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Karnataka HC Directs State Wildlife Board To Reconsider Proposal To Declare Hesaraghatta Grassland As "Reserve"
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Board for Wildlife to reconsider the proposal submitted by Chief Conservator of Forests for declaring Hesaraghatta Grassland as Conservation Reserve. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty allowed the petitions filed by Vijay Nishant and others and quashed the order dated 19.01.2021...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: August 1 To August 7, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Kusum Lata Yadav v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 349 M/s Bindal Smelting Pvt. Ltd. versus Commissioner of Trade Tax, Lucknow 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 350 The Commissioner Commercial Tax U.P. Lucknow Versus S/S G.S.C. Toughened Glass 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 351 Rashmi Srivastava v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Secondary Education Lko.Asssss 2022 LiveLaw...
Unqualified Person Appointed On Ad-Hoc Basis Cannot Claim Right To Continue In Employment As A Matter Of Right: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a person appointed as a daily wager or on ad-hoc basis, who did not meet the qualification criteria and necessary certification, cannot as a matter of right claim to continue in such employment.The single judge bench comprising Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed,"Upon having perused the records of the case and having analysed the facts of the case...
Second Wife Entitled To Family Pension Only Where Deceased Employee's Personal Law Permits Bigamy: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently observed that the second wife of a deceased employee is not entitled to family pension under the Central Civil Services Pension Rules, unless the personal law applicable to such employee permitted more than one subsisting marriage. The observation was made by Justice Jyotsana Rewal Dua while hearing the claim made by a second wife of an employee...
Magistrates Can't Forward Original Complaints To Police, May Amount To Destruction Of Court Records: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday ruled that a Judicial Magistrate may face administrative action as well as charge for destroying the record of the Court if any application, whether civil or criminal, received by the court is not properly diarized and registered. The bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar held that whenever any application, whether on the civil side or...
Motor Accident Claim Not A "Bonanza", Insurance Company Can't Be Saddled With Exorbitant Amounts For Temporary Injuries: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court recently observed that it can't impose exorbitant amount on insurance company for temporary injuries by a claimant under the Motor Vehicle Act. The observation came from Justice T Amarnath Goud: "After hearing both the parties and perusing the evidence on record this Court feels that the injuries suffered by the claimant-appellant herein are temporary in...
S.320 CrPC Not Bar To Power U/S 482 For Quashing Non-Compoundable Offences In Appropriate Cases: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has reiterated that if for the purpose of securing the ends of justice quashing of FIR is necessary, then Section 320 of CrPC would not be a bar to exercise of powers under Section 482 of the Code qua non-compoundable offences. Justice Bhushan Barowalia noted: "If for the purpose of securing the ends of justice, quashing of FIR becomes necessary,...
Dental College Admits 16 Aspirants Without NEET: Rajasthan HC Refuses To Regularize Admissions, Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation Each
The Rajasthan High Court has refused to regularize the admissions of 16 medical aspirants who were admitted to a Dental College in Kota, without qualifying the NEET examination. It however granted Rs.10 Lakhs compensation to each such student, stating that the College had made a "false promise" assuring them a seat in MDS course. The court also directed the Vice Chancellor of...
NDPS Act | Duration Of Custody Alone Not Ground For Grant Of Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reiterates
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently denied regular bail to an accused involved in a case registered in the year 2020 under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, over recovery of 120 grams heroin along with drug money. The bench comprising Justice Avneesh Jhingan placed reliance on the judgement of Supreme Court in NCB v. Mohit Aggarwal and held that custody...
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Round Up : August 1 To August 7, 2022
Nominal Index: Junaid Hassan Masoodi Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 86 Neena Gupta Vs UT of Ladakh 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 87 Anis Ahmad Chaudhary Vs State of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 88 M/s Manu Mohit Industries Vs State of J&k & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 89 Ashish Damija Vs UT of J&K...
Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Transfer All Cases Challenging Agnipath Scheme To Delhi High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Registry to transfer three petitions relating to the Agnipath scheme to the Delhi High Court so that the matter can be renumbered and be heard along with the other pending similar matters. Justice Anu Sivaraman transferred the cases relied on the Apex Court Order directing the transfer of all Agnipath-related matters to the Delhi High Court. This...
Police Not "Boss" Of Public Administration; Can't Investigate Complaints Without Registering FIR/ Entering Into Formal Process: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that Police is not supposed to act as a super boss of the public administration system. A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti observed, "In case any public servant is to be subjected to a surveillance mode by a rank holder police official on the pretext of a complaint received without first entertaining the said complaint into...