Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice

The Bombay High Court recently stayed an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) by which it had suspended the licence of a Mumbai-based female advocate over a complaint by few members of the Advocate Association of Western India (AAWI)A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna questioned the manner in which both the BCI and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa...

Direct DMs To Not Pass Orders Under Political Pressure: MP High Court To State Chief Secretary

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Chief Secretary of State to direct District Magistrates to not act and pass orders under political pressure, without appreciating the true intent and meaning of law.A single judge bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal observed, “Chief Secretary of the State of M.P. is requested to call a meeting of all the District Magistrates and give them confidence...

Rates Charged By Power Distribution Companies, State Board For Electricity Can Be Considered To Determine Its Market: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the rate at which power is supplied by the State Electricity Board (SEB) or the Power Distribution Companies is an appropriate metric for determining the market price of electricity.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma further held that the rate at which electricity is sold on the Indian Energy Exchange...

Kerala HC Warns Of Anarchy And Breach Of Discipline If Govt Servants Violate Govt Orders, Seeks Action On Installing Illegal Hoardings

The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 24) directed the state government to inform the Court as to what action it proposes to take against government servants who were responsible for allegedly installing an illegal and massive hoarding in front of the State Secretariat, despite prohibitory orders passed by it.Justice Devan Ramachandran was informed that the illegal hoarding was...

Madhya Pradesh HC Notice To NCPCR, State Commission On PIL Seeking Strict Compliance Of Section Mandating Public Awareness Of POCSO Act

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking strict and monitored compliance of Section 43 of the POCSO Act.Section 43 states that Centre and every State government will take all measures to ensure that the provisions of...

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses With Cost PIL To Make Karwa Chauth Festival Compulsory For All Women Including Widows, Live-In Partners

The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking declaration to make celebration of festival of “Karwa Chauth” compulsory by women irrespective of their status of being widows, separated, divorcees and the women in live-in relation.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel while dismissing the plea imposed a token cost of Rs.1000.The...

Chargesheet Filed Against Three For Mixing Feces In Water Tank: CB-CID Informs Madras High Court

The CB-CID has informed the Madras High Court that it has filed a chargesheet against three persons in connection with the unfortunate incident of mixing human feces in an overhead water tank in Vengaivayal in Pudukottai District. The unfortunate incident came to light in 2022 when human feces were found dumped in a water tank which was the only source of potable water for the...

State Medical College Doctors Referring Patients To Private Nursing Homes Has Become A Menace: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that doctors appointed by the state government working in state medical colleges but referring patients to private nursing homes has "become a menace". In doing so the court has also asked the state government to frame a policy to stop the private practice of doctors who are appointed in provincial medical services and district hospitals in...

Plea For Recovering Dues Against Vessel Under Admiralty Act, Which Is A Special Statute, Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that a petition filed seeking a decree against a vessel (ship) would be maintainable before the High Court under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 and not before the Commercial Court.Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha held thus while dismissing the petition filed by Shipoil Limited, seeking to return the petition filed by M....

High Court Pulls Haryana Govt For Giving ₹1 Hike After Direction To Revise Pay Scale, Says Officers Who Pass Such Orders Must Be Hauled Up

The Punjab & Haryana High Court took a stern stand on Haryana Government's action to only give 1 Rupee hike in pay scale of Executive Engineer following High Court's direction to revise the salary, observing that the revised salary is "non-functional" and "patently illegal."Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "We find that the action of the State authorities...

Place Of Marriage Relevant Jurisdiction Under Hindu Marriage Act, Divorce Petition Can't Be Filed Where Reception Was Held: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that place of marriage reception is not relevant for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction on the Family Court under Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.Section 19(i) of the Act confers jurisdiction under the Act upon a court within whose local limits the marriage between the parties was solemnized. Appellant-husband approached the High Court against...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Order Special Sitting Of Legislative Assembly To Table CAG Reports

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to direct a special sitting of the Delhi Legislative Assembly to table 14 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Justice Sachin Datta said that the Court was not inclined to accept the prayer of seeking the special sitting to table the reports in question.However, the Court directed that once the Legislative Assembly is constituted and...