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Botched Up Surgery: Madras High Court Directs Infertility Treatment Hospital To Pay ₹40 Lakh Compensation To Srilankan Woman
The Madras High Court recently directed a private infertility treatment hospital to compensate a Srilankan woman after a botched up surgery left her permanently disabled.Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that the doctors and the hospital knew about the medical history of the woman and yet continued with the surgery with no proper precaution to avoid damage. The woman was left with a...
Two Women Allegedly Confined By Swami Nithyananda Have No Objection To Appear Before Court Via Video Conferencing, Gujarat High Court Told
The Gujarat High Court has been informed that the two women, who are allegedly in the wrongful confinement of Swami Nithyananda, have no objection to appear before the court through video conferencing.The division bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice Niral R. Mehta was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed in 2019 by the father of Lopamudra (21 years old) and Nandhitha (18 years old)...
High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Stand On PIL Against Advertising Of Jobs With Salaries Below Fixed Minimum Wage On Official Portal
The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought Delhi Government's response on a public interest litigation against advertising of job vacancies with salaries below the prescribed or fixed minimum wage on its official portal. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked Delhi Government’s counsel to obtain instructions and listed the matter for hearing on...
No Adverse Impact On Pay Of Govt Employee Whose Cadre Is Downgraded Due To 40% Disability Sustained During Employment: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that in the event an employee suffers from disability of 40% or more while performing duty, as a matter of right such an employee would be entitled for benefit of downgrading of cadre in order to continue service without any adverse impact on the pay and other benefits.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj gave this clarification while allowing...
If Authorities Fail To Act Within Stipulated Time After Issuance Of Purchase Notice Under Town Planning Law, Land Owner Can Use Land For Any Purpose: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that after a purchase notice has been issued by a land owner under Section 67(2) of the Kerala Town and Country Planning Act, 2016, it is not mandatory for the person to wait for completion of variation of the Detailed Town Planning Scheme or Master Plan, to utilise the land. A division bench of Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen...
Defence Of Alibi Can Be Raised At The Stage Of Framing Charge, No Rule That It Can Be Considered Only During Defence Evidence: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently held that the defence of alibi can be raised as early as possible at the stage of framing charge as there’s no rule providing that such a defence can only be considered at the stage of defence evidence.Justice SG Mehare of the Aurangabad bench set aside trial court summons issued under section 319 of the CrPC to a man for trial under the POCSO Act observing...
Senior AAG Seeks Time To File 'Better Affidavit' Seeking Unconditional Apology For His Conduct Before JKL High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday directed Sr Additional Advocate General AR Malik, District Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Anantnag to file personal affidavits seeking an unconditional apology from the court with regard to the misidentification of the officer who had appeared before it.A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the AAG...
Kerala High Court Directs Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor To Appear Before Police In Bribery Case, Asks Him To Cooperate With Probe
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor, who is accused of collecting money from clients under the pretext of bribing High Court judges, to appear before the investigating officer as and when required, and cooperate with the probe in the bribery case. Justice Kauser Edappagath refused to pass any interim order to protect Advocate Saiby from arrest even as his...
Gujarat High Court Imposes Cost On Persons 'Hounding' Muslim Man Who Purchased Shops In Predominantly Hindu Area
The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a review petition seeking recall of an order approving the sale of certain shops in a predominantly Hindu area to a Muslim man.Justice Biren Vaishnav also imposed Rs. 25,000 costs on the petitioners, stating it "is a disturbing factor that a successful purchaser of property in a disturbed area is being hounded and thwarting his attempt to enjoy the...
Delhi High Court Stays Reassessment Order Based On Internal Audit Objection
The Delhi High Court has stayed the reassessment order based on an internal audit objection.The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shadher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has observed that the expression "any audit objection" was introduced only by the Finance Act, 2022, although with effect from April 1, 2012. Prior to the amendment, the expression obtained in Explanation 1(ii) appended to...
CBI's Jurisdiction Ceases If Chargesheet Lacks PC Act Offences; Specific State Consent Needed To Prosecute: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court recently ruled that the CBI is well within its right to investigate offences under IPC provided they are in nexus with offences under prevention of corruption act. However when the offences under the provisions of the PC Act are dropped from the chargesheet, for CBI to continue its prosecution, specific consent of the State is required as Jurisdiction of the CBI...
Jharkhand High Court Allows Migration Of The TDS Amount Under GST
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the unadjusted TDS amount has to be treated as an input tax credit amount and is required to be carried forward in the next succeeding months.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Deepak Roshan has observed that the unadjusted TDS amount would have been otherwise refundable to the petitioners if it were not allowed to...