High Courts
Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment On Former IAS Puja Khedkar's Anticipatory Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (November 28) reserved judgment on the anticipatory bail plea filed by former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022.“Heard both sides. Judgment reserved,” Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said. The Court said...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Punjab Police Constable Made 30 Years Ago For Being In 'Contact With Extremists'
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the dismissal of a Punjab Police Constable, who was expelled from service in 1995 on the basis of a specific intelligence report that he was in direct contact with extremists during the time the State was facing problem of terrorism.Taking note of the conduct of the petitioner, which the high court said was not above the board, the court found...
State Public Service Commission Alone Has The Power To Extend The Life Span of Ranked List Of Candidates Issued By It: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that the Kerala Administrative Tribunal does not generally have the power to extend the life of the ranked list of candidates issued by Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC), and the latter alone has the power to decide the extension period. The Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. M. Manoj emphasized that PSC is a constitutional body....
Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Treat Juvenile Booked Under POCSO Act As 'Adult' Based On Psyche Assessment Done With 5 Yrs Delay
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the order of a Children's Court which tried a juvenile booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act as an adult.As per Section 15(1) of the Act, a Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) is required to make a preliminary assessment regarding the juvenile's mental and physical capacity to commit an offence and the ability...
In-Subordination Is Contagious Malady In Public Service Resulting In Maladministration, Cannot Be Viewed Leniently: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed with cost a petition filed by a delinquent employee of the State Administrative Tribunal, questioning the order passed by the Tribunal whereby his two annual increments with cumulative effect were withheld on charges of disobeying instruction of the Chairman, and employing rude language.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice C M...
Will Ensure Manual Scavenging Never Takes Place In University Premises: Panjab University Tells High Court In Suo Moto Case
The Panjab University today assured the Punjab & Haryana High Court that the incident of manual scavenging will not take place again and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in Dr. Balram Singh vs Union of India will be strictly adhered to.The development came after the bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal took Suo Moto cognizance of the incident of...
Magic Mushroom Per Se Not Narcotic Drug, Quantity Of Psylocybin Present Must Be Determined To Check Commercial Quantity: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that magic mushroom per se does not satisfy the requirement of a narcotic drug or a psychotropic substance under Section 2 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Justice Anand Venkatesh thus took a different stand than that taken by Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy recently wherein Justice Chakravarthy had held that prima facie every cell...
Congress Leader P Chidambaram Moves Delhi High Court Against Trial Court Taking Cognizance Of ED Chargesheet In INX Media Case
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order which took cognizance of the chargesheet filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case connected to the INX Media case.Senior Advocate N Hariharan appearing for Chidambaram submitted before Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri on Thursday that mandatory sanction...
Illegal Mining Near Reserve Forests In Coimbatore: Madras High Court Summons Commissioner Of Geology & Mining And SP, Warns Of CBI Probe
The Madras High Court has directed the Commissioner of Geology and Mining and the Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore to appear before it and explain how illegal mining had been taking place in close proximity to reserve forests in Coimbatore. A specially constituted bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a petition filed by activist S...
'Epilepsy Can't Be Attributed To Service In Navy As It Occurs Periodically And Could Be Dormant At Other Times', Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition
A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed an appeal wherein a Navy Officer sought disability pension based on the claim that his medical condition (Epilepsy) was attributable to his service in the navy. The Officer was invalidated after the detection of the medical condition which was not disputed, however, the Court held that...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Former ADM Naveen Babu's Death
The Kerala High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation moved by a social activist seeking CBI probe into the death of former ADM Naveen Babu, stating that there is another writ petition moved by the wife of the deceased which is already under the Court's consideration. Recently, Manjusha, wife of deceased Naveen Babu had moved a petition before the High Court seeking...
Karnataka HC Reserves Order On BJP MLA Basangouda Patil's Plea For Quashing FIR Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Rahul Gandhi
BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, while arguing his plea for quashing an FIR registered against him for making alleged derogatory remarks against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (November 28) that he merely responded to certain statements made by Gandhi when the Congress MP went overseas.The BJP MLA told the court that no ingredients of the...