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Legal Advisor Vacancy At Redhakhol Forest Division, Odisha
The Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Redhakhol Forest Division invites application for the post of Legal Advisor.Name of the Post: Legal Advisor Remuneration: Rs. 50,000/- month Age Limit: 35 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Bachelor's degree in law (LL.B.) from a recognized university. • Preference will be given to candidates with master's degree in law (LL.M.)/ PhD, especially with specialization in Environmental Law / Forest Law / Criminal Law. • Candidate must be...
Passenger's Non-Appearance For Appraising Seized Goods Doesn't Stop Limitation For Issuing SCN: Delhi High Court Tells Customs
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the Customs Department cannot exceed the limitation period prescribed for issuance of show cause notice after detention of goods, merely on the ground that the person from whom goods were seized did not appear for appraisement.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“non-appearance for appraisement does not stop...
Issue Of Share Application Money As Financial Debt Once Decided In Earlier Proceedings Can't Be Reagitated In Subsequent Plea U/S 7 Of IBC: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that Once the issue of whether share application money amounts to a financial debt has been decided by the Adjudicating Authority in earlier proceedings, the same question cannot be agitated in a subsequent application filed under Section 7 of...
Whistleblowing Activities Don't Make Employee 'Immune' From Transfer: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an internal whistleblower in an organisation cannot forever immunize himself against transfer, by merely leveling allegations of vengeance against the officials.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that accepting the contrary would,"[It cannot] amount to holding that, by leveling allegations against the officials of...
Retirement Age Of Cooperative Society Employees Can Be Increased Only Through Statutory Amendment, Not Departmental Proposals: J&K HC
A Division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem held that retirement age of employees of Cooperative Societies remains 58 years as per SRO 233 of 1988, and it can only be altered through formal amendment of statutory rules, not by departmental recommendations, proposals, or draft amendments. Background Facts...
Arbitrator's Decision To Defer Compliance With Essential Pre-Condition In Agreement Amounted To Rewriting Contract, Vitiated It: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh while allowing a petition under Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) observed that when the contract required the bidder to establish an office in India as a pre-requisite to performance, the decision by the Arbitrator holding that compliance could be deferred, amounted to rewriting the contract. Such a holding...
Lexport Appoints Anirban Roy As Its Chief Operating Officer
Lexport, one of India's law firms, has appointed Anirban Roy, a former editor with Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, to its leadership team. With over two decades of experience in global and Indian newsrooms and having covered diverse boardrooms, Roy brings his blend of editorial leadership and insight covering Indian and international business and corporate landscapes to Lexport.His appointment marks a step in the firm's commitment to integrating multidisciplinary expertise into its...
'Robe May Rest But Responsibilities Don't': Justice Shalinder Kaur Bids Farewell To Delhi High Court
Justice Shalinder Kaur bid farewell to the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, saying that the robe may rest but the responsibilities don't. “If I leave behind anything, I hope it is few words written compassion, a few orders passed with conviction and a career defined by hard work and integrity,” the judge said. Justice Kaur joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992 and was promoted to the...
Supreme Court Urges Union To Enhance Monetary & Insurace Aid For Cadets Injured During Military Training
The Supreme Court on Thursday requested the Union of India to enhance monetary and insurance benefits given to military cadets boarded out due to disabilities suffered during training and come up with a scheme for medical reassessment and resettlement of such cadets. “As far as monetary benefit is concerned, we have perused the amounts that are provided ex gratia with effect from...
'Witness Protection Scheme Not Substitute For Bail Cancellation' : Supreme Court Deprecates Allahabad High Court's 'Cyclostyled' Orders
The Supreme Court strongly criticised the Allahabad High Court for issuing cyclostyled template orders in bail cancellation matters, where, instead of examining allegations that the accused had threatened witnesses, the High Court directed complainants to seek recourse under the Witness Protection Scheme. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta noted that in the last...