8 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat HC Orders Govt To Uphold Job Selection Of Differently-Abled Candidate [Read Order]

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Espousing the cause of equality and empowerment of the differently-abled, the Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to give back a job to a person to which he was initially selected but was later denied placement, owing to his condition of cerebral palsy.Justice Sonia Gokani ordered that the petitioner shall be given the appointment order at the earliest, but in no case later. Espousing the cause of equality and empowerment of the differently-abled, the Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to give back a job to a person to which he was initially selected but was later denied placement, owing to his condition of cerebral palsy. Justice Sonia Gokani ordered that the petitioner shall be given the appointment order at the earliest, but in no case later than within a period of four weeks. Referring to the programme launched by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability - the Accessible India Campaign “Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan” advocating the cause of rights honour and dignity of the differently-abled persons, she further added, ‘This is one such case where a person, since has been refused such a right to equality and to lead the life with dignity and with self empowerment, has approached this Court invoking powers under Articles 14, 16 and 226 of the Constitution.’ The petitioner, Sudhanshu Chavda, with a Masters degree in computer applications, was selected for the post of Supervisor Instructor in the Industrial Training Institutes.

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1 week, 4 days ago

Can't Protect Illegal Appointment: Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea By Asst Prof Candidate Whose Appointment Was Cancelled Over Wrong PhD Completion Date

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Rajasthan High Court dismissed the petition filed by a candidate whose appointment was cancelled by Malviya National Institute of Technology after it was found that he incorrectly submitted the date of his Ph.D completion, and in fact was not possessing the qualification on the last date of application submission. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand also opined that there …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

P&H High Court Orders Appointment Of Civil Judge Candidate Disqualified For Falling 2.5 Marks Short In Exam Due To Unchecked Answer

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the issuance of an appointment letter to a civil judge candidate who was disqualified after qualifying the interview due to being short of 2.5 marks in the written exam, as an answer was not checked.The candidate Heena Shehrawat, qualified for interview in Haryana Civil Judge Exam 2023. The Punjab & Haryana High …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Centre's Order Debarring Former HC Judge From Govt Appointments For 3 Yrs

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The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Tuesday stayed a November 7, 2024 Central Government order by which a former High Court judge Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai was debarred for three years from any Government appointments. Justice R Devdas stayed the order till the next date of hearing of the petition filed by Desai challenging the order and …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Order Directing State To Appoint Woman With 70% Permanent Disability As Anganwadi Worker

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After examining the duties and responsibilities of the Anganwadi worker provided in a government resolution, the Gujarat High Court recently set aside a single judge's order which had directed the state to appoint a woman with 70% permanent disability as an anganwadi worker. A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice Gita Gopi after the re-examination of medical fitness …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan High Court Reprieve To Anganwadi Worker Not Granted Appointment Letter Since 2016 Due To Lapse By Gram Panchayat

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Rajasthan High Court provided relief to a successful candidate for the post of Anganwari worker, who although was declared as meritorious in the selection list in 2016, owing to inaction on part of the Gram Panchayat, did not receive any appointment letter till date. The bench of Justice Arun Monga held that the petitioner could not be made to face …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mere Appointment In Central Govt Services Doesn't Entitle Employment In State Services: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has held that merely because an employee in a part of the Central Government services will not entitle him to appointment in Provincial Services. The State Government cannot be saddled with the liability to mechanically and slavishly follow the decision taken by the Central Government or the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.” Factual Background In 2017, petitioner's sister-in-law …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Procedural And Technical Hurdles Cannot Impede Substantial Justice: Rajasthan HC Grants Appointment To Candidate Who Erred In Submitting Application

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Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the application of rules should be with a humane approach and if procedural violation does not cause prejudice, courts must lean towards doing substantial justice rather than relying upon procedural and technical violation. Procedural and technical hurdles shall not be allowed to come in the way of the court while doing substantial justice.” The …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC orders appointment of over 14,000 applicants as assistant teachers

Hindustan Times

Kolkata: The Calcutta high court directed the West Bengal School Service Commission on Wednesday to appoint all 14,052 applicants who appeared for the 2016 state-level selection test as assistant teachers in upper primary schools The high court passed the verdict after hearing 36 appeals that cited orders passed earlier by the single bench of former judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who questioned …

1 year, 4 months ago

Discrimination In Allowing Late Submission Of Caste Certificates: Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Govt To Appoint 2 Candidates 16 Years After They Applied

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The Supreme Court recently pulled up the State of Gujarat for selectively allowing certain candidates to submit their caste certificates beyond the cut-off date in an appointment process. The applicants approached the Gujarat High Court, citing instances where the State allowed certain candidates to submit their caste certificates at the stage of interview after the cut-off date. The Supreme Court …

1 year, 11 months ago

Patna HC grants relief to Rahul Gandhi, stays lower court order till May 15 in 'Modi surname' case

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Patna HC grants relief to Rahul Gandhi, stays order of lower court till May 15 in the 'Modi surname' case Patna High Court on Monday granted relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi staying the order of the lower court till May 15, 2023, in the 'Modi surname' case. Against that order of the lower court, Rahul Gandhi filed a petition …

2 years ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Five Judicial Officers As Judges Of Gujarat High Court

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The Central Government today notified the appointment of five Judicial Officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court. Their names are: Susan Valentine Pinto, Hasmukhbhai Dalsukhbhai Suthar, Jitendra Champaklal Doshi, Mangesh Rameshchandra Mengdey, and Divyeshkumar Amrutlal JoshiThe above-named judicial officers were recommended for elevation by the Supreme Court Collegium in. Their names are: Susan Valentine Pinto, Hasmukhbhai Dalsukhbhai Suthar, Jitendra …

2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat High Court Refuses Former NCLT Member's Plea For Re-Appointment

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The Gujarat High Court Bench comprising of Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt, while adjudicating a petition filed in Manorama Kumari v Union of India, has rejected the plea of a former NCLT Member for re-appointment as a Judicial Member of NCLT, after having served a term of 5 years and being retired. The Petitioner held office for …

2 years, 7 months ago

Fraudulent Appointment In Panchayat Office: Madras High Court Directs Jurisdictional Police To Register Case & Conduct Investigation

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In a matter pertaining to fraudulent appointment to the post of Operator of the Over Head Water Tank of Muthur Town Panchayat, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the jurisdictional police to register a criminal case and proceed in accordance with law. He alleged that when he approached the office for joining, the Executive officer, Town Panchayat pulled the …

2 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: May 30 To June 5, 2022

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4 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat HC Urges State To Make Appointments To RERA Appellate Tribunal At The Earliest [Read Order]

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The Gujarat High Court on Thursday urged the State Government to expedite the process of appointing members as well as the Chairperson, to the Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal. Section 45 of the RERA Act prescribes that the Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson and not less than two whole time Members of which one shall be a Judicial …

4 years, 9 months ago

High Court stays selection process of Karnataka labour institute director

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The High Court of Karnataka has stayed the notification to fill the post of director of Karnataka State Labour Institute based on the new bylaw on appointing only a retired IAS officer who has served in the Labour Department not below the rank of Labour Secretary or Commissioner. Shantharam and a few other bureaucrats to ensure that Mr. Shantharam got …

5 years, 6 months ago

Got Communication From Law Ministry On Justice Kureshi's Elevation: CJI Gogoi

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The Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogi on Wednesday told the counsel of Gujarat High Court Advocates Association that he had received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice regarding the Collegium's recommendation to elevate Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.He said the communication, which was received on August 27, will be …

5 years, 8 months ago

Delay In Justice Kureshi Elevation : SC Directs Copy Of GHCAA Petition To Be Served On Solicitor General

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The CJI-led bench of the Supreme Court on Monday directed that the copy of the petition filed by Gujarat High Court Advocates Association against delay in elevation of Justice Kureshi be served on the Solicitor General Thushar Mehta.The matter will be considered on July 22.The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has filed the writ petition under Article 32 of the …

5 years, 11 months ago

Guj HC Dismisses Petition On Delay In Appointment Of New Lokayukta [Read Order]

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The Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to the State to make appointment to the post of Gujarat Lokayukta which has been lying vacant since December 11, 2018. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Anant S Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav dismissed the petition moved by Candravadan Rangildas Dhruv who informed the court that even …

6 years, 2 months ago

CJI Ranjan Gogoi recuses self from hearing plea against CBI interim chief Rao

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Gogoi declined to hear the matter since he will be a member of the selection panel that meets on 24 January to appoint a new CBI director. Rao was made to continue as interim director after former CBI director Alok Verma was removed by the high-power selection panel headed by the Prime Minister, and was assigned the post of director-general …

7 years ago

Nobody Will Trust Upon The Judicial System, If Appointments Are Denied Casually: Rajasthan HC Quashes Order That Disqualified Job Appointment Of SC Aspirant [Read Judgment]

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It is beyond imagination that employer will treat the offence under Section 323 and 324 IPC at par with the other heinous offence, the bench observed.The Rajasthan High Court has directed to appoint Akashdeep Morya to the post of Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate quashing the order disqualifying him for the post citing four criminal cases registered against him in …

7 years ago

Nobody Will Trust Upon The Judicial System, If Appointments Are Denied Casually: Rajasthan HC Quashes Order That Disqualified Job Appointment Of SC Aspirant [Read Judgment]

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7 years, 5 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Petition Challenging Appointment Of Two Additional Judges Of Rajasthan HC [Read Petition]

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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued notices to Justice Virendra Kumar Mathur and Justice Ram Chandra Singh Jhala, on a Petition challenging their appointment as Additional Judges of Rajasthan High Court.The Petition, filed by Jaipur based lawyer Mr. Sunil Samdaria, contends that the appointment is contrary to the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Kumar …

7 years, 9 months ago

Punjab And Haryana HC Issues Notice To 63 Judicial Officers In A Petition Challenging Their Selection

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has put 63 Judicial Officers on notice, on an application in a Petition demanding setting aside of the selection and appointments of Civil Judges -cum-Judicial Magistrates in a reserved category for Punjab Civil Services for 2013-14 vide selection list dated April 1, 2014.The Bench comprising Justice Mahesh Grover and. The Punjab and Haryana High …

7 years, 9 months ago

Punjab And Haryana HC Issues Notice To 63 Judicial Officers In A Petition Challenging Their Selection

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