Fitness For Recruitment In Armed Forces| Opinion Of Medical Board Prevails Over Pvt/ Govt Doctors; No Interference U/A 226 Unless Malafide: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that for selection to armed forces, the candidates must be fully fit and no benefit of doubt in this regard can be given to them.It further held that the medical opinion of doctors of the Forces, who are well aware of the demands of duties and the physical standards required to discharge the same, cannot be discarded and would, in fact, prevail over the report...

Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case. (Detailed order awaited)Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri pronounced the order after reserving the same earlier this month. The Court heard Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Thapar in the matter. The bail plea was opposed by Amit...

WB Govt Moves Calcutta High Court Against Single Judge Order For CBI Probe Into Alleged Teacher Recruitment Scam

The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging a Single Bench order that had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the alleged illegal appointment of assistant teachers for Class 9 and Class 10 in State-run schools pertaining to the West Bengal State Level Selection Test (SLST). The Division Bench comprising...

Article 19 | MP HC Dismisses Challenge To Induction Of More Tourist Guides In Tiger Reserve On Ground Of Reduction In 'Employment Possibilities'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by the Bandhavgarh Guides Association, challenging the resolution passed by the Local Advisory Committee, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, to induct 50 additional tourist guides. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was of the opinion that such a resolution of the Local Advisory Committee should not be interfered with in...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-105]

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of Ambience Group Promoter Raj Singh Gehlot In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of Ambience Group promoter Raj Singh Gehlot in connection with a money laundering case. (Detailed order awaited)Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri had reserved the order earlier this month after hearing Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for Gehlot in the matter. Advocate Zoheb Hussain appeared on behalf of the Directorate...

Entitlement To Refund Rests With Those Who Bear Ultimate Burden Of Tax Under Central Sales Tax Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has recently affirmed a coordinate bench judgment which held that only the persons on whom lay the ultimate burden to pay the tax would be entitled to get a refund of the same.The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Nisha Thakore have upheld this in a writ application seeking refund from State under the Central Sales Tax Act 1956. The refund sought was to the...

BREAKING | Kerala High Court Upholds Telecast Ban On MediaOne Channel, Dismisses Appeal Against Single Bench Judgment

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal moved by Malayalam news channel MediaOne against the single judge order upholding the recent ban imposed on it by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on national security grounds.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly upheld the order passed by the Union Ministry of Information and...

'Employer Misappropriated The Money Of Employee By Refusing Him Pension'; Madras High Court Slams Transport Corporation

Madras High Court has recently criticised the state transport corporation for withholding pensionary benefits along with arrears since 2009 to a person who is more than 75 years old now.Calling the action of the appellant corporation as 'arbitrary', the bench of Justices S. Vaidyanathan and Mohammed Shaffiq added that the entitlement of pension was already decided by Labour Court and affirmed...

S.14 SARFAESI Act | Creditor Bound By Time-Limit Prescribed By Magistrate For Taking Possession Of Secured Asset: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently held that once the time specified in the warrant issued by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or District Magistrate under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act had elapsed, possession of the secured asset cannot be taken under the same warrant unless the time granted is extended. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and B.S. Bhanumathi said: The main objective...

Article 227 | Scope Of Supervisory Jurisdiction Limited To Correction Of Jurisdictional Errors/ Perverse View Taken By Court/ Tribunal: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the scope of supervisory jurisdiction of High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution is limited to correction of jurisdictional errors or cases where a view taken by the court or tribunal is perverse, in the sense that no reasonable court could have taken the same view. Justice Prateek Jalan made this observation while dealing with a petition...

Illegal Encroachment Of Kotputli Road: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Public Notices For Demolition

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed the public notices for demolition issued by Nagar Palika asking all the occupants within the Kotputli road land to remove their structures. A division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sudesh Bansal, ordered, "1. Any of the appellants-original petitioners who may have received the said notice dated 14/15.12.2021 may...