Writ Petition Raising Service Disputes Not Maintainable Against Private Educational Institution: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the employees of a private educational institution do not have the right to invoke the writ powers of the High Court in respect of matters relating to service where they are not governed or controlled by the statutory provisions. The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed thus while denying relief to...

Custodial Interrogation Can’t Be Used To Extract Confession: Himachal Pradesh High Court

While granting pre-arrest bail to an accused person, the Himachal Pradesh High Court recently said that custodial interrogation cannot be used to extract confession.The observations were made by Justice Satyen Vaidya while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner was praying for a pre-arrest bail in an FIR for offences under Section 408 and Section 34 of IPC. The FIR was registered by...

Artificial Intelligence Enters Litigation, World's First 'Robot Lawyer' To Advise Defendants In US

Artificial intelligence is set to enter litigation. World's first 'robot lawyer', powered by artificial intelligence, will give legal advice to defendants in the United States of America in two cases related to overspeeding.US-based startup DoNotPay, which bills itself as "the world's first robot lawyer," will instruct the defendants in two speeding ticket cases in court next month. The AI,...

Health Warning On Both Sides Of The Tobacco Product Packages Be Shown : CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued an instruction requiring health warnings to be printed on both sides of tobacco product packages, covering 85% of the display area.According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply,...

Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Bail Plea Of UAPA Accused

Justice Siddharth Mridul of Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused from hearing a bail plea moved by an accused, who has been in jail for more than nine years in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The charges are yet to be framed in the case.Manzer Imam, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, was arrested in August 2013 in a case registered by the National...

Bombay High Court Reserves Order On Johnson & Johnson's Plea Against Cancellation Of Baby Powder License, Says FDA Action Must Be Time-Bound

The Bombay High Court on Monday showed its inclination to quash the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s orders cancelling Johnson and Johnson’s license to manufacture its baby power and also said it would issue guidelines regarding such action in the future. “What we propose is this. Our view regarding 'prayer A' is that rule will have to be made absolute regarding...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Opens Placement Cell To Help Young Lawyers

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has launched its placement cell to help young lawyers find a place in established litigation chambers. DHCBA has also started a LinkedIn page by the name of “Delhi High Court Bar Association Placement Cell”. “Through this page, DHCBA hopes to act as a facilitator between young aspiring lawyers and established litigating chambers," it said in a brief overview of the page,The young lawyers who are intending to join a litigating chamber can send a...

'We Are Not At Govt's Dictation' : Karnataka HC Expresses Displeasure At Centre's Repeated Requests To Adjourn Twitter Case Hearing

The Karnataka High Court on Monday expressed displeasure at the repeated requests made by the Union Government seeking to adjourn the plea filed by Twitter challenging orders issued to it by the Central government for blocking certain user accounts. Central government counsel Kumar M N sought an adjournment of the hearing to either January 27 or on February 3. Without appreciating...

State Can't Deny Medical Reimbursement On Ground That Hospital Charged Amount Exceeding Approved Rates: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that reimbursement of medical expenses under Central Government (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 cannot be denied on the ground that the hospital charged an amount in excess of the approved rates, in a case where the patient is referred to such hospital.Expressing dismay at how a petition seeking reimbursement of only Rs 51, 824 remained pending for past 16...

Law That Sex On False Promise To Marriage Amounts To Rape Appears To Be Erroneous, Deserves A Relook: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court recently doubted the law holding that sex on false promise of marriage amounts to rape.The Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi questioned the rationality of 'automatic extension' of Section 90 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to determine the validity of consent for sex on false promise of marriage and called for a ‘serious relook’ of...

Once Assessee Shows Genuineness Of Transactions, No Additions Can Be Made: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the assessee has discharged the primary onus to prove the creditworthiness of the transaction.The division bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt has observed that the initial burden, even if not discharged at the level of the assessing officer, can be discharged by the production of documents before the CIT (Appeals), where two...

Officers Of Central Health Services Can’t Be Promoted Mechanically Solely On Basis Of Number Of Years Of Service: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that promotion under the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme of Central Health Services cannot be made in a mechanical manner without considering the employee’s grading in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR).The division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said there can be no upgradation of post solely...