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Rajasthan HC Declines Relief To Candidates Terminated From Govt Post After One Year Of Service Due To Modified Answer Key And Revised Merit List
Rajasthan High Court rejected a bunch of petitions filed by aggrieved individuals who were terminated from their post of livestock assistants one year after their service, because of a modified answer key and consequent change in the merit list.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by individuals who were appointed as livestock assistants in 2022 after...
Public Utilities Near Hanuman Temple For Benefit Of Devotees, Not Detrimental To Atmosphere & Ecological Balance: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Recently, Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to interfere in the construction of public utility premises by the Municipal Corporation near a Hanuman Mandir in Narsinghpur. The court reasoned that the construction of Shauchalaya is for the benefit of devotees; such constructions cannot be termed as detrimental to the atmosphere of the temple and ecological balance. The single-judge bench...
Discretionary Power To Summon Witnesses U/S 311 Cr.P.C. Must Be Exercised Judiciously, With Strong Reasons And Caution: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has affirmed the discretionary power of courts under Section 311 Cr.P.C., emphasising its role in uncovering the truth while underscoring the need for its judicious exercise.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi noted, “Section 311 Cr.P.C. is one of many such provisions which strengthens the arms of the Court in its efforts to unearth the truth by procedural sanction by law....
Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Delhi High Court Judge Justice Amit Sharma Recuses From Hearing Umar Khalid's Bail Plea
Delhi High Court judge, Justice Justice Amit Sharma, on Monday, recused from hearing the bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.The matter was heard by a division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma which listed the appeal for hearing on July 24, along...
SARFAESI ACT | District Magistrate Not Adjudicating Authority, Must Assist Secured Creditors In Asset Possession: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that it is the duty of the District Magistrate to assist secured creditors in taking possession of secured assets under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. The court clarified that the District Magistrate is not the adjudicating authority under this Act.Justice Ananda Sen observed, “It...
'Date Of Complaints And Date Of Transfer Is Same, No Fact-Finding Inquiry Took Place': Allahabad High Court Quashes Transfer Order
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the transfer order issued to a Junior Assistant who was posted in the office of Deputy Director Agriculture, Bareilly to the office of Deputy Director Agriculture, Bahraich on the same day as the complaint was lodged against him since no fact-finding inquiry was made against the complaint. On 30.06.2024, a letter was issued by Deputy...
Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of 'Defamatory' YouTube Videos, Articles Against Dhanya Rajendran
The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of YouTube videos and news articles containing “defamatory” statements against The News Minute founder, Dhanya Rajendran, in respect of the “Cutting South” event hosted last year.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the ad interim injunction in favour of Rajendran in the defamation suit filed by her. The court directed media channels The Karma News...
'Subsistence Of Valid Marriage Is Prerequisite For Passing Maintenance Orders U/S 125 Cr.P.C': Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a valid marriage is a prerequisite for issuing orders under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). The court set aside a maintenance order issued under Section 125, emphasising that the petitioner's second marriage lacked legal sanctity unless he was validly divorced from his first wife.Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary, who presided over...
Person Seeking Appointment In District Courts Must Have Impeccable Character & High Integrity Without Criminal Antecedents: Allahabad High Court
While upholding the dismissal of Group "D" employee of District Court Judgeship, Etah, the Allahabad High Court held that any person seeking appointment in District Court Judgeship must have impeccable character and high integrity without criminal antecedents. The Court held that any person without clean antecedents can damage the organization. The bench comprising of...
Filing Of Pending Application For Compulsory License Does Not Entitle Applicant To Infringe Owner's Copyright: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna granted an interim injunction against Al-Hamd Tradenation, restraining it from using Phonographic Performance Limited's copy-righted sound recordings. Even though Al-Hamdhad applied for a compulsory license of those recordings which was pending approval, it was not entitled to use Phonographic Performance Limited's sound...
Allahabad High Court Seeks UOI, State Reply On PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Bhat Community In ST Category In UP
The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Union of India (UOI) and the Uttar Pradesh state government, seeking their responses to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the inclusion of the Bhat community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category within the state of Uttar Pradesh. The PIL plea, filed by Akhil Bhartiya Bhat Samaj Ekta and its president (Pavnendra...
Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: 14 To 20 July 2024
Supreme CourtChewing Tobacco Packed In High-Density Polyethylene Bags Are 'Wholesale Package'; Cannot Be Taxed As Retail Product Under Excise Act : Supreme CourtCase Details: Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur -II v. M/s Miraj Products Pvt. Ltd. Citation : 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 470The Supreme Court recently held that pouches of chewing tobacco packed in High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) bags...