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“The burden of proof for confiscation of goods is on the Department and the procedure cannot be done merely on estimates when a physical verification can be carried out.”
Calcutta High Court denied the compassionate appointment due to the lack of credibility and failure to establish financial dependency.
Calcutta High Court used the analogy of a doctor removing a poisoned leg to prevent the spread of poison throughout the body to illustrate the concept of severability in arbitral awards.
Supreme Court had previously directed states to ensure a minimum compensation of Rs. 3 lakhs for acid attack victims. However, the Calcutta High Court acknowledged the need for higher compensation due to the severe physical, economic, social, and psychological ramifications.
“Plantation of trees is one such exercise which this Court would consider for countenancing contemnors’ act of contempt, because trees, for as long as they are alive, be it for decades or for centuries, would incessantly and silently provide multiple benefits to the people.”
Calcutta High Court observed that “…inaction and ‘shifting the blame game' by one authority to another is highly deprecated by this court.”
The Postal Department has a sacred duty in upholding Trust as the nation’s preferred carrier and guardian of savings.
Calcutta High Court dismissed the present petition on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
Calcutta High Court held that Court should not substitute its own view, replacing that of the arbitrator, unless it is manifestly evident that there existed no agreement.
The Court opined that the mere potential or presence of criminal proceedings deriving from the same circumstances would not exclude the issue from being resolved through arbitration.