Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention and Right to Liberty Cannot Be Ignored” - Punjab & Haryana High Court Emphasizes Bail as the Rule Taxation Law | Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules Hotel’s Expenditures on Carpets, Mattresses, and Lampshades are Deductible as Current Expenditures Orissa High Court Upholds Disengagement of Teacher for Unauthorized Absence and Suppression of Facts In Disciplined Forces, Transfers are an Administrative Necessity; Judicial Interference is Limited to Cases of Proven Mala Fide: Patna High Court Act Of Judge, When Free From Oblique Motive, Cannot Be Questioned: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Against Additional Collector Registration Act | False Statements in Conveyance Documents Qualify for Prosecution Under Registration Act: Kerala High Court When Junior is Promoted, Senior’s Case Cannot be Deferred Unjustly: Karnataka High Court in Sealed Cover Promotion Dispute Medical Training Standards Cannot Be Lowered, Even for Disability’ in MBBS Admission Case: Delhi HC Suspicion, However Strong It May Be, Cannot Take Place Of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Acquittal No Detention Order Can Rely on Grounds Already Quashed: High Court Sets Precedent on Preventive Detention Limits Tenant's Claims of Hardship and Landlord's Alternate Accommodations Insufficient to Prevent Eviction: Allahabad HC Further Custodial Detention May Not Be Necessary: Calcutta High Court Grants Bail in Murder Case Citing Lack of Specific Evidence High Court, As A Constitutional Court Of Record, Possesses The Inherent Power To Correct Its Own Record: Bombay High Court

"Writ Law" Digest

Medical Education – NEET PG Admission – Reduction in Percentile – Central Government reduced minimum marks by 15 percentile for all categories – Petitioners sought further reduction by 5 percentile to fill remaining vacancies – Government opposed additional reduction citing academic interests [Paras 2-7].   Judicial Review – Policy Decisions – C...

Writ - Disability Rights – Reasonable Accommodation and Fairness – The High Court examined the Railway Recruitment Cell’s rejection of a 100% visually impaired candidate’s application due to an inadvertent error in the date of birth entry. The Court emphasized the need for reasonable accommodation and affirmative action for persons with disabilities, underscoring the import...

Common Issues in Two Petitions – Consolidated Order – Common Issue regarding the validity of the selection process for LPG distributorship – Facts primarily drawn from CWP-9511-2018. [Para 1] Selection Process for LPG Distributorship – Advertisement and Guidelines – Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Corporation) Advertisement (2013) – Withdrawal and reissue of adv...

NEET-PG Counselling – Conduct of Special Stray Round – Petitioners sought a Special Stray Round of counselling for the remaining 1456 vacant seats after NEET-PG-2021 counselling rounds – Supreme Court held that the admission process must have an endpoint and must adhere to a strict schedule – Emphasized that any deviation could compromise medical education standards and pub...

Environmental Protection – Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) – Supreme Court directed a minimum ESZ of 1 kilometer around all protected forests, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, with existing activities allowed to continue subject to guidelines – Emphasized the importance of a buffer zone to protect wildlife and forest ecosystems – For Jamua Ramgarh sanctuary, sub...

Petition for Quashing Complaint and Proceedings – Section 482 Cr.P.C. – Petitioners challenging Complaint No.1368 of 2014 and related orders for alleged tax evasion under Sections 276C and 278B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 – Argument of petitioners centered on no evasion of tax, only delayed payment with interest [Paras 1, 10]. Facts of the Case – Assessment Year 2012-13 ...

Land Tenure – Gair Marusi Status – Petitioners challenging eviction orders on the basis of being Gair Marusi over petition lands – Concurrent eviction verdicts from lower authorities against petitioners – High Court examined the status and rights of petitioners as tenants and the ownership of Gram Panchayat over disputed lands. [Paras 1-3, 5-6] Legal Interpretation &ndas...

Writ Petition for Quashing Order – Petitioner sought quashing of the order passed by State Information Commission, Haryana, under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, which denied information requested under the Right to Information Act – Petitioner filed a writ in the nature of certiorari for non-compliance with the judgment in Rajwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab and others (...

Petition for Pension - Petitioner, a retired employee of respondent-bank, seeks pension from 01.06.2005 under the bank's pension policy, having submitted an application which is allegedly disregarded by the respondents. [Para 1-2]   Territorial Jurisdiction Questioned - Respondents argue the High Court of Punjab and Haryana lacks territorial jurisdiction as the petitioner retired fr...

Land Acquisition – Release of Acquired Lands – Petitioners seeking mandamus for release of their acquired lands under clause 7 of the policy dated 14.09.2018 – State of Haryana decided to release lands not utilized by respondents – Petitioners’ lands part of public purpose projects, hence non-releasable. [Paras 1, 10]   Land Acquisition Act, 1894 & RFCT...