The State Government of Karnataka has been directed by the High Court of Karnataka to appropriately help the students avail the benefits of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme which they were denied due to the Coronavirus pandemic, from May 31st. the Government has been asked to relay the information about in what ways and in how
... Continue Reading.Month: November 2020
An Employee Who Retired On 31st Of A Month Not Entitled To Increment: Himachal Pradesh High Court
An employee, who has retired on the 31st of a month, cannot claim the benefit of an increment which became due on the 1st of the next month, as on that day, his status is not that of an employee but of a pensioner, held the Himachal High Court. A Division Bench of Justices Tarlok
... Continue Reading.Google’s Antitrust Saga: Pay to Play
[Anchit Nayyar is a 4th year BBA LLB (Hons) student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune] Through its order dated 9 November 2020, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has launched investigations into allegations pertaining to Google abusing the dominance of its Android Operating System (“Android OS”) and the Play Store to give an unfair competitive
... Continue Reading.Apex court said that “High Courts have every power to deal with Central Acts
The supreme court bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banarjee asked the petitioner to withdraw a writ petition filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemics Act and asked to approach the concerned HC. Justice DY Chandrachud asked the petitioner-in-person i.e. Harshal Mirashi that – “what kind of writ petition have you
... Continue Reading.Bombay HC said that gravity of crime cannot deny accused from premature release
Goa bench of Bombay High Court comprising of Justice MS Sonak and Justice MS Jawalkar allowed the petition of a life convict under Section 302 of IPC (Murder) and directed him to be granted premature release as he has already spent 20 years of his imprisonment in jail. The court said that no doubt the
... Continue Reading.New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs. Kamlaben Sultansinh Jadav & ors.
In the Gujarat High Court AIR 1993 Guj 171 Appellant National Insurance Co. Ltd. Respondent Kamlaben Sultansinh Jadav & ors. Date of Judgement 26th April, 1993 Bench Hon’ble Justice M Shah, Hon’ble Justice C Jani, Hon’ble Justice A Divecha Introduction: Sultan Singh, who passed away on January 8, 1976, his legal heirs were compensated by
... Continue Reading.The State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Wasif Haider
In the Supreme Court of India Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Criminal Appeal Nos.1702-1706/2014 Appellant The State of Uttar Pradesh Respondent Wasif Haider Date of Judgement 28th November, 2018 Bench Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Introduction A common impugned judgment given by Allahabad High Court on 29.05.2009 led to this appeal. The
... Continue Reading.Habeas Corpus dismissed for Journalist Siddique Kappan
Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde while hearing a petition said that- “we are trying to discourage Article 32 petitions.” The bench while hearing the submissions of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal who was appearing on behalf of Petitioner Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) issued notice in the matter and
... Continue Reading.Review Petition in Supreme Court against Shaheen Bagh Judgement
Against the verdict of the Supreme Court in the case pertaining to the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi, a review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court. The three Judge bench of the Supreme Court led by the Justice SK Kaul in October 2020 held that the right to peaceful protest against legislation exists,
... Continue Reading.Application for Indian Citizenship by Padmashri recipient Bhalchandra
Bhalchandra was born in Indore; Madhya Pradesh is an Octogenarian Artist, Sculptor, Painter and ace Photographer. He was awarded Padmashri in the year 2016 for his work in the field of Photography. He migrated to UK in 1964 and got British Passport, he lived there up to 1975 and came back to india and since
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