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PMS Doctors Retired Prior To August 24, 2009 Entitled To Revised 'Non-Practicing Allowance': Allahabad HC Quashes UP Govt Order
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed an Uttar Pradesh government order denying revised NPA (Non-Practicing Allowance) benefit to provincial medical service (PMS) doctors retired prior to 24 August 2009 and directed it to refund the NPA amount recovered in pursuant to Government order, within a period of three months. In response to the State's argument that there...
Pegasus- Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana is hearing the plea for SIT Probe in the Pegasus snoopgate case.On August 17, the Supreme Court had issued notice to the Centre in the #Pegasus petitions.The Central Government had told the Court that it does not want to file any additional affidavit in the #Pegasus issue, as national security aspects are involved. The Centre had added that...
Rule Or Law Cannot Be Construed As Retrospective Unless It Expresses A Clear Or Manifest Intention To The Contrary: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a rule or law cannot be construed as retrospective unless it expresses a clear or manifest intention to the contrary.In the absence of express statutory authorization, delegated legislation in the form of rules or regulations, cannot operate retrospectively, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed.In this case, the High Court of...
Centre Appoints G S Pannu As Officiating President Of ITAT Till Regular President Is Appointed
The Central Government has appointed G.S. Pannu as President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.The appointment is in officiating capacity with effect from the forenoon of 6th September, 2021, till the regular President is appointed or until further orders, whichever is earlier. For the post of president, the statute prescribes the following qualification: Sitting or retired Judge of a...
"Don't Have To Be So Sensitive In Politics": Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Single Judge's Order In Kailash Gahlot's Defamation Plea Against BJP MLA
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the single judge order which had declined to grant ex-parte injunction in a civil defamation suit filed by Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot against BJP MLA Vijender Gupta for allegedly making defamatory remarks about him over procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh were given an...
Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Challenging Delhi Govt's Guidelines Banning Cross Gender Spa & Massage Services On September 20
The Delhi High Court will hear on September 20 a plea challenging guidelines issued by the Delhi Government banning cross gender spa and massage services in the national capital.Justice Rekha Palli, who refused to issue notice on the plea on Monday, asked the petitioner (Association of Wellness Ayurveda & Spa) to file an affidavit stating the action taken by the Delhi Government in view...
"His Role Is Similar To Role Of Co-Accused": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case Pursuant To High Court Order
A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to one Nasir in connection with case in murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal during the North-East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year, on the ground of parity of bail granted by the High Court recently to co-accused Furkan.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav observed that the role of Nasir was similar to that attributed to co-accused...
Deepak Kochhar Approaches Bombay High Court; Seeks Quashing of Prosecution Complaint
Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the proceedings against him initiated by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. In a plea under section 482 of the CrPC, Kochhar has sought to quash the Special PMLA court's order taking cognisance of the...
'Bias And Malicious Prosecution Cannot Be Ruled Out': Calcutta HC Stays Three Cases Registered Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Orders No Coercive Action
The Calcutta High Court on Monday has extended interim relief to BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in the context of Crime Investigation Department (CID) summons in connection with the probe into the death of his bodyguard Subhobrata Chakraborty. Earlier today Adhikari had been summoned by the CID to its headquarters in Bhabani Bhawan in...
"Natural Justice Principles Violated": Allahabad HC Quashes Govt Order Cancelling Retailer's License For Selling Beef, Hurting Sentiments
The Allahabad High Court last week quashed an order of a Food Safety Officer who canceled the retailer license of a man, named Ikrar Husain, obtained under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which was otherwise valid up to January 21, 2022.The Ground for the cancelation of the license was that the petitioner, Husain, a retailer, was doing the business of selling buffalo meat, thereby...