Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 28 To March 6, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 87NOMINAL INDEXM.Muthumadasamy v. The Accountant General and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 80K. Radha v. The Chief Educational Officer & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 81Saratha vs Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, 2022...

Can't Claim Specific Post When Two Posts Are In The Same Cadre With Identical Pay Scale: Madras High Court

Madras High Court has recently iterated that when two posts carry equivalent scale of pay and are treated as equal categories under the Rules, the petitioners have no right to claim a particular post as a matter of right or choice.The Madurai bench of Madras High Court underscored that when the service conditions are not infringed from and out of the administrative transfers effected,...

SC/ST Act- Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted If No Prima Facie Offence Is Made Out: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has admitted the criminal appeal challenging the quashment of the bail application for offences under Section 323, 332, 504, 506(2) and 114 of IPC and Section 3(2)(5-a) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1989. The Bench comprising Justice BN Karia has observed that the Appellant herein had not used any abusive words regarding...

'Inefficient, Ignorant Of Basic Common Sense': Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Inquiry Against Police Officer For Investigating In Wrong Direction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the Director General Of Police to seek explanation from an Investigating Officer, for 'wasting his time and resources in a wrong direction', while investigating a case. Justice Vivek Agarwal was dealing with a bail application moved by the Applicant accused for offences punishable under Section 363, 366A, 376(2)(n) IPC and also under...

AO Can't Take Advantage Of Assessee's Ignorance To Collect More Tax: Karnataka High Court Condones Delay Of 6 Years In Filing Revised ITR

A bench of Karnataka High Court consisting of Justice Sunil S.Yadav has condoned the delay of 6 years in filing revised Income Tax Return (ITR). A single judge bench of Justice Sunil S.Yadav has observed that the intention of Circular No.014 (XL-35) dated 11.04.1955 was not that tax due should not be charged or that any favour should be shown to anybody in the matter of assessment,...

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Karnataka High Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Provide Treatment To Accused In Private Hospital

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Superintendent of Jail to shift and provided treatment to K T Naveen Kumar, an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, in a private hospital. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while allowing the petition, set aside the order of Special Court dated December 31, 2021 and said, "The Superintendent of jail is directed to...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 28 To March 6, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 60Nominal Index: Shivanand S/O Karabasappa Gurannavar v. Basavva @ Laxmi W/O Shivanand Gurannavar 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 M/S SAPL-GCC JV v. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 Dhondiba Anna Jadhav v. The State Of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 55 Padmanabha v. State of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 Michael Graham Prince...

Expected From Parents To Pay Necessary Fees Or Some Installments To Pvt Schools Which Have Settled Fee Structure After Apex Court's Decision, Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur observed that it was expected from the parents to pay necessary fees or at least some installments, if their children are enrolled in private schools which have settled fee structure after Apex Court's decision. In this matter, petitioners are students of respondent No.1-Cambridge Court High School, which have allegedly deprived the petitioners to...

'Unwholesome': Kerala High Court Deletes Bail Condition Imposed On Migrant Labourers To Produce Sureties From State

The Kerala High Court last week deleted the condition imposed by a Judicial Magistrate of producing sureties from Kerala on the bail granted to a group of migrant labourers.In a plea moved by the workers, Justice K. Haripal observed that it was unwholesome to insist them to produce sureties from the State itself while deleting the condition that sureties must belong to the State of Kerala.A...

BJP's Plea Seeking Deployment Of Central Forces In WB Municipal Elections: Calcutta HC Adjourns Hearing To March 11 On State Gov's Request

The Calcutta High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the plea moved by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking the deployment of central forces during the recently held elections to the 108 municipalities of the State on the ground that large scale violence had taken place during the elections to the four municipal corporations – Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Asansol and Chandernagore which...

"Considering Issue On Administrative Side": Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking To Adopt 'Virtual Hearings' As A Norm

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation, seeking to adopt virtual court hearings as a norm across all the Courts in the national capital.The petitioner, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, stated that virtual court hearings are extremely convenient and time saving, hence, the Court should consider adopting it as a norm in all district courts as well as the...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: February 28 To March 6, 2022

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 59- 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 70Nominal IndexSwadhin Kumar Sarkar v. Chandana Sarkar and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 59Dipak Singha v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 60Nasrin Khatun v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 61Ashok Kumar Sureka v. Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Durgapur Range, Government of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 62Zia...