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Save Mangroves: Bombay HC Directs Thane Civic Body To Create Public Awareness [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to keep vigil and see that no activity other than maintenance of mangroves takes place within the boundaries of demarcated mangroves.A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a batch of petitions filed against the destruction of mangroves for illegal constructions that had taken place...
Imposition Of Countervailing Duty On Cut Pieces Of Used Tyres And Used Tubes Is Ultra Vires The Customs Tariff Act: Delhi HC [FB] [Read Judgment]
The process to which old tyres are subject to produce two or more pieces of cut tyre is not “manufacture‟ within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the Central Excise Act,said the BenchA full bench of Delhi High Court, in Tinna Rubber & Infrastructure Limited vs Union of India, has held that the process to which old tyres are subject to produce two or more pieces of cut tyre is...
Larger Bench Of Delhi HC To Reconsider Maintainability Of Composite Suit On Design Infringement & For Passing Off [Read Judgment]
It appears on a reading of the decision in Mohan Lal (supra) that Order 2 Rule 3 CPC may have escaped the attention of the full bench, the bench observed.The Delhi High Court has referred to a larger bench (bench of larger quoram than three judges) to look into the aspect of maintainability of a composite suit in relation to infringement of a registered design and for passing off, where...
Benefits Of Mumbai Metro Phase III Can’t Be Overlooked On Environmental Concerns: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has dismissed two petitions challenging the third phase of Mumbai Metro alleging illegal cutting of trees and violation of Coastal Zone Regulations on part of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL).A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing two petitions filed by two residents of the city who contended that MMRCL did not...
Air Force Pilots Entitled To Safe Working Environment: Delhi HC Awards 55 Lakhs Compensation To IAF Officer Injured Due To Faulty Maintenance
In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Delhi on Tuesday recognized the right of armed force personnel to a safe working environment, as a Fundamental Right extending under the Right to Life. It went on to direct the Centre and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) to pay a total of Rs. 55 lakh compensation to a serving IAF officer rendered unfit for flying after a MiG-21 crash in...
No Maintenance Under DV Act If No Evidence Of Maltreatment Or Violence: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]
The high court observed that the complaint nowhere suggests that maltreatment and violence as defined under the Act was ever meted to the complainant.The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, in Anil Kumar vs Shashi Bala, has held that if there is no evidence with regard to maltreatment or violence, no order of maintenance can be granted invoking the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act.In...
Bombay HC Dismisses Plea By Man Acquitted Of Rape Seeking Rs 200 Cr As Damages From State [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by one Gopal Shetye, whose rape conviction was overturned in appeal. He was seeking Rs 200 crore in damages from the state machinery.A bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik passed the 88-page judgment after reserving it on March 20.Case BackgroundAccording to the prosecution, Gopal Shetye was arrested on July 29,...
Sexual Harassment Victims Should Ideally Get Case Info Within 48 Hours: CIC [Read Order]
The Central Information Commission recently ruled that information on sexual harassment cases should be provided to the victims within 48 hours under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, as it pertains to their “life and liberty” under Section 7 (1) of the Act.“Thus, information sought in this case relating to complaint of sexual harassment at workplace can be treated as one...
MP HC Set Aside Death Sentence Awarded To A Man In Rape and Murder Case [Read Judgment]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the capital punishment awarded to a man in a rape and murder case of a woman of Sidhi district.The court observed “the prosecution failed to prove any of the charges leveled against the appellant and the trial court was wrong in convicting and sentencing him”.The prosecutions story is, in the intervening night of 13th - 14th September 2013,...
President Promulgates Banking Regulations Amendment Ordinance To Tackle NPAs [Read The Text]
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday promulgated the Banking Regulations Amendment Ordinance, in a bid to tackle the NPA crisis facing public sector banks.The Ordinance endows the Central Government with the power to authorize the RBI to issue directions to any banking company to initiate insolvency in respect of a default under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code....
Aren’t Judges Born & Brought Up In Hyderabad Belonging To Telangana: Asks Andhra HC [Read Judgment]
According to some, unless the DNA of the judges indicate their ancestry to Telangana, they are not to be considered as belonging to Telangana, the bench said.A division bench of Andhra High Court, while considering a PIL, observed that several judges of the high court were born and brought up in Hyderabad, but some people do not consider them as belonging to the state of Telangana, for the...
Read Instructions Carefully: No HC Relief To Student Who Used Whitener To Correct NTSE Answers [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to a student who applied whitener in order to correct some answers while appearing for the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE).The petitioner student, Pratyush Priyadarshi, filed a writ petition after missing by one mark in cut-off in order to qualify for the exam held in November 2016.Priyadarshi filed an application asking for a copy...