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Delhi Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Initiates Suo Moto Proceedings To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Registration Of Projects, Curb Cheating Of Buyers
The Delhi Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has initiated suo moto proceedings for ensuring strict compliance of the provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 regarding prior registration of projects and also to curb incidents of developers cheating innocent buyers. The proceedings were initiated yesterday by a coram comprising of Chairperson Justice Chander Shekhar...
"We Aren't Against Live-In Relation": Allahabad High Court Orders Protection For Same-Sex Couple
The Allahabad High Court recently granted police protection to a same-sex couple after noting that the court is not against live-in relationships.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi was dealing with a protection plea of one Anju Singh and her live-in partner, who moved to the High Court claiming that they would be harassed and would not...
Special NIA Court Allows Prof Anand Teltumbde 5 Mins Telephone Call On Loudspeaker With Mother After Brother's Encounter Killing
The Special NIA Court has allowed Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde a telephone call to his mother for five minutes on loud speaker after his brother and alleged Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde's encounter killing by security personnel in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. In his plea to the Special NIA court, Teltumbde said his ninety-year-old mother is in a state of shock...
'Foul Play': Calcutta HC Contemplates Setting Up Inquiry Panel Headed By Rtd. HC Judge To Monitor Irregularities In Non-Teaching Staff Appointments By State Gov
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salaries to 25 appointees who had allegedly been recruited for the posts of 'Group-C' and 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools. The Court observed with dismay that 25 appointment letters had been issued by the West...
Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that there is no sanction of law to compare a disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature as there is the scope of mechanical error or defective photocopying. Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy noted,"Therefore, such comparison is impermissible under law, as there is every possibility of change of signatures due to passage of time...
'Not Maintainable': Calcutta HC Refuses To Interfere With Single Bench Order That Stayed Criminal Proceedings Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with an order of a Single Bench of the High Court dated September 6, 2021 wherein criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari had been stayed. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha had issued a stay order on proceedings initiated against Adhikari in respect of cases registered...
Challenge To Minimum Age Criteria For NCLT Appointments: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued a notice in a plea challenging the vires of Section 413(2) of Companies Act, 2013 that imposes a minimum age limitation of 'not less than 50 years for appointment as judicial members in National Company Law Tribunals.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak issued the notice in the PIL filed by Advocate Nipun...
'Show Some Will, Have It Done': High Court Directs Delhi Police To Remove Unauthorised Hawkers, Vendors From Munirka Village Area
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to ensure, on a daily basis, that the unauthorised hawkers and vendors are removed and do not return to city's Munirka Village area.The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea filed by Munirka Village Residents Welfare Association aggrieved by the inaction of the municipal authorities as...
Recruitments To Posts Of Over 2300 Elementary Trained Teachers In Punjab Set Aside By Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week set aside the entire selection process for recruitment to the posts of 2,364 Elementary Trained Teachers (ETT) 18 months after advertisement to that effect was issued by the State Government.The Bench of Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu was hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the selection criteria along with the ongoing process for the appointment...
Kasganj Custodial Death: PUCL Moves Allahabad HC Seeking CBI Probe & Establishment Of Fast-Track Special Police Courts
People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a CBI probe into the Kasganj Custodial Death Case wherein one Altaf allegedly died by suicide by tying himself to a two to three feet pipe.While the police have claimed that Altaf died by suicide while in custody, his family has suggested a foul play on the part of the police, and therefore, PUCL has moved...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Compensating Families Of Those Who Died Of Covid-19 Abroad
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought the State's response to a plea seeking a declaration that the family members of a non-resident of the State, who died abroad due to COVID-19, are entitled to ex-gratia relief of Rs. 50,000. Justice N Nagaresh directed the Government Pleader to take instructions in the matter and it for hearing on November 24.The petition was filed by an NGO through...
