'Clear Case Of Gender Bias': MP HC Declares Policy To Not Consider Sister / Married Daughter For Compassionate Appointment As Unconstitutional

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the policy of National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA) to not consider sisters/ married daughters for compassionate appointment is a clear case of gender bias and is thus, unconstitutional. Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari was essentially dealing with a writ petition filed by the Petitioner who was aggrieved by the order passed by the...

'You Missed The Bus' : Supreme Court Refuses Relief To Student Who Lost Admission For Not Uploading OTP Within Time

The Supreme Court today dismissed a writ petition filed by a student who was aggrieved with the loss of his admission in the Mechanical Engineering course at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai as he had failed to upload the One Time Password(OTP) within the stipulated time to confirm his admission. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant in their order...

Prayagraj Airport Corridor- Allahabad High Court Stays Demolition Of 100-Yr-Old Clinic, Restaurant In Special Sunday Hearing

In a Special Sunday Sitting, the Allahabad High Court stayed the proposed demolition of a hundred-year-old homeopathic clinic and restaurant for the purpose of constructing the Prayagraj airport corridor. The division bench of Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed this order on a plea filed by Rakesh Gupta And 2 Others and has now posted the matter for further hearing...

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Curb Operation Of Unauthorised Street Vendors In Kochi

The Kerala High Court on Friday issued a comprehensive list of directions to ensure strict implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 within the limits of Kochi Corporation and to ensure that only authorised vendors carry on street vending activities therein.Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar issued the directions in a batch...

Maharashtra Govt Appoints DGP From UPSC Panel, Bombay High Court Disposes Of Advocate's PIL

The Bombay High Court disposed of an advocate's PIL seeking appointment of a permanent Director General of Police in Maharashtra from the three names recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) panel.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik observed that nothing survives in the PIL after the appointment of IPS officer Rajnish Seth as the new DGP...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [14 February- 20 February 2022]

Allahabad High Court 1. Matrimonial Case Transfer- Wife Not Having Anyone To Accompany Her Across Long Distance A Relevant Factor: Allahabad HC Case title - Smt. Shakshi Agrawal v. Sri Ashutosh Agrawal Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 45 The High Court has observed that the fact that a wife is not having anyone to accompany her across a long distance is also...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [14 February 2022- 19 February 2022]

A weekly round-up of important cases from Gujarat High Court: Citations: 2022 Livelaw (Guj) 40 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 47NOMINAL INDEXH.K.Thakur v. Nazir Noormohmed Kara & 2 Other(S), 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 M/S. Raghunandan Enterprise v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax, 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 41 Bhavesh Khimabhai Pandit v. State Of Gujarat, 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 42 Rajubhai Kanubhai Bharwad...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 14 To February 20, 2022

Nominal Index Satya Narayan Banik & Ors v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 40Abu Sohel v. The State West Bengal and others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 41Nivedita Basu v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 42Sabita Roy v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 43Ramaprasad Sarkar v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 44Rajib Chakraborty and Ors v. The State of West Bengal and Ors...

Service Tax - To Determine If Service Is For Job Work Eligible For Tax Exemption, Agreement Has To Be Read As Composite Whole : Supreme Court

On Friday, the Supreme Court held that for the purpose of granting tax exemption based on the nature of agreements, the said agreements ought to be read as a composite whole. In the present matter, in order to decide whether the agreement entered into between the parties was a job work agreement and fit for granting benefit of service tax exemption in terms of Notification...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Apologizes To Police Officer For Causing Him Inconvenience On Account Of Misreporting By Govt. Lawyer

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently tendered its apology to a Police Officer for causing him inconvenience on account of misreporting by a Counsel for the State (Panel Lawyer). Justice Vivek Agarwal was dealing with a bail application, wherein the Court, vide order dated 18.01.2022, had called for the DNA report. However, on the next date of hearing, the report was not...

DRI Officers Not Competent Authority To Issue Show Cause Notice U/S 28, 124 Of Customs Act: Rajasthan High Court

The provisions pertain to notice before confiscation of goods, payment of duties, interest, etc.

Supreme Court Weekly Digests With Nominal, Subject Wise And Statute Wise Index [February 13 to 20]

ACT WISE INDEX Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 34 - The principle that a court while deciding a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act has no jurisdiction to remand the matter to the Arbitrator for a fresh decision would be applicable where the Appellate Court decides the application under Section 34 of the Act on merits - Even in a case...