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Pending Civil Suit Over Agreement For Sale Does Not Bar Deemed Membership In Co-Operative Society: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that the mere pendency of a civil suit relating to the enforcement of an agreement for sale or recovery of consideration does not bar the Registrar from deciding an application for membership or deemed membership under Section 22(2) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Court observed that the MCS Act confers power upon the Registrar to...
PhD Requirement For Higher Pay To Lecturer Not Violative Of Articles 14, 16: Delhi High Court Upholds AICTE Norms
The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of the All India Council for Technical Education's (AICTE) prescription of a PhD degree as an eligibility condition for granting a higher Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of ₹10,000 to lecturers in government polytechnic institutions.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan observed,“The differentiation between Lecturers possessing...
Birth Outside Kerala Not Bar To Domicile Certificate If Applicant Permanent Resident Of State: High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently (January 19) held that a person born outside the State cannot be denied a domicile certificate if their permanent residence and social belongingness are demonstrably in Kerala. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas made the observation in a plea challenging rejection of Petitioner's application for issuance of domicile certificate on the ground that he and his...
'Aggravated Contempt': Orissa High Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against IAS Officer Over Repeated Non-Compliance Of Order
In a rare move, the Orissa High Court has ordered issuance of arrest warrant against senior IAS officer Arvind Agrawal, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha ('DHE') over repeated non-compliance of the Court's order asking him to consider the representation of an ex-academician, who had prayed for grant of a notional increment.While passing order...
Attendance Shortage No Ground To Detain From Exams: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To DU Law Students
The Delhi High Court has allowed a batch of writ petitions filed by various law students of the University of Delhi, holding that shortage of attendance cannot be a valid ground to detain them from appearing in examinations or preventing them from continuing their academic pursuits.Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed the petitions filed by LL.B. students who had been barred by the varsity...
Indore Water Crisis: MP High Court Prioritises Steps For Safe Drinking Water, Defers Demand For Probe By Retired Judge
Dealing with the a lawyer's plea concerning the recent water crisis in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (January 20) emphasised that ensuring the immediate supply of clean drinking water and medical treatment to affected residents must take precedence.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi deferred the consideration of demand for...
Forcing Arrestees To Strip, Circulating Their Photos In Media Direct Assault On Human Dignity: High Court Raps Rajasthan Police
The Rajasthan High Court has taken serious note of the alleged routine practice of police officials compelling accused/ arrestees to sit at the entrance of the police station and then taking their photographs, which are then widely circulated online. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali further noted that in certain instances, arrestees are allegedly compelled to strip and remain in...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In Case Over Grey Routing Of International Calls
The Supreme Court recently made the interim anticipatory bail granted to accused absolute in a case of "grey routing" where they were accused of illegally routing international calls as regular Indian local calls using special internet phone lines from Jio's enterprise networks.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale made the earlier interim protection absolute after...
Supreme Court To Formulate SOP For Timely Investigation Of Child Missing Cases
The Supreme Court recently expressed its intention to formulate a common Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for the recovery of missing children, a problem which is rampant across the country, as noted by the Court.A bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan was hearing a matter concerning the recovery of a child who had gone missing in 2011 when she was 1 year and...
Supreme Court Dismisses UCM Coal Company's Challenge To Rs.126 Cr Arbitral Award In Favor Of Adani Enterprises
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a challenge to the Allahabad High Court order which upheld an arbitral award of Rs.126 crores in favor of Adani Enterprises.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar passed the order in a petition filed by UCM Coal Company Ltd., a joint venture of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd., Chhatisgarh Mineral Development Corporation...
