[Kerala Service Rules] Leave Vacancy Without Allowance Granted To Regular Incumbent Not Appointment Against 'Substantive Vacancy': High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held the appointment of a teacher against the vacancy that arose by reason of the leave without allowance granted to a regular incumbent, cannot be regarded as an appointment made against a substantive vacancy. The Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Sureshkumar and Justice C.S. Sudha further held that the service rendered by such person in the leave...

Life And Liberty Of A Foreigner Cannot Be Invoked On His Behalf When The Individual Himself Is Not In India: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that a person (foreign citizen) cannot invoke life and liberty under the Indian Constitution if he is not himself present in India. It added that a US-citizen cannot invoke Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution if he is not on the shore of India.The observation was made by Justice Biren Vaishnav while hearing the plea of an Indian-origin US citizen, denied...

Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Sushil Ansal’s Plea Seeking Stay On Netflix Series ‘Trial By Fire’

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its decision on the plea moved by real estate baron Sushil Ansal seeking an ad interim stay on the release of upcoming Netflix series ‘Trial By Fire' which is based on the Uphaar fire tragedy. The series is scheduled to be released on January 13.Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order on Ansal’s application seeking relief of temporary...

Bombay High Court Quashes Orders Cancelling Johnson & Johnson's License For Baby Powder Production, Says FDA Action 'Arbitrary'

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s orders cancelling Johnson and Johnson’s license to manufacture its baby powder at the Mulund factory. Johnson and Johnson will now be able to manufacture and sell its baby powder. A division bench of Justice Gautam Patel and Justice SG Dhige said FDA's action was unreasonably delayed and...

Complainant Need Not Cite Detailed Particulars Of Every Single Act Of Domestic Violence In Complaint: Orissa HC Refuses To Quash Case Against In-Laws

The Orissa High Court has clarified that a complainant need not mention the detailed particulars of every single act of domestic violence in the complaint itself. Thus, even a prima facie disclosure of acts of violence would be sufficient to maintain a complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDV Act). While rejecting a revision petition praying to...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Rape Case, Allows Compromise Between Accused & Victim

The Andhra Pradesh High Court last week quashed a rape case/complaint filed by a woman against the accused and allowed her to compromise the matter with him. The Court passed this order after the de facto complainant/victim submitted before her that she had filed the complaint (under Sections 376, 417 of IPC and Sections 3(v), 3(1)(r) of SC & Act) before the police as she was...

Gujarat High Court Backs Centre's Policy Denying Entry In India To Foreigners Convicted For Sexual Offences

The Gujarat High Court recently came in support of Centre's policy refusing entry in India to foreigners convicted of rape or foreigners who are found to be morally depraved.Dismissing a US-citizen's plea, Justice Biren Vaishnav observed,"The petitioner has been convicted as a sex offender and the endorsement is so made on his passport too. In the exercise of a statutory power flowing from...

CBIC Extends Levy Of Anti-dumping Duty On Fishnet Exported From China Till July 9, 2023

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the levy of ADD on fishnet/fishing nets exported from China till July 9, 2023.Previously, the CBIC issued Notification No. 20/2018-Customs (ADD) dated April 10, 2018, which imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty (ADD) for a five-year period on imports of fishnet or fishing nets coming from China or Bangladesh.The levy of ADD...

CBDT Abolishes Limit Of Rs. 5,000 For Submission Of SFT In Relation To Interest Income

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has removed the limit of Rs. 5,000 for the submission of a Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) in relation to interest income with effect from January 5, 2023.With the exception of "Jan Dhan Account" holders, the information in SFT must now even include information about account holders earning interest income up to Rs. 5,000.Specific individuals...

[NEET PG] Time Limit For Admissions Process Extended Till January 14, Director General Of Health Services Informs Madras High Court

The Director General of Health Services has informed the Madras High Court that it has extended the time limit for completing admissions to the various post-graduate courses through NEET till 14th January 2023. Earlier, the National Medical Commission had fixed December 2, 2022, as the date for completing the admission process.Justice CV Karthikeyan was hearing petitions filed by two...

Apex Court's Triple Talaq Verdict To Apply Retrospectively: Andhra Pradesh High Court Rejects Husband's 2016 Suit For Divorce Decree

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while setting aside a trial court order and rejecting a husband's plaint for declaration of a divorce decree upon pronouncement of triple talaq, has ruled that the operation of the Supreme Court's decision in Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others on triple talaq is retrospective in nature. The high court was hearing a civil revision petition filed by...

Reopening The Assessment Based On Change Of Opinion, Not Valid: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the Assessing Officer cannot have any jurisdiction to issue the notice for reopening the assessment when the assessment is sought to be reopened beyond a period of four years.The division bench of Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Bhargav D. Karia has observed that there was a change of opinion by the Assessing Officer to reopen the assessment for...