Air Pollution: Karnataka HC Directs Govt. To Ensure That Emission Testing Centers Follow Norms

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to ensure that vehicle emission testing centers in the state don't indulge in acts of illegality or irregularity, in issuing certificates, as they played an important role in controlling 'Air pollution' emanating from vehicles.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Mohammad Nawaz disposed off a public interest...

11-Judge Bench of Patna HC Stays Justice Rakesh Kumar's Order On Corruption in Judiciary [Read Order]

In an unprecedented action, an 11-judge bench of the Patna High Court on Thursday "suspended" an order passed by a single judge which was critical of the judiciary.The bench, led by Chief Justice A P Sahi, held that the order passed Wednesday was an "attack on judicial hierarchy, judicial integrity and majesty of the court", according to Advocate General of Bihar Lalit Kishor."Justice...

Allahabad HCBA Goes On Strike Against Shifting Of Tribunals To Lucknow [Read Press Release]

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has entered the third day of strike, protesting against shifting of various government offices and tribunals from the city to Lucknow. The protests essentially condemn the 'UP Education Service Tribunal Bill, 2019' which seeks to set up the Education Service Tribunal at Lucknow, having jurisdiction over all districts of the state. The Bill had...

Merely Because Postal Notice Was Not Returned Unserved, ID Tribunal Could Not Draw Adverse Inference Of Non-appearance: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

"The purpose and aim of this [Industrial Disputes] Act is not only to provide a permanent machinery for the settlement of industrial disputes but also aims to improve the service conditions of industrial labour force. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 are not strictly applicable to any proceedings under the Industrial Disputes Act even though the principles enshrined in the...

Judicial Work Withdrawn From Whistleblower Judge Of Patna HC After He Ordered CBI Probe Into Corruption Allegations In Judiciary [Read Orders]

"It has been noticed that instead of discharging duty, we are more indulged in enjoying privileges", the judge said.

Accused Not Bound To Be In The Country While Seeking Pre-Arrest Bail: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday held that an application for anticipatory bail could not be said to be non-maintainable merely because the accused was not in India while seeking it. The order was passed by a division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Manojit Mandal while hearing multiple anticipatory bail applications filed by two leaders of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. "The...

NGT Asks U'khand To Verify Claims Made Through Photographs Of Chaotic Waste Disposal [Read Order]

Presented with photographs of rampant dumping of all kinds of wastes in Uttarakhand, especially its hills and high-altitude pilgrim centers, the National Green Tribunal has asked the State to verify the claims made in the photographs and furnish a report. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel has directed the Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand to verify the claims made by...

Delay Or Insufficiency Of Services Are Not Issues Under The Competition Act: CCI

The Competition Commission of India has held that elements of anti-competitive agreement and abuse of dominant position stand on a higher platform than deficiency in services, thus such inefficiency in services will not form a competition issue. The observation was made by the Commission on a complaint by the National Consumers Co-operative Federation of India...

Delhi HC Dismisses PFI's Defamtion Suit Against Times Now [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a suit for defamation, initiated by the Popular Front of India through Advocate Bahar U Barqi against the Times Now group along with its Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar, Senior Editor Nikunj Garg and Journalist Anand Narasimhan. The suit for permanent injunction and damages to the tune of Rs.2,01,00,000 was filed against two specific telecasts by...

NCLT Initiates Insolvency Proceedings Against Builder On Homebuyers' Plea

The NCLT Delhi has admitted an insolvency petition filed by a group of 'homebuyers' against the builder Today Homes Noida India Ltd. The allottees of the flat (homebuyers) had entered into a Flat Buyers Agreement for allotment of flats in a residential project at Noida, with Today Homes during 2011-13, and had paid almost 90% of the purchase value. As per the agreement,...

Trainee/Probationer Not A Workman Within S. 2(s) Of ID Act; Termination Doesn't Amount To Retrenchment: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

"…a probationer is not a workman within the meaning of Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act and the service of a probationer can be terminated during the period of probation in terms of the appointment and such termination does not amount to retrenchment within the meaning of Section 2 (oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act", held the Delhi High Court while allowing a petition filed by...

Do Some Real Social Work, Go Clean A Beach; Bombay HC Directs 'Habitual Litigant' To Work For Afroz Shah

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed a litigant Rakesh Chavan to work for lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah and "do some real social work" to prove his bona fides. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing the PIL filed by Chavan wherein it was alleged that respondent company NESCO had filled a lake in Goregaon and was...