High Courts
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...
Access Of Differently-Abled Devotees To Puri Jagannath Temple: Orissa High Court Seeks Response From Temple Administration
The Orissa High Court has sought response from the administration of Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri regarding steps taken for providing access to differently-abled devotees, especially wheel-chair bound persons, to have darshan of the deity.The petitioner Advocate Mrinalini Padhi filed the writ petition seeking implementation of the assurance given by the temple authority before the Supreme...
Civil Revisional Pleas Should Not Be Entertained Against Ex-Parte Orders Of Debt Recovery Tribunal: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that an aggrieved individual can appeal against 'any order' passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal before the Appellate Tribunal as per section 20 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 and that civil revisional petitions should not be entertained for the same. A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice...
Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Citing SC's Embargo, Allahabad HC Refuses Relief On Hindu Plaintiffs' Plea For Worship At Krishna Koop
In the ongoing Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute in Mathura, the Allahabad High Court last week refused to pass any order (for now) on an application filed by the Hindu worshippers seeking permission to perform worship at a well, Shri Krishna Koop, located near the staircase at the Shahi Idgah mosque. A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra deferred the hearing on...
Muslim Wife Residing Separately From Husband On His Contracting Second Marriage Can Claim Maintenance Under CrPC /BNSS: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that a Muslim wife who is residing separately from her husband for contracting second marriage is not disentitled from claiming maintenance under the Criminal Procedure Code or Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.Justice Kauser Edappagath stated that even though Muslim law permits husband to contract second marriage during subsistence of first marriage,...
ICICI Bank Assistant Manager With 50% Locomotor Disability Moves Gujarat High Court Alleging Discrimination In Promotion
A 30-year-old Assistant Manager at ICICI bank with 50% locomotor disability has moved the Gujarat High Court alleging discrimination by the bank with regard to his promotion. When the matter was listed on January 20, Justice Aniruddha P Mayee observed, “Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the present writ petition on the office of the learned Additional...
Not Yet Acting On 'Dangerous & Ferocious Dogs' Ban, Public Objections To Notification Called: Centre Tells Bombay High Court
The Union of India (UOI) today told the Bombay High Court that it is currently not acting on notification which prohibited the import, breed and selling of 23 dog breeds deemed 'dangerous and ferocious'.The notification dated 12 March 2024 issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, UOI declared 23 dog breeds including Pitbull Terrier, Rottweiler and Mastiffs...