[SSB Exam] Candidates Declared Medically Unfit For Having Religious Tattoo On Right Forearm: Allahabad HC Seeks Centre's Reply

The Allahabad High Court last week sought the reply of the Central Government and High Officials of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on a plea filed by 3 candidates who were denied employment on account of certain tattoos on a certain part of their hands (forearm). The Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma directed the Centre's and SSB's counsel to seek instructions in this regard and the matter...

'Clear Case Of Misconduct': Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To CRPF Constable Removed From Service For Unauthorized Absence

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has refused to interfere in the disciplinary authority's decision, which dismissed CRPF Constable-petitioner from service as he did not report for duty on completion of leave period. A division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sudesh Bansal, observed, "In our view the petitioner has not made out any case for interference. We...

When Can A Co-Owner Maintain An Injunction Suit To Protect His Co-Ownership Right Over Property? Kerala High Court Enumerates

The Kerala High Court has recently laid down the instances when a co-owner can maintain a suit for injunction to protect his co-ownership right over a property. Justice A. Badharudeen was adjudicating upon a matter where one co-owner was attempting to construct a building in the co-ownership property during the pendency of the final decree proceedings before a trial court. The plaintiff in...

Industrial Dispute - Minority Union Not Bound By Settlement Between Majority Union & Employer: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a minority Union of workers, who were not party to the settlement entered between the majority Union and the employer, is not bound by the same and is free to raise an industrial dispute claiming to be workmen directly under the principal employer. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose refused to interfere with the order of...

Electronic Credit Ledger Can Be Blocked Under GST Rules 2017 Only If Credit Balance Is Available: Gujarat HC Orders Authorities To Refund ₹20L

The Gujarat High Court has recently held that the power prescribed under Rule 86A of the GST Rules 2017 to block an electronic credit ledger can be exercised only when there is availability of credit in such ledger, alleged to be ineligible."Condition precedent for exercise of power under Rule 86A of the GST Rules is the availability of credit in the electronic credit ledger which is...

NDPS - Quantity Of Neutral Substance Not To Be Excluded While Determining 'Small' And 'Commercial' Quantities: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the the quantity of the neutral substance is not to be excluded and to be taken into consideration along with the actual content of the weight of the offending drug while determining small and commercial quantities.The court was considering appeals against a judgment passed in the year 2008 by Himachal Pradesh High Court in which it had followed the view taken...

Post-Mortem Report Can't Be Sole Basis For Conviction In Absence of Incriminating Legal Proof: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently dismissed a criminal acquittal appeal, noting that the evidence of post-mortem report by no stretch of imagination can be made the sole basis for the conviction of the accused in the absence of legal proof against them. A Division Bench of Justices Mohan Lal and Sanjeev Kumar held,"In a criminal trial, it is the duty of the Court to ensure that...

Rajasthan VAT Act Enacted To Provide Remedy For Loss Of Revenue & Not To Punish Offender For Committing Economic Offence: High Court

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur has observed that provisions of Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003 have been enacted to provide remedy for loss of revenue and not to punish the offender for committing economic offence and, therefore, mens rea is not an essential ingredient for contravention of such provision. The court added that breach would attract levy of penalty whenever the...

No Coercive Steps Against Employers Under Haryana Law Providing 75% Job Quota For Locals Till HC Decides Validity : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday day set aside the interim order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which stayed the operation of the Haryana law(The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020) which provided 75% reservation for local people in private sector jobs having a monthly salary of less than Rs 30,000.Noting that the High Court has not recorded any reasons for its stay...

High Court Dismisses PIL Against Creation Of A New District In Chhattisgarh

The plea was withdrawn as four similar PILs are already pending before the Court.

Council Of Architecture Can Prescribe Minimum Standards Of Architectural Education Without Approval Of Central Govt : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the Council of Architecture may prescribe minimum standards of architectural education, either by way of regulations issued under Section 45(2) of the Architects Act or even otherwise. It is only in cases where the Council chooses to prescribe standards in the form of regulations that the requirement of approval of the Central Government under...

Only Judicial Magistrate & Not Executive Magistrate Empowered To Verify Correctness Of Delayed Registration Of Births & Deaths: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Court struck off Rule 9 of MP Registration of Births & Deaths Rules, 1999.