[Chandigarh Electricity Crisis] Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo-Moto Cognizance, Seeks Presence Of Chief Engineer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today took suo moto cognizance of the Electricity Crisis In UT Chandigarh and has sought the presence of the Chief Engineer, U.T., Chandigarh to appear before the Court tomorrow to apprise the Court about the measures being taken to alleviate the crisis. The Bench of Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Pankaj Jain decided to take up the matter on the judicial...

Hijab Should Satisfy Tests Of Constitutional Morality & Individual Dignity As Held In Sabarimala Case : AG Tells Karnataka HC

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court today continued hearing Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi on behalf of the State, in the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, who have challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf). Today is the 8th day of the hearing before the Full Bench.Navadgi told the Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu...

'A Democratic Republic, Not A Police State': Madras HC Holds Police Not Empowered To Regulate Timings Of Eateries

Madras High Court has held that police cannot decide the working hours of eateries and restaurants under the guise of law and order problems. The court also observed that it is the bounden duty of police authorities to provide appropriate protection to the eatery shops/hotels/restaurants.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy pointed out that the police does not have the authority to shut down eatery...

Gifting Freebies To Doctors Prohibited By Law ; Pharma Companies Cannot Claim It As Deduction U/Sec 37(1) Income Tax Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that 'pharmaceutical companies' gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.These freebies are technically not 'free' – the cost of supplying such freebies is usually factored into the drug, driving prices up, thus creating a perpetual publicly injurious cycle, the bench...

Borrower Can't Seek Time Extension To Repay Balance 'One Time Settlement' Amount As A Matter Of Right: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the High Court has the power to grant an extension of time for completion of the loan repayment under the OTS (One Time Settlement) Scheme, however, such power can't be invoked at the instance of the borrower as a matter of right.The bench of Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice J. S. Bedi also held that it is not open for the Public...

'Deliberate Illegal Action': Calcutta High Court Raps WBSSC, Cancels Appointment Of 6 Teachers In Recruitment Scam

The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been illegally appointed pursuant to the illegal recommendation of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). The Court was adjudicating upon a plea alleging illegal appointments pertaining to the West Bengal State Level Selection...

Bombay High Court Protects Sameer Wankhede From Arrest In Liquor Lisence Case Till February 28

The Bombay High Court protected former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede from arrest till February 28 in the liquor licence case registered against him after the latter agreed to appear before the Thane police and co-operate with investigators.A bench of Justices SS Shinde and NR Borkar granted the limited protection after the state refused to make a statement to not arrest Wankhede when he...

COVID-19 | Kerala High Court Extends Validity Of All Interim Orders Till March 16 In Lieu Of Fluctuating TPR

The Kerala High Court on Monday extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court for another month taking into consideration the fluctuation in the Test Positivity Rate in the State.A Full Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar, Justice Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shaji P. Chaly extended...

Delhi Court Issues Notice On Appeal Against Civil Judge Order Dismissing Suit To Restore Temples Inside Qutub Minar Complex

A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed against the order of a Civil Judge dismissing a civil suit filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar Lord Rishabh Dev and Hindu deity Lord Vishnu alleging that the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid situated within the Qutub Minar Complex in Mehrauli was built in place of a temple complex and seeking restoration of the temple complex comprising as...

'Not A Case Where Family Can't Arrange Two Square Meals': Calcutta HC Denies Compassionate Appointment To Petitioner Whose Mother Is Working

The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment by observing that the mother of the petitioner is a teacher of a school and thus there is no immediate crisis faced by the family members. The petitioner one Anindita Mandal had sought compassionate appointment on the ground that her father had passed away when she was ten years old. The mother of the...

Outsiders' Entry Inside Alipore Zoo| Calcutta HC Disposes Of Plea By Directing Police To Act Impartially, Submit Report To Magistrate Within 1 Month

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea pertaining to the alleged entry of outsiders inside the Kolkata Alipore Zoo premises by directing the concerned police authorities to investigate into the matter and submit a report to the concerned jurisdictional Magistrate within a period of one month. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by BJP leader Rakesh Kumar Singh...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Exclusion Of Madrasas, Vedic Pathsalas & Institutions Imparting Religious Instruction From Right To Education Act

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on plea filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, challenging the exclusion of Madrasas, Vedic Pathsalas & educational institutions imparting religious instruction from the scope of Right to Education Act, 2009.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notices to Union Ministry of Education, Ministry of Law...