Contempt Plea Not Means To Arm Twist Or Harass: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost

Recently, the Allahabad High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a contempt applicant alleging that the Gaon Sabha had not removed encroachments as per the directions of the Writ Court.Applicant pleaded that the Lekhpal in his report had stated that the plots in question were drainage, however, had been wrongly recorded and accordingly, he recommended correction of the records. Based on...

Maha Kumbh Stampede | PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks Action Against Erring Officials, Status Report & Release Of Human Casualty Figures

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking legal action against the officials and authorities responsible for the tragic stampede that occurred at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on January 29, 2025. The petition, filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, also prays for a direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh (Respondent No. 2) to submit...

Police Must Fully Cooperate With Municipal Bodies For Implementation Of Traffic Management Plans: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the police authorities must extend their fullest cooperation to the municipal or local bodies for implementation of traffic management plans in the national capital. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a public interest litigation filed by one Amal Sharma highlighting the issue...

Woman Has Right To Say 'Yes Or No' To Motherhood: Allahabad HC Orders Medical Board To Examine Minor Sexual Abuse Victim's Pregnancy

While dealing with a petition seeking medical termination of pregnancy of a 17-year-old, the Allahabad High Court observed that Section 3(2) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 provides the right to a victim of sexual assault to terminate her pregnancy medically. It held that denying the right to choose not to be a mother of the child of the assaulter would add to their...

Delhi High Court Orders Creating Of Common App For MCD, DDA & NDMC Regarding Complaints On Public Toilets

The Delhi High Court has directed that a common application be developed to be used by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for attending to the grievances in relation to malfunctioning of public toilets in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar...

Transman Moves Kerala High Court For Cryopreserving Eggs

A 28 year old person from the transgender community, assigned female at birth but identifying as a man, has approached the Kerala High Court for freezing and storing eggs.KIMS Hospital Trivandrum has denied him permission to cryopreserve his eggs based on his self-perceived gender identity, aggrieved by which he has approached the High Court. Justice C. S. Dias issued notice to the KIMS...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Against Loudspeakers In Maha Kumbh Citing Insufficient Material

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation against installation of loudspeakers in Maha Kumbh on grounds of lack of data to indicate that the public address system was causing noise above the permissible limits.Petitioners approached the High Court claiming that while they were campaigning in Sector 18 of the Maha Kumbh, the camps around them have been...

'Must Go Through What It Feels To Not Get Salary': Bombay HC Stops Salary Of Zilla Parishad CEO Upon Failure To Pay Teachers

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court after noting that the payments of some teachers were not paid despite clear orders, directed the Maharashtra government to stop the salary of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Solapur Zilla Parishad, for a month.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe orally said the CEO too must go through what it feels like not...

Prisoner Can Be Granted Ordinary/Emergency Leave During Pendency Of Criminal Appeal Provided He Is Not Facing Trial In Any Other Case: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has recently clarified that a prisoner could be granted ordinary or emergency leave while an appeal is pending before the High Court or a Special Leave petition is pending before the Apex Court. The full bench of Justice SM Subramaniam, Justice TV Thamilselvi, and Justice Sunder Mohan observed that as per Rule 35 of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules...

"Why Shouldn't BCl Check?": Bombay High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Challenging Circular On Criminal Background Checks For Law Students

While hearing a PIL challenging a Bar Council of India Circular mandating a criminal background check system for law students, the Bombay High Court on Monday (February 10) orally remarked that it did not find anything illegal with the circular before dismissing the petition as withdrawn.The petitioner challenged the BCI's circular dated 24/09/2024, which prescribed checking of the...

AO Duty Bound To Dispose Of Assessee's Written Objections To Proposed Re-Assessment By Passing Speaking Order: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an ITAT order deleting the addition of over ₹4 crore made to the income of an assessee under the Income Tax Act, 1961 in reassessment action.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Bivas Pattanayak held that the Assessing Officer had erred in not disposing of the written objection submitted by the assessee against the reopening of...

Congress Activist Sheeba Suresh Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In 'Scooter Scam Case'

Congress Leader and former Kumily Panchayat President Sheeba Suresh has approached Kerala High Court seeking bail in the Scooter Scam case. The matter came up before the bench of Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan on Monday (10th February) and the Court has directed the Public Prosecutor to get instructions from the Government. The case will be considered on 18th February.As per reports,...