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Child Born Out Of Second Marriage Is Entitled To Get Compassionate Appointment : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of the Bengaluru Development Authority whereby appointment on compassionate ground was rejected on account of the applicant being born out of the second marriage of its deceased employee. The Authority's order was based on a 2013 decision of the division bench of the High Court which had held that a child born out of a second marriage of...
How Is Compensation For Victims Of Acid Attacks Determined: HC Asks DSLSA
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the state legal services authority here, DSLSA, how it determines the compensation to be awarded to victims of acid attacks.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani posed the query to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority while hearing a plea by a woman, who claimed to be an acid attack victim, seeking enhancement of...
Construction In CRZ Area Cannot Be Permitted Without Concurrence Of Coastal Zone Management Authority: SC Orders Demolition Of Buildings
"We take judicial notice of recent devastation in Kerala which had taken place due to such unbriddled construction activities resulting into collossal loss of human life and property."
Thanks To Delhi HC, Murder Accused Takes State Civil Service Prelims [Read Judgment]
A murder accused lodged in Delhi Jail on Sunday was able to attempt the Manipur Civil Service (Combined) Competitive Preliminary Exams 2019 after the Delhi High Court allowed him to travel to Manipur via flight in police custody. While passing the order, the court was mindful of the poor financial status of the accused as it directed the Prison Department of the Delhi government to bear...
SC Collegium Recommends Two Lawyers For Elevation To Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court collegium has recommend two lawyers for appointment as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Advocates Vishal Dhagat and Vishal Mishra have been recommended by the collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and Justice NV Ramana.The other names proposed by the High Court collegium (Advocates Divesh Jain, Sanjay Sarwate, and Archana Kher)...
SC Collegium Recommends Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan As Chief Justice Of Telangana HC [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Justice Chauhan is presently the Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court after Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, who was its Chief Justice, got transferred as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. The Collegium comprising of...
SC Collegium Recommends Justice V. Ramasubramanian as New Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh HC
The Supreme Collegium has recommended Justice V. Ramasubramanian as the new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.Office of the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court would be falling vacant, very shortly, consequent upon elevation of Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of that High Court to the Supreme Court, in terms of a recommendation made by the Collegium on 8th May,...
SC Collegium Recommends Justice AA Kureshi As New Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Resolution]
Supreme Court collegium has recommended the name of Justice AA Kureshi as the new Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High CourtOffice of the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court would be falling vacant, very shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice S.K. Seth, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made. Mr. Justice A.A....
SC Collegium Recommends Justice DN Patel As Delhi HC Chief Justice [Read Resolution]
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Jharkhand (present)High Court Judge DN Patel as the new Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.Office of the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court would be falling vacant very shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made."Mr....
Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover; Delhi HC Says Look At Its Functional Characteristics To Ascertain GST Liability
The Delhi High Court has clarified that a book has to be judged by its functional characteristics to see if it is a 'work book' that test child's knowledge, in which case it will be fully exempt from GST, or is it merely an 'exercise book' containing lines to facilitate writing or manual copying of a text, in which case it will be subject to GST. A Bench of Justice S Muralidhar...
High Courts Weekly Round Up
Bombay High Court heard a petition filed by a 56-year-old lawyer accused under Sections 376(2)(i)(n), 323 and 496 of Indian Penal Code 1860 and Sections 6 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, and Sections 9, 10 and 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 for quashing of FIR u/Section 482 of IPC. A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and...