Delhi High Court Orders DDA, MCD To Demarcate Their Jurisdictions; Asks LG To Consider Conducting Survey

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to demarcate their boundaries and jurisdictions in the national capital with precision (longitude and latitude) as far as possible.“The Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor is directed to consider extending the survey to the whole of Delhi so that the jurisdiction of all statutory...

Income From Sale Of Immovable Properties To Be Treated As 'Capital Gains,' Not 'Business Income': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has stated that income from the sale of immovable properties is to be treated as 'capital gains,' not 'business income' for taxation purposes. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and K.V. Jayakumar observed that “the requirement of ensuring uniformity and consistency in tax assessments cannot be overlooked, especially while categorizing...

Land Mortgaged To Bank Can Be Sold In Case Of Default In Loan Repayment By Allotee: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that once the state government allows land granted to be mortgaged to raise a loan for the construction of a house, in case of default of repayment of the loan, the bank cannot be restrained from selling the property to enforce the mortgage, citing the non-alienation clause in the grant.A Single Judge M I Arun held thus while quashing an endorsement...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Reconstituting State Bar Council Committees, Says It Violates Council's Election Rules

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an October 28 notification issued by Chairman and Vice Chairman of State Bar Council to reconstitute committees of the Council, observing that the same was in violation of the State Bar Council (Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman) Rules.Observing that rules are meant to ensure transparency, the court said that the action of reconstitution of the...

Calcutta High Court Delivers Split Verdict On Bail Plea Of Ex-State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others Accused In Cash-For-Jobs Scam

Justice Apurba Sinha Ray in his separate opinion, stated that Partha Chatterjee, along with accused Subiresh Bhattacharjee, Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay, Ashok Saha and Shanti Prasad Sinha were 'masterminds' of the alleged scam, and were still powerful and could influence the case.

Plausible View Taken By Arbitrator Based On Facts Of Case Cannot Be Interfered With U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh affirmed that once an arbitrator has taken a plausible view based on the facts of the case, such a view cannot be interfered with under section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts This is a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking setting aside of the impugned Arbitral Award dated...

Integrating Categories And Fixing Seniority Based On Special Rules Is A Policy Decision, Not Court's Domain To Rectify Anomalies: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that integrating categories and giving seniority based on Kerala General Subordinate Service Posts in the Rural Development Department (Amendment) Special Rules of 2008 is a policy decision and any anomaly in it would be beyond Court's domain for rectification.The challenge is against the integrated seniority list which was prepared by considering the date of...

Kerala High Court Asks State If There Is Any Order/ Circular Regulating Conduct Of Police Officers In Court Premises

The Kerala High Court today inquired from the State government as well as the Director General of Police whether there are any orders/ guidelines regulating the conduct of Police officers in court premises.“...we feel it necessary to direct the 1st and 2nd respondents to make available before this Court all such orders, circulars, office memorandums if any that have been issued to the...

Prior Consent Of State Under Rajasthan Colonization Act Which Ceased In 1991, Not Mandatory For Sale Deed Executed In 2003: Rajasthan HC

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court quashed an order which had declared the sale of a land to the petitioners' predecessor-in-title (purchasers) 21-years-ago void on the ground that the seller had not taken State's permission before sale as required under the Rajasthan Colonization Act, 1954. In doing so the court said that merely because the petitioner's predecessors in...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash FIR Involving Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP Leaders Over Alleged Electoral Bonds Extortion

Former State BJP president Naleen Kumar Kateel, seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him for allegedly extorting money under the guise of electoral bonds, told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that co-accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others are not in receipt of any property as has been defined in the relevant provision for the offence.Kateel further submitted that...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Krishnakumar As Manipur HC Chief Justice

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice D. Krishnakumar, Judge, Madras High Court as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur consequent upon the superannuation of Justice Siddharth Mridul, the present Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur, on 21.11.2024.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Krishnakumar on November 18....

Add 'Grounds Of Arrest' Column In Arrest Memo Forms: High Court Directs Delhi Police

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Police to add a column in the arrest memo forms for recording the 'grounds of arrest' of an accused. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said that a revised arrest memo form or some annexures to be added to ensure effective compliance with Section 50 of Cr.P.C. and the corresponding Section 47 of BNSS, 2023.The provisions state that anyone being arrested must...