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Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Camp Followers Being 'Enslaved' By IPS Officers
The Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that camp workers, who are engaged in the armed police battalions for domestic work of senior officers, were ill-treated, 'enslaved', and forced to perform 'menial' work.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly dismissed the petition upon being convinced by the...
Delhi High Court Says It Expects Centre To Take Steps To Transfer Unutilized Crowd-fund Amount To Rare Diseases Fund
The Delhi High Court has said that the Centre is expected to take steps for transferring to the rare disease fund the unutilized crowd fund amount, presently kept with Kerala High Court which was raised for treatment of a patient with rare disease who has now died.Justice Rekha Palli however refused to accept the submission made by Centre which had said that it was not a party in the...
S.125 CrPC- 'Granting Interim Maintenance Is Similar To Giving First Aid; Prevents Wives & Children From Vagrancy': Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that granting interim maintenance under Chapter IX of CrPC is like giving first aid which prevents wives and children from various modes of vagrancy and it's consequences.Justice Anoop Chitkara observed thus:"Granting interim maintenance is similar to giving first aid. Chapter IX of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, provides a quick remedy by a...
Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court's Order For Equal Pay To Part-Time Teachers As Regular Teachers
The Supreme Court on Monday directed a stay on the order of Calcutta High Court directing the West Bengal Education Department to make payment of salaries to part-time teachers equal to basic pay in the scale of pay of a regular teacher working in Higher Secondary Section in a Non-Government Aided Higher Secondary School. A Division Bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and...
Assessee Not Liable To Pay Interest On Short Payment Of Advance Tax Due To Default Of Payer In Deducting TDS Before 2012-2013 FY : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the amount of income tax which is deductible or collectible at source can be reduced by the assessee while calculating advance tax before 2012-2013 Financial Year.Therefore, the assessee cannot be held liable for interest under Section 234B of Income Tax for short-fall of advance tax which arises due to reducing the income tax deductible or collectible at...
Deity In A Temple Is A 'Minor', Must Be Protected Against Illegal Encroachment: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently reiterated that fraudulent or illegal encroachment of temple properties is a crime against society at large. The Court was adjudicating upon eviction proceedings against a man who had claimed to be the leaseholder of certain temple property belonging to the Arulmigu Agatheeswara Swamy Thirukkoil, Chennai. Justice SM Subramaniam observed,"Fraudulent and...
Delhi High Court Stays Election Of Delhi Capital Badminton Association Till October 22
The Delhi High Court last week stayed the election of Delhi Capital Badminton Association till October 22 after taking note of the alleged irregularities and allegations of fraud.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice on the LPA filed by SP Singh Dhillon challenging a single judge bench order dated September 8, 2021 by way of which directions were issued for conducting...
Media Reports On Shilpa Shetty's Children Are Of Concern : Bombay High Court On Raj Kundra Case Coverage
The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed concerns about media reports on actor Shilpa Shetty's minor children following her husband Raj Kundra's arrest in the porn films racket case. Justice Gautam Patel was hearing a defamation suit filed by Shetty against various media houses for sensationalism to increase their readership and free-ride on her popularity after Kundra's arrest....
"Yes I Am Under Transfer, Don't Go By WhatsApp University Reports": Justice Paresh Upadhyay Of Gujarat HC To Hear Only Urgent Matters
Justice Paresh Upadhyay of Gujarat High Court today said in the open court that he was under transfer and that people should not go by Newspaper reports and that is why he was informing it himself. With this, Justice Upadhyay has now decided to hear only urgent matters."One mentioning from my side, let us not go by your WhatsApp Univerity or Newspaper report. I inform all of you that yes, I...
No Abetment To Suicide Case Made Out If Man Separates Wife From His Life Due To Which She Dies By Suicide: Allahabad HC
Setting aside the conviction order passed against a Husband for abetting the suicide of his wife, the Allahabad High Court last week held that separating wife from his own life could not be a reason which could come under the category of the abetment. The Bench of Justice Ajai Tyagi was hearing an appeal filed by one Jagveer Singh Alias Bantu who had been convicted under Sections...
Compromise Between Accused & Victim Cannot Be The Solitary Basis For Reduction Of Sentence Awarded In Non-Compoundable Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that compromise between accused and victim cannot be the solitary basis to reduce sentence awarded for non-Âcompoundable offences.Other aggravating and mitigating factors has to be examined for the said purpose, the bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka observed.The case against the appellant was that on 13th December 1993, he attacked the victim with...