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Stray Dog Menace: Kerala High Court Questions State About Measures To Identify Rabid Dogs, ABC Program
The Kerala High Court on Friday continued its hearing on the stray dog menace in Kerala, and issued further directions in this regard. The Court questioned what measures were taken to identify rabid dogs, based on the alarming figures it had noted in recent media reports which showed that there was 50% Test positivity. The Court asked the Additional Advocate General how many dogs had...
PIL In Kerala High Court Seeks Case Against Prof Irfan Habib For 'Heckling' Governor Arif Mohammed Khan In 2019
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in Kerala High Court against the police's alleged inaction and failure in registering a case with regard to the "attempted criminal assault" on Governor Arif Mohammed Khan during a conference at Kannur University on December 28 in 2019. The Petitioner, T.G. Mohandas, who is a retired engineer, advocate and a public worker has also been a former...
Madras HC Reserves Order On Plea Against GO Permitting Unenrolled Law Graduates To Appear For Civil Judge Exam
The Madras High Court on Friday reserved orders on a plea filed by Advocate Radhakrishnan in 2018 seeking to quash certain clauses in a Tamil Nadu Government Order which in effect allowed law graduates to apply for the post of Civil Judge, without enrollment.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice PD Audikesavalu reserved the order after hearing the Petitioner in person and...
Directions To Remove Illegal Banners & Flags Of Political Parties : Kerala High Court Expresses Dismay At Being Accused Of Having Agenda
The Kerala High Court, on Friday, pulled up the Government for its failure to implement the directions for removal of illegal flags and banners erected along the highways in the State by various political parties. A bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran expressed his distress on the allegations that the High Court is aligning with certain political parties while passing orders.The bench observed...
COVID-19: Delhi High Court Allows Unvaccinated Teacher To Resume Duties After AIIMS Says 'At Risk of Allergic Reaction'
The Delhi High Court has directed a private school in national capital to allow an unvaccinated teacher to re-join duties after AIIMS concluded that he was at a higher risk of developing an allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine as compared to others.Justice Rekha Palli directed Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, to forthwith permit the teacher to join his duties and also release his...
Satyendar Jain Case Transfer | 'Special Judge An Upright Officer But Circumstances Raise Apprehension of Probable Bias': Delhi Court
Transferring the proceedings in a money laundering case against Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain to another judge, a Delhi Court today observed that although the special judge, who was hearing the matter, is an upright officer, the overall "circumstances" are sufficient to raise a reasonable apprehension of probable bias in the mind of the Enforcement Directorate.Allowing the...
Is Wife Entitled To Maintenance When Decree Of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Is Against Her? Delhi High Court Answers
The Delhi High Court has ruled that mere presence of a decree of restitution of conjugal rights against the wife does not disentitle her from claiming maintenance from her husband - when it is due to his own conduct she is not able to stay with him.Emphasising that every case seeking compensation in matrimonial dispute has to be dealt with according to its facts and circumstances,...
Watchmen In Aided Private Ashram Schools Entitled To Equal Pay Scale As Those In Govt Ashram Schools: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court recently directed the state government to extend the pay scale of watchmen in government Ashram Schools to temporary watchmen in private aided Ashram Schools, relying on the principle of equal pay for equal work."Considering the sound exposition of law on principle of equal pay for equal work to temporary employees in Jagjit Singh (supra), we have...
S.357A CrPC | Magistrate & Sessions Judge Should Recommend In Judgment Whether There Is Need For Compensation To Rehabilitate Victim: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has suggested that while delivering final judgments after completion of trial, Magistrate and Sessions Judge must pass a reasoned order as to whether there is a need to make a recommendation for payment of compensation for the rehabilitation of the victim of a crime or not, under Section 357A of the Criminal Procedure Code. A division bench of Justice K....
Agricultural Land Cultivated Only For A Few Days: ITAT Allows Exemption
The Pune Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has allowed the income tax exemption under Section 54B even when the land was cultivated only for a few days during the relevant years.The two-member bench of S.S. Vishwanethra Ravi (Judicial Member) and Inturi Rama Rao (Accountant Member) has observed that part of the land could not be used for agricultural purposes but grass was...
Service Tax Exemption Available On Rendering Transmission Of Electricity: CESTAT
The Chattisgarh Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), consisting of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member), has held that the service tax exemption is available on the transmission of electricity.The appellant/assessee is in the business of manufacturing power transmission towers and parts and accessories. The appellant was also engaged...
'Navratri A Festival Dear To People': Bombay High Court Junks PIL Challenging Falguni Pathak's Program At Sports Ground
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a journalist's PIL against the commercial exploitation of a recreational ground in Kandivali for holding singer Falguni Pathak's annual Navratri program between September 26 to October 5. "We can take judicial notice of fact that similar such events are organised during Navratri but the petitioner seems to have targeted only the present event … of...