'Can't Order DVAC Inquiry In Absence Of FIR': Madras HC Disposes Plea For Investigation Into Alleged Stationery Supply Scam By Madurai Prison

In a plea seeking direction upon the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to investigate the alleged scam in the supply of stationery articles by the officials of Madurai Central Prison, the Madras High Court has asked the petitioner to seek registration of FIR or to file a private complaint invoking Section 190 of the Criminal Procedure Code.The first bench of Chief Justice...

'Interest To Solatium A Must': Madras High Court Modifies Award Of Additional Compensation For Land Acquired By ONGC

While upholding the additional compensation per Are granted by a Reference Court under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter 'Act') , Madras High Court has held that interest for Solatium is a mandatory component as per Section 28 of the Act.The single Bench of Dr Justice G. Jayachandran was hearing a batch of appeal suits preferred by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)...

High Court Orders Postponement Of 'Delhi Judicial Service Exam 2022' On Plea To Relax Upper Age Limit

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered for postponement of the Delhi Judicial Service Examination 2022, as also the date of receiving of applications, while dealing with a plea challenging the upper age limit (of 32 years) for appearing in the exam. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was dealing with a petition filed by a practicing...

If There Are No Specific Allegations In Petition, Can't Allow It To Be Supplied Through Rejoinders: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation alleging corruption in MGNREGA. The court observed that there is no prima facie material in the petition to sustain the allegations levelled by the petitioners. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Madan Gopal Vyas, observed, "After going through the...

CESTAT Upholds Penalty Against Hindustan Coca Cola For Excise Duty Evasion On Pretext Of Stock Transfer

The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld that penalty against Hindustan Coca Cola for the evasion of Excise Duty on the pretext of stock transfer.The tribunal consisting of Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) has observed that the proviso to Rule 3(5A) of the CCR, 2004 is applicable to the transaction of the generator set after use by...

Maintainability Of A Petition Can Be Contested Long After Its Admission: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that the question of maintainability of a writ petition can be raised by the respondents years after its admission and even if an interim relief has been granted on the plea. However, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan clarified that a high court while exercising its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution should ensure that its decision is equitable to both...

'Corruption Mothers Disorder': Gujarat High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Sub-Inspector Allegedly Involved In Bribery

"Corruption is not to be judged by degree, for corruption mothers disorder, destroys societal will to progress, accelerates undeserved ambitions, kills the conscience, jettisons the glory of the institutions, paralyses the economic health of a country, corrodes the sense of civility and mars the marrows of governance", the Gujarat High Court has reiterated. In observing so, it has refused...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Pharmacy Council of India's Moratorium On Opening Of New Pharmacy Colleges For Five Years

Dealing with a batch of 88 petitions, the Delhi High Court has set aside the imposition of a moratorium issued by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) on opening of new pharmacy colleges for a period of five years with effect from the academic year 2020-21. A single judge bench of Justice Prateek Jalan was dealing with the petitions challenging communications dated 17.07.2019 and...

Patna HC Issues Show Cause Notice To A Police Station Incharge For Failure To Lodge FIR In ₹21 Lakhs Cyber Fraud Case

The Patna High Court recently issued a show-cause notice to the Officer-in-Charge of the Kadamkuan Police Station as to why a contempt proceeding be not initiated against him for his failure to register an F.I.R. in a ₹21 Lakhs fraud case.The Bench of Justice Sandeep Singh called the action of the Officer-in-Charge of the Kadamkuan Police Station as contemptuous in view of the Court's...

No Class-IV Employee Should Normally Be Transferred Out Of District: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that no Class-IV employee should normally be transferred out of the district. The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary made this observation while setting aside a transfer order passed against a Class IV Employee as it noted that the same was punitive in nature.Essentially, the petitioner Smt. Maya (a Class IV Employee) was transferred by State...

Non Production Of Persons Despite Summons Leads To Inference Of Routing Own Money : ITAT Delhi

The Delhi Bench of ITAT, consisting of members G.S. Pannu (President) and K. Narsimha Chary (Judicial Member), has ruled that an Assessing Officer has the power to verify transactions beyond the paperwork submitted by the Assessee under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Assessing Officer (AO) had disallowed expenses and made additions to Assessee's income under Section 68...

Nawab Malik's PMLA Arrest Violates Doctrine Of Ex Post Facto Laws : Amit Desai Argues Before Bombay High Court

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister - Nawab Malik – on Tuesday questioned the credibility of claims made by the original owner of the Kurla compound, whose property he is alleged to have usurped, for failing to raise any grievance for 22-years. "The only people who are alleging involvement of Mr Malik are the officers (of ED), people who are in jail for the 1993 bomb blast or...