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Bombay HC Sets Aside Stay On 'Exceptional' Transfer Of Indian Express Employee, Says Prior Dispute With Employer No Reason To Presume Malafides
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that merely a transfer of an employee being exceptional and there being previous litigation between employer and employee is not a ground for the Industrial Court to stay the transfer.Justice Sandeep Marne allowed a writ petition filed by Indian Express (P) Ltd. seeking to set aside Industrial Court's order of interim stay on the transfer and promotion...
[Kerala Registration Act] Rubber Trees Are Immovable Property, Agreement To Tap Rubber Is A Compulsorily Registrable Document: High Court
The Kerala High Court held that an agreement to tap rubber trees should be registered as per the Kerala Registration Act. The Court held that rubber trees are immovable properties and an agreement with the owner of the plantation to tap the rubber creates an interest in the immovable property. Therefore, the document is a compulsorily registrable one.The Court rejected the trial court's...
Kerala High Court Orders Police Protection For Principal And Staff Of Gurudeva College Allegedly Manhandled By SFI Activist
The Kerala High Court yesterday ordered the Police to offer protection to the principal, staff and students of Gurudeva College of Advanced Studies, Koyilandi. The police were asked to make sure that the law and order is maintained in the college. The protection order was granted as the college is set to re-open on 4th July.Justice Devan Ramachandran ordered:“The police will ensure...
GST Appeal Filed Online Is Within Time, Karnataka High Court Condones Delay In Physical Filing
The Karnataka High Court has condoned delay in the physical filing of the appeal as the appeal was filed via online mode within time.The bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav observed that Rule 108(3) was amended to the extent that the date of appeal would be the date of issuance of acknowledgment, which was on June 3, 2022, and the change is in contradistinction to the earlier requirement,...
Telangana High Court Orders Action Against Off-Campus Centre Of Malla Reddy University For Being Established Without Prior Sanction Of State Govt, UGC
The Telangana High Court has passed interim direction to the State and the University Grants Commission (UGC) directing them to take action against the Malla Reddy University, Center of Excellence for Commerce and Design an off-campus centre of the Malla Reddy University, for having been established without the prior sanction from the State of Telangana and the University Grants...
Kerala High Court Acquits Death Row Convict After He Spends Over 10 Years In Jail, Grants Rs 5 Lakh Compensation
The Kerala High Court has acquitted one Gireesh Kumar and overturned the death sentence imposed on him by the Sessions Court, after he spent over 10 years in jail. He had been convicted on charges of trespassing with intent to commit robbery, rape, and the murder of a 57-year-old woman in Kollam in 2013.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M....
Parliamentary Elections Justifiable Reasons For Delay In Holding Elections To Board Of Milk Producers Society: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has observed that delay in conducting elections to the Board of Tumkur Co-operative Milk Producers Societies, due to conduct of Parliamentary Elections (Lok Sabha), is justified.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind made the observation while disposing of an appeal filed by incumbent President of the Milk Society, challenging a single...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Calls For State's Response On Plea Challenging Non-Appointment Of Public Prosecutors, Asst Public Prosecutors
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered notice to the State, The Director General of Police and Andhra Pradesh State Level Police Recruitment Board and the Director of Police in a PIL filed, challenging Public Prosecutors, Additional Prosecutors, and Assistant prosecutors.While ordering notice and directing the respondents to file their counters, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj...
Litigants Keeping Disputes Alive For Malafide Reasons Has Tendency Of Keeping Courts' Docket Heavy: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently said that the conduct of the litigants to keep the dispute alive for mala fide reasons has the tendency of keeping the docket of the Courts heavy to the detriment of other litigants whose cases have been pending for years.Justice Amit Mahajan made the observation while quashing two complaints filed in 2016 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against a...
Can Govt Increase Film Ticket Prices? Andhra Pradesh High Court To Consider In Plea Filed Over Prabhas Starrer 'Kalki'
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is set to consider whether the State government has powers to hike the ticket prices of any film.The question sprouted in a PIL challenging Andhra government's decision to increase the 'rate of admission' for film 'Kalki 2898 AD', which hit the theatres on June 27.The plea challenges a clause in GO dated March 7 issued in exercise of powers under the Andhra...
Section 11 Of Arbitration Act Mandates Examination Of Written, Signed Arbitration Clauses As Per Section 7 Requirements: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar has held that in Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Court is required to see whether there is an arbitration clause which as per section 7 should be a document in writing signed by the parties. The bench held where the existence of the arbitration agreement is undisputed by...
Trademark Registration Does Not Confer Immunity From Challenges, When Allegations Of Passing Off Are Substantiated: Delhi High Court
Finding that the contents of the plaint sufficiently demonstrate the Plaintiff's rights in the trademark “HUALI”, as well as their prior and extensive use of the same, the Delhi High Court held that the Plaintiff holds the seniority in usage rights of the “HUALI” trademark. Therefore, the High Court restrained the Defendants from manufacturing, selling, exporting, offering...