Chinese Manjha Row: High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Clarify Whether Ban Includes Biodegradable Kite Flying Thread

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to clarify if biodegradable kite flying thread made with biodegradable adhesives or strengthening material would fall within the scope of its notification banning production and sale of nylon, plastic or Chinese manjha.A division bench comprising of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan was dealing with a plea filed by producer of...

Civil Judge Recruitment | Production Of Original 'Non-Creamy Layer Certificate' In Interview Necessary To Avail Reservation: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has upheld the decision of Bihar Public Service Commission (Judicial Branch) not considering a candidate under reserved category over his failure to produce original non-creamy layer certificate at the time of interview in terms of requirement under interview letter.The division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh & Justice Shailendra Singh observed: "It is...

Post Against Sharad Pawar: Bombay High Court Clubs 22 FIRs Against Actor Ketaki Chitale, 6 Against Student Nikhil Bhamre

The Bombay High Court on Monday clubbed all 22 FIRs against Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale and the six FIRs against student Nikhil Bhamre imprisoned by the Maharashtra Police for sharing posts aimed against NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. The FIRs against Chitale and Bhamre have been transferred to Kalwa and Navpada respectively. All additional FIRs barring the first will be treated as...

Transportation Of LPG Cylinders A Public Utility Service: Kerala High Court Restrains Strike

The Kerala High Court on Friday, while declaring the transportation of LPG Cylinders to be a 'public utility service' as defined in Section 2(n) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, restrained a proposed strike by members of Kannur District Fuel Employees Union.It held that no person employed in such public utility service can go on strike during the pendency of conciliation proceedings...

IBPS Can't Refuse To Recommend Names Of Eligible Candidates With Desired Merit To Fill All Notified Vacancies In Banks: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has opined that the recruiting agency-Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) cannot refuse to recommend names of eligible and suitable candidates to fill up all notified vacancies in Banks, if the candidates of desired merit are available. Any delay occasioned in filling up the notified vacancies may render many eligible candidates ineligible to participate...

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Special Court Rejects Mumbai Police's Plea To Cancel Bail Of MP Navneet Rana, MLA Ravi Rana

The Special Court on Monday rejected Mumbai Police's plea to issue non-bailable warrants against MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana in the Hanuman Chalisa Case over alleged breach of bail conditions. Special Judge RS Rokade passed the order after hearing Advocate Rizwan Merchant for the accused and Special Public Prosecutor Pradeep Ghatar for the State. The Ranas were...

Person Arrested Under UAPA Has Bleak Chances Of Bail, Detaining Authority Must Show Compelling Reasons For His Preventive Detention: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is in police custody. However, the authority must record compelling reasons for doing so.The observation especially assumes relevance in the context where a person proposed to be detained is accused under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and has bleak chances of...

Kannur University Case| Kerala High Court Stays Appointment Of Priya Varghese As Associate Professor Till 31st August

The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of K.K. Ragesh, private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as an Associate Professor at the Department of Malayalam in Kannur University till August 31st. Justice Devan Ramachandran has passed the interim order staying the appointment of Priya Varghese as an associate professor in a petition filed by...

Monkey Menace: Karnataka High Court Directs Local Bodies To Properly Implement State's SOP For Capture & Relocation

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Urban Local Bodies in the city to properly implement the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) framed by the government to tackle 'monkey menace' and to deal with the issue of their capture and relocation. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty gave the...

Disciplinary Authority Cannot Rely On Documents Furnished In Parallel Criminal Proceedings Against Accused-Employee: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has made it clear that a disciplinary authority cannot rely on extraneous documents, such as those furnished during parallel criminal proceedings against the accused-employee, for the purpose of departmental enquiry.Justice PB Bajanthri observed,"Extraneous document cannot be taken into consideration by the enquiry authority or disciplinary authority. The decision...

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Granted Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face "Indigent Circumstances": Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of a bank denying compassionate appointment saying that the deceased's family was not facing "indigent circumstances" warranting employment under the State's scheme of 2014.PNB had rejected the respondent's claim for compassionate appointment after his father expired while serving as a Head Cashier, on the ground that the family was not...

BJP Leader Moves PIL Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeking Prohibition On Exhibition Of Movie 'Laal Singh Chaddha'

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking prohibition on the exhibition of the Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer movie, Laal Singh Chaddha in the state alleging that the same may cause a breach of peace.BJP leader and lawyer, Nazia Ilahi Khan has moved the High Court stating that the situation in the state is extremely volatile...