Woman Has Right To Residence In Matrimonial Home, Irrespective Of Whether She Has Any Proprietary Right: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Allowing a petition filed against an order of the family court, the Bombay High Court has held that under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, any woman has a right to reside in her matrimonial home or shared household, irrespective of whether she has any right, title or interest in the said household or not.Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi was hearing a writ petition...

Submit Timeline Of Construction Of Signature Bridge: Delhi HC To State [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the AAP Government to place on affidavit the timeline of the construction and completion of the Signature Bridge.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar also directed the authorities to file their replies on the variation in cost since the day the project began.The Wazirabad bridge is currently being...

Delhi HC Stays Show-Cause Notices Issued To Chief Secretary M.M. Kutty [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has stayed the two show-cause notices issued by the 'Question and Reference Committee' of the State Assembly to Delhi Chief Secretary M.M. Kutty."Given the tenor of the communications from the Question and Reference Committee to the applicant, we have no doubt that the applicant would be seriously prejudiced by non-grant of ad interim directions, as prayed, by the...

Transfer Of Hospitals Under Employees State Insurance Corporation To State Govt. Illegal: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has declared as "illegal" the transfer of hospitals and medical colleges under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to the State Government.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar held that "the actions of and the further efforts by the ESI in transferring the ESI medical institutions/colleges to State Governments as...

Bombay HC Declares MSRTC Workers’ Strike Illegal, Constitutes High-Power Panel To Consider Pay Revision [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has recalled the strike called by employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) holding it illegal.The striking employees demand a revision in their pay-scale in accordance with the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.The vacation bench of Justice SK Shinde noted that the MSRTC serves 7 million passengers daily on 13,700 routes across the...

Additional Levy On Coal Mining: K’taka HC Judges Differ In Views, One Orders Inquiry Into Scam Involving KPCL [Read Order]

The division bench of Karnataka High Court has differed in its views on a plea made by a Kolkata-based mining company against the recovery of nearly Rs 300 crore additional levy on coal block allotment with one member of the bench ordering inquiry into the “unholy nexus” between the state-owned Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) and the mining company.The bench comprising Chief...

Constitute Local Complaints Committee To Probe Sexual Harassment Against School Teacher: Orissa HC to Dist. Magistrate

The Orissa High Court has directed the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Ganjam to constitute a Local Complaints Committee (LCC) that would investigate complaints of sexual harassment where the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has not been constituted.The Court was hearing a Petition filed by a lady teacher working at the Project Upper Primary School, Lachhamanpalli, Aska in the District...

File Status Report On Preservation Of Artifacts And Manuscripts In National Museum: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has sought from the National Museum a status report elaborating on the steps taken by it for preservation of articles and manuscripts.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar took note of the submission that the Museum has not implemented the recommendations made by the 'Expert Committee on Physical Verification of Art Objects...

Harsher Punishments Required For Running Ill-Equipped Fake Hospitals: Andhra Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Emphasizing the need of bringing in certain statutory changes in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and Rules 2003, and TS Allopathic Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulations) Act 2002 and Rules, 2007,, the Andhra High Court has observed that, as per the relevant provisions of the Acts, while the establishment and running a medical facility without licence is...

A Mere Incorrect Averment In Affidavit Cannot Be Classified As Fraud: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently held that a mere factual averment in the affidavit would not amount to defrauding the Court.The observations were issued on a Petition for recall of an order passed by the Court in February this year, contending that the Respondents had defrauded the Court by making a factually incorrect averment.This averment pertained to the nature of the area in a case...

Proof Of Injury Suffered Necessary For Awarding Damages Towards Loss Of Profits In Arbitration Proceedings: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, held that it is imperative for the claiming party to submit proof of injury suffered in order to successfully claim damages for loss of profits in an arbitration proceeding." That in arbitration proceedings, just as in civil cases, an injured party can claim damages, does not necessarily translate into an award for damages towards loss of profits unless...

Interstate Trade: State Government Cannot Detain Goods Until Central Government Notifies Documents Under IGST Act [Read Judgment]

The question of the amount of power possessed by the State Government to detain goods for alleged non compliance with the requirement of carrying the prescribed documents under the IGST Act came for consideration before the Kerala High Court. In the instant case, the goods of the petitioner were detained after providing a notice to the petitioner.It may be noted that as per section 20 of the...