is Impossible To Succeed: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court recently affirmed a judgment on admission, passed by the court below in exercise of its discretionary powers under Order XII Rule 6 of CPC, on the ground that the defence set up was such as to make it impossible for the party to succeed.In this regard, Justice V Kameswar Rao observed,"Order XII Rule 6 of the CPC can also be invoked when the objections raised...

Anganwadi Workers & Helpers Are Entitled To Payment Of Gratuity; Anganwadi Centres Are "Establishments" Under 1972 Act : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers are entitled to the payment of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972."The 1972 Act will apply to Anganwadi centres and in turn to AWWs(Anganwadi Workers) and AWHs(Anganwadi Helpers)", a bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka held while allowing the appeals filed against...

Anis Khan's Father Says SIT Report Declaring Death As Non-Homicidal 'Ridiculous', Calcutta High Court Seeks Objection Affidavit

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the father of deceased student leader Anis Khan to file an affidavit raising objections to the report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) pertaining to the investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022...

'Conduct Does Not Inspire Confidence': Karnataka High Court Refuse Anticipatory Bail To Ex-Member Of Legislative Council In Extortion Case

The Karnataka High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Former Member of Legislative Council and another person in an alleged case of extortion, registered against them by a civil contractor earlier this year. A single judge bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav while refusing anticipatory bail to Srikanth L. Ghotnekar and Anil Chawhan said, "It must be noted that though an offence...

High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction Over Orders Passed Under Order 39 Rules 1&2 Restricted, Can Be Exercised In Case Of Palpable Error: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the scope of interference by the High Court in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India would be even more restricted with an order passed by the court below under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. "If, therefore, the courts below are functioning in a manner which calls...

Supreme Court Directs States To Implement NCPCR SOP To Rescue And Rehabilitate Children In Street Situations Till the Time They Notify Their Respective Guidelines

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the State Governments and the Union Territories to implement the Standard Operating Procedure for Care and Protection of Children in Street Situation 2.0 ("SOP 2.0") drafted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ("NCPCR") with respect to rescue and rehabilitation of Children in Street Situations ("CiSS"), till the time...

Plea Challenges Demand Of GST On Royalty Paid For Quarrying Of Building Stone: Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Relief

The Karnataka High Court has till the next date of hearing restrained respondents from demanding and collecting GST on Royalty from the petitioner, a firm engaged in quarrying of building stone. Advocate Kartik Seth appearing for the petitioner B&B Stones had approached the court challenging the imposition of GST on mining royalty on reverse charge basis. Seth had argued that...

Calcutta High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Party For Seeking Repeated Adjournments

The Calcutta High Court on Friday imposed costs to the tune of Rs 25,000 on a party for seeking repeated adjournments. A Bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Kesang Doma Bhutia noted that the appellants had sought several adjournments. But despite the accommodating orders the Court had passed, they again sought an adjournment for the fourth time."This is the fourth occasion...

Expansive Definition Of 'Manufacturing Process' To Include More Factories Under ESIC Act Shall Apply "Prospectively": Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that the application of the term 'manufacturing process', which was added to the Employees State Insurance Act ('the Act') by virtue of the Employees State Insurance (Amendment Act), 1989 ('the Amendment Act'), would apply prospectively and would have no application prior to the said amendment coming into force. A Single-judge Bench of...

NEET-PG| "How Do We Cancel Admission? There Will Be Human Tragedy": Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Fresh Registration In NRI Quota Before Mop Up Counseling

The Supreme Court on Monday considered a petition file by NRI students seeking time for fresh registration in the NRI quota before commencement of the Mop-Up counseling in the State of Kerala. "How do we cancel admission, there will be human tragedy. It will be a tragedy for us to say that" the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant orally observed on Senior Advocate...