Delhi HC Asks Centre To Implement National Policy For Rare Diseases [Read Order]

Continuing to ensure aid to patients suffering from rare diseases, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to take urgent steps to make the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases functional at the ground level.“This Court is of the view that urgent steps need to be taken by the Ministry to make the National Policy functional at the ground level. This Court directs the Ministry...

Fodder Scam: Jharkhand HC Hears Lalu Prasad’s Transfer Petition

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed the CBI judge hearing fodder scam to give report on his orders passed during the three previous proceedings in a case (RC 64A/96) related to illegal withdrawal from Deoghar treasury in Jharkhand.Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh passed the order while hearing a transfer petition filed on behalf of RJD supremo and former chief minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad...

Maintenance Under DV Act Cannot Be Denied Solely Because The Grievance Arose In Second Marriage: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently set aside a lower Court order, which had denied maintenance to the wife under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) solely because she was married before.“The incidences of domestic violence have been enumerated in Section 3 of the Act which defines domestic violence and it includes physical, verbal, emotional and economic abuse....

In Huge Relief To Property Tax Payers, Delhi HC Invalidates NDMC Bye-Laws; Civic Agency To Refund Excess Property Tax [Read Judgment]

In a big relief to property tax payers in the NDMC area, the Delhi High Court has struck down the New Delhi Municipal Council (Determination of Annual Rent) Bye-laws, 2009, and asked it to refund the excess tax collected by it.The bye-laws were amended and changed the then existing system of determining the rateable value on the basis of the annual rent, at which the land or buildings...

Delhi HC To Hear Pleas Challenging Service Tax On Senior Advocates After SC Transfers All Petitions

The Delhi High Court will hear all petitions filed countrywide which have challenged the levy of service 14 % tax on senior advocates.This was after a bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta transferred today ordered transfer of all petitions to the Delhi High  Court.On April 1 the Delhi High Court had passed an interim order staying the Centres notifications providing for levy...

Kerala HC Passes Strong Strictures Against CBFC For Not Reviewing The Film ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ In Accordance With Its Orders

CBFC is repeatedly invoking the ire of the Kerala High Court for its refusal to review the movie ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ for certification. Though facing the threat of contempt proceedings from the Kerala High Court, the CBFC does not seem to be having the intention to comply with the directions of the Court in full spirit. The Court had earlier directed the Board itself to review the movie,...

NLU Jodhpur Student Found Dead Near Rail Track

A third-year student of National Law University, Jodhpur, was found dead near the rail track opposite the college campus on Monday morning. The body, though intact, bore some injury marks.The deceased, Vikram Nagech from Delhi, had gone out for dinner with his college friends to an eatery right outside the university on Sunday evening. However, he refused to return to the campus with them around 10 pm, stating that he would come back later.Vikram’s friends called him about 50 minutes later and...

Continuous Absence Of A.P Electricity Regulatory Commission Members - Appellate Tribunal Admonishes [Read Orders]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity headed by Former Supreme Court Judge Justice P. Renjana Desai has expressed its anguish and displeasure at the conduct of Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission for not adhering to the time line prescribed by the Appellate Tribunal in its earlier order for disposing off the Petitions filed by the Generator (Hinduja National Power Corporation)...

Delhi HC Upholds I-T Dept Reassessment, Attachment Notice To NDTV [Read Judgment]

In a major setback to NDTV, the Delhi High Court has upheld the Income Tax department’s notice proposing reassessment proceedings for period from 2008-09 and 2009-10, and provisional attachment of its assets saying there was reasonable apprehension that NDTV may liquidate its assets, thereby, thwarting the recovery of tax liability.“This court is of the view that a reasonable...

Arbitral Tribunal Awards Tata Motors Rs. 326-cr Claim In Dispute With DTC

The Arbitral Tribunal has awarded a claim of nearly Rs. 326 crore to Tata Motors Limited (TML) against the DTC towards illegally recovered liquidated damages regarding delivery of buses in 2010, ahead of the Commonwealth Games.Justice AP Shah and Justice RC Chopra announced the majority award while Justice Rekha Sharma pronounced the minority award, in which she held that TML was not entitled...

Upload Impugned Lower Court Orders Corresponding To Judgments On The Madras HC Website: CIC Recommends [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has recommended Madras High Court to upload impugned orders of lower courts and tribunals corresponding to the judgments available on its website.Information Commissioner Mr. R.K. Mathur observed that uploading the impugned orders would “help the general public, litigants and all other stake holders in linking the Hon'ble High Court's orders/judgments with...

Hindu College Students Move Delhi HC Against Discriminatory Fee, Rules Of Girls’ Hostel [Read Petition]

Aggrieved with the admission procedure and fee structure of girls’ hostel, five students of Delhi University’s Hindu College have moved the Delhi High Court saying the same are not at par with that for boys’ hostel.In a petition filed through advocate Subhash Chandran KR, the students, one of who is a resident of boys’ hostel, prayed the court to declare the present fee structure as...