Excess Payment Can’t Be Recovered From Pensionary Benefits If There Is No Fault On Employee’s Part: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court, in Shiba Rani Maity vs. The State of West Bengal, has held that excess payments cannot be recovered from pensionary benefits of an employee, if the excess payment was not made on account of any fault, fraud or misrepresentation on part of the employee. Justice Arijit Banerjee made this observation while hearing together two petitions that were filed by two...

DU Photocopy Case: Oxford Academicians Urge OUP To Refrain From Appeal In SC Against Delhi HC Judgment

A group of Oxford University academics, students and alumni has supported the Delhi High Court judgment in the DU photocopy case.In an open letter, they urged the Oxford University Press (OUP) to desist from filing an appeal in the Supreme Court against the ‘progressive’ decision, reports SpicyIPThe 122 signatories to the petition showed strong support for the judgment that affirms the...

Devious Attempts At Vexatious Litigation Needs To Be Curbed: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday came down heavily on a man for keeping his 94 year old mother out of her own house, and imposed costs of Rs. 5.3 lakh on the son.Dismissing the appeal as being “misconceived, malafide and mischievous and only a ploy to buy more time”, Justice Hima Kohli observed, “The appellant and several other litigants like him seem to be harbouring an impression that...

EC Reminds Political Parties To Not Seek Votes On Religion, Caste Basis

The Election Commission of India has notified all political parties to ensure strict compliance of the Supreme Court’s judgment that held that seeking votes in the name of religion, caste or community amounted to a corrupt practice.In a letter dated January 24, 2017, authored by the Election Commission’s secretariat, it is stated: “The commission has instructed that all political...

Madhya Pradesh HC Tells MPBSE To Re-Evaluate Answerbook [Read Order]

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice HP Singh, on reviewing the answerbook, found it was not properly evaluated.The Madhya Pradesh High Court has pulled up the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) for not properly evaluating answerbook of English language examination of a student.The court directed the board to re-evaluate the answerbook, though...

Post Coal Block Allocations, Delhi HC Dismisses Jindal Steel’s Petition For Dumping Fly Ash In Chattisgarh Mine [Read Judgment]

Justice RS Endlaw of the Delhi High Court dismissed two petitions filed by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) seeking continuance in dumping fly ash at the Gare Palma mine in Chattisgarh so that its thermal power plant in Dongamahua remains operational. Court also imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on JSPL.JSPL was an allottee of the said mine, however after the apex court cancelled coal...

Senior Lawyer Subhash Gupta Stabbed To Death In Hisar

Senior advocate Subhash Gupta was stabbed to death on Tuesday in broad daylight in Hisar, Haryana. The lawyer was attacked by unknown assailants while he was returning home from office in his car.Subhash Gupta, 61, was reportedly returning home from his office, when one of the assailants intercepted him and forced him to stop his vehicle and stabbed him multiple times.The incident happened...

Political Parties Got 69% Of Total Income From Unknown Sources: ADR Report [Read Report]

A recent report by a Delhi-based think tank has revealed that over the past 11 years, political parties have received Rs.7,832.98 crore from unknown sources, which is a startling 69% of their total income. The revelations raise pertinent question on the transparency and accountability of political parties with respect to funding.The Association for Democratic Reforms undertook detailed...

Probe Sought Into BSNL’s ‘Illegal Payment’: Delhi HC Issues Notice To CBI [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the CBI on a petition seeking an investigation by the central body into allegations of BSNL's unauthorised and illegal payment to private contractor.The petition was filed by Telecom Watchdog, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, which is working to protect the national interest and the interest of the consumers in...

Arnab Goswami's Channel Name 'Republic' Violates Emblems And Names Act; Swamy Writes To Centre [Read Letter]

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written a letter to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, alleging that the name of Arnab Goswami’s new news channel ‘Republic’ violates the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.Swamy, in his letter, stated that certain names and emblems were prohibited from being used under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use)...

Personal Marriage A ‘Sufficient Cause’ To Grant Parole: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court in Goa has told the prison authorities to consider granting parole to a prisoner for attending his own marriage.The issue before the court was whether a prisoner can be granted parole for participating in his own marriage according to the Goa Prisons Rules. Cecilia Fernandes’ application seeking parole was rejected by the authorities earlier and his marriage had to...

Madhya Pradesh HC Asks Bar Council To Stop Lawyers From Releasing Press Copies Of Petitions Beforehand [Read Order]

We find that litigants and counsels are indulging in giving publicity to writ petition filed by them by releasing press statement, the Bench said.The Madhya Pradesh High Court has come down heavily on a PIL petitioner and his counsel for indulging in publicity stunts by releasing copies of the writ petition to the press even before notices were issued or cognizance taken on their...