Termination Of A Probationer During The Period Of Probation Does Not Amount To Retrenchment: Delhi HC [Read Order]

In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has reiterated that termination of services of a probationer does not amount to 'Retrenchment' under Section 2(oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. "The law with respect to the termination of service of a probationer is well-settled that termination of a probationer during the period of probation does not amount to retrenchment within...

SC Asks Selection Committee To Expedite Appointment Of Members To NGT [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government to expedite the process of appointment of Judicial and Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna in a writ petition filed by the NGT Bar Association (Western Zone), aggrieved by delay in filling up the vacancies at...

Staying Exams Behind The Back Of Examinees Willing To Appear Physically, Is Detrimental To Their Interest; Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday declined the prayer for stay on examinations proposed to be held on August 17 and August 25 by the Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nashik (MUHS) for the students of Bachelor In Dental Surgery and Masters In Dental Surgery observing that cancellation of such exams behind the back of those examinees who are willing to physically appear for writing the...

Courts In India Have Power To Grant Anti-Arbitration Injunction Against Foreign-Seated Arbitration, Albeit Sparingly : Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled that while civil courts in India do have the power to grant anti-arbitration injunctions against a foreign-seated arbitration, however, this power is to be used sparingly and with abundant caution."It is only under the circumstances enumerated in and exhaustively discussed in paragraph 24 of (the 2003 Supreme Court ruling in Modi Entertainment...

Gujarat HC Adjourns Suo Moto Contempt Proceedings Against Yatin Oza Till Aug 17 [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has deferred hearing in the suo moto contempt proceedings pending against GHCAA President Yatin Oza, with a view to first dispose of the intervention application moved by Advocate Amit Panchal. Oza had tendered an unconditional apology for his remarks against the High Court and its Registry. However, the bench comprising Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice NV Anjaria...

P&H HC Directs GST Authority To Consider Plea For Re-Classification Of Ayurvedic Ingredient Based Sanitizers Within 12% GST Bracket [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday disposed of a PIL for reclassification of "AUS ingredients based sanitizer" within 12% GST Tariff bracket instead of 18%, with a direction to the GST authority to consider the same. The bench of Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice Ashok Kumar Verma disposed of a writ petition filed by the Haryana Ayurvedic Drugs Manufacturers Association...

[Wildlife Protection Act] SC Dismisses PIL Challenging Provision Permitting Hunting Of Wild Animals In Certain Cases [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 55(c) and Section 11 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.Section 11 of the Act empowers the Chief Wild Life Warden to permit hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases, if he is satisfied that any wild animal specified in Schedule I has become dangerous to human life...

PIL Filed In Kerala HC Demanding Independent Inquiry Into Kozhikode Plane Crash And Closure Of Airport [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking immediate closure of the Calicut International Airport and an independent and impartial open inquiry by a Court of inquiry headed by a retired judge as opposed to the closed investigation which is being undertaken by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the air-crash of 7th August, 2020 at...

Independence Day Special: The Legal Road To Indian Independence

On August 15, 1947 India attained its independence from Britain. However, such independence came with some riders – Indian and Pakistan continued to be dominions of Britain, i.e., autonomous but technically still within the British Commonwealth. Both countries' dominion status was by virtue of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 (Independence Act) – which, despite being a monumental statute which changed the course of history and empire, only contained a measly twenty (20) sections. Before ...

Jamia Violence: Entry Into Campus Justified; Only Proportionate Force Used, Delhi Police Tells Delhi HC

Appearing for the Delhi Police in matters pertaining to the Jamia violence, Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi submitted before the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Police was justified in entering the campus of Jamia Milia University and using proportionate force as the students were creating "social disharmony". The submissions were made before the Division Bench of...

Granting Long Adjournments In Consumer Complaints: SC Asks NCDRC President To Look Into The Grievance [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has requested the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to look into grievance that it is granting long adjournments in consumer complaints.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and KM Joseph observed thus while disposing an SLP filed by LM Jewellers who submitted before it that, on 28 February 2020, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal...

'Cauvery Calling' Not The Project Of State: Karnataka Govt Tells HC

The Karnataka Government has told the Karnataka High Court that the 'Cauvery Calling' project, proposed by the Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha foundation, is not the project of the state government. In a supplementary statement of objections filed before the court, states that "The responsibility of the respondent 2 (Isha Foundation) is limited to mobilizing/motivating and...