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District Judge Makes Disrespectful Imputations On Allahabad HC; Matter Referred To CJ [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court on Monday took in hands the conduct of an uncanny District Judge who tried to bring down the majesty of the high court and its judges by commenting adversely on their functioning. "The scene created by the Judicial Officer, Sri Manoj Kumar Shukla today inside the Court room has diminished the image of Judiciary which was unwarranted and also it...
Delhi HC Gives Relief To LL.M Aspirant Who Couldn't Produce LL.B. Degree At Time Of Orientation [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has held that unless the information bulletin/prospectus makes it crystal clear that the result of the supplementary exam would not relate to the main exam, the benefit has to be given to the candidate. The present petition was moved by a candidate who was seeking admission in National Law University, Delhi for an LL.M. course. The eligibility criteria which the...
Lok Sabha Passes The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019, to facilitate the orderly growth of the chit fund sector and enable greater financial access to people. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 5, 2019, during the monsoon session of the Parliament, and has been passed by voice vote. Notably, the bill was introduced in the last Lok Sabha as well but...
Allahabad HC Reserves Order On Chinamyanand's Bail Plea
The Allahabad High Court on November 16 reserved order on the bail application filed by former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who was accused of raping a law student. Chinmayanand was arrested by the SIT on September 20, after the victim gave a pen drive to the SIT to support her allegations, and has been in custody since then. The Sessions Court at...
Transgender Persons Moved Tribunal For Reservation In FDA/SDA Jobs At District Courts [Read Order & Petition]
The Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KAT), has issued notices to Karnataka Public Services Commission and State of Karnataka, on a plea filed by two transgender woman challenging a notification issued by the department for filling up post of First Division Assistant, in district courts, without there being any reservations provided for transgenders. The court refused to grant...
SC Collegium Proposes To Appoint Three Additional Judges Of Jharkhand HC Permanent [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three Additional Judges of the Jharkhand High Court to be appointed as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Rajesh KumarJustice Anubha Rawat ChoudharyJustice Kailash Prasad Deo They were appointed as Additional Judges of the high court in January last year. Read Resolution...
Mere Change Of Opinion Not A Ground To Reopen Assessment Under Sec.147 Income Tax Act : Madras HC [Read Judgment]
Reiterating that the mere change of opinion of the assessing officer is not a ground to re-open assessment under Section 147 Income Tax Act, the Madras High Court allowed a writ petition filed against the re-opening of assessment.The order was passed in the case City Union Bank Ltd vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax and others by Justice G R Swaminathan of Madurai bench.The reason...
'Super 30' Fame Anand Kumar Told To Appear Before Gauhati HC In Students' Plea [Read Order]
'Super 30' fame mathematician Anand Kumar has been directed to appear before the Gauhati High Court on November 26 to respond to a plea by some students. "We hereby direct that respondent No.8 (Anand Kumar) shall remain present in the Court in person on the next date of listing. In case respondent No.8 does not appear on the next date of listing, we shall be constrained on issuing...