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General Principle Of Service Law Applicable To Civil Services Does Not Apply To Air Force: SC [Read Judgment]
“The unrestrained choice of an employee to withdraw a resignation may yet be constrained if the employer had made arrangements acting on the resignation or letter to make another employee available for the job”
Not Govt, Only Parliament Can Make Changes In The List Of SCs And STs: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court recently reminded the State government that it is only the Parliament which can make changes in the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, scorning over the issuance of circulars and government orders by the State government interfering with the same.Justice R. Devdas observed, "It is high time that the political class/lawmakers understand that the...
Bombay HC Invites Views On 57 Applications For Designation As Senior Advocates [Read List]
The Bombay High Court has has made public the names of advocates who have applied to it for being designated as Senior Advocates. The list has names of 57 lawyers in total. The notice invites suggestions and views from stakeholders on the proposal, directing these to be sent to the Permanent Secretariat of the High Court on or before February 28, 2019. The notification states,...
Delhi HC To Transfer Commercial Suits Valued At Or Below Rs.2 Crores To District Courts [Read Circular]
The Delhi High Court yesterday issued a circular to transfer all commercial suits valued at or below Rs. 2 crores pending before it to the respective District Courts.The circular is based on the recently passed Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Appellate Division of High Courts(Amendment) Act 2018, which altered the specified value from Rs.One crore to Rs. 3 lakhs.The circular will...
929 Schools Under Delhi Govt, 12 Colleges, 106 MCD Schools Fined Rs 5lakh Each By NGT For Not Harvesting Rainwater [Read Order]
Disquieted by the lackadaisical approach of the authorities in executing its order of compulsory rainwater harvesting systems in all educational institutions, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slapped a cost of Rs 5 lakh each on all such institutions including 929 Delhi government schools, 12 colleges under Directorate of Higher Education and 106 schools of the South Delhi...
Calcutta HC Stays TRAI's February 1 Cable Switch-Over Plan
The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the Additional Solicitor General to explain whether a clause of negotiation between MSOs and LCOs in the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) notification for revenue sharing is illusory or not. The direction came on a TRAI prayer after the court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of its new tariff order and regulatory regime on a...
Dishonour Of Cheque Trial : Accused And His Witnesses Can Lead Evidence On Affidavit: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday held that just like the witnesses, the accused in a case filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can also lead evidence by way of an affidavit in terms of Section 145.Justice JB Pardiwala ruled, "The evidence on behalf of the accused would include that of the accused, subject to Section 315 Cr.P.C. If the evidence of the witnesses could be...
Transfer Of Two High Court Judges Notified
The President has today notified the transfer of Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Allahabad High Court, and Justice Pramath Patnaik from Jharkhand High Court to Orissa High Court.The judges are to assume charge of their respective offices in the new high courts on or before February 13.The SC collegium had recommended their transfers on January 10, 2019.For...
Bombay HC Directs Sale Of Chandamama IP Rights Following Jailed Owners' Consent [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court, earlier this month, ordered the sale of intellectual property rights of the classic children's magazine Chandamama after three former directors of M/s Geodesic Ltd gave their consent with regard to the possession and sale of tangible and intangible assets of M/s Geodesic Ltd. including its subsidiary companies (both Indian and overseas companies).A Chennai-based...