Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Excess drinking and indulging in night life in Indian society is still a social taboo. While we may not be understood to discourage night clubs, but the policy makers ought to take into consideration the Indian culture and consider that the percentage of literacy and mature understanding and repercussions of excessive drinking is yet a far-reaching goal.”

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

If 100% of the vacancies in a particular department is reserved only for women, then, the applications have to be forwarded to the District Collector or to the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department as the case may be, to be considered under the general pool for being appointed in other suitable posts for compassionate appointment.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Once gender identity is given horizontal reservation, it follows that the transgender community, being a socially and educationally backward community discriminated based on gender identity, should also be entitled to similar reservation.”

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court said that irrespective of whether petitioner trust have or do not have any vested right to claim the extension, the classification done by CBDT through the Circular have no reasoning for leaving out the regular registration of newly provisionally registered trust under Section 80G of the Act in respect of new trusts.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Inviting tenders from the entities mentioned in paragraph 4(vi)(b) of the National AYUSH Mission Operational Guidelines is the most transparent and non-arbitrary method of allocation that can be undertaken. Hence, the appellant must henceforth purchase Ayurvedic medicines only through a free and transparent procedure such as tenders, and deviation from this rule to procure medicines by nomination can be done, only if exceptional circumstances exist.