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

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 63 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 70NOMINAL INDEXS. Muruganandam v. J. Jospeh & Other Connected Matters, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 63, P. Dhanaseelan v. Union of India & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 64Gnanaloussany Valmy v. The Registrar of Marriages, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 65P. Arumugam v....

Class 10 & 12 Exams : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea To Cancel Physical Exams Of State Boards, CBSE & ICSE

Update on February 22 : Supreme Court agrees to list the petition tomorrow (February 23)The Chief Justice of India on Monday accepted a request made for the urgent listing of 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.Advocate-on-Record Prashant Padmanabhan mentioned the petition for urgent...

"Extra Judicial Confession To A Stranger Improbable" - Bombay High Court Acquits Waiter Disbelieving Murder Confession To Customer

The Bombay High Court has ruled that an extra-judicial confession would be made to a person in whom the maker of that statement reposes faith, and making it to a stranger or a person to whom the maker was only acquainted, was improbable.A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan, while acquitting an accused convicted in 2010 for Murder, observed, "Extra Judicial...

Presence Of Some Element Of Public Duty Or Function Would Not By Itself Make A Body 'State' Under Article 12 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the presence of some element of public duty or function would not by itself suffice for bringing a body within the net of Article 12 (definition of 'State')."An overall and holistic view of the functions and activities, including the primary function(s), should be taken into consideration.", the bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi said...

What Is The Scope Of Judicial Separation & Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? Delhi High Court Explains

The Delhi High Court has explained the scope of Judicial Separation and Divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the scope of the two concepts is qualitatively different and that Judicial separation is a completely different relief that the aggrieved spouse may seek against the other, under sec. 10...

No Person Has A Vested Right To Be Posted At A Particular Place: Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To Govt Teacher

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that no person has a vested right to be posted at a particular place. The court further observed that accepting a request for inter-district transfer of a recruit can lead to chain reaction and at times considerable administrative difficulties. Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Madan Gopal Vyas, ordered, "The question of appointment...

Pension - Whether Classification Of Pensioners Based On Cut-Off Date Violates Article 14? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The issue as to whether pension seeking to make any distinction between categories based on a cut-off date is violative to Article 14 of the Constitution of India or not has been referred to a larger bench. The matter was referred to by the bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh while considering a SLP assailing Himachal Pradesh High Court's order wherein the High Court had declared the...

Centre Clears Appointment Of Presiding Officers In 18 Debt Recovery Tribunals

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for appointment of Presiding Officers into 18 Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across India. The appointments have been made at a pay level of Rs. 1,44,200 to Rs. 2,18 200 per month for a period of four years or till attaining the age of seventy years, or until further orders, whichever...

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

Judgments/ Orders of the Week 1. 'General Allegations Based On Newspaper Reports Won't Be A Cause For Taking Cognizance In Public Interest'; Rajasthan HC Disposes PIL Seeking Directions To Cover All Borewells In State Case Title: Air Tree Foundation Society v. State of Rajasthan Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 59 The division bench of Rajasthan High...

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

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 45 TO 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 57NOMINAL INDEXSmt. Shakshi Agrawal v. Sri Ashutosh Agrawal 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 45Rajan Singh v. Election Comm.Of India Thru. Chief Election Comm. And Anr 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 46National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Kewal Krishna Arora And Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 47Virendra Singh v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 48Chhangur Yadav v....

Whether Interest On Compensation For Motor Accident Claims Exigible To Tax & Is Insurance Company Required To Deduct Tax At Source?, Rajasthan HC Refers To Larger Bench

The question whether interest on compensation for motor accident claims exigible to tax and resultantly, is insurance company required to deduct tax at source while making such payment to the claimants has been referred to the larger bench by the division bench of Rajasthan High Court. Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Uma Shanker Vyas, ordered, "Under the circumstances...

"Courts Are Slow In Interfering In Religious Matters": J&K&L HC Rejects PIL Against 'Religious Sacrifice' Of Animals

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking prohibition on the illegal practice of slaughtering of animals on the basis of superstition and in the name of religious sacrifices.With this, the Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sindhu Sharma also noted that ordinarily, the Courts are always slow in interfering...