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SC Collegium Refuses To Reconsider Proposal To Transfer Justice Muralidaran From Madras HC To Manipur HC
The Supreme Court collegium has refused to accede to the request of Justice M V Muralidaran to reconsider the recommendation to transfer him from Madras High Court to Manipur High Court. On January 15, the Collegium had proposed his transfer to Manipur HC in the interest of "better administration of justice". Upon his views being sought on the proposal, Justice Muralidaran expressed...
SC Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Transfer Justice M N Bhandari To Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court collegium has refused to accede to the request of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari to reconsider the recommendation to transfer him from Rajasthan High Court to Allahabad High Court. On January 15, the Collegium had proposed his transfer to Allahabad HC in the interest of "better administration of justice". Upon his views being sought on the proposal, Justice...
SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation To Transfer Justice V Bhatti To Kerala HC
The Supreme Court collegium has refused to accede to the request of Justice Venkatanarayana Bhatti to reconsider the recommendation to transfer him from Telengana High Court to Kerala High Court.On January 15, the Collegium had proposed his transfer to Kerala HC in the interest of "better administration of justice".Upon his views being sought on the proposal, Justice Bhatti expressed...
SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation To Transfer Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan As CJ Of Calcutta HC
The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to transfer the Chief Justice of Telengana High Court Thottathil B Radhakrishnan as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.The earlier recommendation made by collegium made on January 10 to transfer him to Calcutta was sent back by the Centre for reconsideration.Yesterday, the Collegium comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, and...
Delhi HC Asks Govt To Consider Providing 10pc Ventilator Beds [Read Order]
As a three-year-old on manual resuscitator breathed his last on February 10 while his parents could not get a ventilator bed in the LNJP hospital in the national capital after he was admitted to the hospital on January 24, a disquieted Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to consider providing at least 10 per cent of the total beds with ventilator facilities in all its...
Can HCs Entertain Writ Petitions Against Orders Of Consumer Fora? Calcutta HC Answers [Read Judgment]
"The Supreme Court while considering the issue of constitutionality of the CP Act having held in unambiguous terms that the power of judicial review is not taken away, the dicta in Cicilly Kallarackal (supra) seems to us to be in conflict therewith. Thus, the said decision loses much of its efficacy as a binding precedent”
Union Cabinet Approves Proposal To Promulgate Triple Talaq Ordinance
In view of the lapse of the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to promulgate an Ordinance on the subject.The ordinance to be titled The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance 2019 seeks to "protect the rights of married Muslim women and prevent divorce by the practise of instantaneous and irrevocable 'talaq-e-biddat' by the...
Angel Tax Norms Relaxed By Centre In Relief To Start-Ups [Read Notification]
In a major relief to several start-ups, the Central Government has widened the definition of start-ups which are entitled to exemption from 'angel tax'.'Angel Tax' is the market term used for income tax charged under the head "income from other sources" as per Section 56(viib) of the Income Tax Act,1961 on capital raised by unlisted companies by issue of shares at a price in excess of their...
Nobody Can Stop Vehicles Or Force Anyone To Close Down Shops During Hartal: Kerala HC [Read Order]
"Definitely, under the guise of hartal, nobody has a right to prevent other citizens from exercising their fundamental rights to carry on business or trade in anywhere in India and also to move freely."