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Delhi High Court Directs Filling Up Of Vacant Posts In Adjudicatory Authority Under PMLA On Expeditious Basis
The Delhi High Court has directed filling up all the vacant posts, especially, Member (Administration), Member (Law) and Member (Finance or Accountancy) in Adjudicatory Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on an expeditious basis and in any case within a period of four months.Justice Pratibha M Singh added that regarding the posts of Administrative Officer and...
CPC | Commission For Local Investigation Can't Be Set Up To Ascertain Issues Irrelevant To Dispute: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that a commission for local inspection can only be set up by a court to ascertain matters which are necessary to elucidate the issues involved in the dispute and not on a mere asking by one of the litigating parties. Justice A. Badharudeen added that the appointment of a commission to ascertain issues irrelevant to the dispute is an abuse of the process...
Newspaper Or Agency Engaged In Disseminating News Cannot Be Viewed As Performing Public Function: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a newspaper or an agency engaged in the dissemination of news cannot be viewed as performing a public function.Justice Yashwant Varma dismissed a writ petition filed by one Prakash Singh laying allegations of racial discrimination and harassment against Agence France-Presse, a French private international news agency, against him. The Court dismissed...
Violation Of SC Guideline On Arrest- Telangana High Court Sentences IPS Officer And 3 Police Officers To Four Weeks Imprisonment For Contempt
In a recent case, the Telangana High Court sentenced an IPS Officer and three police officers to 4 weeks of imprisonment in a contempt case. Justice G. Radha Rani ruled: In the present case, the contemnors had violated the direction of the Court for issuing notice of appearance in terms of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. to the accused within two weeks from the date of institution of the case...
Kerala High Court Stays Sedition Proceedings Against Filmmaker Aisha Sultana For 3 Months
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to filmmaker Aisha Sultana by staying the sedition proceedings pending against her arising from the FIR registered in 2021 by the Lakshadweep Police for a period of 3 months.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A passed the interim order in a plea moved by the filmmaker seeking to quash all proceedings under Section 124A of IPC based on the...
DRT Not Empowered In Law To Restrain A Debtor's Fundamental Right To Travel Abroad: Bombay High Court
The Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) cannot restrain a citizen from travelling abroad since there is no specific or implied provision empowering it under the Recovery of Debts Due To Banks and Financial Institutions Act 1993, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court held. The bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and Amit Borkar observed that a citizen's right to travel abroad forms part...
Retaining Possession Post Land Acquisition Is Trespass: High Court Upholds Eviction Of Unauthorised Occupants From Mumbai International Airport
The Bombay High Court has upheld the eviction orders passed against a group of unauthorized occupants, claiming tenancy rights on the premises of Mumbai International Airport.A Single bench of Justice Sandeep K. Shinde observed that the land in question was acquired by the State in 1947 and hence, even if the owner himself tries to retain possession thereof, he will become a trespasser....
Delhi Court Upholds Order Discharging Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia & Others In Assault Case
A Delhi Court on Wednesday dismissed the revision petition filed by Former Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash challenging the order discharging Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and nine others in a case of the alleged assault on him.Special CBI Judge Geetanjali Goel upheld the order passed by ACMM Sachin Gupta observing that the revision petition was...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Additional Judges To High Courts Of Karnataka & Allahabad
The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of two Additional Judges to the Karnataka High Court and Allahabad High Court.They are as follows:Karnataka High CourtCheppudira Monnappa Poonacha (appointed from Advocate's quota)Allahabad High CourtSyed Waiz Mian (appointed from judicial officer quota) Delete In exercise of the power conferred under the Constitution of India,...
Medical Assessment & Rating Board Has Jurisdiction To Stop Admissions But Lacks Authority To Order Its Cancellation: Rajasthan HC Opines Prima Facie
The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur has observed that Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) has jurisdiction to issue directions for stoppage of admissions but prima facie, it lacks the authority to issue cancellation of admission.Essentially, a batch of writ petitions were filed by medical colleges and its students, challenging the recommendations made by MARB for withdrawal of letter...
Employer's Business Shut, Terminated Employee Encashed Compensation & Other Terminal Benefits: Gujarat High Court Declines Challenge To Retrenchment
Concluding that the medical store where the Petitioner, a pharmacist, was employed had closed down and the Respondent Sangh did not own or exercise control over the store anymore, the Gujarat High Court has found the termination of the Petitioner to be in accordance with law and refused to interfere with his retrenchment. Significantly, the Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Mayee noted...
Chinese Visa Scam: Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Karti Chidambaram's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved order on the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged Chinese vivas scam.Justice Poonam A. Bamba reserved the order after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Karti Chidambaram whereas ASG SV Raju appeared for ED.About...