Month: September 2019

Supreme Court sets aside grant of bail to Bhushan Steel’s ex-CFO

Source: thehindu.com The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the grant of bail to Bhushan Steel’s former chief financial officer Nittin Johari, arrested by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office for alleged fraudulent activities. A Bench led by Justices N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi referred to the law laid down by the Supreme Court in past decisions

Bombay HC upholds arbitral award in favour of Government of Israel, directs city-based firm to return security deposit

Source: barandbench.com The Bombay High Court recently upheld an arbitral award passed in favour of the Government of Israel, and directed a company in South Mumbai to refund a security deposit worth Rs. 1.17 crore paid for office space given on rent basis for the Israeli Consulate between 2009 and 2012. Justice RD Dhanuka passed an order to

High Court unhappy with Telangana departmental report on dengue

Source: newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Thursday termed the reports filed by the authorities of the State medical and health department and GHMC on tackling dengue and other vector-borne diseases as ‘vague and inadequate’. The court directed the State government to submit a fresh report informing it of the hospitals’

HC hears plea against U”khand ordinance on govt bungalows for ex-CMs

Source: outlookindia.com Nainital, Sept 13 The Uttarakhand High Court Thursday began hearing a petition challenging an ordinance that exempted politicians from paying the market rent for government bungalows allocated to them as ex-chief ministers. Last week, Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya promulgated the ordinance exempting former chief ministers from paying the high rent. The ordinance

Bombay HC allows occupants to redevelop 25 dilapidated buildings at Sion Koliwada

Source: indianexpress.com The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed occupants to redevelop 25 dilapidated buildings at Sion Koliwada, home to displaced persons from Pakistan after the Partition of India. An affidavit was filed by Shyamsundar Patil, Joint Secretary, revenue and forest department, on behalf of the state government that it has no plans and policy

Gujarat High Court relief for gynaecologist charged under PCPNDT Act

Source: dnaindia.com In a major relief to a Shahibaug-based gynaecologist, the Gujarat High Court has directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to de-seal a sonography machine at the doctor’s hospital.  Notably, the civic officials responsible for the implementation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, had sealed the machine on May 14 for