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[Redevelopment Projects] No Stamp Duty On Individual Allotment Agreements If Development Agreement Is Stamped: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that no stamp duty on Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements (PAAA) is applicable once it has been paid for the Development Agreement (DA) between a housing society and the developer for redevelopment.A division bench of Justice GS Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale, while quashing two government circulars imposing separate stamp duties on PAAAs based...
State Cannot Deny Pay Parity Of Veterinarians With Medicos Just Because They Deal With Animals: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Observing that Veterinary Doctors are at par with Medical Doctors, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday ruled that State cannot deny the grant of 4-tier pay scale to the Veterinary Officers on a flimsy ground, that they are dealing with animals and the doctors serving in the Health and Family Welfare Department are dealing with humans.The observations were made by a bench...
Delhi High Court Directs Passport Office In Srinagar To Decide Mehbooba Mufti's Application For Passport Within 3 Months
The Union Government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that the Passport Authority in Srinagar has been directed to take a fresh decision on former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti's request for issuance of passport.The submission was made during the hearing of a petition filed by Mufti seeking expeditious decision on her appeal against...
After Kerala, Gujarat High Court Seeks TRAI's Response On Cable Operators' Plea Against Increased Channel Pricing
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a writ petition filed by Cable Operator Association of Gujarat challenging the new Tariff Orders by which broadcasters have increased channel prices from Rs. 12 to Rs. 19 for inclusion in bouquets offered to cable subscribers.The petitioner challenged the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and...
Necessary Laws Framed With Passage Of Time: Karnataka High Court Disposes 25 Yrs Old Plea Against Pollution Of Bellandur Lake
The Karnataka High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed 25 years ago raising a grievance about certain activities causing pollution in the tank bed area of Bellandur Lake.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi disposed of the petition filed by Belandur Gram Panchayat Karyalaya and others. The bench said “Admittedly when the petition was...
Are You Telling Us The City Must Get Rid Of Its Poor? Bombay High Court Refuses To Club Issue Of Homelessness With Illegal Hawking
The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the issue of homelessness is a global problem and those living on the streets had as much standing before the court as did members of the Bar.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale however did not pass a substantive order on the Bombay Bar Association’s Intervention Application and asked them to file a separate PIL instead....
Disciplinary Authority Can Impose Penalty On Erring Govt Official Lesser Than That Recommended By Lokayukta: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that recommendation made by Lokayukta for imposition of a particular penalty on a government official after due inquiry made does not take away the power of the disciplinary authority to impose a lesser penalty on the official.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the petition filed by the Karnataka Lokayuktha questioning an order...
Four Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court Made Permanent
The Central government has notified the appointment of four additional judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent judges. The four judges that are now permanent are:1. Justice Rajesh Narayandas Laddha 2. Justice Sanjay Ganpatrao Mehare 3. Justice Govinda Anand Sanap 4. Justice Shivkumar Dige The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for appointment as permanent judges at...
‘Main Conspirators Not Arrested, Unexplained Delay In Filing Supplementary Chargesheets’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused
The Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to two men charged under UAPA in a fake currency notes case, considering that the main conspirators have not been arrested or charged under UAPA and that there has been unexplained delays in filing supplementary chargesheets.A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A Bamba also took note of the fact that the accused have been...
Five Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Made Permanent
The Central Government has issued a notification appointing Justices S Srimathy, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy, Justice R Vijayakumar, Justice Mohammed Shaffiq and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad as Permanent judges of the Madras High Court.The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju made the announcement in a post on Twitter.The Collegium had recommended the names of the judges in a meeting held on February...
Ten Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court Made Permanent
The Centre has notified the appointment of 10 additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent Judges. They are:1. Justice Chandra Kumar Rai,2. Justice Krishan Pahal,3. Justice Sameer Jain,4. Justice Ashutosh Srivastava,5. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi,6. Justice Brij Raj Singh,7. Justice Shree Prakash Singh,8. Justice Vikas Budhwar,9. Justice Om Prakash Tripathi, and10. Justice Vikram...
Justice Amit Sharma Appointed As Permanent Judge Of Delhi High Court
The Centre has issued a notification for appointment of Justice Amit Sharma as a permanent judge of Delhi High Court. The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju made the announcement in a post on Twitter. On May 31, 2022, Central Government had notified the appointment of Justice Amit Sharma, who was practicing as a lawyer earlier, as Additional Judge of Delhi High Court. He took oath on June 01, 2022....