Vellapally Natesan Files Appeal Before Kerala High Court Against Removal As SNDP General Secretary

Vellapally Natesan has approached the Kerala High Court in an appeal challenging the Single Judge judgment ordering his removal as the General Secretary of the Aruvipuram Sree Narayana Dharma Paripala Yogan (SNDP Yogam).The litigation traces back to complaints alleging that certain directors of the Yogam had incurred disqualification under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, primarily...

'Accused Can't Blame Father For Not Informing Him About Hearing Date After Service Of Summons': HP High Court Rejects Delay Condonation Plea

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed an application seeking condonation of a 130-day delay, holding that the applicant can't rely on the plea that his father did not inform him about the hearing date after receiving the court summons. Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “When the law requires that the summons be left with the adult male member of the family, it is as good as...

“Clerical Error In Name Cannot Defeat Statutory Right”: Bombay High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Railway Death Compensation Claim

The Bombay High Court has held that a compensation claim arising out of a railway accident cannot be rejected merely because there is a minor variation in the passenger's name appearing on the season ticket when the identity card number mentioned on the ticket matches and establishes the identity of the passenger. The Court observed that if the identity of the passenger is otherwise...

Residence In Forest Area And Doing Cultivation For Livelihood Necessary To Be Declared As Forest Dwellers: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that continued residence in the forest area and reliance on the forest, by doing cultivation for livelihood, are essential for being declared as a forest dweller under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Surender noted that the object of the...

Dying Declaration Full Of Suspicious Circumstances Cannot Sustain Conviction: Calcutta High Court Acquits Husband In Wife's Murder Case

The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man convicted of murdering his wife, holding that a dying declaration surrounded by suspicious circumstances cannot form the sole basis of conviction. A Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay set aside the 2015 trial court judgment which had sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC, observing...

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Appointment Of State Pharmacy Council Registrar, Says Govt Cannot Directly Appoint Under Pharmacy Act

The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed the appointment of Ashwani Gurdekar as Registrar of the Chhattisgarh State Pharmacy Council, holding that under Section 26 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948, the Registrar must be appointed by the State Pharmacy Council with the prior sanction of the State Government, and not directly by the Government.Justice Parth Prateem Sahu was hearing a writ petition...

SSC Recruitment | Medical Opinions Obtained Independently By Candidate Can't Justify Fresh Medical Examination: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) directing a fresh medical examination of a candidate who had been declared medically unfit during the recruitment process for the post of Constable (Executive) conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).A division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that courts must...

Kerala Govt Proposes Three-Pillar Strategy To Address Human-Wildlife Conflict, Submits Report To High Court

The Kerala Chief Secretary has submitted a report before the High Court, detailing the road map put in place by the State for dealing with human-wildlife conflict in Aralam and Wayanad areas.The report was submitted before a Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian hearing a batch of writ petitions concerning the issue. The judges had...

Karnataka HC Issues 'Gender Neutral' Guidelines To Obtain Spouse's Financial Records In Maintenance Cases, Says RTI Act Cannot Be Utilised

The Karnataka High Court has recently issued uniform guidelines to be followed in 'maintenance' cases to apply for the financial records of their spouse, instead of resorting to the RTI Act.Earlier, the single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj held in the same order that a spouse cannot obtain the Income Tax Returns and financial records of the other spouse through an application under...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court's Observations in Thanthri Rajeev's Bail

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 March) stayed the observations made by the Special Court against the investigation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala Gold Theft case. Justice A. Badharudeen issued the order in the plea moved by the State seeking to cancel the bail granted to Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev Thantri, who is arrayed as an accused in the Sabarimala gold...

Academic Arrangement Rules Can't Extend Registrar/Tutor Tenure Beyond 3 Years In Medical Colleges: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that appointments made under the J&K Medical & Dental Education Academic Arrangement Rules, 2020 cannot be used to extend the tenure of posts such as Registrar, Tutor, or Demonstrator in medical and dental education beyond the maximum period of three years prescribed under the relevant recruitment framework.A Division Bench...

Not Every 'Contentious Probate Proceeding' Results In Decree; 'Substance Over Form' Determines Appeal: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that an appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure would lie only when the probate court ventures to examine beyond the testamentary rights and determines proprietary civil rights of the parties involved.“…where the probate court travels beyond the statutory limits of testamentary jurisdiction and undertakes a comprehensive...