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[Gyanvapi] Varanasi Court Defers Hearing On Hindu Worshippers' Plea For Scientific Investigation Of 'Shiva Linga' Till October 11
The Varanasi Court today deferred the hearing on the plea moved by the Hindu worshippers seeking a scientific investigation of the Shiva Linga allegedly found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.District Judge AK Vishvesha is likely to hear the arguments of the Anjuman Islamia Committee (which manages the Gyanvapi mosque) on the Hindu Worshippers' plea on October 11. The Court today...
"Criminal Case Pendency No Ground To Deny Promotion": Allahabad High Court Orders UP Govt To Promote A Police Inspector As Dy. SP
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to give a promotion to a Police Inspector posted in the Civil Police to the post of a Deputy Superintendent of Police. With this, the bench of Justice Neeraj Tiwari set aside the order of the Additional Chief Secretary Home by which the name of the petitioner was kept in a sealed cover envelop and juniors to him were...
Employee Cannot Initiate Criminal Proceedings After Termination To Arm Twist Employer: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that an employee, who is terminated from the organisation, cannot initiate criminal proceedings against the organisation for the alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Samiulla B and quashed the case pending against him before the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan...
Railway Service Rules | Employee Compulsorily Retired From Service As Penalty Has No Vested Right To Claim Entire Pension Or Gratuity: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court recently observed that as per the provisions of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, a railway servant compulsorily retired from the service as a penalty has no vested right to stake a claim for the entire pension or gratuity, as the quantum of pension and gratuity to be granted is at the absolute discretion of the employer. A division bench consisting of Justice A...
Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Response On Plea Seeking FIR Copy In Case Against PFI Members
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea seeking copy of an FIR registered against alleged members of Popular Front of India (PFI), which was recently banned by the Centre under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta issued notice on the plea moved by one Mohammad Yusuff, who was arrested in one of the...
Candidates With Locomotor Disability Can't Be Appointed On Posts Reserved For Blind/ Hearing Impaired Candidates Unless Such Persons Unavailable: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court recently held that where a post has been reserved for blind/ hearing impaired candidates under Section 34 of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act), candidates having locomotor disability cannot ordinarily raise a claim to be appointed to the said post, but only at the last instance where no such candidates originally eligible to the post are...
With Just Few Months Left In His Sentence & Appeal Still Pending, Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Foreigner In NDPS Case
The Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of a foreigner, who was awarded 10 years of imprisonment in a case registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2020, after noting that he has spent almost the entire period of his sentence without his appeal having been heard.Justice Jasmeet Singh was of the view that it will be a perversity of justice and rights of...
Bombay High Court Expresses Alarm At Over 2 Lakh Encroachments On Grazing Lands, Asks State To Prepare Roadmap
The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed alarm on being informed by the state government that there are 2,22,153 illegal constructions on government owned Gairan lands in the state and directed the state government to ensure that no further encroachments on such lands occur. "The most alarming feature is found in the third table, which suggests that there are 2,22,153...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Sachin Waze's Plea Against UAPA Sanction In Antilia Bomb Scare Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the plea moved by former Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze for quashing of the prosecution sanction granted under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against him in connection with Antilia bomb scare case.A division of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal pronounced the order and said the plea is dismissed for lack of territorial...
Medical Claim Cannot Be Denied Solely For Having Undergone Emergency Treatment In A Hospital Not Prescribed In Govt Order: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that an employee cannot be denied medical reimbursement solely on the ground that he had undergone treatment in a speciality hospital by himself, which was not at all recognized or approved by the State or not included in the Government order."The amount of medical reimbursement is constitutional obligation towards sufferer which...
Worshipping God Is Every Individual's Right: Madras High Court Directs HR&CE To Enquire Into Affairs Of Temple Closed For Over A Decade
The Madras High Court recently emphasized on the right of every individual to worship a god according to his personal faith. The court was dealing with a challenge against a notice issued by the "Fit Person" of Arulmigu Gurunathasamy Temple, which has remained closed since 2011, stating that the temple will be re-opened on 7th October 2022.Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed, In the light of...