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...

RGUHS Agrees To Conduct Fresh Practical Exam For Final Year MBBS Students Before Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside the practical examinations conducted for the student-petitioners pursuing their final year MBBS course at certain colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), in a plea alleging that the same was not conducted in accordance with law and was done in violation of the University guidelines. A single judge bench of...

Society Receiving Grant From Foreign Entity Can't Be Denied Section 12A Registration: ITAT

The Hyderabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) consisting of K.Narasimha Chary (Judicial Member) and Bhagirath Mal Biyani (Accountant Member) has ruled that the society receiving grant from foreign entity cannot be denied the registration under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act. The assessee/appellant is a society named "Share India". On 11.02.2019, the assessee filed...

DGFT Relaxes Provision Of 'Bill Of Export' Submission For Supplies Made To The SEZ Units

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has relaxed the provision of the submission of a "Bill Of Export" for supplies made to the SEZ units in case of Advance Authorisation (AA). One of the documentary criteria outlined in the 'Guidelines for Applicants' section of ANF-4F (Application for Redemption) for supplies supplied to SEZ units under Advance Authorisation. The...

Insured Failed To Verify Damaged Material, Insurance Company Not Liable; NCDRC

The bench of National Commission comprising Justice C. Viswanath, Presiding Member and Ram Surat Ram Maurya, Member, has observed that, as per the insurance policy only stocks of dal and raw materials were insured but the insured has wrongly claimed loss of machinery and building also. The damage was caused to machinery and building and not to the stock of pulse and...

Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Brother, Acquits Two

The Madras High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of Marudupandian to life imprisonment in the Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing case. Marudupandian is Kannagi's brother.The Court also confirmed the life sentence of others including Kannagi's father Duraisamy. Further, two convicts were acquitted of the offence.Justice PN Prakash and Justice AA Nakkiran passed the orders on...