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High Time Govt Uses E-filing System: Bombay High Court Declines To Take Hard Copies In "Environmental PIL"
The Bombay High Court, observing that it was high time the State Government and its agencies started using the E-filing system invariably, refused to take hard copies of an affidavit in a case related to the environment.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Gauri Godse, on August 10, observed, "It is incongruous that in an environmental PIL that seeks to protect wetlands, and filed by...
Whether Govt Aided Educational Institutions Run By Societies Are Subject To RTI Act? Karnataka HC Asks State Information Commission To Decide
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Information Commission to decide whether societies and educational institutions (aided) run by the societies are subject to Right to Information Act, 2005. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"the question raised before this Court being mixed question of law & facts, needs to be addressed by the respondent...
Article 226 | Laws Of Pleadings Don't Go Missing In Writ Petitions; Locus Standi Essential To Maintain Writs: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that 'Law of Pleadings' does not go missing when it comes to the matter of maintaining a writ petition before the High Court and it does not recognize any exception for an individual or an institution coming as a petitioner. The bench comprising Justices Sindhu Sharma and Rahul Bharti made these observations in a plea wherein...
Malwani Building Collapse: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Owner Who Lost 9 Family Members
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to the owner of a building in Mumbai's Malwani area which collapsed last year, killing 9 of his own family members. Justice Bharati Dangre, while granting bail to Mohammed Rafique Siddiqui earlier this month, observed, "The applicant, in any case, cannot be attributed a rash and negligent act, resulting into the collapse of the building where...
Centre Appoints 6 Judges To Telangana HC
The Centre has notified the appointment of the following advocates as judges/additional judges to the Telangana High Court:Judges- 1) Enugula Venkata Venugopal @ E.V. Venugopal, Advocate2) Nagesh Bheemapaka, Advocate 3) Pulla Karthik @ P. Elamadar, Advocate4) Kaja Sarath @ K. Sharath, AdvocateAdditional Judges-1) Jaggannagari Sreenivas Rao @ J. Sreenivas Rao, Advocate2) Namavarapu...
Centre Notifies Appintment Of 2 Judges To Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Centre has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court:1) Sushil Kukreja, Judicial Officer (JO)2) Virender SinghThe Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for elevation on July...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 9 Judges To Allahabad High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of nine additional judges to the Allahabad High Court.They are:- Renu Agarwal;- Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi;- Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra;- Jyotsna Sharma;- Mayank Kumar Jain;- Shiv Shanker Prasad;- Gajendra Kumar;- Surendra Singh-I; and- Nalin Kumar Srivastava.Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 19,...
Interest Payment On Late Payment Of TDS Not Eligible For Deduction Under Business Expenditure: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that interest payment on late payment of TDS is not an eligible business expenditure for deduction and it is not compensatory in nature.The two-member bench of A. D. Jain (Vice President) and Dr. B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has observed that the payment of interest on late deposit of TDS levied u/s 201(1A) is...