High Courts
Sabarimala Crowd Management: Kerala High Court Permits Parking Of Pilgrim Vehicles At Chakkupallam-II, Hilltop Area On Experimental Basis
The Kerala High Court, on an experiment basis, has allowed parking of motor cars carrying pilgrims in Chakkupallam-II and Hilltop area in the upcoming Makaravilakku season.Earlier, the Court had, as a temporary measure allowed such parking during the masapooja time.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. emphasized that the parking shall be done only in...
Employee's Right To Promised Pay Scale Benefits Can't Be Negated By Administrative Delays: Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court: Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati ruled that the State of Gujarat must grant higher pay scales to Work Assistant cadre members based on their tenure, following unfulfilled promises of promotion and salary adjustments as per government resolutions. The court found the State's recovery of salaries, granted due to delays in implementing pay-scale adjustments, to be unlawful....
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4th To November, 10th, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXSMT SONIA DHIR AND ANR. VS PRESTAR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIMITED Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 229ASHUNATH BHATTACHARJEE VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 230STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS VS REBEKA KHATUN MOLLA ALIAS REBEKA MOLLA AND ORS Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 231Gautam Ray Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 232Bally...
Calcutta High Court Allows Protest March Against Alleged Atrocities Faced By Hindus In Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest march against the alleged atrocities faced by members of the Hindu community in ethnic violence which has broken out across Bangladesh.A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh allowed the protest, which is scheduled to lead up to the Bangladesh High Commission, when a delegation of a few members will be meeting the High Commissioner to...
Accused Exercising Right Of Silence Not Bound To Prove Consent Was Taken When Prosecution Is Unable To Prove Rape: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that there is no duty on the accused to prove a defence of consent in a matter of rape, and his exercise of his right to remain silent would be sufficient where the prosecution itself is unable to prove its case.The court said that as the right of the accused to remain silent would fasten the burden on the prosecution to prove absence of consent during...
'Forcing Daughter-In-Law Into Sexual Relationship Is Remarkably Depraved': P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Father-In-Law
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man who was accused of sexually harassing his daughter-in-law, observing that the severity of the allegations levelled against him, granting a protective order could hinder the ability of the investigating agency to unravel the entire truth.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The decorum and dignity of this bond is...
Entire Mumbai Has Been Encroached By Hawkers, State Cannot Express Helplessness: High Court Pulls Up State Govt, Mumbai Police
The Bombay High Court while pulling up the Maharashtra government, Mumbai Police and also the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), observed that the there is not a single lane in entire Mumbai which is free from hawkers.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata said the entire city is encroached by illegal hawkers thereby making it difficult for the citizens to walk freely...
Natural For Two Persons In Love To Hug & Kiss Each Other: Madras High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Man
The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a man under Section 354A IPC for allegedly committing sexual harassment on a girl. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that to constitute an offence of sexual harassment, a man must have committed physical contact and made advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures. In the present case, the...
Hindu Succession Act | 2005 Amendment Giving Equal Rights To Daughter Resulted In Reducing Shares Of Mother & Widow : Madras High Court
While discussing the 2005 amendments to the Hindu Succession Act, Justice N Seshasayee of the Madras High Court observed that while the amendment ensured that daughter's got a share in the ancestral property, it also took away the quantum of property that would otherwise vest with the widow and the mother of a deceased. “In the din of this euphoria what however, appears to have...
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Their Case Stands On Better Footing Than That Of Ashish Mishra: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 12 Accused
The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 12 accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, noting that their case is on a better footing than the case of Ashish Mishra, who was granted bail by Top Court in July this year. The court also factored in that there is a cross-version to the present case, the Supreme Court...
Additional Collector's 'Quasi Judicial' Action Protected Under Judges (Protection) Act: Madhya Pradesh HC Nixes 'Malafide' Disciplinary Case
While quashing a charge sheet and setting aside 'malafide' disciplinary proceedings against an Additional Collector, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the petitioner falls under the definition of a judge while discharging functions as quasi-judicial officer and is protected under the Judges (Protection) Act. In doing so the high court also criticised the act of...
Delhi High Court Presumes Man Dead Who Went 'Missing' During COVID-19 From LNJP Hospital, Grants ₹5 Lakh Compensation To Wife
Presuming a man dead who purportedly went missing during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP Hospital, the Delhi High Court has recently granted Rs. 5 lakh ex-gratia compensation to his wife.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma clarified that the payment shall not be in any manner construed as a liability or admission...