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Wife & Children Being Employed Not A Ground To Disregard Special Consideration For Compassionate Allowance : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a government servant who was dismissed from service may not be denied special consideration for compassionate allowance merely for the reason that his wife and children are employed. While allowing a writ petition, Justice V.G. Arun found that although a government servant removed from service is not entitled to pension/ gratuity, the competent...
"Can't Be Let Off Only Because Of Compromise, Has To Atone For Sin Of Harassing A Lady": Delhi High Court Directs Man To Do Community Service
The Delhi High Court has directed a man, accused outraging modesty of a woman, to do community service for a month observing that he cannot be let off simply because of a compromise with the complainant and that he has to atone for his sin of harassing a lady. Justice Subramonium Prasad directed the man to do community service at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for a period of one month...
Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Grant Reservation To Transgender Persons In Public Appointments, Educational Institutions Within 4 Months
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to take steps to treat the transgender community as socially and educationally backward class of citizens and extend all kinds of reservations in cases of admission in educational institutions and for public appointments.The division bench of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Madan Gopal Vyas has granted four months'...
Delhi Govt vs Centre: Supreme Court Agrees To Hear On March 3 Issue Of Power Over Administrative Services
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on March 3 the legal dispute between the Delhi Government and the Central Government regarding control over administrative services in the national capital.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before the Chief of India. CJI NV Ramana...
Court U/Sec 34 Arbitration Act Can Remand Matter To Arbitrator For Fresh Decision If Both Parties Consented: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that 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 is applicable only when the said petition is decided on merits.This principle is inapplicable when both the parties agreed to set aside the award and to remit the matter to...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea By Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Against Suspension Of FCRA Registration
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) assailing an order which had suspended its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 for 180 days under sec. 13 of the Act. The impugned order dated June 7, 2021 was passed by Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Foreigners Division [FCRA Monitoring Unit],...
WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta High Court To Hear On Feb 16 Pleas Alleging Large Scale Violence During Elections To 4 Municipalities
The Calcutta High Court today agreed to hear on Wednesday at 10:30 am a batch of petitions alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes had taken place during the recently conducted municipal elections. The petitions also sought for deployment of central forces for the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to take place on February 27.Elections to four municipal...
Supreme Court Allows Future Retail Ltd To Approach Delhi HC To Seek Resumption Of NCLT Proceedings For Reliance Merger Scheme Approval
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted liberty to the Future Retail Ltd to approach the Delhi High Court seeking permission for the continuation of the proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal regarding the sanction for the scheme for merger with Reliance.The bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli in the order requested the single bench of the Delhi High Court to...
Gujarat High Court Rejects Bail For Offences Under Gujarat Terrorism Control Act; Explains 'Organised Crime'
The Gujarat High Court recently denied bail to an accused under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Act, 2015, stating that accused was prima facie a part of an 'organised crime syndicate' involved in highway thefts.'Organized Crime Syndicate', defined under Section 2(1)(f) of the Act, means a group of two or more persons who, acting either singly or collectively, as a syndicate...
MP High Court Upholds Decision Of State Govt To Appoint All Public Prosecutors As Special Public Prosecutors Under SC/ST Act
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently upheld the decision of the state government to appoint Public Prosecutors and Assistant Public Prosecutors in all its districts as Special Public Prosecutors U/S 15 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the "SC/ST Act"). Justice Atul Sreedharan was essentially dealing with...
'Sensitive Post, Sovereignty Of Nation Involved': MP HC Denies Relief To Candidate With Criminal Antecedents Seeking Job In Defence Establishment
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a petition whereby the Petitioner was seeking revival of his candidature for a post at an Ordnance Factory, observing that his acquittal from the trial court in a criminal case was not honourable and clean. The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sunita Yadav observed,"The sensitivity involved in a post may not be of such...