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Date Of Retirement Cannot Be Changed At The Fag End Of Employee's Service That Too Without Notice: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently allowed the Writ Petition filed by an employee of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, challenging his 'premature' retirement and seeking reinstatement into service along with all consequential benefits.Justice P.Madhavi Devi observed that alteration of date of birth by employer in service records of the employee, when he is at verge of his...
S.420 IPC Not Attracted In Absence Of Specific Allegation That Dishonest/ Fraudulent Intention Existed Since Inception: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that in order to constitute the offence of Cheating punishable under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), there must be specific allegation that from inception, there must be a dishonest intention on the part of the accused to cheat the complainant. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar made the observation while allowing a petition...
Employee Not Entitled To Seek Permanency Or Regularisation Of Service If Continued On Ad Hoc Basis For Decades: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that an employee will not be entitled to seek permanency or regularization of service even if he has continued on ad hoc basis for decades. "It is also settled law that even if a Scheme has been in operation for some decades or that the employee concerned has continued on ad hoc basis for decades, it would not entitle the employee to seek permanency...
"State Bound To Ensure Education Of Special Children Isn't Prematurely Interrupted": P&H High Court Orders Relief For Child With Down Syndrome
Taking into account the mandate of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, and The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that special children have a fundamental right to elementary education and the right to grow up in society up to their optimum potential.The Bench of Justice Sudhir Mittal further...
"Society Has To Protect Animals From Cruelty": Calcutta High Court Orders SP To Find Out 'Rescue Pig' Stolen From Court Premises
The Calcutta High Court recently expressed deep displeasure at the lackadaisical attitude of police authorities in investigating the case relating to a 'missing pig' which was forcibly taken away from the Kalyani Court premises.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar observed,"The paramount consideration in this investigation should be to protect the interest of the animal, apart...
Appellate Courts Can Allow Additional Evidence U/S 391 CrPC Only In "Exceptional Circumstances": Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that Appellate Courts can allow additional evidence under Section 391 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.') only in "exceptional circumstances" and the same cannot be used merely to fill in lacuna that might exist in the evidence. While upholding the order of the Lower Appellate Court, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar...
Man Gets Wrong Product From Flipkart: Kerala High Court Directs Police To Redress His Grievance Within One Month
The Kerala High Court recently directed the concerned District Police Chief to expeditiously resolve the grievance of a petitioner who had received a wrong laptop, delivered to him by Flipkart. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A disposed of the petition with a direction to the Kottayam Police Chief to take up the petitioner's complaint and redress the matter within a period of one month. The petitioner...
PIL Filed In Delhi High Court Seeking Resumption Of All Recruitment Process Cancelled Due To "Agnipath Scheme"
A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court to resume all recruitment process (of the years 2020 and 2021) cancelled due to introduction of Centre's Agnipath Scheme and to conduct Written Examination in all pending centres. The plea also sought directions to prepare merit list and give permanent commission to the selected candidates as per the scheme of advertisements, prior to introduction...
Nine New Additional Judges Sworn In Bombay High Court; Strength Rises To 62
Nine new judges took oath as additional judges in the Bombay High Court today. The strength of the court has increased to 62 judges as against its sanctioned 94 judges. Last week, the central government had notified their appointment to the court after the Supreme Court had given its recommendation to elevate ten lawyers to the bench on 16th February, 2022. The lawyers who have...
Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two Incarcerated For 7 Yrs Over Alleged Recovery Of 21 Kg 'Ganja'
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two men who were incarcerated for about 7 years and 2 months for having been allegedly found in possession of 21 KGs of 'ganja'. Justice Asha Menon noted that the minimum sentence prescribed for the offence was 10 years rigorous imprisonment whereas, both the men were incarcerated since 26th May, 2015 i.e. for 7 years and 2 months. "A certain latitude...