Labour Court Cannot Arrogate To Itself Functions of An Industrial Tribunal U/S 33C(2) of ID Act: Gujarat High Court

"It is held that the workmen can proceed under Section 33C(2) of the I.D.Act only after the Tribunal has adjudicated on a complaint under section 33A or on a reference under section 10 of the I.D. Act," the Bench comprising Justice AS Supehia has opined recently. The Gujarat High Court was hearing writ petitions seeking the quashment of orders passed by the Labour Court in...

Chengara Land Agitation | 'Sovereign Obligation Of State To Honour Its Commitments': Kerala HC After Govt. Claims Scarcity Of Assignable Lands

The Kerala High Court on Thursday while dealing with a batch of petitions seeking expeditious distribution of available land to the landless Scheduled Caste and Tribe families at Chengara expressed its apprehension over the State's submission that there was a scarcity of assignable lands.The individuals at Chengara have been fighting for their land for two decades, which soon shaped a...

Indian Woman Awarded Death Sentence In Yemen : Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Intervention For Pardon

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court in relation to the case of an Indian woman, Nimisha Priya, who has been awarded death sentence by a Yemen Court for killing a local. The plea seeks directions to the Centre to facilitate negotiations with the victim's family and save Priya from capital punishment by paying blood money in accordance with the Yemen law.Filed by Advocate Subhash...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Directions To Ensure Continuity Of Education For 20K Medial Students Returning From Ukraine

Pravasi Legal Cell has moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions on Central Government and the National Medical Commission for taking appropriate steps to ensure continuity of education for medical students returning from Ukraine, in medical colleges here from the stage from which their study has bee disrupted.Filed through Advocate M.P. Srivignesh, the plea prays that as per data, there...

Supreme Court Lauds Azim Premji For Pardoning Person Who Filed Over 70 Frivolous Cases Against Him

"We are happy to note that Mr. Azim Hasham Premji has taken a constructive view of the matter and agreed to forgive the past conduct of Mr. Subramanian", the Court noted.

Prima Facie Appreciation Of Evidence & Application Of Judicial Mind Must For Summoning Order To Be Just And Legal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that while issuing summons, a prima facie appreciation of evidence coupled with application of judicial mind needs to be carried out for a summoning order to be just and legal. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC against the impugned order dated 17th March, 2018 passed in a Revision Petition arising out...

Can State Fix RT-PCR Rates For Private Labs? Kerala High Court Refers Issue To Division Bench

The State was facing a pandemic; it did its best to see that the general public is not affected, the Court noted.

Ahmedabad Serial Blasts Case: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To 38 Convicts On State's Plea To 'Confirm' Death Sentence

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the 38 convicts who were sentenced to death by a special court last month in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. The Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna Bhatt issued the notice on a plea moved by the State Government to confirm their death sentence in accordance with Section 366 of CrPC, which says that when...

[Plea Against Exception 2 To S. 375 IPC] Gujarat High Court To 'Wait' For Delhi HC's Verdict In 'Marital Rape' Matter

Before hearing the PIL challenging the constitutionality of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code pending before it any further, the Gujarat High Court has decided to wait for Delhi High Court Judgment on this issue.Essentially, the Delhi High Court is expected to deliver its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code,...

'Vacancies Remain;Time Has Come To Declare Tribunals Defunct': Supreme Court To Centre In Delhi Gymkhana Club Case

The Supreme Court on Friday again pulled up the Central Government over the unfilled vacancies in Tribunals and went to the extent of orally remarking that time had come to declare the tribunals as defunct."Look at the vacancies. There are no officers to man the tribunal. Mr Solicitor General, names are recommended, why they are not cleared is not known to anyone?. Vacancies remain. Look at...

'Exposes Unfortunate & Deplorable Sharp Practices': Calcutta HC Raps Lawyer For Procuring Anticipatory Bail By Misleading Sessions Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on a lawyer for having procured anticipatory bail before the concerned Sessions Court through 'fraud' and by making a 'brazen incorrect submission' that no such similar relief had been previously turned down by the same Sessions Court or the High Court. A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe In DMRC-DAMEPL Agreement For Allegedly Siphoning Off Public Money

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a 2008 agreement between Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) alleging siphoning off public money. Justice Manmohan and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain was dealing with a plea filed by Advocate Manohar Lal...