[Kerala Education Rules] Acharya Certificate Issued By Hindi Prachar Sabha Can Be Treated As Collegiate Training Such As B.Ed: High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the the Acharya certificate issued by the Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha can be treated as a collegiate training such as B.T, L.T or B.Ed as provided under Explanation I to Rule 44A of Chapter XIV(A) of Kerala Education Rules (KER). Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the above order while considering a case relating to promotion of a High School...

Manish Sisodia Moves Delhi Court Seeking Bail In Liquor Policy Case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has moved a Delhi Court seeking bail in the case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22.Earlier this week, the trial court had remanded Sisodia to CBI's custody till March 4 which is ending tomorrow. Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal acceded...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Withdrawal Of AWBI's Notification On Celebration Of February 14 As ‘Cow Hug Day’

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition against the withdrawal of a notification issued by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for celebration of February 14 as “Cow Hug Day”.Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the celebration of any event by AWBI is within the domain of policy of the board and the government which cannot be interfered with in a petition...

[Redevelopment Projects] No Stamp Duty On Individual Allotment Agreements If Development Agreement Is Stamped: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that no stamp duty on Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements (PAAA) is applicable once it has been paid for the Development Agreement (DA) between a housing society and the developer for redevelopment.A division bench of Justice GS Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale, while quashing two government circulars imposing separate stamp duties on PAAAs based...

State Cannot Deny Pay Parity Of Veterinarians With Medicos Just Because They Deal With Animals: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Observing that Veterinary Doctors are at par with Medical Doctors, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday ruled that State cannot deny the grant of 4-tier pay scale to the Veterinary Officers on a flimsy ground, that they are dealing with animals and the doctors serving in the Health and Family Welfare Department are dealing with humans.The observations were made by a bench...

Delhi High Court Directs Passport Office In Srinagar To Decide Mehbooba Mufti's Application For Passport Within 3 Months

The Union Government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that the Passport Authority in Srinagar has been directed to take a fresh decision on former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti's request for issuance of passport.The submission was made during the hearing of a petition filed by Mufti seeking expeditious decision on her appeal against...

After Kerala, Gujarat High Court Seeks TRAI's Response On Cable Operators' Plea Against Increased Channel Pricing

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a writ petition filed by Cable Operator Association of Gujarat challenging the new Tariff Orders by which broadcasters have increased channel prices from Rs. 12 to Rs. 19 for inclusion in bouquets offered to cable subscribers.The petitioner challenged the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and...

Necessary Laws Framed With Passage Of Time: Karnataka High Court Disposes 25 Yrs Old Plea Against Pollution Of Bellandur Lake

The Karnataka High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed 25 years ago raising a grievance about certain activities causing pollution in the tank bed area of Bellandur Lake.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi disposed of the petition filed by Belandur Gram Panchayat Karyalaya and others. The bench said “Admittedly when the petition was...

Are You Telling Us The City Must Get Rid Of Its Poor? Bombay High Court Refuses To Club Issue Of Homelessness With Illegal Hawking

The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the issue of homelessness is a global problem and those living on the streets had as much standing before the court as did members of the Bar.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale however did not pass a substantive order on the Bombay Bar Association’s Intervention Application and asked them to file a separate PIL instead....

Disciplinary Authority Can Impose Penalty On Erring Govt Official Lesser Than That Recommended By Lokayukta: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that recommendation made by Lokayukta for imposition of a particular penalty on a government official after due inquiry made does not take away the power of the disciplinary authority to impose a lesser penalty on the official.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the petition filed by the Karnataka Lokayuktha questioning an order...

Four Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court Made Permanent

The Central government has notified the appointment of four additional judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent judges. The four judges that are now permanent are:1. Justice Rajesh Narayandas Laddha 2. Justice Sanjay Ganpatrao Mehare 3. Justice Govinda Anand Sanap 4. Justice Shivkumar Dige The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for appointment as permanent judges at...

‘Main Conspirators Not Arrested, Unexplained Delay In Filing Supplementary Chargesheets’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused

The Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to two men charged under UAPA in a fake currency notes case, considering that the main conspirators have not been arrested or charged under UAPA and that there has been unexplained delays in filing supplementary chargesheets.A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A Bamba also took note of the fact that the accused have been...