'Policy Matter': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Reduce Covid Booster Dose Interval

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking to reduce the time gap for administration of precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccines (booster shots) to front line workers and senior citizens. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh observed that it is an administrative decision and the Court cannot interfere in policy matters, based on the whims...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of S.95 IBC

A Writ Petition has been filed by the personal guarantors of an MSME Corporate Debtor, Emkay Automobiles Industries Ltd., challenging the constitutional validity of Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Navin Chawla has issued notices to the Respondents including the Central Government, the Reserve Bank of India, the...

'Deliberately Tried To Hoodwink The Court': Calcutta High Court Raps Former Chairman Of WBCSSC, Imposes 20K Costs

The Calcutta High Court has recently come down heavily on the former Chairman of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC) while setting aside an order issued by the former Chairman depriving a candidate for the recruitment of assistant teachers in secondary and higher secondary classes in the State of her right to counselling. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay while referring to...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Application For Compounding Of Offences U/S 307, 498A IPC Based On Compromise Between Parties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently dismissed an application filed for compounding of offences under Sections 307 (attempt to Murder) and 498-A (Cruelty to wife) read with Section 34 of IPC, based on a compromise between the parties involved.Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava observed,"the allegations are serious in nature wherein mother-in-law & sister-in-law with...

Can't Move High Court Directly Seeking Registration Of FIR Without First Approaching Magistrate U/S 156(3) CrPC: Gujarat HC

Various applications seeking registrations of FIR are being filed before the High Court directly without approaching the concerned Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Gujarat High Court has observed. According to Justice Vipul Pancholi, this is in contravention of the Supreme Court's observations on the powers of the Magistrate under Section...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC | There Cannot Be Piecemeal Rejection Of Plaint: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that there cannot be a piecemeal rejection of a plaint under provisions of Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC. In other words, Plaint can either be rejected as a whole or not at all.The observation is in line with the Supreme Court's decision in Madhav Prasad Aggarwal & Anr. v. Axis Bank Ltd. & Anr. Therein, a Division Bench had held as follows:"it is...

"Title Hurts Sentiments Of Rajput Community": Karni Sena Moves Allahabad HC Seeking Ban On Release Of Movie 'Prithviraj'

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in Allahabad High Court by Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena's National Vice President (women wing) to restrain the release of the movie 'Prithviraj' starring Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar.The plea has been moved by Sangeeta Singh, National Vice President of (women wing) of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena and practicing lawyer in...

Counter-Complaint Lodged By Injured Accused Should Be Dealt Together With That Of Injured Complainant: Madras High Court

Observing serious irregularities in the witness statements and police investigation, Madras High Court has acquitted five persons, out of which the first accused was convicted for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of IPC.The bench of Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira noted that there are contradictions in the versions of prosecution witnesses with regards...

NEET-PG| Candidates With Rural/Difficult Area Service Can't Claim Sub Quota As A Right : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that NEET-PG candidates engaging in Rural Area service or Difficult Rural Area service cannot claim an exclusive sub-quota as a matter of right. Justice N. Nagaresh observed that this was more so since the Prospectus for Admission to Medical Postgraduate Degree Courses 2021-2022 provided for 2% service weightage for Rural Area service and 5% for Difficult...

Municipal Commissioner with Additional Charge of DM Can Order Detention Under Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies and Commodities Act: Madhya Pradesh HC

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench recently held that a Municipal Commissioner was competent to issue the order of detention U/S 3(2) of Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as "The Act of 1980") even though she was temporarily delegated with the additional charge...

Free Food Kit Distribution: Kerala High Court Directs State To Disburse Arrears To Retail Dealers Within 2 Months

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the concerned authorities to disburse arrears of commission payable to Authorised Retail Distributors (ARDs) for distributing Covid-19 free food-kits at the rates specified in 2020 and 2021 Government Orders within two months.Although the State took the stand that the kit distribution was a humanitarian service to be treated as voluntary and not...

Entire Books Of Account Can't Be Rejected Merely Because Of Non-Issuance Of Sale Memos: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently held that entire books of accounts cannot be rejected on the sole basis of non-issuance of sale memos. While granting relief to the Assessees (Appellants herein), the Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik observed, "…mere non-issuance of production of sale memos could not have been a ground...