Migrants In Rajasthan Aren't Entitled To Claim Benefit Of Reservation In On-Going Panchayat Elections Or In Public Service Jobs: Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday (24th September) ruled that the people, who have admittedly migrated from other States to Rajasthan on their marriage, are not entitled to claim the benefit of reservation in on-going Panchayat Elections in Rajasthan.The Single Bench of Justice Satish Kumar Sharma was hearing a bunch of writ petitions filed before the Court seeking directions to...

Bombay HC Stays State Government's Notification Fixing Maximum Rates For Non-Covid Patients In Private Hospitals [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court for the time being has stayed the operation of the State government's notification wherein the maximum rates chargeable for treatment of Non-Covid patients were fixed. Court had previously asked the State to clarify whether it had the power to fix rates for treatment of Non-Covid patients.Division bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice PV Ganediwala of the Nagpur...

Unsafe To Look At Religious Or Philosophical Texts To Interpret Sec 23 Of Senior Citizens Act : Kerala HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

Whether the traditional values and general moral policies could determine and expand the scope and ambit of a piece of legislation, to bring in consequences which even the law makers would not have contemplated or intended ?, a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court has expressed its doubt.The bench observed thus while considering a reference which involved interpretation of Section 23(1) of...

Issue Of Caste Looms Large Over Human Relationship With Strong Biases And Conditioning: Gujarat HC Directs SP To Escort Inter-Caste Couple To UP [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) directed the Superintendent of Police, Valsad to make an arrangement for an Intercaste Couple to be escorted till Prayagraj in the State of Uttar Pradesh.The Division Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice N. V. Anjaria also observed,"It is although not an issue, which needs to be dealt with by this Court, suffice to note that the issue...

RTI Act : Madras HC Issues Notice On PIL Seeking COVID-19 Special Bench For Information Commissions, Fixed Timeline For Disposal Of Appeals Etc

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a PIL seeking various directions for improving the right to information (RTI) regime and for facilitating RTI applications and hearings related to the pandemic. A Division Bench of Justice M.M Sundresh and Justice R. Hemalatha issued notices on the petition filed by independent journalist Saurav Das through Advocate M V Swaroop to...

Religare Finvest Case: Delhi Court Dismisses Bail Application Filed By Shivinder Mohan Singh [Read Order]

The Ld. District & Sessions Judge, South East has refused to grant bail to the accused Shivinder Mohan Singh u/s 439 of Cr.P.C. in the chargesheet filed by Economic Offence Wing of Delhi Police in case FIR No.50/19. This is the second bail application made by the accused while the first was made before filing of the chargesheet which was also dismissed in December 2019. FIR No....

Whether Entries In Balance Sheet Amount To Acknowledgment Of Debt Under Sec 18 Limitation Act? NCLAT Refers 'V Padmakumar' Decision For Reconsideration

A 3-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has doubted the correctness of the decision rendered by a 5-member bench in the case V. Padamakumar Vs. Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund (SASF) & Anr which had held that entries in books of accounts will not amount to acknowledgment of debt under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963.The reference was made by a...

[False Declaration] SC Issues Notice To Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gorakhpur For "Misleading The Court"

A 3 Judge Bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari has issued notice to one Manisha Waskale, inquiring "why appropriate proceedings be not initiated against her for misleading this Court and as a consequence obtaining interim orders from the Bench at the threshold on 2nd September 2019." Significantly, the Counsels appearing for the...

Vodafone Wins Rs 20,000 Crore Retrospective Tax Case Against India Govt In International Arbitration

The Vodafone Group has won an international arbitration case against the Indian government in a retrospective tax dispute of over Rs 20,000 crores, reported the Reuters.The Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled that the Indian government's tax demand on Vodafone is in breach of the investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands.The issue relates to the tax demand of...

Delhi HC Reserves Order in Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea moved by Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association suspending him from the post of Secretary. The order has been reserved by the Single Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta. On May 8, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) suspended its Secretary, Ashok Arora, with immediate effect...

Delhi Govt Moves DB Challenging The Stay On Its Order Directing Hospitals To Reserve 80% Beds In ICU For COVID Patients

Delhi Government has moved a Letters Patent Appeal before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court against the stay imposed by the Single Judge on its order directing the hospitals to reserve 80% beds in ICU for COVID patients. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has decided to take up the present appeal for hearing on September 28. The appeal...

"Prostitution Not An Offence; Adult Woman Has Right To Choose Her Vocation": Bombay HC Orders Release of 3 Sex Workers From Corrective Institution [Read Judgment]

While observing that prostitution has not been made an offence under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and that an adult woman has the right to choose her vocation and cannot be detained without her consent, the Bombay High Court on Thursday (24th September) set free 3 sex workers from the Corrective Institution.The Single Bench of Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan was hearing the plea of 3...