Furnish Details Of Government Accommodation Occupied Unauthorisedly By Employees: Calcutta High Court To Govt.

The Calcutta High Court earlier this week directed the State Government to furnish details of all the government accommodation under its control and are occupied by the employees who are not entitled to that. The Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aniruddha Roy gave this direction while noting that the petitioner before the Court was in occupation of government accommodation...

In The Guise Of Strike Workers Cannot Resort To Strong Arm Tactics To Intimidate Management: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has observed that there cannot be any doubt that the workers have the right to resort to strike to effectively bargain with the management. However, under no circumstances can the workers resort to violence to further their cause as the same would infringe the rights of the concerned organization to carry on their business. The remarks come in a writ petition filed...

Munawar Faruqui Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Ad-Interim Bail to Nalin Yadav And Sadakat Khan

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) today granted ad-interim Bail to Nalin Yadav And Sadakat Khan, who were arrested in the case registered against comedian Munawar Faruqui on 02nd January for allegedly making indecent remarks against Hindu deities and against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show held at a cafe in 56 Dukan area of Indore on January 1A Bench of Justice Rohit...

"Reopening Of Physical Classes And Hostels Would Pose Extremely High Medical Risks" : Consortium Of National Law Universities Advices NLU's To Reopen 'Safely Rather Than Quickly' 

The Consortium of National Law Universities has advised the Universities to take individual decisions in terms of opening up their Universities in a phased manner. The Universities have however been advised to wait for some days before they decide to reopen.The Governing Body has observed that there is no compelling academic reason to bring back batches and it is in the best interest of...

'Assistance To Law Students A Move To Create Goodwill, Develop Contacts': Harish Salve Seeks Deduction Of Foreign Scholarship; ITAT Allows

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, has accepted the claim of Senior Advocate Harish Salve for deduction of the foreign scholarship given by him to two Indian students as "expenditure solely and exclusively for the purposes of business or profession" under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.Under Section 37(1), expesnes for the purposes of business and profession can be...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Caste-Wise Census In 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a public interest petition filed seeking directions to the Government for conducting a Caste Wise Census for Backward Classes in 2021. The plea has sought directions to be issued to Government's Home Ministry, Social Justice & Empowerment Department and the National Commission for Backward Classes to conduct. During the...

Arbitration Court Not Empowered To Embark On Fact-Finding Exercise While Deciding Application For Setting Aside Arbitral Award: Madras High Court

"While it is not necessary for an arbitral award to justify every paisa or a rupee awarded to the claimant, the broad premise on which the quantum is founded has to be discernible from award itself for the award to be meaningful or even intelligible in legal terms," observed the Madras High Court recently. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and...

Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Plea Filed Over Killing Of Tigress 'Avni'

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn the contempt petition filed by a wildlife researcher Sangeeta Dogra in relation to the killing of Tigress Avni in 2018. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian issued the direction while hearing the plea that alleged that reward announced by authorities to killers of Avni was granted flouting...

Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging 'FASTag' Policy To Approach Delhi HC

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the mandatory fitting of FASTags in motor vehicles being made compulsory for purposes of renewal of fitness certificate & insurance by third party. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian has granted the petitioner liberty to withdraw the plea and first...

'We Can't Allow Sexual Harassment Cases To Be Swept Under The Carpet' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Judicial Officer's Plea Against Disciplinary Proceedings

The Supreme Court on Friday asked a former District Judge from Madhya Pradesh to withdraw the petition filed by him challenging the disciplinary proceedings initiated by the MP High Court over the sexual harassment allegations made by a junior judicial officer. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian has however granted him the liberty to...

Exception Of Customary Divorce U/S 29(2) Hindu Marriage Act Not Attracted In Absence Of Declaration From Civil Court Regarding Its Validity: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that merely obtaining a customary divorce will not attract the exception envisaged under Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act. A Single Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has made it clear that the validity of such a divorce has to be established by a deed of declaration. "For Section 29(2) of the 1955 Act to be invoked, it has to...

'Not Before This Bench' : CJ-led Bench Of Delhi HC Adjourns Pleas Against 'Aaj Tak' For Alleged Misreporting Of Tractor Rally

A division bench led Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will not hear the petitions seeking action against 'Aaj Tak' news channel over alleged mis-reporting of the tractor rally, and that the case will be assigned to another bench."Not before this bench", a bench comprising Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh said as soon as the two writ petitions...