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Anis Khan Murder Case: Calcutta HC Orders Second Post-Mortem; SIT To Continue Probe Under The Supervision Of District Judge
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a second post mortem in the murder case of Allah University student Anis Khan. The Court directed that the second post mortem and the investigation by the State constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT) would be monitored by a District Judge. The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming the incident as 'grave...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Single Judge Order Refusing To Stay Release Of 'KGF-2' Movie
The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, has refused to grant interim stay in a plea seeking complete ban on exhibition of KGF-2 movie and its Teaser.The movie is set to release on 14th April 2022. The development ensued in an appeal filed by one Tasleem Ahmed Khan against an order dated 31.01.2021 passed by the Single Judge, whereby while issuing notice in the writ petition against...
Virtual Hearing | Kerala High Court Advocates' Association Raises Complaints About Entry Restrictions To Chief Justice's Bench
The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) has addressed a letter to the Registrar General of the High Court of Kerala on Thursday, complaining about the prevailing entry restrictions to the virtual hearings happening at the Chief Justice's court.It has been mentioned in the letter that the Association has been receiving several complaints from advocates, frequently...
Reassessment Proceedings Not Time Barred When Time Limit Increased Retrospectively Under Income Tax Act: ITAT
The Mumbai Bench of ITAT, comprising of members Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Suchitra Kamble (Judicial Member), has held that reassessment proceeding cannot be held time barred when an amendment increasing limitation of time is expressly stated to be retrospective. The court added that it was not open to the ITAT and Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), to contest the validity...
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...