'Overreached The Court': Calcutta HC Sets Aside Termination Order Of School Teacher, Orders WBBSE To Withdraw School's Affiliation

The Calcutta High Court recently came down heavily on Convent of Our Lady Providence Girls' High School in Kolkata for unlawfully terminating the service of an Assistant Teacher in violation of the order of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay was adjudicating upon a plea moved by the petitioner seeking the setting aside of an order terminating...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Additional Judges To Calcutta High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of three Additional Judges to the Calcutta High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices. They are as follows, 1. Ananva Bandyopadhyay, Judicial Officer2. Rai Chattopadhyay, Judicial Officer3. Subhendu Samanta, Judicial OfficerUnion Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed this via...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Shoba Annamma Eapen As Additional Judge Of Kerala High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of Ms.Shoba Annamma Eapen, Advocate, as an additional judge of the Kerala High Court.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed this in twitter today afternoon."In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Smt. Shoba Annamma Eapen, to be an Additional Judge...

Maharashtra Govt Agrees To Consider Appointment Of Woman To Police Department Three Yrs After Medical Test Declared Her 'Male'

The Bombay High Court has directed the State Government to sympathetically and expeditiously consider the case of a young woman for appointment to a non-constabulary post in the police department, three years after a medical test declared her a "male." The woman had qualified with flying colours in 2018 from the Nashik Rural Police Recruitment drive from the Scheduled Caste...

Allahabad High Court Puts A Stay On Issuance Of Eligibility Certificates In Favour Of Successful UPTET-2021 Candidates

The Allahabad High Court has put a stay on the issuance of eligibility certificates to B.Ed degree holders who have qualified for the UPTET (Primary level) Examination, 2021. The Bench of Justice Siddharth has issued this order in a writ plea moved by Prateek Mishra and 4 others praying not to declare the result of B.Ed. qualified candidates, who appeared in the Uttar Pradesh Teacher...

Allahabad HC Orders Compulsory Training Of Inquiry Officers, Disciplinary Authorities Involved In Holding Departmental Enquiries

Last week, the Allahabad High Court directed the Director, JTRI to prepare an appropriate program for the training of inquiry officers and disciplinary authorities to ensure compliance with UP Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 in conducting departmental inquiries.The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary was dealing with the plea of one Prakash Chandra Agrawal challenging...

SSC Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Appointed Committee Seeks Action Against State Govt Officials, Judgment On May 18

A committee constituted by the Calcutta High Court on Friday submitted a report on the alleged irregularities in appointments of Group-C posts in the state government-run schools in West Bengal on the purported recommendation by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). A Division Bench had earlier set up an inquiry committee headed by Justice Ranjit Kumar Bagh, former judge of...

Bus Body Building On Chassis Owned By GST Registered Customer Attracts 18% GST: Gujarat AAR

The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of members Arun Richard and Atul Mehta ruled that 18% GST is payable on bus body building on chassis owned by GST registered customers and unregistered customers. The applicant, M/s. Vasant Fabricators Pvt. Ltd. (VFPL), is in the business of building the bodies of various vehicles falling under Chapter 87 of the First Schedule...

Allahabad High Court Stays GST Demand On Payment Of Royalty To Conduct Mining Activity

The Allahabad High Court bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh has stayed the GST demand on payment of royalty to conduct mining activity. The petitioner/assessee has assailed the appeal order. Since the Tribunal was yet to be constituted, the writ petition was entertained. The First Appeal Order arising from the earlier order under Section 73 of the U.P. GST Act, 2017 was...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Make Health & Yoga Science Mandatory Upto 8th Standard Curriculum For Overall Development Of Children

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions on the Centre and the Delhi Government to make "Health and Yoga Science" a mandatory part of curriculum up to 8th Standard for an overall development of the children as well as development of their physical & mental abilities in spirit of Section 29 of the Right to Education Act, 2009.Filed by...

[Contempt] Democratic Fabric Of Society Will Suffer If Respect For Judiciary Is Undermined: Delhi High Court

Observing that the purpose of contempt jurisdiction is to uphold the majesty and dignity of the courts of law, the Delhi High Court has said that the democratic fabric of society will suffer if respect for the judiciary is undermined.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed thus:"The purpose of contempt jurisdiction is to uphold the majesty and dignity of the courts of law, since the respect...

Veracity Of Allegations To Be Evaluated By Trial Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Poisoning Partner

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition filed under Section 439 CrPC by a man accused of poisoning the deceased-complainant with whom he was in a relationship, granted bail on the ground that it was a "consensual relationship" and as the investigation stands completed, the veracity of these allegations would be evaluated by the trial Court only. The investigation...