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High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt Over Scheme For Reimbursement Of Tuition Fees To School Students From Minority Communities
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging a scheme notified by the Delhi Government for awarding reimbursement of tuition fees and other compulsory fees to students belonging to minority communities, studying between classes I to XII in city's recognized public schools.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and...
Consumer Court Directs Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam To Allot Seva Ticket Or Pay Rs 45 Lakhs To Devotee Who Had Been Waiting Since 2006
On a man's plea against the Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanam (TTD), the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Salem had directed the TTD to allot a ticket for Melchat Vastram Seva within a year after the public is allowed to witness the dharshan/sevas or in alternative to pay a sum of Rs 45,00,000 towards compensation for deficiency of service and mental agony. The complainant...
Owners & Manufacturers Liable For Illegal Modification Of Vehicles; Not Shopkeepers: Kerala High Court Opines Prima Facie
The Kerala High Court recently held that as per the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, the liability for alteration of vehicles is on the owner or manufacturer of the vehicle and not on the shopkeeper.Justice Amit Rawal, while holding so, observed that in the instant case, the notices issued by the Road Transport Office, Alappuzha, to...
Madras High Court Restrains ED From Proceeding Against TN Minister Senthil Balaji
The Madras High Court recently allowed a petition moved by Minister Senthil Balaji and two others and quashed the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate. Justice T Raja and Justice K Kumaresh Babu made the orders after observing that the proceedings emerging from the FIRs was quashed in one case and stayed in two others. The court observed that when a stay had been granted, it...
Bail Application U/S 439 CrPC By Accused Present Before Trial Court Pursuant To Notice From Police For Filing Chargesheet Maintainable: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reiterated that an accused appearing before the trial court, pursuant to a notice served upon them by the police for filing of charge-sheet, is deemed to be under the custody of the court. Accordingly, their application under Section 439 CrPC would be maintainable and that the same should not be rejected on the technicality that they were never arrested...
Order 16 Rule 1 CPC | 15 Days Period For Providing List Of Witnesses To Court Is Directory In Nature: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that a period of 15 days that has been prescribed under Order 16 Rule 1 of CPC for the purpose of providing list of witnesses to the Court is directory in nature in view of Rule 16(3) which permits any party to summon any witness other than the witnesses named in the list.Though, a period of 15 days has been prescribed under Order 16 Rule 1 of...
Madras High Court Overrules TN AG's Objection To ASG Appearing For Ex-Minister In Corruption Case
While hearing the pleas filed by Former Minister SP Velumani to quash two FIRs filed against him for alleged irregularities in awarding corporate contracts, the Advocate General for Tamil Nadu, R Shunmugasundaram raised strong objections against current ASG and Senior Advocate SV Raju appearing for the minister. He also submitted that the Income Tax department had recently raided...
Existence Of Arbitration Agreement Can Be Presumed If No Denial Is Made In The Reply: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the words "statements of claim and defence" under Section 7(4)(c) of the A&C Act are to be given wider interpretation and reply to a notice of arbitration falls within the section. The bench of Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar held in terms of Section 7(4)(c) an arbitration agreement is said to exist if the petitioner has asserted its existence in...
UP Govt Takes A Slew Of Decisions To Reform, Improve Investigation System, Assures Allahabad HC Of Implementing Them In 2 Months
The Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Allahabad High Court that it has taken some significant decisions to improve and reform the police investigation system. The decision was taken in a meeting convened on August 26, 2022, under the Chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Government of Uttar Pradesh.The government has also assured the High Court that the decision taken by...
Agricultural Manually Hand Operated Seed Dressing, Coating and Treating Drum Is Covered Under HSN Code 8436: AAAR
The Gujarat Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) has held that the manually operated seed dressing, coating, and treating drum is covered within the description provided under the HSN Code 8436.The two-member bench of Vivek Ranjan and Milind Toravane has observed that, as per HSN 843, other agricultural machinery includes seed dusting machines consisting of a revolving drum in...
NCLAT Delhi Allows Appeal Re-Filed After 197 Days Of Delay, Subject To Cost Of Rs.10,000 Payable To Respondent
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Dinesh Mehta v Amit Kumar Mehta & Anr., has allowed an appeal which was re-filed after 197 days of delay by the Appellant, subject...