BREAKING: WB Municipal Polls: State Election Commissioner To Be Held Personally Liable If Central Forces Not Deployed, Decision To Be Taken In 24 Hrs [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold a joint meeting with the officials of the West Bengal government within 24 hours and decide as to whether deployment of central paramilitary forces will be required for the peaceful conduct of the upcoming elections to the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to take place on February 27.The...

One Individual Can't Hold Two Birth Certificates, Identity Is Established Not Only By Name & Parentage But Also By Date Of Birth: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that an individual cannot be permitted to hold two birth certificates, reasoning that the identity of a person is established not only by name and parentage but also by date of birth. "Continuance of two birth certificates containing two different dates of birth would imply that one individual can pose as two different individuals; which error cannot be...

Court U/s 37 Arbitration Act Has No Jurisdiction To Remand The Matter To Same Arbitrator Unless Consented By Both Parties: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a Court, under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, has no jurisdiction to remand the matter to the same Arbitrator unless it is so consented by both the parties.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed that only two options are available to the Court considering the appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act. The...

'Concentrate On Completing Education': Madhya Pradesh High Court Advises Adult Woman Wanting To Marry Outside Religion

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday, directed the release of an adult woman confined at Nari Niketan, who was facing opposition in her family for wanting to marry a man outside her religion. The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Manindar Singh Bhatti further advised her to concentrate on finishing her studies, stating that marriage, though important, can be postponed...

Public Interest Has Precedence Over Private Interest: Gujarat High Court Refuses to Stall Redevelopment Of Public Housing Blocks

The Gujarat High Court has refused to stall the redevelopment work being carried out in Public Housing Blocks, noting that public interest will always have precedence over a private interest of the parties.Justice Vaibhavi Nanavati observed,"Some inconvenience to individual dwellers cannot be given any primacy and public interest as well as public benefit has to be taken...

Class 10 & 12 Exams-Supreme Court Hearing On Plea To Cancel Physical Exams Of State Boards, CBSE & ICSE- LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Khanwilkar will hear a writ petition which seeks the cancellation of physical exams for Class 10 and 12 to be conducted by all State Boards, CBSE, ICSE and NIOS.The present writ petition, filed by child rights activist Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, seeks directions to the State Boards, CBSE, ICSE, NIOS who are going to conduct board exams for 10th and 12th...

Concretization Of Trees: Delhi High Court Calls For Operationalising Tree Disease Surgery Unit In SDMC

Dealing with a plea highlighting the inaction of the authorities over concretization of trees in city's Vasant Vihar area, the Delhi High Court has called for operationalising a Tree Disease Surgery Unit in South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Justice Najmi Waziri said that Corporation shall ensure that the Unit be operationalized if the same is not already done, before the next date of...

Opening Of Masjid In Nizamuddin Markaz Will Have To Be In Terms Of DDMA Order: Centre Informs Delhi High Court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the aspect of opening of Masjid in city's Nizamuddin Markaz will have to be done in terms of the order passed by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).Justice Mukta Gupta was dealing with an application filed in the petition moved by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking to ease restrictions at the Nizamuddin Markaz, which has been...

Cognizance Of Complaint Taken After 2 Yrs Not Ground For Considering Entitlement Of Anticipatory Bail: Chhattisgarh High Court

Refusing to grant anticipatory bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that merely because the case is registered on complaint and cognizance of the complaint is taken by the Court after about two years, will in itself is not a ground considering entitlement of anticipatory bail. Still, it is to be considered on the merits of each case.The...

'Important Aspect Of Gender Equality Getting Postponed' : Supreme Court Asks Nagaland Govt To Implement 33% Women Reservation In Local Bodies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the State of Nagaland, six weeks to report back as to how it proposed to implement 33% reservation for women in Municipalities and Town Councils.The directions were issued by bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh while considering a petition by a Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and woman activist Rosemary Dvuchu who had...

Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Of 34 Rogue Websites Indulging In Online Piracy By Streaming Content Of Universal, Netflix, Disney Etc

The Delhi High Court has ordered for blocking of 34 rogue websites indulging in online piracy by streaming streaming content of Universal City Studios LLC., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Disney Enterprises, Inc, through illegal means. Justice Asha Menon directed the Department of Telecommunications...

Financier Possessing Vehicle Based On Hire-Purchase Or Hypothecation Agreement Liable To Pay Tax Under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act: Supreme Court

Upholding a Full bench judgment of the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court observed that a financier in possession of a motor vehicle/transport vehicle in respect of which a hire-purchase or lease or hypothecation agreement has been entered, is liable to tax under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997.The liability is from the date of taking possession of the said vehicle under the...