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...

Kerala High Court Directs State Police, Motor Vehicle Dept. To Take Strict Action Against Overloading, Misuse Of Govt Boards On Vehicles

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police and Enforcement Officials of the Motor Vehicles Department to initiate stringent measures against vehicle drivers/owners found disregarding the Road Safety Policy guidelines, particularly against those who overload their vehicles or use a government nameplate without the requisite authorisation.Justice Anil K Narendran issued certain...

How Can You Undermine Authority Or Wisdom Of DLSA? Delhi HC To NGO Alleging Being Denied Meeting Shahdara Gangrape Case Victim

The Delhi High Court on Monday told an NGO United Sikhs, who alleged that it was denied meeting the victim and family of the recent Shahdara gangrape case, as to how it could underline the authority or wisdom of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLA) who had already engaged a legal aid counsel to the victim. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar, who was dealing with a petition filed by the...

Woman Dy. SP Rank Officer To Probe Gaighat Shelter Home Case: State Govt Informs Patna High Court

Last week, the Patna High Court was informed by the Bihar Government that the Gaighat Shelter Home case will be investigated by a female officer, not below the rank of Dy. S.P and it was also submitted that the investigation is presently in progress.It may be noted that earlier this month, the Patna High Court had taken a suo moto cognizance in the Gaighat Shelter Home case, wherein an inmate...

Order II Rule 3 CPC Does Not Compel A Plaintiff To Join Two Or More Causes Of Action In A Single Suit: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that Order II Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not compel a plaintiff to join two or more causes of action in a single suit.The Code of Civil Procedure indeed permits a plaintiff to join causes of action but it does not compel a plaintiff to do so, the bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy observed.The court, however, added that...

NEET PG - 70% CMC Vellore Seats To Be Filled From Merit List Of Christian Students Prepared By TN Govt: Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court clarified that admission to 70% of the seats in the Post Graduate courses for the academic year 2021-22 at the Christian Medical College, Vellore ("CMC") shall be made from the list of Christian minority students prepared by the State of Tamil Nadu on the basis of marks obtained in the NEET-PG examination. The remaining 30% seat would be filled by the...

"Condition Of Income Having Escaped Assesment Not Satisfied"- Bombay High Court Quashes IT Notice Against Tata Son Ltd For 2003-04

In a judgement earlier this month, the Bombay High Court quashed a notice issued by Income Tax authorities for the financial year 2003-2004 against Tata Sons Ltd – holding company of Tata Group's Companies.A division bench Justices KR Shriram and NJ Jamadar observed that the notice did not justify the reasons to show that income had escaped assessment on account of failure on the part of...

Superannuation Does Not Absolve Employee From Misconduct;Bank Employee Always Holds Position Of Trust : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that superannuation of an employee does not absolve him from the misconduct committed in discharge of his duties.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka was considering SLP assailing Patna High Court's order dated 11th May 2010. ("impugned judgment")In the impugned judgment the High Court had upheld Tribunal's finding wherein it was observed that...