High Courts
State Not Entitled To Recover Excess Amount Paid To Retired Officer Due To Mistake On State's Part : Calcutta High Court
The division bench in the Calcutta High Court, comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that the state is not entitled to recover excess amount paid to a retired officer if that amount was paid to the employee due to mistake on the state's part. Background facts of the case The petitioner was originally in the Indian Air force (IAF). Later, he retired...
An Independent Judiciary Is Responsible For Rule Of Law, Extremely Important To Meet Its Needs And Requirements: Justice Surya Kant
While speaking at the inauguration of various infrastructure and technological projects at the Gujarat High Court on Saturday (December 7) Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant emphasized that since the responsibility of rule of law lies on the "independent organ of judiciary", its needs, requirements must be met supplemented with a vision of its development.Elucidating on the judiciary's...
Gurugram Marketed As 'Millennium City', Govt Must Ensure Cleanliness: High Court Slaps ₹50K Cost On Municipal Corp For Filling Irrelevant Data
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised serious concerns over piling of huge garbage dump in Gurugram “marketed as a millennium city” by the Haryana Government.The Court was hearing a plea on the issue of garbage dumping in Gurugram, hence status on lifting of dump was sought.While noting that the Municipal Corporation made an attempt to confuse the Court by filing irrelevant data,...
Need To Embrace Technology To Ensure Proof Of Execution Of Will If Author Is Unavailable: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has suggested for use of technology in documenting Wills by suitably amending the process of registration and facilitating video recording of the statement of the testator and attesting witnesses.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said, “There is a need to embrace the technology to ensure that there is an unambiguous, credible, and clinching record relating to proof...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya Accused Of Spreading 'Fake News' About A Farmer's Suicide
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (December 12) quashed a case registered against BJP Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya for allegedly spreading 'fake news' regarding the suicide of a farmer in Haveri district.Justice M Nagaprasanna while dictating the order said, "Allowed quashed". The court had reserved its order on December 5 after hearing the parties.During the hearing the senior...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Rahul Gandhi
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (December 12) quashed an FIR registered against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal for making allegedly derogatory remarks against Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.Justice M Nagaprasanna while pronouncing the order said, "Allowed quashed". The court had reserved it order after hearing the parties on November 28.Patil had told the court...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Alleging Sexual Harassment Of Women In Indian Film Industry
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) raising allegations of sexual harassment of women in the Indian film industry. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela remarked that a “fishing and roving inquiry” cannot be ordered when there is no complaint by an aggrieved party. The Court also...
Copyright Infringement: Bombay High Court Orders YouTuber 'Flying Beast' To Remove Videos Featuring Castrol's Zero-Gravity Flight Experience
In a copyright infringement suit filed by Castrol India Ltd., the Bombay High Court has issued a temporary injunction against Gaurav Taneja, the popular YouTube vlogger behind the 'Flying Beast' channel, restraining him from infringing Castrol's copyright related to its marketing campaign for a zero-gravity flight experience.The Court also ordered Taneja to remove two videos from his...
No Reason To Disallow Procession On Tipu Sultan's Birth Anniversary: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government if there was any ban on celebrating the birth anniversary of Mysore King Tipu Sultan.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shivkumar Dige made the query while hearing a plea filed by one Faiyaz Shaikh, the Pune President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party, who sought to carry out a rally...
Courts Must Balance Citizen's Rights & Adherence To Timelines, Delay Must Not Be Exploited: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has underscored the necessity of distinguishing between genuine explanations for delays and inordinate, unexplained delays in judicial matters.The Court held that while it has a duty to protect citizens' rights, it must remain vigilant against allowing parties to misuse the system by approaching courts at their convenience without...
Authority Processing Duty Credit Scrip Applications Is 'Adjudicating Authority' For Appeal Under Foreign Trade Act: Bombay High Court
In a case under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the Bombay High Court held that the authority processing applications for duty credit scrip entitlement must be considered an 'adjudicating authority', whose decisions are subject to appeal, for the limited purpose of Section 15 read with Section 9 of the Act.For context, Section 9 deals with the issuance, suspension...
Judges Must Continue Work Even During Lawyers' Strike; Provide Police Protection To Litigants If They Wish To Argue: Allahabad HC
In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed concern that litigants are being deprived of relief in courts due to ongoing lawyer strikes, despite the availability of statutory remedies for their grievances. “I am afraid to know that the litigants are not getting justice from courts of law despite there being statutory remedy available and are compelled to...