"Puja Committee Thinks They Are Bigger Than God": Calcutta HC On Plea Against Use Of Loudspeakers Near School For Specially-Abled Children

The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that the use of loudspeakers and blocking of roads outside a specially-abled children's school for celebrating Jadadhatri puja, showed that the "puja committee thinks they are bigger than the deity itself."A division bench of CJ TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya orally remarked:There is a school for specially-abled children. Your...

Termination Without Due Process: Rajasthan High Court Directs Post-Retiral Benefits For Teacher Who Went On Unauthorised Leave Between 1995-1999

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a government teacher (“petitioner”) who went on unauthorized leave between 1995-1999, by directing that her termination due to willful absence, which was without due process of law, be treated as resignation and she be given post-retiral benefits for rendering 11 years of unblemished service.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali...

Employee's Request For Reinstatement After Acquittal Can't Be Rejected Without Re-Examining Material Forming Basis Of Termination: Patna HC

While quashing the health department's order terminating the services of a man, the Patna High Court reiterated that natural justice principles require that an individual must be given the opportunity to respond to any adverse evidence before such punitive actions are taken against them. In doing so the high court observed that the respondent-Department should have re-examined the...

Reviewing Officer Comments Contrary To Entries In ACR, Delhi High Court Directs Reassessment Of Grades

A division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C Hari Shankar and Sudhir Kumar Jain set aside the Order of a Single Judge Bench wherein a Petition seeking to change the Appellant's Grade from '3' to '1' was dismissed. The Court directed the Respondents to reassess the overall performance of the Appellant in accordance with law considering the entries which...

Land Acquisition | Sale Statement Cannot Be Relied Upon For Compensation Without Examining Vendors Or Vendees: Patna High Court Reiterates

The Patna High Court has made it clear that while determining compensation for land acquisition, mere statement of exemplar sale is not sufficient without examining the vendors or vendees involved.Justice Nawneet Kumar, presiding over the case, observed, “It is an admitted fact that the compensation of the acquired land was assessed on the basis of the sale statement (Ext.C) of another...

Registration, Renewal And Welfare Schemes For Construction Workers Cannot Be Suspended Citing Election Code: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (November 7) while quashing the order of the Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board (MBOCWWB), by which it stopped the fresh registration, renewal of registrations, distribution of benefits such as protective gears, essential gears, household utility sets, grant of fresh approvals under the housing scheme and publicity work of...

No 'Illegal' Detention: Gujarat High Court Rejects Pakistani Father's Plea For Custody Of Minor Son Brought To India By Mother

The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by a Pakistani man seeking custody of his 4-year-old son, who allegedly was brought to India by his mother.In its judgement, a division bench comprising Justices Sangeeta K Vishen and Sanjeev J Thaker observed, “The minor Azlaan aged 4 years, is in the custody of his mother and hence, it is difficult to believe that the welfare and the...

Bombay High Court Calls For Strict Action Against Developers Constructing Illegal Buildings; Denies Anticipatory Bail To Developer

Calling for a 'stringent action' against developers proceeding with construction projects without mandatory approvals, which leads to frauds, the Bombay High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to a developer booked for usurping a man's ancestral property and constructing an illegal building over it and further selling flats to individual purchasers by forging...

Award Must Not Be Set Aside On Ground Of Mere Erroneous Application Of Law Unless Patent Illegality Is Established U/S 34: Madras HC

The Madras High Court bench of Justices M.Sundar And K.Govindarajan Thilakavadi affirmed that the scope of interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act is limited and within the contours of the ground specified under Section 34 of the Act. To put it otherwise, the award is not required to be set aside on the ground of mere erroneous application of law or by reappreciation...

“Scandalous Allegations”: Madras High Court Awards ₹1.1 Crore Damages To Former CM Edappadi Palanisamy For Comments Linking Him To Kodanad Case

The Madras High Court on Thursday awarded Rs. 1.1 Crore as compensation to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy for comments made by one Dhanapal linking Palanisamy to the crimes that took place in Kodanadu Estate in 2017. In 2017, the Kodanad estate, which was owned by former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa was broken into. This was followed by the death of a security...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya Over Allegedly Misleading Post On 'X'

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, accused under Sections 504/505(1)(b)/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for allegedly misleading posts regarding workers belonging to the ruling party posted on his X (Twitter) account.It was alleged by the State that Vijayvargiya had shared a fake video of women being assaulted on his X handle and claimed...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Conferment Of Padma Vibhushan On Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to revoke the Padma Vibhushan Award conferred on Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy dismissed the plea noting that the court was satisfied that the norms for conferment of award was adhered to and thus the relief as sought for could not be granted. Previously,...