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Termination From Service Based Solely On Implication In Criminal Case Without Affording Opportunity Of Hearing Unmerited: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has observed that termination of services of a worker by concerned authority merely on the ground of implication in a criminal case, without affording the worker an opportunity of hearing, is unjustified.The division bench of Justice P. B. Bajanthri and Justice Alok Kumar Pandey were considering an appeal against the order of the single bench that dismissed the...
Bombay High Court Judge Justice Neela Gokhale Recuses From Hearing Mumbai Bomb Blast Convict Abu Salem's Plea Against Prison Transfer
Bombay High Court judge Justice Neela Gokhale on Thursday recused from hearing the plea filed by 1993 Mumbai Bomb blast convict Abu Salem, who sought to assault the decision of the jail authorities to shift him to some other prison from the Taloja Central Prison.Notably, the prison authorities had decided to shift Salem, who has spent over 15 years in the Taloja Jail, to some other prison...
Disciplinary Authority's Order Relying On Report Of Inquiry Officer Not Supported By Evidence Is Unsustainable: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that the report of an Inquiry Officer per se cannot be treated as evidence by the Disciplinary Authority in a disciplinary proceeding when the officer did not properly examine any evidence.Justice Bibek Chaudhuri further stated the order of the Disciplinary Authority based on such evidence violates the principles of natural justice. Brief factsThe petitioner...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 24 - June 30, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 277 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 290Nominal Index:G Nagaraju AND The Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 277Paras Jain AND Karnataka State Bar Council & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 278Karnataka Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Limited & Others AND Veena M. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 279S R Bellary & State of Karnataka...
Attempted Fraud & Went To The Extent Of Making Allegations Against Court: MP High Court Imposes Rs 50K Cost On Khandwa BJP MLA
In an election petition filed by Congress leader Kundan Malviya, Madhya Pradesh High Court has levied a cost of Rs 50,000 on incumbent Khandwa MLA Kanchan Tanve. The court imposed the said cost on the MLA for her deliberate attempt to delay the proceedings despite the receipt of notice on time.The single-judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia noted that the respondent MLA's attempt...
No Law Prohibits Alteration Of Travel Route In Transporting Goods: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that no law, rule or ruling mandates conveyance of goods from one point to its destination following a particular route only or prohibits alteration of travel route qua the one impressed in the consignment documents.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar dismissed the appeal filed by the Joint Commissioner of Commercial...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Jharkhand HC's Acting CJ Justice Shree Chandrashekhar To Rajasthan High Court
The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, serving as the Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, to the Rajasthan High Court.This comes after Centre notified appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. Read full story here.Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of Justice Chandrashekhar in view of...
'Similar Plea Was Dismissed In 2020': Allahabad High Court Adjourns Hearing In PIL To Rename HC As 'High Court Of UP'
The Allahabad High Court today adjourned hearing in a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) plea seeking to rename HC as the "High Court of Uttar Pradesh" in the official documents after it noted that a PIL plea, filed by the petitioner's advocate himself seeking identical reliefs, had been dismissed in 2020.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla categorically asked...
With Less Than A Month To Retire, Justice BR Sarangi Appointed As Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court
The Central government has notified the appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. Significantly, the Centre's notification comes almost 6 months after the Supreme Court Collegium proposed Justice Sarangi's elevation. He is now set to retire in less than a month on July 20.He is currently the senior most Judge of the Orissa High Court and will fill the post...
Mere Filing Of FIR, Ongoing Probe Against Applicant Without Court's Cognizance Not Valid Grounds To Refuse Passport Renewal: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that merely filing of an FIR or cases under investigation against a person is not a valid ground for refusal of passport renewal when no cognizance has been taken by a court.A division bench of Justice BP Colabawalla and Justice Firdosh P Pooniwalla noted that merely filing an FIR or having cases under investigation does not constitute...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves High Court Seeking Bail In CBI Case Over Alleged Liquor Policy Scam
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in CBI case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Notably, Kejriwal has directly approached the High Court for seeking bail without approaching the trial court.The matter was mentioned today by Advocate Rajat Bhardwaj before a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan which allowed urgent...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Former TN Minister Balakrishna Reddy In Alleged Rioting Case
The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction and sentence imposed om former Tamil Nadu Minister Balakrishna Reddy.Justice G Jayachandran noted that there were several lacunas in the prosecution case and the benefit had to be given to the appellant (Balakrishnan). The orders were passed on appeals preferred by Reddy and others challenging his conviction.In January 2019, a...