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Chhath Pooja 2022: Bombay High Court Quashes BMC Order Revoking Permission To Group Backed By NCP Leader
The Bombay High Court has quashed BMC's decision to revoke the permission granted to a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) backed organisation to hold Chhath Pooja in Ghatkopar, Mumbai on October 30-31st. The court also reversed the BMC's decision granting permission to another charitable organisation Atal Samajik Sanskruti Seva Pratisthan, backed by BJP. A division bench of Justices...
2019 Hate Speech case: Samajwadi Party Leader And UP MLA Azam Khan Convicted By UP Court
Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has been found guilty in a 2019 Hate Speech case by a Rampur Court. Khan had made provocative remarks against Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and the then DM of Rampur, Aunjaneya K. Singh during the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.He has been convicted under under Sections 153a (promoting enmity between two groups),...
High Court Directs Madurai DRO To Take Possession Of Golden Armour For Thevar Jayanthi Celebrations Amid Dispute Between OPS And EPS Factions
The Madras High Court has directed the District Revenue Officer (RDO), Madurai to take possession of the 13kg gold armour to be adorned on the statue of late freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar during the Guru Pooja Celebrations of his birth anniversary. The Madurai bench of Justice Bhavani Subbaroyan observed that since there were claims and counter-claims going on between...
Wife's Convenience Has To Be Seen More While Transferring Petition In Matrimonial Disputes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the convenience of the wife has to be seen more while transferring a petition to a different court in matrimonial disputes.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma added that the transfer jurisdiction has to be exercised in such a manner that there should not be any inconvenience caused to either of the parties.The court was dealing with a plea moved by 68 year old...
KFRI Scientist Selection 2015 | Kerala High Court Says No Age Relaxation For Candidate Who Applied In 2012
The Kerala High Court recently held that a candidate who had initially applied for the post of Scientist E-1 in the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) in 2012, but did not apply again after a third notification was issued for the same posts in 2015, cannot be granted benefit of exemption from applying afresh as the same was only for those candidates who had submitted applications in...
Bank Account Cannot Be Frozen By Way Of Summons U/S 91 CrPC: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the police have no jurisdiction to freeze bank accounts while issuing summons under Section 91 of CrPC. While issuing such summons, the investigating officer can only summon a person to produce the document or other things.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan thus observed as under:Thus, it is clear that the first respondent (Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime) has...
J&K&L High Court Directs Medical Board To Take Fresh Decision On Minor Rape Victim's Request For Termination Of 23 Weeks Pregnancy
The counsel representing the minor referred to the recent judgement of Apex Court reported in 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 621, X v. Principal Secretary Health & Family Welfare Department.
Contract For Extended Warranty Of Bentley Cars, Entered Into By Exclusive Dealer With Indian Customers, Does Not Constitute A Dependent Agent PE In India: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that contract for extended warranty of Bentley Cars, entered into by an exclusive dealer with the Indian customers, does not constitute a dependent agent PE in India. The Bench of Saktijit Dey (Judicial Member) and Dr. Brr Kumar (Accountant Member) noted that the assessee/exclusive dealer of Bentley Cars purchased...
Subramanian Swamy Moves Delhi High Court Over Centre's 'Failure' To Make Adequate Security Arrangements At Private Accommodation
Former Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy has moved the Delhi High Court claiming that the Centre failed to ensure adequate security arrangements at his private accommodation in national capital after he was recently directed to hand over possession of his government accommodation to the authorities.The petition was mentioned before a division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra...
Which Sikh Guru Wrote 'Anand Karaj'? Punjab and Haryana HC Refers Question To Expert Committee In Service Matter
Which Sikh Guru has written 'Anand Karaj'? The question asked by the Punjab Police department in an exam held for promotion of Constables to Head Constables has been referred by Punjab and Haryana High Court to an Expert Committee.Why? The court was hearing a case filed by two petitioners, who claimed that their promotion was wrongly denied on the basis of a wrong answer key.Justice...
'Lacks Elementary Knowledge': J&K&L High Court Directs Govt To Withdraw Powers Under Agrarian Reforms Act From Add'l Deputy Commissioner Rajouri
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently took suo moto notice of the lack of "even elementary knowledge" regarding land laws displayed by an Additional Deputy Commissioner in Rajouri district who is conferred with powers of Commissioner under the Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 and that of Collector under the Land Revenue Act, 1996.A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti thus directed...
Clerk Fighting Employment Dispute For Over 8 Years Dies, Bombay High Court Directs All Pensionary Benefits
The Bombay High Court recently directed Hingoli Zilla Parishad to grant all pensionary benefits to the legal heirs of a deceased clerk even though the case challenging his dismissal was pending in the Labour Court. Justice Sandeep V. Marne of the Aurangabad Bench also granted continuity in service to the petitioner during the period between his dismissal and reinstatement...