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Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Is An Industry U/S 2(j) of Industrial Disputes Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court on Monday held that the office of a Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is an industry under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act and it directed reinstatement of workers illegally retrenched from their services. It also held that the Supreme Court's verdict in Umadevi v. State of Karnataka, (2006) 4 SCC 1, does not impact the powers of...
Enviornment Clearence To Wave City And High Tech City: NGT Summons CEO Of Central Groundwater Authority [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal has directed the CEO of Central Ground Water Authority to remain present before it on March 27, 2020, to explain why there are several deficiencies in compliance of conditions imposed by the CGWB and to ensure that there is effective monitoring mechanism to remedy such violations. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel gave the direction...
Madras HC Frames Guidelines For Conducting 'Jallikettu' [Read Order]
The Division Bench of the Madras High Court, Justices M.Duraiswamy and T.Ravindran framed guidelines for conducting the much debated festival 'Jallikkattu'. The petitioner prayed to direct the District Collector and the Revenue DIvisional Officer, Madurai District to include the representatives of Gounder, Yadhavar, Vellalar, Pandaaram & Vanaar Community and all other lacking communities...
What Steps Taken On Ground Water Contamination At Akolner Village? SC Asks Maharashtra PCB [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board to in four weeks time file an affidavit, giving details of the steps taken on the implementation of recommendations made in the report, submitted by the National Institute of Hydrology, pertaining to groundwater contamination at Akolner Village, near Ahmednagar district. A division bench of Justice...
Gujarat HC Refuses To Quash FIR Lodged Against Anti-CAA Protesters [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court refused to quash FIR lodged against some persons for protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. According to the Amarnath Jinkuram Vasava and others, permission was initially granted to conduct a protest meeting against CAA during commemoration meeting in connection with death anniversary of freedom fighters, Ashafaqullah Khan and Ram Prasad Bismil, on 19...
Sec. 164(2) Of Companies Act Valid; But FY Before 2014-15 Not Relevant For Its Application: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, which stipulates that a Director whose company has not filed financial statements or annual returns for any continuous period of three financial years, shall be disqualified from holding the position for five years.The Court has also held that the...
Unreasoned Arbitral Awards Are Opposed To Public Policy U/S 34 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
"Reasons are the links between the fact and the conclusion and they reveal the application of mind to the matters in issue and trace the journey from the narrative to the directive. Reasons are the lifeblood of any acceptable process of adjudication and, as to whether an award or an order is reasoned or not, it depends more on the quality than the quantity of the...
No Religion Prescribes Use Of Loudspeakers For Worshipping: Allahabad HC Declines Mosques' Request To Install Loudspeaker For Azaan [Read Judgment]
Stating that no religion prescribes the use of loudspeakers for worshipping, the Allahabad High Court declined the permission sought by two mosques to install loudspeakers, for the purposes of Azaan. "No religion prescribes or preaches that prayers are required to be performed through voice amplifiers or by beating of drums and if there is such practice, it should not adversely affect...
No New Development Activity Within 10 KM Radius Of Bannerghatta National Park : Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court last week has restrained any new commercial or development activities, within 10 km radius of Bannerghatta National Park (BNP), until the finalization of the draft notification on the declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ). A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed...
170 Advocates Sign Vakalat To Represent Student Accused Of Sedition For 'Free Kashmir' Placard
Around 170 advocates from across the state of Karnataka have signed Vakalatnama for Nalini Balakumar, who has been booked for sedition under IPC Section 124A (sedition), for allegedly holding a "Free Kashmir Placard" during an anti-CAA protest at the University of Mysore campus on January 8.Last week, the Mysuru Bar Association had passed a resolution deciding that none of its members...
Bombay HC Advocates Recite Preamble In Support Of CAA-NRC Protests
Almost a hundred lawyers gathered outside Gate Number 6 of the Bombay High Court and recited the Preamble to the Constitution of India to mark their solidarity with the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act, NRC and NPR taking place all over the country. The group was led by Senior Advocates like Navroz Seervai, Mihir Desai and Gayatri Singh. The Lawyers Against CAA...
Allocate The Vacant Seats Reserved For Physically Handicapped To Blind Persons: Delhi HC Directs Department Of Revenue [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to identify the vacancies in the Physically Handicapped (PH) category which can be filled up by persons in Blind/Low Vision (B/LV) category. The Division Bench of Justice Muralidhar and Justice Talwant Singh has given the authorities a period of 8 weeks to determine which posts in the Indian Revenue Service earmarked for...