Steps Taken To Improve Productivity & Turnover: KSRTC Before Kerala High Court In Employees' Plea Alleging Delay In Salary Disbursement

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has submitted a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court asserting that it has been contemplating new measures to increase its productivity and thereby generate more revenue, in a plea moved by the KSRTC employees alleging that they are not being paid salary promptly.In its counter-affidavit, KSRTC has submitted that it was undergoing...

Karnataka Municipalities Act | Contesting Candidates Must Lodge Accounts Of Electoral Expenses With Returning Officer In 30 Days Of Result: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of State Election Commission, disqualifying four persons from continuing as the elected members of Municipality over their failure to lodge a true and correct account of electoral expenditure with the Returning Officer within prescribed time.In doing so, a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi upheld the...

Court May Note Objections On Oral Evidence During Trial, Admissibility To Be Decided While Pronouncing Verdict & Not At Time Of Examination: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the question whether the evidence is to be included or excluded from consideration while pronouncing the final verdict is to be taken at the end and not at the time of examination.Justice Jasmeet Singh added that where the Court finds that any question put by the defense is inadmissible or not relevant, it should record its observation and thereafter...

Youtuber Moves Madras High Court For Quashing FIR In Connection With Misappropriating Funds Collected For Temple Renovation

Youtuber S. Karthik Gopinath has moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash the FIR filed against him for allegedly misappropriating funds worth several lakhs, collected for renovation of the Arulmigu Madhura Kaliamman Temple in Perambalur district. The Police had also filed an application for custodial interrogation.When the matter came up before Justice N Sathish Kumar on Tuesday, the...

State Police Complaints Authority: Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Expeditiously Appoint Independent Chief Investigating Officer

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to finalise the appointment of an independent Chief Investigating Officer in the State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) within 60 days from April 2022. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly decided so after the State submitted an affidavit seeking 60 days' time in total to scrutinize the...

License Of Liquor Vend Cannot Be Cancelled Merely Because Public Sentiment May Be Opposed To Its Location: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that unless the license of a liquor vend is shown to fall foul of any statutory provision or otherwise established to be in violation of any rule or regulation, the same cannot possibly merit cancellation, merely because "public sentiment" may be opposed to its location.Justice Yashwant Varma further added that public opinion or sentiment is not a factor...

Corruption Case: Approver Sachin Waze Seeks Default Bail As He Is Not Named In CBI Chargesheet

Dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze, who has been declared an approver and pardoned in the case filed by CBI alleging corruption against him and former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, sought default bail on Tuesday. The application filed through advocate Aarti Kalekar sought relief under section 167(2) of the CrPC stating that the agency had not charge sheeted Waze along...

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: May 30 To June 5, 2022

Nominal Index Amit Swami & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan with other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 176 General Manager Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp., Jaipur & Anr. v. Sonu & Anr. with other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 177 Dhanwantri Institute Of Medical Science v. State Of Rajasthan & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 178 Rajendra Kumar...

Use Of High-Power Audio Systems, DJ LED Lights, Multi-Toned Horns In Motor Vehicles Not Legally Permissible: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that the use of high-power audio systems with multiple boosters, power amplifiers, speakers and sub-woofers producing loud noise is legally impermissible in motor vehicles.A Division Bench of Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice P G Ajithkumar added that loud sound produced by such audio systems with a rating of several thousand watts PMPO (Peak Music...

Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Enforcement Of Judicial Orders Passed Against Domain Name Registering Companies Not Having Office In India

The Delhi High Court has said that it has become increasingly challenging to enforce orders passed by Indian Courts against domain name registering entities located across the globe, a large number of which do not have any base or office in India.Justice Pratibha M Singh expressed concern over enforcement of judicial orders against such entities with respect to blocking or suspension of...

Child Labour: Rajasthan High Court Seeks Concrete Action Plan In PIL To Institutionalise Rescue & Rehabilitation Mechanism

While hearing a public interest litigation seeking to institutionalise effective machinery and mechanism for rescue and post rescue rehabilitation of all child labourers in the State of Rajasthan, a division bench of the High Court has observed that a firm and concrete action plan is required from the state to curb child labour activities in the state.The present public interest litigation...

Loss From Trading In Commodity Derivatives Non-Speculative In Nature, Can Be Set Off Against Regular Business Income: ITAT Lucknow

The Lucknow Bench of ITAT has ruled that trading in commodity derivatives, that satisfies the requirements of Clause (e) of the first proviso to Section 43 (5) of the ITAT, 1961, is non-speculative in nature, and thus the loss arising from it can be set off against the regular business income. The Bench, consisting of A.D. Jain (Vice President) and T.S. Kapoor (Accountant Member),...