High Courts
Andhra Pradesh HC Declines Continuation Of Security Cover To Ex-AAG, Says Protection Was Provided For Him To Fearlessly Discharge His Duties
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea moved by senior advocate and former Additional Advocate General (AAG) P Sudhakara Reddy, seeking continuation of security cover, after noting that committee responsible for reviewing security had opined that there was no threat perception to the petitioner.In doing so the high court said that security was provided at the relevant...
Delhi High Court Directs BSES To Pay Ex-Gratia Sum Of ₹10 Lakhs To Parents Of Boy Who Died Due To Electrocution
The Delhi High Court has awarded an ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs to the parents of an 18-year-old boy who passed away due to electrocution. It directed the BSES Yamuna Power Ltd to pay compensation to the parents despite finding that the negligence on the part of BSES in maintaining the electric lines could not be prima facie established.The petitioners sought compensation of around...
Voluntary Retirement Scheme Does Not Extinguish Employee's Right To Challenge Disciplinary Penalties: Delhi HC
A division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, ruling on an appeal filed by BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., upheld a previous order favoring D.P. Sharma, an ex-employee. The court rejected BSES's claim that D.P. Sharma forfeited his right to challenge disciplinary actions after opting for a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SVRS),...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Prohibitory Orders, Allows Junior Doctors To Stage Protest Near 'Durga Puja Carnival'
The Calcutta High Court has set aside prohibitory orders imposed under sections 163 (1) and (3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, by the commissioner of police, Kolkata These orders were imposed to prevent the assembly of junior doctors, from protesting the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar medical college and Hospital, near the area where the...
Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Booked For Insulting Woman's Modesty By 'Moving His Hands Over Nude Lady-Shaped Paperweight'
The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a Superintendent Engineer of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), who was booked for insulting the modesty of a female employee by moving his hands over a paperweight, which the complainant said depicted the shape of a 'nude lady.'A division bench of Justices Vibha...
Driver Cannot Be Held Liable Because He Survived Accident Which Resulted In Deaths: P&H HC Acquits Truck Driver In Rash & Negligent Driving Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a truck driver in rash and negligent driving case of 2012 wherein two passengers died in the incident of "head on collision" of vehicles.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "whether the act of the petitioner was rash or negligent, is required to be proved beyond reasonable doubt, and merely because two persons have died in the ill-fated vehicle, and...
'Bald Allegations': Allahabad HC Imposes ₹20K Cost On Woman Who Sought Bail Cancellation Of Husband Accused Of Raping Daughter
The Allahabad High Court recently rejected a woman's plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to her husband, who she has accused of raping their minor daughter. A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia also imposed a cost of Rs. 20K on her as it prima facie noted that in the order granting bail to her husband/accused, the lower court had observed that the allegations levelled by...
Kerala High Court Upholds Probation Requirement For Transfer Recruitment In Nursing Officer Posts; Distinguishes It From Previous Precedents
A division Bench of Kerala High Court consisting of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar dismissed a series of petitions filed by nursing officers challenging the Kerala Administrative Tribunal's ruling. The petitions questioned the Kerala Public Service Commission's (KPSC) rejection of their applications for transfer appointments, which were turned down on...
State Can't Refuse Care, Adequate Medical Facilities To Undertrial Prisoners On Any Grounds: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the State could not, by any stretch, decline to provide an accused under custody with adequate medical facilities on any ground. A bench of Justice Samit Gopal emphasised that providing care and medical facilities to an under trial during illness is also the responsibility of the State, which it cannot escape. The single...
Merely Because State Or Municipal Council Are Parties To Suit, Cannot Be Presumed That Revenue Authorities Would Act Mala Fidely: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur in a case addressed the issue of denying a request for land demarcation because the State and Municipal Council were parties to the dispute, questioning the Revenue authorities.The Court stated that the trial court had drawn an adverse inference against the Revenue authorities without any legitimate basis. The court found that there is no...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 07 To October 13, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1105 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1129NOMINAL INDEXKALAWATI v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1105 RAM PREET v. STATE 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1106 MANCHU VISHNU VARDHAN BABU ALIAS VISHNU MANCHU v. AREBUMDUM & ORS. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1107 RANJEET KUMAR THAKUR v. UOI & ORS. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1108 Master Capital Services Limited & Anr. vs....
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Four Judicial Officers As Judges Of Kerala High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the names of four Judicial Officers for appointment as Judges of the Kerala High Court.The following are the Judicial Officers who have been recommended to be elevated as Judges of the High Court of Kerala:(i)Shri K V Jayakumar(ii) Shri Muralee Krishna S(iii) Shri Jobin Sebastian(iv) Shri P V...