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HRA Rules Applicable To All Central Govt Institutions/ PSUs & Autonomous Bodies Including IGNOU: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently held that Central Government Institutions/ PSUs and Autonomous Bodies other than those explicitly mentioned under the HRA General Rules and Orders are also covered under the Rules.The observation was made by a Bench of Justice Talwant Singh and Rajiv Shakhdher in a case where a contention was raised that Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is neither...
"Govt Hospitals Can't Deny Treatment On The Ground Of Place Of Residence": Punjab And Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently clarified that a government Hospital can't deny treatment to someone on the ground that he/she is not a resident of the area where the hospital is located.The Bench of Justice Rajbir Sehrawat observed this in a matter wherein a pregnant woman was denied medical treatment by a Government Hospital in Chandigarh on the ground that she is a resident...
No Appointment For Visually Impaired Candidate If Such Vacancy Is Not Requisitioned In The Advertisement: Gujarat High Court
"The provisions of the 2016 (Rights of Person with Disability) Act do not envisage a situation to give appointment to a person in absence of any vacancy in the category," the Gujarat High Court has held. Justice Biren Vaishnav observed so while hearing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, wherein the Petitioner, a visually impaired candidate, was aggrieved by...
Karnataka High Court Constitutes 'Commercial Division' To Entertain Pleas Against International Commercial Arbitral Awards
The Karnataka High Court has ordered that in view of Section 2(e)(ii) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, a challenge to an award in an International Commercial Arbitration can be made before the High Court of Karnataka. As per a circular issued by the registrar (Judicial), a Commercial Division under Section 4(1) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 has been constituted, consisting...
Heavy Vehicles Allegedly Plying In Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Madras HC Seeks State's Response, Suggests To Install CCTVs
Regarding the night traffic ban in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Madras High Court has asked the Additional Advocate General to file an affidavit detailing the possibility of CCTV installation at the entry and exit points as well as at every 5 kms in the 27 km Bannari-Karapallam stretch.For the time being, the first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D....
Properties Given As Dowry To Be Included In Partition Suit Instituted By Daughter Under Hindu Succession Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the properties which had been given as dowry or otherwise at the time of marriage of the daughter, would be amenable for partition and the same will have to be included in a suit for partition, instituted by the daughter. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said,"In a suit for partition, the properties which had been given as dowry...
Motor Accident Claim | Lack Of Endorsement To Drive Transport Vehicle Not Equivalent To Lack Of Valid Driving License: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has recently held it to be a well-settled principle of law that "merely in absence of endorsement to drive the transport vehicle in the license does not amount to lead to the interpretation that the driver is not holding valid and effective driving license." Justice Sandeep Bhatt observed this in connection with a First Appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicle...
Order VI Rule 18 CPC | If Plaint Is Not Amended Within Given Time, It Cannot Be Amended Thereafter: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently held that once an application for amendment of plaint is allowed, the same has to be amended within the given time frame. Referring to Supreme Court in Union of India v. Pramod Gupta, (2005) 12 SCC 1, Justice Pratibha M. Singh noted that if the amended plaint is not filed within the stipulated time, it cannot be amended thereafter."It is the settled position in...
District Magistrate & Chief Judicial Magistrate Have Equal Jurisdiction To Decide Applications U/S 14 SARFAESI Act: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that jurisdiction under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 ("SARFAESI Act") can be exercised by either of the two authorities namely Chief Judicial Magistrate ("CJM") and District Magistrate ("DM"). Therefore, both the authorities are equally competent to...
Cruise Ship Drug Case | Special NDPS Court Refuses Bail To Peddler Abdul Shaikh
A Special NDPS Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of alleged drug peddler Abdul Kadar Shaikh, in the Cruise Ship Drug Case in which actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was earlier arrested. Thirty-year-old Shaikh was arrested on October 4, 2021 after commercial quantity of narcotics was allegedly seized at his behest. The drugs included 2.5grams of Ecstasy and 54.3grams...
"Install CCTV Cameras In All Police Stations Including Interrogation Rooms By May 10": HC Directs Punjab, Haryana & UT Chandigarh
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the States of Punjab, Haryana, and UT Chandigarh to install CCTV cameras in all police stations including the interrogation rooms with 18 months storage by May 10, 2022.The Bench of Justice Amol Rattan Singh has issued this order in view of the directions issued by the Supreme Court's order in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh and...