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TN Local Body Polls: Returning Officer Admits To Tampering With Results Due To External 'Pressure', Madras HC Asks To File Affidavit
The returning officer of Ward No.10 of Kallupatti in Madurai District has submitted before the Madras High Court that he illegally modified the election results and declared a DMK candidate as the winner due to external pressure by a group of persons.The First Bench comprising of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a case filed by an...
Unfortunate That In Maharashtra, Two Highest Constitutional Functionaries Don't Trust Each Other: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed anguish that two highest constitutional functionaries in Maharashtra, the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari "do not trust each other." "The unfortunate part in Maharashtra is this that two highest Constitutional functionaries do not trust each other. You both please sit together and sort this out...
Calcutta High Court Directs Visva Bharati University To Reopen Hostels In Presence Of Police, Student Representatives
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Visva-Bharati University authorities to immediately open hostels for its students. The Court ordered that the police should break open the locks in hostel rooms in the presence of two student representatives and other university officials. The direction was issued amid the ongoing protests by more than 200 students inside the University...
Delhi Higher Judicial Services Exam 2022: Advocates Move High Court Challenging 'Maximum Age' Criteria, Hearing Tomorrow
Nine lawyers have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the maximum age criteria of 45 years (as on January 1, 2022) for applying and appearing in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Examination 2022.The plea filed through Advocates Addtya Kapoor, Manika Goswamy, Medha Tandon, Kushal Kumar, Harsh Ahuja and Akash Dep Gupta is slated to be heard tomorrow. While the last date of filling of...
Income Tax Commissioner In Discretionary Power Of Revision Can't Act As Appellate Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the power of an Appellate Authority is much wider than that of a Revisional Authority and the Commissioner, in the exercise of his discretionary power of revision under Section 264 of the Income Tax Act, cannot act as an Appellate Authority and go into the merits of the assessment by re-appreciating the facts and evidence. The single bench of...
High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Delhi Waqf Board Over Centre's Decision To Delist 123 Properties, Refuses Interim Relief
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by Delhi Waqf Board aggrieved by the action of the Centre to delist 123 properties, purportedly belonging to it. Justice Yashwant Varma however refused to grant any stay in connection of transfer of one of the 123 waqf properties, i.e., Qabristan Qadeem by the Centre in favour of Indo Tibetan Border Police."I'm presently not...
Kerala High Court Directs 5 College Students Accused Of Ragging Their Juniors To Engage In Social Service For 2 Weeks
The Kerala High Court recently directed five college students of TKM Engineering College to engage in social service for two weeks, to quash the proceedings pending against them for ragging two junior students.While agreeing to quash the proceedings against them, Justice K. Haripal ordered the petitioners to undergo some kind of social service preferably in the General Hospital for two weeks....
YouTube Is A Private Entity, Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday dismissed as non-maintainable, a writ petition seeking various reliefs qua online video sharing platform, YouTube.Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal refused to accept the submission of the petitioner that Youtube discharges the functions of a 'State', considering the public nature of the functions it performs."There is not a whisper of averment in the entire...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed By Customs Dept. Without Enquiry & Adjudication
The Calcutta High Court consisting of Justice Md. Nizamuddin, has quashed the penalty which was imposed by the customs department without initiating any enquiry or adjudication. The petitioner/assessee has challenged the order passed by the Commissioner of Customs which imposed several punishments including Punishment No. V, imposing a penalty of Rs.1 crore under Section 112 (b) of...
"Consider Candidature If Religious Tattoos Are Removed": Allahabad HC Directs Centre, Grants Relief To SSB Exam Candidates
In a relief to 3 candidates who participated in the 2018 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) recruitment process but were denied employment on account of certain tattoos on a certain part of their hands (forearm), the Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Government to consider their candidature if they remove their tattoos.The Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma directed the Centre and the SSB...