Labour Courts cannot take a view contrary to the Industrial Tribunal: SC

-report by Deepti Dubey The Supreme Court, pronouncing the judgement in Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation V. Bharat  Singh Jhala  (Dead) Son of Shri Nathu Singh, through Legal Heirs & Anr expressed that the labour court cannot take a view contrary to the Industrial Tribunal. A Bench of Justice MR Shah and Krishna Murari was considering an appeal plea by the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation. FACTS Mr. Bharat Singh Jhala was workingRead More

If the compassionate employment is not scrutinized properly then only the heirs will be reappointed: Supreme Court

-Report by Harshita It was held by the hon’ble Supreme Court recently in the case of Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika vs Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika Kamgar Union that the provision of employment to the heirs of employees on compassionate grounds was unsustainable and thus prohibited. FACTS Ahmednagar Municipal Council was converted to Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika in 2003,Read More

Section 34 of the U.P. Trade Tax Act will attract only when transfer of immovable property is made during pendency of proceedings: Supreme Court

-Report by Vedanti Wanjari It has been held by the Supreme Court in the case of The Commissioner, Trade Tax, Uttar Pradesh Vs. M/s. Radico Khetan Ltd. that the power of Section 34 can be exercised only in a case where the transfer of immovable property belonging to the original assessee is made during theRead More

The arbitrator must exercise the discretionary power to grant post-award interest reasonably and in good faith: Delhi High Court

-Report by Khushi Neb The Delhi High Court in a recent judgment in Morgan Securities And Credits Pvt. Ltd. vs Videocon Industries Ltd held that The arbitrator must exercise the discretionary power to grant post-award interest reasonably and in good faith, taking into account all relevant circumstances. FACTS A contract between the appellant and theRead More

Generic Details Of Net Taxable Income/Gross Income of the husband can be provided in maintenance cases

-Report by Shreya Shukla In the case of Nisha Mittal v Chief commissioner of income tax, the Central information commission directed the husband of the appellant to provide generic details of the husband for the time period as contained in the RTI Application as well as for the latest financial years to the Appellant freeRead More