Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment In Alapan Bandyopadhyay's Plea Challenging CAT's Order Transferring His Case To Delhi From Kolkata

The Delhi High Court today reserved its judgment in the plea filed by Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, challenging the order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench which had transferred his petition filed before the Kolkata Bench to the Principal Bench at New Delhi.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh heard...

'Single Judge Prima Facie Exceeded Scope of Writ Jurisdiction', Rajasthan High Court Stays Order Which Quashed RAS 2021 Prelims Results

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court stayed the single judge bench order which quashed the preliminary exam results of RAS/RTS Combined Competitive Examination 2021 conducted by Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC). The court ordered that it would be open for RPSC to conduct the written main examination on the rescheduled date. The court refused to go into...

Kerala High Court Allows Two More Parties To Be Impleaded Into Matter Where Devotees Allegedly Made To Wash Feet Of 12 Brahmins At Temple

The Kerala High Court on Friday impleaded two more parties to the suo motu matter where devotees were allegedly made to wash the feet of 12 brahmins for the atonement of their sins in Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura,A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar allowed the impleading applications filed by an NGO and Akhila Kerala Thantri Mandalam...

President Appoints 4 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Delhi High Court

The President, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, has appointed four new judicial officers as the judges of the Delhi High Court. The following are the appointments:- Neena Bansal Krishna- Dinesh Kumar Sharma- Anoop Kumar Mendiratta- Sudhir Kumar JainIn the notification dated February 25, 2022, it has been stated thus:"In exercise of...

Post Of Water Carrier Constable In Police Force Not A Technical Job: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, recently held that the Post of Constable (Water Carrier) in Police department is not a technical job and accordingly, rejected the contention of the State that the said post being technical, required a higher degree of medical fitness than what the Petitioner in this case possessed. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice...

Making Marathi Signboards Mandatory Reasonable, No Violation Of Retailers' Fundamental Rights : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has upheld the Maharashtra government's decision making it mandatory for all shops and establishments in the state to display signboards in Marathi written in the Devanagri script, and rejected a petition challenging the decision with cost. "A Public purpose is sought to be achieved by the said Rule. There is a broader public purpose and rationale. Marathi may be...

Handing Over Administrative Charge To More Experienced Candidate Not Stigmatic To Predecessor: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has recently affirmed that merely appointing more experienced or senior candidates to an administrative post cannot be said to be stigmatic to the predecessor.In saying so, the Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav has dismissed the Petition filed by the petitioner, former HOD (Anesthesia) at a medical college, challenging his removal and appointment of rather...

IBBI Has Jurisdiction To Regulate Payment Of IRP And RP: NCLAT

The NCLAT, Principal Bench consisting of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Chairperson and V.P. Singh, Technical Member in the case of Sumit Bansal, Insolvency Professional v. Committee of Creditors of JP Engineers held that the IBBI is clothed with the jurisdiction to regulate payment of remuneration of the RP and IRP both by framing regulations or by issuing executive instructions till...

Chanda Kochhar Files Suit For Benefits Unconditionally Provided By ICICI Bank When Accepting Early Retirement

Chanda Kochhar, former Chief Executive of the ICICI Bank, has filed a Suit before the Bombay High Court against the bank seeking "specific performance of her entitlements and benefits that was unconditionally provided to her when the Bank accepted her early retirement."According to the Suit, the Bank accepted her early retirement on October 4, 2018, and had unconditionally agreed to...

Case Not Registered Under Proper Sections To Extend Benefits To Accused: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Action Against Police Officers

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the Superintendent of Police, District Shahdol to take appropriate action against the 'delinquent' police officers for not registering a case under proper sections, allegedly to extend the benefits to the accused. Justice Vishal Mishra was essentially dealing with the second bail application moved by the Applicant accused U/S 409, 420...

Can't Decide Whether A Film's Material Denigrates A Community Or Not Without A Challenge To Censor Certificate: Bombay High Court

There can be no prohibition on a film's exhibition in the absence of a challenge to the censor certificate issued by the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC), the Bombay High Court has held refusing any reliefs in a clutch of petitions against the movie Gangubai Kathiawadi which will release tomorrow. "The rule of exhaustion of an efficacious alternative remedy applies also in...

'Judicial Review of Examining Body's Decision Is Limited', Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Challenging District Judge Recruitment Process

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the District Judge Recruitment process. In this matter, all the petitioners herein failed to make a mark in the preliminary examination. They were not shortlisted and did not qualify for the main examination. Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sudesh Bansal, ruled, "All in all we find that...