Retired Sessions Judge N. Authinathan appointed as Additional Judge of Madras HC [Read Notification]

A Central notification issued on Thursday appointed former Principal Sessions Judge of Chennai, Judge N. Authinathan as Additional Judge of Madras High Court.Judge Authinathan had retired from service on January 19 this year, and would have about one and a half years of the service in the Higher Judiciary. He is a native of Thoothukudi district and entered the judicial service in 1988 as...

Section 5 of Limitation Act applicable to Appeal against order of granting or dismissal of bail under NIA Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant decision, the Division Bench of the High Court of Calcutta, comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sankar Acharyya, contrary to the argument of the counsel for the National Investigation Agency, held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable in the appeal filed under section 21 of the NIA Act, which provides for filing appeal to the High Court against...

Delhi HC terms 'MakeMyTrip' VP- MK Pallai's arrest by DGCEI illegal: orders refund of Service Tax paid [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of Delhi Court Today has declared that the scheme of the provisions of the Finance Act 1994 (FA), do not permit the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) or for that matter the Service Tax Department (ST Department) to by-pass the procedure as set out in Section 73A (3) and (4) of the FA before going ahead with the arrest of a person under Sections 90 and...

Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds Mir Quasem Ali’s death sentence [Read Judgment]

Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a review appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Mir Quasem Ali and upheld his death sentence for ‘crimes against humanity ’during the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. He was earlier convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) in 2014 which was also upheld by the Supreme Court in March this year. The court held that...

Seeking restitution of Conjugal rights after 13 years of separation not bonafide: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

It has upheld a Family Court decision to dismiss the woman’s plea seeking restitution of conjugal rights after she inflicted mental cruelty upon the respondent, her husband, by falsely questioning his character and filing dowry harassment case against him and his family. In yet another case of misuse of law made for the welfare and protection of women, the Delhi High Court [Sudesh vs....

When will Rs 15 Lakh be deposited in every Indian’s account, PMO told to respond [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office to respond to queries made by a common man regarding the election promise of bringing back black money and depositing Rs 15 lakh in every Indian’s account, among other issues, within 15 days.At the time of election, it was announced that black money will be brought back to India and Rs. 15 lakhs will...

Cement companies penalised by Competition Commission of India for cartelization [Read Order]

Ten cement companies and their trade association i.e. Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) have been penalised for cartelization by the Competition Commission of India. The CCI observed that cement being an important input in infrastructural development, such actions are detrimental not only to consumer interest but to that of the nation’s economy as a whole.As per the PIB report,...

Jharkhand HC helps differently-abled Anima Minz’s dreams soar [Read Order]

Orders the state authorities to meet her expenses towards admission in the institute of her choice and ‘explore and adhere to all modes’ to provide her educational assistance.Taking suo moto cognizance of a news report about Anima Minz, a 19-year-old differently-abled girl who despite clearing NEET exam and securing calls from top colleges found her dreams quashed in the face of...

Compassionate Appointment has no correlation with the amount receivable under a statute: Rajasthan HC [Read Judgment]

The Rajasthan High Court quashes Clause 4(3) of Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Employees of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Regulations 2010 as it is arbitrary and violative of Art.14 of the Constitution. Observing that the objective of compassionate appointment is to mitigate the hardship of the family of bread winner and hence should be provided immediately,...

Take necessary steps to include Transgender/Third Gender option in UPSC Applications: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Union Public Service Commission to take necessary steps to include 'Transgender/Third Gender' as a gender option in the application form for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Delhi High Court Lawyer Jamshed Ansari. When...

No Provision for maintaining ballot papers of voting used in Senior Advocate designation: Kerala HC [Read the Counter]

The Kerala High Court has filed its counter affidavit in a Petition filed by Advocate P.B Sahasranaman challenging the denial of Senior Designation by the High Court. The High Court has stated that there is no provision in the rules for maintaining the ballot papers used in the voting process.The counter affidavit of the High Court , filed through its Registrar General Mr Ashok Menon, stated...

Delhi HC directs Omar Abdullah's estranged wife Payal Abdullah to vacate Government bungalow [Read Judgment]

Since, Mr Omar Omdullah no longer resided in the premise, the Petitioners had no right to continue living there as it belonged to the new Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and they are illegal occupants who are to be evicted under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, said the Court. In an engrossing chain of events, the Delhi High Court [Payal Abdullah...