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Imposition Of Higher Property Tax On Luxury Hotels By MCD Not Arbitrary: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently held that the imposition of a higher rate of property tax on luxury hotels by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is not arbitrary or capricious, noting the economic profile of the clientele such establishments are designed to attract.Upholding the classification of hotels based on their star ratings as a valid exercise of legislative power,...
Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy Organised Divisional Judicial Seminar At Jagdalpur
A one-day Divisional Judicial Seminar for Judicial Officers of Bastar Division was organized by the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy at the Prerna Hall Collectorate Building, Jagdalpur. The seminar was attended by 43 Judicial Officers from four Civil Districts of the Bastar Division (Jagdalpur, Kanker, Dantewara, Kondagaon). The Chief Guest, Justice Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice,...
Appointment Based On Quashed Precedent Cannot Survive: Rajasthan High Court
In a case where a litigant was granted appointment based on a precedent which was later quashed, the Rajasthan High Court said that once a litigant is granted relief based on a judgment which later gets set aside, he cannot seek to distinguish his case from the judgment based on which he was given appointment.Justice Rekha Borana was hearing a petition filed against cancellation of...
Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Launches Legal Services Clinics To Aid Defence Personnel, Ex-Servicemen & Their Families
The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) last week inaugurated Legal Services Clinics dedicated to Defence Personnel, Ex-Servicemen and their dependent family members, across all districts in the state under the aegis of the NALSA Veer Parivar Sahayta Yojna 2025.Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, who is also the Patron-in-Chief JHALSA, virtually launched...
UGC Can't Debar A University From Enrolling PhD Students Under UGC Act Or Regulations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the University Grants Commission (UGC) does not have the power to debar a University from enrolling PhD students under the UGC Act, 1956, or its Regulations.“Clearly, there is no provision in the Act, which confers power on the UGC to debar the University from enrolling Ph.D. scholars for alleged non-adherence of its provisions,” Justice Vikas...
State Can Interchange Reservation Among Disability Categories; Exclusion Of Visually Impaired From Commerce Faculty Posts Not Illegal : Chhattisgarh HC
A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the State can interchange reservations among disability categories, so excluding visually impaired candidates for Commerce faculty posts is not illegal. Background Facts An advertisement...
Students Without 75% Minimum Attendance Can't Contest Delhi University College Students' Union Elections: High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a student not meeting the criteria of 75% minimum attendance cannot be permitted to contest the Delhi University College Students' Union elections. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that if the attendance of a candidate is below the minimum 75% attendance criteria, the concerned College would be within its authority to reject the nomination of such...
Special Judicial Second-Class Magistrates Vacancy At The Office Of Principal District Judge, Warangal
The office of Principal District Judge, Warangal invites application for the post of III Special Judicial Second-Class Magistrate, Warangal and Special Judicial Magistrate of Second-Class for Excise cases, WarangalName of the Post: III Special Judicial Second-Class Magistrate, Warangal and Special Judicial Magistrate of Second-Class for Excise cases, Warangal No. of Post: 01 (One) each Remuneration: Rs. 45,000/ + Rs.5,000/- (Conveyance) Essential Qualification and Experience • The incumbent...
Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Others Move Delhi Court Against Order Restraining Them From Publishing Reports On Adani Group
Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and others have moved a Delhi Court challenging a lower court order restraining them from publishing stories about the Adani Group. The other journalists are Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta, Ayaskant Das and Ayush Joshi. The journalists have challenged an order passed by Special Civil Judge Anuj Kumar Singh of Rohini Courts. The appeals have been filed before...