High Courts
Basic Purpose Of Order XVIII Rule 17 Of CPC Is To Enable Court To Clarify Position, Not To Fill Lacuna In Evidence: Calcutta High Court
Justice Sugato Majumdar of the High Court at Calcutta, while dismissing an application under Order XVIII Rule 17 read with Section 151 of CPC, 1908, ruled “Unexplained lethargy and long delay in production of document which is otherwise available cannot be cured at this belated stage. Therefore, it is not a fit case where the instant application should be allowed.”The judgment emanates from...
In Era Of Cut-Throat Competition, Candidate Obtaining Employment Through Fake Marksheets Can't Claim Equity: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has rejected the petition filed against order of the Rajasthan Rajya Vidhyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (“Respondent”) wherein petitioner's appointment was cancelled, on the grounds that the MBA degree based on which the appointment was obtained was fraudulent and false.The bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta further rejected the prayer of the petitioner to regularize his...
Unified Development Control & Promotional Regulations Must Be Read In Consistence With Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act: High Court
In a case relating to the denial of Occupation Certificate (OC) to a developer, the Bombay High Court has observed that the restrictions on land use and development commences when the Draft Regional Plan (DRP) under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) is published.In doing so, the Court stated that the any permission granted under the MRTP Act before coming into effect...
Delhi High Court Stays BCI's Decision Removing AAP's Legal-Chief Sanjeev Nasiar As BCD Vice Chairman
The Delhi High Court has stayed the decision of Bar Council of India (BCI) removing Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar from the post of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) Vice Chairman, pending completion of an inquiry into authenticity of his law degree.Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order on a plea filed by Nasiar challenging BCI's resolution passed on December 7 and listed the matter for hearing next...
No Obligation On State To Inform Sexual Assault Victim Of Right To Terminate Pregnancy: Rajasthan HC Flags MTP Rules, Initiates Suo Moto Case
Upholding an order dismissing a father's plea seeking termination of his daughter's over 24-week pregnancy who was allegedly trafficked and raped, the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court took suo motu cognizance of the issue noting that there was no obligation in law on the State to apprise a sexual assault survivor of her right to termination.In doing so the court observed that delay...
After High Court Nudge, Telangana Govt Constitutes State-Level Committees To Monitor Food-Safety Standards In Preparation Of Mid-Day Meals
Following incidents of multiple students being hospitalized after consuming mid-day meals provided in government-run schools between the 20th-26th of November, the Telangana High Court was on Thursday informed that the State government has taken steps to ensure adherence to food safety standards.Additional Advocate General appearing for the State informed that apart from the committees that...
Punjab & Haryana HC Grants ₹2 Lakh Compensation To Man Held In Custody Despite Forensic Report Revealing Alleged Contraband Is 'Paracetamol'
The Punjab & Haryana High has granted Rs 2 lakh compensation for "unjust deprivation of liberty" of a man who was continued to be detained under NDPS Act, despite the forensic report revealing that the alleged contraband was nothing but paracetamol.Justice Kirti Singh noted that the petitioner was subjected to prolonged incarceration for a period of about "13 days despite the fact that...
'Zero FIR' Has Been Introduced U/S 173 BNSS To Ensure Victims Can File Complaints Regardless Of Jurisdiction: Kerala HC
Elaborating on Zero FIR, the Kerala High Court said that the provision has been introduced in the BNSS to primarily ensure that victims can file complaints regardless of jurisdiction.The court also said that under Section 173 BNSS police cannot refuse to register an FIR merely because a part of the offence has happened outside the limit of the local jurisdictional police station. Justice...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Bail Pleas Filed By Actor Darshan, Others In Renukaswamy Murder Case
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (December 9) reserved its order on the bail petition filed by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Pavitra Gowda and other co-accused arrested in the Renukaswamy Murder case.Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, reserved the verdict after hearing all the parties. The court said, “Order reserved. Interim bail granted to A-2 (Darshan) to...
Activist Nadeem Khan Created Narrative To Portray "Particular Community" As Victims Of Oppression By Govt: Delhi Police To High Court
The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that human rights activist Nadeem Khan, through “targeted dissemination of selective and misleading information”, has sought to create a narrative portraying members of a “particular community” as victims of “systematic oppression” by the incumbent government.“This selective portrayal is not only factually distorted but appears to...
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Files ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit In Delhi High Court Against Media Outlets Linking Him To Adani Indictment
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has filed a Rs. 100 crore defamation suit against various media houses over allegedly malicious and defamatory news reports linking him to the indictment proceedings against the Adani Group in United States. Justice Subramonium Prasad on Tuesday issued notice on Reddy's application seeking interim injunction order in the suit. He...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 2 - December 8 2024
Nominal Index:National Highways Authority of India vs. Devi Ram & Others 2024 LiveLaw (HP) 78Engineer-in-Chief & Ors. Versus Dev Raj 2024 LiveLaw (HP) 79Suresh Kumar Vs State of H.P 2024 LiveLaw (HP) 80Ashok Thakur v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr 2024 LiveLaw (HP) 81Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Versus Himachal Pradesh Farmers' Forum 2024 LiveLaw (HP) 82Judgments/Orders:Himachal...