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Sabarimala: Kerala High Court calls for action against Devaswom guard who shoved pilgrims
After watching some video clippings of the incident, the Court strongly deprecated the body language and facial expression of the guard who was seen shoving pilgrims violently.
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Dismissed cop PR Sunu moves Kerala High Court to expedite trial in rape case against him
Sunu is currently going through a departmental enquiry and insisted on speedy disposal of the said rape case through his petition before the High Court.
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Different pay scale based on difference in educational qualification and experience not violative of Article 14: Supreme Court
A division bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar held that such difference in pay does not violate the right to equality under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.
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MLA not automatically disqualified due to invalid caste certificate; election petition has to be filed: Bombay High Court on Latabai Sonawane
The High Court granted respite to Shiv Sena’s Latabai Sonawane, whose Scheduled Tribe certificate was held to be invalid by the Bombay High Court and confirmed by the Supreme Court.
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Delhi High Court rejects review petition against appointment of Justice DY Chandrachud as CJI; upholds โน1 lakh costs on petitioner
The review petition was filed against an order of the High Court dated November 11, 2022, by which the petition challenging appointment of CJI Chandrachud was dismissed by the High Court with โน 1 lakh costs.
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Allahabad High Court allows UP Electricity Department to recover โน 9 crore electricity dues from directors of insolvent defaulter company
The Court held that the approval of a resolution plan does not ipso facto absolve the surety/guarantor of his or her liability, which arises out of an independent contract of guarantee.
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Pendency of divorce petition between parties not ground to quash criminal case for dowry demand: Supreme Court
The Court said that once the chargesheet is filed, the High Court cannot regard the prosecution case as bogus.
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Supreme Court upholds Section 3A(3) of Himachal Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act imposing Special Road Tax
The Court was of the view that such special road tax was well within the power of legislature and could be termed as regulatory in nature and cannot be categorised as penalty.
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Pension Of High Court Judge Who Has Been Re-appointed After Retirement As Ombudsman Cannot Be Deducted From Salary: Kerala HC
16 Jan 2023 9:23 AM The Kerala High Court recently considered the question as to whether the pension of a High Court judge, who has been reappointed as an Ombudsman after retirement, could be deducted from his salary, and answered the same in the negative. Justice Anu Sivaraman, observed in this regard, “the provisions of
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Centre bound to appoint judges upon reiteration: Supreme Court collegium
In a stern reminder, the Supreme Court collegium has written to the Union law ministry asserting that the central government is bound by a recommendation on judicial appointment if the decision has been reiterated by the judgesโ selection body.