Large Scale Financial Irregularities In Lalit Kala Academy: Delhi HC Asks Centre To Look Into The Matter

Delhi High Court has issued directions to the central government to look into the matter of large scale financial irregularities that are being committed in Lalit Kala Academy. The court was hearing a contempt petition against the respondents for giving false counter affidavits in an ongoing writ petition before the present court itself. The petitioner had argued that reports submitted...

Delhi HC Directs JNU To Grant M. A. Degree To Visually Impaired Candidate And Admit Him To Its M. Phil. Programme [Read Judgment]

The Delhi HC on Monday directed Jawaharlal Nehru University to admit a visually impaired candidate to its M. Phil. programme despite the contentions of the university that the candidate had not completed requisite credit score in his M. A. programme and thus did not meet the eligibility criteria for admission and. Background The peculiar facts of the case were that the Petitioner, a...

Unlawful Assembly-Trial Of Offence U/s 149 IPC Not Illegal Merely Because Section 141 IPC Was Not Invoked: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that as long as the ingredients of unlawful assembly are met, Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code can be invoked and non invocation of Section 141 IPC would not render the trial under Section 149 IPC illegal.Section 149 IPC states that every member of unlawful assembly can be guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. Section 141 defines...

Non-Filing Of Chargesheet Within 3 Months Cannot Be A Ground For Revoking Suspension Order: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court refused to revoke the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal continuing the suspension of a senior government officer on the grounds of pending investigation against him for serious crimes. The court noted that by virtue of his position, if allowed reinstatement, he would be in a position to influence the witnesses. The present petition was filed against...

Highlights Of Parliament Monsoon Session 2019

The Monsoon Session of the Parliament concluded after the adjournment of Lok Sabha on Tuesday and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. This was the first session of Parliament after the elections for 17th Lok Sabha. The session which began on June 17, 2019, was scheduled to end on July 26, 2019 but was extended until August 7, 2019 in order to complete legislative business. During the session,...

Gratuity Can't Be Forfeited Unless Termination Order Is Issued: Reiterates Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Directing the employer to pay gratuity to an employee, the Bombay High Court has reiterated that gratuity of an employee cannot be forfeited under Section 4(6)(b) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (the Act), unless his services were terminated. Background The writ petition was filed by an employee of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (Respondent), who was a conductor in one...

Names Of Resolution Professionals Facing Disciplinary Proceedings Can't Be Made Public : IBBI Appellate Authority [Read Order]

The First Appellate Authority (FAA) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has held against disclosure of names of insolvency professionals (IPs) facing disciplinary proceedings saying the same would impede the investigation process due to unwarranted public attention and is likely to harm practice of most IPs who are established professionals like Chartered Accountants. The FAA...

Supreme Court Bar Association Mourns The Demise Of Advocate Sushma Swaraj

The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association on Wednesday issued a statement mourning the passing away of Sushma Swaraj, the former Union Minister for External Affairs.Sushma Swaraj, who had started practice of law in 1973, was also an Advocate on Record at the Supreme Court. Her husband Swaraj Kaushal is a Senior Advocate and her daughter Bansuri Swaraj is an...

'Prima Facie No Evidence For Drunken Driving': Kerala IAS Officer Gets Bail In Accident Death Case[Read Order]

Sriram Venkatraman, IAS Officer, accused of rash driving which resulted in a death of a journalist has been granted bail by the First Class Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram. The accident had occurred near Museum junction in Kerala's capital city. K M Basheer, a journalist, had died on the spot. Judicial Magistrate of first class of the Thiruvananthapuram District Court held that...

Slump In Business Cannot Be The Reason For Default In Payment Of Rent, Says Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Slump in the business cannot be the reason for default in payment of rent, remarked the Apex Court while considering an appeal filed by Chandigarh Administration against the High Court order that granted relief to its Allottee.Hari Ram was allotted a commercial booth in Chandigarh by the Chandigarh Administration for a total premium of Rs.70,500/- on lease basis for a period of ninety-nine...

Weakness In The Defence Taken Cannot Become The Strength Of The Prosecution, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"An accused is not required to establish or prove his defence beyond all reasonable doubt, unlike the prosecution."

No Slaughter Within Residential Flats During Bakr-Id; Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has held that no slaughter of sheep and goat can be permitted within residential individual flats during the upcoming Bakr-Eid festival. Division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice GS Patel directed the MCGM to be strict and stringent in maintaining public safety and hygiene. Court also asked the civic body to be prompt in taking action against...