Kerala HC Upholds Disabled Employee’s Right To Dignity [Read Judgment]

Let us not forget every disabled person is not a Stephen Hawkins to contribute, the court said.The mighty Indian Railways, one of the world’s biggest employers, lost their legal battle against their employee, who fought it from her wheel chair where she has been forced by fate to stay immobile.Expressing surprise at the vigour in which the Indian Railways pursued the case against a...

Gift Deed By Senior Citizen Revocable Even If It Doesn’t Bear Dedicated Welfare Clause: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Kerala High Court has held that a gift deed made by a senior citizen can be revoked for not providing the basic amenities even if there is no specific clause in the transfer deed to provide for the senior citizen's welfare.The bench comprising Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Antony Dominic was hearing a writ appeal wherein according to the petitioner, in...

Stem Cell Storage Company Told To Pay Rs 10-Lakh Compensation For Deficiency In Service

The Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, through a bench of K Chandradas Nadar and A Radha, awarded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to complainant Amina Annervaz for having suffered a loss at the hands of Cryobanks International Private Ltd. and its agentsThe complaint was against company Cryobanks and its representatives viz. the Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, Branch...

United By Astrology, Divided By Judgment: Delhi HC Grants Divorce By Blending 'Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage' With 'Cruelty' [Read Judgment]

We only wish that the astrologer who matched the horoscope was not a novice, the bench remarked.United by astrology, divided by judgment. A couple, both highly-educated and hailing from well-off families, decided to marry as their elders found that they have matching horoscopes. They tied the knot in December 2008, which went downhill within six months. The boy approached the family court...

Even One Day’s Absence Of A Constable Of BSF Must Be Regarded As Serious Says Bombay HC [Read Order]

A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice MS Sonak of the Bombay High Court has refused to interfere in a decision taken by the Border Security Force to dismiss a constable from service for unauthorised absence from duty. The constable who had petitioned against the BSF’s order of dismissal had sought leave from Nov 2 to Nov 20 2011 but failed to report for duty until...

Humble Dosa Escapes Kerala’s ‘Fat Tax’

In its fight against obesity and lifestyle ailments, the LDF government in July had proposed a 14.5 per cent ‘fat tax’ on ‘junk food’ sold at branded outlets across the state. Thus, although made using just a dash of oil, the humble and ethnic dosa found a place with its much-heavier counterpart pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tacos. This led to a swift mark-up in the price of...

14 New Additional High Court Judges Appointed [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed (i) Achintya Malia Bujor Barua, (ii) Kalyan Rai Surana, (iii) Prasanta Kumar Deka, (iv) Nelson Sailo, and (v) Ajit Borthakur, as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court. in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.Shri (i) Kempaiah Somashekar, (ii) Smt. Kotravva Somappa...

DND Flyway: No Stay For HC Order: SC Orders CAG Audit Of Toll Company Accounts [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today directed the CAG to audit the accounts of the Noida Toll Bridge Company to ascertain if they have already recovered the cost and reasonable profit from the Delhi-Noida DND flyway.Justice L Nageswara Rao writing the order for the bench said the Allahabad High Court order making the flyway free for commuters will also continue.The CAG has been directed to submit the...

Soumya Case: I Will Advise The Bench To Restore The Death Penalty On Govindachamy: Justice Katju

Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju will be appearing in the Supreme court at 2 pm today before the bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi to participate in the proceedings of the Soumya case. The bench is hearing a review petition filed by Soumya’s mother against the judgement of the apex court acquitting Govindaswamy of murder charges.In an order on October 17, the apex...

Lokayukta’s Appointment Doesn’t Amount To Employment: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court in a landmark judgment has answered two interesting questions of law, firstly whether the appointment of Lokayukta for the State of Haryana amounted to “employment” and secondly whether the office of Lokayukta Haryana came under “the Government of State of Haryana” and the appointment would be hit by the prohibition under Section 11 of the Armed...

Demonetisation: Litigants Can File Cases Without Paying Court Fee In Andhra Pradesh, Telengana For Time Being [Read Circular]

In a huge relief to litigants, the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad has issued a circular to address the ‘emergency situation’ arising out of the decision of the Central Government cancelling legal tender character of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes, in which it has directed all the Courts to entertain suits and appeal and all other cases, even if they are filed without affixing the...

Karnataka HC Upholds Govt Rules To Regulate Ola, Uber; Supports Ban On Surge Pricing [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday upheld rules framed by the state government to regulate fares by taxi aggregators such as Ola and Uber, which includes a ban on surge pricing by these platforms.Dismissing Uber India’s challenge to constitutionality of the rules governing its operation, the high court declared the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016,...