Madras HC Quashes ‘Flawed’ Appointment Of 11 TN PSC Members [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court has quashed the appointment of 11 members to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC).A division bench of Chief Justice SK Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan held that the process of appointment of 11 members of the State Public Service Commission was deeply flawed without following any transparent process and defeating the very constitutional scheme for such appointment,...

Bombay HC Directs Dadra And Nagar Haveli Govt To Pay Rs.4-Lakh Relief To Journalist [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Union Territories of Diu, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to pay a compensation of Rs.4 lakh for violating the fundamental rights of a journalist under Article 21 of the Constitution of India by illegally handcuffing him and parading him on the streets.The journalist, Satish Banwarilal Sharma, is the managing editor of Savera Times. According to him,...

Delhi Court Acquits 2 Men In The 2014 Fake Currency Bust [Read Judgment]

In a surcharged atmosphere where, fake currency notes and the new note-old note concept is doing rounds all over the media, it has been reported that raising doubts over the probe carried out by the Delhi Police special cell in a suspected fake currency case, a Delhi sessions court acquitted two men belonging to minority community who were facing trial for allegedly smuggling fake...

Widow Entitled To Husband’s PF Amount Even After Remarriage: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has held that a widow is equally entitled, even after remarrying, to receive the Provident Fund amount from her late husband’s account.The court reiterated the fact that the bar under Section 24 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, was deleted in September 2005, upholding her right to claim herself as a legal representative of her deceased husband.The petitioner...

Bombay HC Issues Guidelines On Disposal Of Motor Accident Claim Cases [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has passed a significant judgement regarding the disposal of claims for accidents under Motor Vehicles Act by the Motor Accident Tribunals in the state.The division bench of Justices AS Oka and RD Dhanuka passed a detailed order laying down various legislative suggestions to ensure streamlining of certain rules under these claims while hearing a Public Interest...

Bombay HC Refuses To Cancel Army Officers' Transfer Order

While hearing a petition filed by Lieutenant colonel Anil Kumar Yadav challenging a transfer order, the division bench of Chief Justice Manjulla Chellur and Justice MS Sonak remarked that if he insisted on a posting in Mumbai, he should consider joining the private sector.According to Lt. Colonel Yadav, his 12 year old son is blind, hearing impaired and is suffering from mental retardation....

Payment Of Wages In Cash Still An Option Along With Use Of Banking Channels

The government has issued a clarification to dispel the mistaken impression among the public that payment of wages to workers would have to be mandatorily made only through cheque or account transfers. The government elaborated on the proposed amendments to the Payment of Wages Act and stressed that the option of payment in cash is still available.The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued...

Delhi HC Quashes I-T Dept Notices To Airtel Over Interconnection Charges [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has quashed notices issued by the Income Tax department to Bharti Airtel on account of failure to deduct tax at source on payments of interconnection usage charges to non-resident operators.The court held that the provision of “reasonable time” be read into the act for initiating action, as no reasonable time has been expressly provided in the Income Tax Act, 1961,...

Airlines Emptying Human Excreta In Air To Pay Rs 50k Fine: NGT

Vasant Enclave resident Lt Gen (Retd) Satwant Singh Dahiya, a victim, had sought action against the airlines and levy of hefty fines on them for endangering the health of residents, terming their act as violation of the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.On a complaint of human waste being splattered on houses from airplanes while landing, the National Green Tribunal has ruled that any airline indulging...

Nomination Cannot Override Law Of Succession Holds Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the right of succession overrides the rights of a nominee. The bench of Justices AS Oka and AA Sayed have held that the rights of the successors prevail over that of the nominee of a holder of shares or securities appointed under Section 109A of Companies Act, 1953.The division bench was hearing appeals arising out of an order passed by...

NIA Court Awards Death Penalty To Yaseen Bhatkal, 4 Other IM Operatives

The NIA Court of Hyderabad has awarded death penalty to Yaseen Bhatkal and four other Indian Mujahideen operators, who were accused of perpetrating two consecutive bomb explosions that took place at Dilsukhnagar market in 2013 in Hyderabad.The bomb blast had resulted in the death of 18 persons, including one unborn child, and injuries to 131 persons.NIA judge T. Srinivasa Rao termed the crime...

Karnataka HC Upholds Denial Of LLB Seats To Students From Open/Unrecognised Schools [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a group of petitions by students challenging their rejection for admission to law course on account of their ineligibility caused by qualifying degrees obtained through open universities or 10+2 certificates directly without foundation courses.The court affirmed the BCI’s authority for deciding qualification for admission to LLB, 3 years and...