MHRM Degree Not Equivalent To MBA, Equivalence Of Qualification To Be Determined By Recruiting Authority: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that the determination of equivalence of degrees being a matter of academic expertise, does not lie within the domain of a writ court but with the recruiting authority.Relying on the Supreme Court decision in Zahoor Ahmad Rather & Ors v. Sheikh Imtiyaz Ahmad & Ors, Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas said equivalence of a qualification is not a...

Telangana High Court Transfers BRS MLA Poaching Case To Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

The Telangana High Court today transferred the probe into a case related to the alleged attempts to poach 4 MLAs of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi), to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bench of Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy passed this order while dissolving the Special Investigation Team (SIT) which was probing the case till now. This development...

NIA Act | High Court Can Condone Delay In Filing Appeal Even Beyond 90 Days In Appropriate Cases: JKL High Court

Ruling that the word "shall" used in second proviso to sub-Section 5 of Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act must be read as "may", the J&K&L High Court recently said that High Court shall have the discretion to condone the delay in filing appeal even beyond the period of 90 days in appropriate cases, provided the appellant satisfies the court that he had...

IT Act | Challenge To Notice Under S.226, Without Challenge To Demand Under S.200A, Not Maintainable: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday ruled that a challenge to the notices issued by the Assessing authority under Section 226 (3), without challenging the intimation of demand made by the Assessing authority under Section 200A of the Income Tax Act is not maintainable. The observations were made by Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi while hearing a...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citations 301 - 598]

Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 301 To 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 598Nominal IndexRed Bull AG v PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 301Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) Delhi versus Hamdard National Foundation (India) 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 302Mahek Maheshwari v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 303MANSI GUPTA v. PREM AMAR & ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 304RAJENDER...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part I [Citations 1 - 300]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 300Nominal IndexRAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1xyz v. GNCTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 2FUTURE RETAIL LTD. Vs. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 3VANDANA SINGH v. SATISH KUMAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 4CHARU SONEJA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 5BHIKAM MASIH v. M/S...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 19 To December 25, 2022

Nominal Index [Citations 501-517] 1. Bharatiya Bhavan Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Krishna Harinarayan Bajaj, 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 501 2. Delfina Gonsalves v. Felix Gonsalves 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 502 3. C.H. Sharma and Ors v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 503 4. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax v. M/s. Vardhan...

12 Years After Murder Conviction, Madhya Pradesh High Court Acquits Man Convicted For Wife's Alleged Murder

More than 12 years after the trial court verdict, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently acquitted a murder convict on the ground that the prosecution story was not in sync with the site map prepared by the police. The division bench comprising Justices Sujoy Paul and Prakash Chandra Gupta observed that no matter how strong the suspension, it cannot be relied upon as proof. "So...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: December 2022 [Citations 1135 - 1215]

Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1135 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1215NOMINAL INDEXSOCIAL JURIST, A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP v. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1135JUSTICE FOR ALL v. HONBLE LG OF DELHI AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1136Web Overseas Limited versus Universal Industrial Plants Manufacturing Company Private Limited 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1137INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD...

Police Should Not Act With Presumption That Every Society Or Club Will Indulge In Unlawful Activities: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that police authorities should not act with a presumption that every society, or association or club, registered for the purpose of running the Club will be indulging in unlawful activities. A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha disposed of the petition filed by the Sri Siragalli Lakshmidevi Recreation Club, and directed the police authorities...

One Cannot Challenge Proceedings Of Enquiry Committee After Taking Part In It Without Any Demur: J&K&L High Court Reiterates

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently reiterated that a person who participates in enquiry proceedings without any demur and later on challenges the constitution of the enquiry committee after finding that the result of the enquiry has gone against him, is not entitled to do so.The observation was made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while dismissing a plea filed by a female...

Additional Work Without Consent Of The Employer; Arbitrator Can't Award Damages : Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that the arbitrator cannot invoke Section 70 of the Indian Contract Act to award damages on quantum meruit for the additional work carried out without the prior consent of the employer when the agreement did not contemplate any additional work. The bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana held that when the agreement, containing the arbitration clause, did...