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20% Reduction In Private School Fees To Continue Only Till March 15, 2022: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that the previously stipulated 20 percent reduction in fees charged by private schools would end on March 15, 2022, owing to the abatement of the pandemic and the resumption of substantial normal activities. The Court further ruled that students will be permitted to resume classes after March 15, 2022, only if the fees and charges specified by the...
No Discrimination Between Unmarried And Married Daughter In Compassionate Appointments : Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka HC Verdict
Dismissing the state of Karnataka's challenge to the Karnataka High Court's affirmation that a married daughter is also entitled for appointment on compassionate grounds and there cannot be any discrimination between an unmarried daughter and a married daughter, the Supreme Court has declared, "We give our full imprimatur to the reasoning of the High Court".The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and...
'Why Only One Particular Lawyer Is Assigned To Conduct Such Cases?': Calcutta HC Seeks Personal Appearance Of Police Commissioner, Legal Remembrancer
The Calcutta High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate for assigning all matters of the Cyber Crime Police Station of Bidhannagar to only one particular lawyer leading to frequent disruption in Court proceedings owing to repeated adjournments sought on that lawyer's behalf. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh sought the personal appearance...
Karnataka High Court Summons President Of Youth Association For Not Shifting Illegally Installed Statute Of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
The Karnataka High Court on Monday summoned one Revanna Siddappa, President of Dr B R Ambedkar Youth Association, for disobeying court orders and not shifting the statute of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar which they illegally erected on public land in Harappanahalli Taluk, Davanagere District to an alternative land within four months. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging TDS Deduction For Interest On MACT Award
Noting that a challenge of this nature would have to be brought before the Court by a person aggrieved, the Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition which sought to challenge the validity of Section 194A(3)(ixa) of the Income Tax Act 1961 under which tax is deducted at source on the interest payable under an award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The bench of Justices D. Y....
Personal Data Protection Bill : What Does Joint Parliamentary Committee Report Say?
Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on Data Protection Bill After 2 years of deliberation, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill has tabled its Report in both Houses of the Parliament on Thursday. The JPC report which reviewed the country's first data protection law contains a new version of the Data Protection Law titled as 'The Data Protection...
Right To Default Bail Not Extinguished With 'Simultaneous' Filing Of Chargesheet: Madras High Court
In a pertinent ruling, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has delved deep into the statutory provisions and precedents that determine the four corners of default bail under Section 167(2) of CrPC and Section 36(A)(4) of NDPS Act.Thereby, the court has clarified the long-standing confusion about the time constraints applicable to the accused for availing the right to default bail and to...
"Preposterous" : Supreme Court Dismisses Bank's Plea To Invoke Contempt Action Against Debts Recovery Officer
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Bank of Baroda challenging the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in not taking contempt action against a Debts Recovery Officer.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath while dismissing the Special Leave Petition observed,"We are clearly of the view that in this case, the proposition of...
Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy Elected As President Of Advocates Association Of Bengaluru
Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy has been elected as the President of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru. The results were declared on late Sunday evening. Vivek received a total of 4,804 votes while the incumbent President A P Ranganatha received 2894 votes. Out of the total 16,568 votes, a total of 11,131 votes were cast. Advocate TG Ravi won the election for the post of...
Up to Rs.5000 Per Month Stipend For Junior Lawyers: Kerala Bar Council Notifies Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021
The Bar Council of Kerala has notified The Kerala Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021 in exercise of its powers conferred by section 27 read with section 9(2)(gi) of the Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1980.The Rules stipulate that the stipend to lawyers may be disbursed from the Fund by the Trustee Committee on a monthly basis or at such intervals as decided by the Trustee Committee and shall...
Repatriation Of Dead Bodies: Draft Guidelines Submitted Before Madras High Court In Pudukkottai Fisherman's Case
The draft guidelines for repatriation of dead bodies have been prepared by Advocate Henri Tiphagne, counsel for the petitioner wife in the case pertaining to the demise of Pudukkottai fisherman in a collision with Sri Lankan Navy Vessel. The respondents including the Ministry of External Affairs have also been served with copies of the draft guidelines. A single-judge bench of Justice...