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Gujarat High Court Permits Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation To Reduce Bed Capacity In 95-Yr-Old Hospital To Complete Renovation
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (January 16) permitted Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to reduce the bed capacity at the corporation run Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital and Chinai Hospital–stated to be in dilapidated condition–in order to complete the renovation works, as a temporary arrangement. The court was hearing an application filed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in a 2020 PIL...
'Caste Bias Must Be Uprooted': Madras High Court Observes In Kavin Honour Killing Case, Flags Selective Non-Arrest Of Accused Cop
"Caste passions and bigotry must be uprooted to realise the constitutional vision of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar," the Madras High Court recently remarked while dealing with a case relating to honour killing of a Scheduled Caste man— Kavin, a techie in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.Stressing on the rights of victims and witnesses under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes...
Supreme Court Criticises Rajya Sabha Secretary General For Commenting On Merits Of Impeachment Motion Against Justice Varma
The Supreme Court today(January 16) criticised the procedure adopted by the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, which became the basis on which the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha rejected the impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court. Statedly, the Secretary General made a substantive assessment of the notice of motion, whereas the law only contemplates...
Contract To Hire Global Speakers For Media Summit Not Subject To Service Tax As 'Event Management' : Supreme Court
In a major relief for the media and event organizers, the Supreme Court on Friday (January 16) held that the fees paid to high-profile speakers through international booking agencies do not attract Service Tax under the category of "Event Management Service". A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan set aside the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) order...
Promotion Can Be Deferred If Disciplinary Appeal Is Pending: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that an employee does not acquire an indefeasible right to promotion merely by securing a high position in the merit list, and that promotion can be legitimately deferred if a statutory disciplinary appeal is pending consideration. Dismissing a writ petition filed by a senior employee of the West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd....
Supreme Court Applies 30% Women Reservation Rule To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections
The Supreme Court today directed to extend the 30% women reservations for the upcoming bar council elections in the state of Punjab & Haryana, which was earlier exempted for this year. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi was hearing application seeking directions for ensuring that adequate women representation is there before the onset of State Bar Elections across...
Breaking | Jharkhand High Court Orders Paramilitary Force At ED Ranchi Office Following Police Raid, Stays FIR Against Officials
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed further investigation and proceedings in an FIR registered by the State Police against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. The Court also directed the Home Secretary, Government of India, to depute CISF or BSF, or any other suitable paramilitary force, at the Directorate of Enforcement office in Ranchi. The order comes in the backdrop of the...