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'Authorities Exploiting Citizen In Name Of Volunteers': P&H High Court Directs Regularisation Of Home Guard Serving For Three Decades
In a strong observation against the exploitation of long-serving personnel, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the regularisation of a Home Guard who has been serving for nearly three decades.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "A member who is working for part of the day or part of the month or part of the year and doing some other job for his livelihood may be called as...
MP High Court Directs State To Strictly Implement Provisions Of Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (October 14), directed the State to strictly comply with the provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Rules of 2014 regarding the qualification of doctors and staff doing sonography of pregnant women. In doing so, the court dismissed a public interest litigation filed by a...
Non-Combat Roles In Security Forces Not Trivial, Even Minor Lapse Can Endanger Country: Delhi High Court
Stating that no role is trivial in security forces, the Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a Water Carrier from CRPF over submission of a fake matriculation certificate.Rejecting the plea that he was non-combat staff— not involved in any security duty and the punishment of dismissal is disproportionate, a division bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Vimal Kumar...
OBC Youth Forced To Wash Another's Feet | MP High Court Asks Why State Detained Accused Under NSA Before Order Was Officially Uploaded
The Madhya Pradesh High Court asked the State authorities to explain why they detained the persons accused of forcing a young man from OBC community to wash another's feet before the Court's order directing action - including detention under the National Security Act- was officially uploaded.The Court was hearing a suo motu petition over the video showing a young man from the OBC Community...
Assessment Order Not Void Solely Because It Was Passed in Deceased's Name: ITAT Chandigarh
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chandigarh Bench, recently held that an appellate order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT), reassessing the income tax liability of an assessee, is not invalid merely because it was issued in the name of a deceased person. The Tribunal noted that since the appeal itself was filed under the deceased's name, the order cannot be quashed on...
Lease Renewal Disputes With PSU's Are Arbitrable If Not Related To Eviction Under Public Premises Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court held that renewal of lease agreements with public sector undertakings are arbitrable and such disputes are not prohibited under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (PP Act) when lessee continues in possession lawfully and the rent is being accepted by the lessor. Accordingly, the present application under section 11 of the Arbitration...
Mutually Contradictory Findings By Same Arbitrator At Different Stage Of Proceedings Renders Final Award Patently Illegal: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that declaring earlier proceedings non est, even when no objections were raised regarding the recording of the undertaking in those proceedings, constituted a perverse finding. The Court observed that such proceedings, which merely recorded an undertaking, could not fall within the ambit of Section 31 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration...
Mere Allegation That Accused Harassed Deceased Not Sufficient For Proving Abetment To Suicide: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a mere allegation of harassment against the accused is not sufficient to establish the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.The Court acquitted the Mother-in-law of the deceased who was convicted for abetting her suicide. It was alleged that the mother-in-law and sister- in-law were harassing her for want...