Gujarat High Court Rejects Application Seeking Benefits And Interests On The Ground Of Delay Under Contempt Of Courts Act

Averring that there was no delay in making payment of pensionary benefits as alleged by the Appellants, the Gujarat High Court has refused to interfere in the Letters Patent Appeal seeking Respondent authorities to pay all the consequential pensionary benefits and 18% interest on delayed payment. The Appellant herein had his services terminated against which he and other...

Allahabad HC Directs Lucknow's DM Led Committee To Inspect City Schools Running In Residential Areas, Submit Report

Taking a strict view of the matter of schools operating in the residential areas of Lucknow in violation of safety standards and concerned rules and regulations, the Allahabad High Court has directed a committee headed by the District Magistrate to conduct an inspection in this regard and submit a report before the Court.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Alok Mathur has...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Authorities To Consider Representation Against Alleged Illegal Religious Conversions In Ganganagar City

The Rajasthan High Court has refused to hear a public interest litigation against alleged illegal religious conversions and erection of unauthorized religious structures in the Ganganagr city, stating that it cannot decide disputed questions of facts in writ jurisdiction.The Bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani however granted liberty to the Petitioners to raise...

Power Of Attorney Executed Outside India If Not Duly Stamped Within 3 Months Of Receipt In India Will Be Impounded & Charged Penalty: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ordered the impounding of Power of Attorney (GPA) which was executed outside India. The GPA was not stamped within three months after it had been first received in India as per Section 18 of Indian Stamp Act, 1899."Though the instrument was executed outside India and it was not duly stamped and presented before 3rd respondent within the period of...

'Population Percentage Can't Be Sole Basis For Internal Reservation' : Detailed Analysis Of Supreme Court Judgment In Vanniyar Quota Case

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, held that the Tamil Nadu Act ("2021 Act") which provides internal reservation of 10.5% to the Vanniyar community for appointment in government jobs and admission in educational institutions, is violative of Articles 14, 15 and 16, as there is no substantial basis for differentiating the Vanniyar community from the other MBCs and DNCs. A Bench...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction In Trademark Infringement Suit By Mankind Pharma Against RTPCR Testing Kit 'OMISURE'

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an ad interim injunction against Tata Medical and Diagnostics Limited, manufacturer of 'OMISURE', an RTPCR kit used for detecting COVID-19 Omicron variant. Justice Pratibha M Singh was dealing with a suit filed by Mankind Pharma Limited seeking permanent injunction for infringement of trademark. The Plaintiff claimed to be the 5th largest...

Essential Commodities Cannot Be Confiscated Without Giving A Notice And Opportunity Of Hearing Under Section 6B Of EC Act: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently allowed writ petition holding that statutory notice before confiscation of essential commodity is mandatory under Section 6B of the Essential Commodities Act. The case of the petitioner was that they were the owners of the seized rice and lorry respectively. The petitioner was dealer in food grains and he purchased paddy and converted it...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations: 82 - 114]

Nominal Index Chitranshi Goyal v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 82 Prakash Chand Saini v. State Of Rajasthan; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 83 Bhagwati Singh (Since Deceased) S/o (Late) Shri Raja Mansingh v. Raja Laxman Singh S/o (Late) Shri Raja Mansingh and connected matter; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 84 Karma Ram v. The Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, through...

Unmarried Daughter Can Claim Marriage Expenses From Parents Under 'Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that an unmarried daughter can claim marriage expenses from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.The bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri and Justice Sanjay S. Agrawal held thus while hearing and allowing a petition filed by a 35-year-old woman, Rajeshwari.The case in brief Appellant/Rajeshwari moved an...

Sub-Classification Amongst Backward Classes Permissible : Supreme Court In Vanniyar Quota Case

The Supreme Court, in its judgment Vanniyar Quota Case, observed that sub-classification amongst backward classes is permissible."It is crystal clear from the Indra Sawhney judgment that backward classes can be sub-classified... No doubt can be entertained about the permissibility of sub-classification amongst backward classes", the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B R...

Meghalaya High Court Suggests Army To Conduct Surprise Checks On Its Vehicles To Prevent Possible Durg Trafficking

The Meghalaya High Court has put up a significant suggestion that 'flying army checker' teams could be deployed for surprise checks on Army vehicles so as to ensure that drugs are not transported in or through army trucks.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh came up with this suggestion while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by one M....

Supreme Court Asks SpiceJet & Kal Airways To Reconsider Settling Share Transfer Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked SpiceJet and Kal Airways to consider settling the share transfer dispute between SpiceJet and its former promoter Kalanithi Maran, and his firm Kal Airways. A Bench headed by CJI Ramana asked SpiceJet to consider Kal Airways' proposal and pay the amount of interest it owes to Kal Airways. The Bench asked both Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi...