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Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict
The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a convict under POCSO Act on the ground that there was element of love affair and the prosecutorix had virtually resided with the convict as husband and wife, till they were apprehended.The applicant-convict approached the High Court in appeal against the judgment and order dated December 12, 2022 by which he was convicted by the POCSO Court,...
Explained: Why Is There No End In Sight For DMRC-Reliance Infra Dispute Despite Court Orders?
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Reliance Infra-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) are engaged in a long-drawn battle over an arbitral award which attained finality in 2021 when Supreme Court ruled in favour of the latter. DMRC, which is owned by both the union government and Delhi government, has failed to pay the award money to DAMEPL despite multiple orders...
Patna High Court Says BSUSC's Asst Professor Recruitment Drive Not In Line With Reservation Rules, Backlog Vacancies Not Earmarked Separately
The Patna High Court has ordered the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) to re-conduct recruitment to 4,638 Assistant Professor positions in the State after it found that the earlier selection process was unlawful and in complete violation of the applicable rules of reservations as mandated by the Constitution of India.While allowing the writ petition filed by Dr. Amod Prabodhi...
[Kerala Education Rules] Acharya Certificate Issued By Hindi Prachar Sabha Can Be Treated As Collegiate Training Such As B.Ed: High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the the Acharya certificate issued by the Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha can be treated as a collegiate training such as B.T, L.T or B.Ed as provided under Explanation I to Rule 44A of Chapter XIV(A) of Kerala Education Rules (KER). Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the above order while considering a case relating to promotion of a High School...
Manish Sisodia Moves Delhi Court Seeking Bail In Liquor Policy Case
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has moved a Delhi Court seeking bail in the case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22.Earlier this week, the trial court had remanded Sisodia to CBI's custody till March 4 which is ending tomorrow. Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal acceded...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Withdrawal Of AWBI's Notification On Celebration Of February 14 As ‘Cow Hug Day’
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition against the withdrawal of a notification issued by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for celebration of February 14 as “Cow Hug Day”.Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the celebration of any event by AWBI is within the domain of policy of the board and the government which cannot be interfered with in a petition...
[Redevelopment Projects] No Stamp Duty On Individual Allotment Agreements If Development Agreement Is Stamped: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that no stamp duty on Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements (PAAA) is applicable once it has been paid for the Development Agreement (DA) between a housing society and the developer for redevelopment.A division bench of Justice GS Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale, while quashing two government circulars imposing separate stamp duties on PAAAs based...
State Cannot Deny Pay Parity Of Veterinarians With Medicos Just Because They Deal With Animals: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Observing that Veterinary Doctors are at par with Medical Doctors, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday ruled that State cannot deny the grant of 4-tier pay scale to the Veterinary Officers on a flimsy ground, that they are dealing with animals and the doctors serving in the Health and Family Welfare Department are dealing with humans.The observations were made by a bench...
Delhi High Court Directs Passport Office In Srinagar To Decide Mehbooba Mufti's Application For Passport Within 3 Months
The Union Government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that the Passport Authority in Srinagar has been directed to take a fresh decision on former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti's request for issuance of passport.The submission was made during the hearing of a petition filed by Mufti seeking expeditious decision on her appeal against...
After Kerala, Gujarat High Court Seeks TRAI's Response On Cable Operators' Plea Against Increased Channel Pricing
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a writ petition filed by Cable Operator Association of Gujarat challenging the new Tariff Orders by which broadcasters have increased channel prices from Rs. 12 to Rs. 19 for inclusion in bouquets offered to cable subscribers.The petitioner challenged the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and...
Necessary Laws Framed With Passage Of Time: Karnataka High Court Disposes 25 Yrs Old Plea Against Pollution Of Bellandur Lake
The Karnataka High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed 25 years ago raising a grievance about certain activities causing pollution in the tank bed area of Bellandur Lake.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi disposed of the petition filed by Belandur Gram Panchayat Karyalaya and others. The bench said “Admittedly when the petition was...
Are You Telling Us The City Must Get Rid Of Its Poor? Bombay High Court Refuses To Club Issue Of Homelessness With Illegal Hawking
The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the issue of homelessness is a global problem and those living on the streets had as much standing before the court as did members of the Bar.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale however did not pass a substantive order on the Bombay Bar Association’s Intervention Application and asked them to file a separate PIL instead....