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Anis Khan Murder Case: Calcutta HC Orders Second Post-Mortem; SIT To Continue Probe Under The Supervision Of District Judge
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a second post mortem in the murder case of Allah University student Anis Khan. The Court directed that the second post mortem and the investigation by the State constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT) would be monitored by a District Judge. The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming the incident as 'grave...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Single Judge Order Refusing To Stay Release Of 'KGF-2' Movie
The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, has refused to grant interim stay in a plea seeking complete ban on exhibition of KGF-2 movie and its Teaser.The movie is set to release on 14th April 2022. The development ensued in an appeal filed by one Tasleem Ahmed Khan against an order dated 31.01.2021 passed by the Single Judge, whereby while issuing notice in the writ petition against...
Virtual Hearing | Kerala High Court Advocates' Association Raises Complaints About Entry Restrictions To Chief Justice's Bench
The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) has addressed a letter to the Registrar General of the High Court of Kerala on Thursday, complaining about the prevailing entry restrictions to the virtual hearings happening at the Chief Justice's court.It has been mentioned in the letter that the Association has been receiving several complaints from advocates, frequently...
HRA Rules Applicable To All Central Govt Institutions/ PSUs & Autonomous Bodies Including IGNOU: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently held that Central Government Institutions/ PSUs and Autonomous Bodies other than those explicitly mentioned under the HRA General Rules and Orders are also covered under the Rules.The observation was made by a Bench of Justice Talwant Singh and Rajiv Shakhdher in a case where a contention was raised that Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is neither...
"Govt Hospitals Can't Deny Treatment On The Ground Of Place Of Residence": Punjab And Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently clarified that a government Hospital can't deny treatment to someone on the ground that he/she is not a resident of the area where the hospital is located.The Bench of Justice Rajbir Sehrawat observed this in a matter wherein a pregnant woman was denied medical treatment by a Government Hospital in Chandigarh on the ground that she is a resident...
SARFAESI Act Has Overriding Effect On Central Excise Act; Dues Of Secured Creditor Has Priority Over Dues Of Central Excise Dept.: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the SARFAESI Act will have an overriding effect on the provisions of the Central Excise Act.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran observed that the dues of the secured creditor will have priority over the dues of the Central Excise Department.The Commissioner Customs and Central Excise ordered the confiscation of all the...
Endosulfan : Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Kerala Govt Over Failure To Pay Compensation To Victims
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a contempt petition preferred by victims of spread of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan alleging failure on the part of State Government of Kerala to disburse compensation of Rs 5 lakhs to affected persons.The notice was issued by the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath.On a petition filed by the Democratic Youth Federation...
Supreme Court Approves AICTE's Revised Calendar For Academic Year 2022-2023
The Supreme Court, on Monday, approved the amended calendar for the academic year 2022-2023 as proposed by All India Council for Technical Education ("AICTE") for admission to engineering and other courses under its supervision.A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai noted that in view of the pandemic, the academic calendar for the term 2021-2022 had also been extended....
No Appointment For Visually Impaired Candidate If Such Vacancy Is Not Requisitioned In The Advertisement: Gujarat High Court
"The provisions of the 2016 (Rights of Person with Disability) Act do not envisage a situation to give appointment to a person in absence of any vacancy in the category," the Gujarat High Court has held. Justice Biren Vaishnav observed so while hearing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, wherein the Petitioner, a visually impaired candidate, was aggrieved by...
Acquittal In Predicate Offence Won't By Itself End PMLA Proceedings : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
Responding to a batch of petitions challenging the procedures under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Thursday told the Supreme Court that "the impression which is created that at the drop of the hat, searches are conducted and attachments are made under the PMLA" is not correct."In the last 17 years, investigation was carried out in 4700...
Karnataka High Court Constitutes 'Commercial Division' To Entertain Pleas Against International Commercial Arbitral Awards
The Karnataka High Court has ordered that in view of Section 2(e)(ii) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, a challenge to an award in an International Commercial Arbitration can be made before the High Court of Karnataka. As per a circular issued by the registrar (Judicial), a Commercial Division under Section 4(1) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 has been constituted, consisting...