High Courts
Can Lok Adalat Order Issuance of Passport? Punjab & Haryana High Court Answers
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services) does not have the jurisdiction to direct the Passport Officer to issue a passport.Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj considered the question whether issuance of Passport would fall within “immigration services” and be amenable to the jurisdiction of the Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services),...
Samsung India Workers Strike: Madras HC Closes Plea Against Arrest Of Workers After State Informs That They Have Been Let Off
The Madras High Court has closed a habeas corpus petition filed against the illegal arrest and detention of workers agitating at the Samsung India unit in Chennai. The bench of Justice PB Balaji and Justice G Arul Murugan closed the plea after noting the submissions of the Additional Public Prosecutor who informed the court that the arrested persons had already been let off on October...
Unauthorised Hoardings Under Nose Of Govt In Capital City Trivandrum 'Distressing': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that unauthorized Boards/ Hoardings installed in violation of its orders, particularly in the capital city of Trivandrum, is a serious issue considering the Secretaries of the Government and other authorities are seated there.The observation was made by Justice Devan Ramachandran while hearing a 2018 plea concerning unauthorized boards/ banners and...
Referring To A Woman As Prostitute In Front Of Others Not Offence Of 'Insulting Modesty' U/S 509 IPC, May Be Another Offence: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that referring to a woman as prostitute in front of others is not insulting the modesty of woman as defined under Section 509 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).The petitioners who reside in the same flat building of the complainant was alleged to have told other inmates of the flat building and nearby shop owners that the complainant was a prostitute. The police filed...
S.11A Central Excise Act | Revenue Can't Recover Refunded Cess Merely Because SC Judgment Permitting Refund Was Later Overruled: Sikkim HC
The Sikkim High Court recently criticized the Siliguri GST and Excise Commissionerate for seeking to recover the cess refunded to the claimants in terms of Supreme Court's judgment in M/s SRD Nutrients (P) Limited vs. CCE, (2018), on the basis of a subsequent judgment overruling it. The Apex Court in M/s SRD Nutrients (supra) had held that when payment of Excise Duty is exempt under...
Amendment To Law For 'Fair, Merit Based Selection Of Teachers', Doesn't Violate Minority Institutions' Article 30 Right: State To Gujarat HC
The state government told the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday that the amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act do not violate fundamental right of minority educational institutions to administer themselves, but aim at ensuring a "fair and transparent process for effecting merit based selection". A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice...
'They Resided Together As Husband-Wife': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To Man Charged With Dowry Death Of 'Live-In' Partner
The Allahabad High Court recently endorsed the view that to attract provisions of Sections 304-B (Dowry Death) and 498-A of IPC (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), it is sufficient to show that the victim woman and accused husband were residing as husband and wife at the relevant point of time. A bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh observed thus...
Bombay High Court Asks State To File Affidavit On Steps Taken To Provide Facilities And Safety To Students Of Ashram Schools
The Bombay High Court has directed the State to file an affidavit concerning the steps taken by it to provide proper facilities and ensuring the safety of the students in various Ashram schools.The Court issued the directions in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the conditions in the ashram schools in Maharashtra. The PIL filed by Ravindra Talpe said that the ashram schools lack...
Worshipper Cannot Claim Injunction To Stop Temple Demolition On Govt Land Without Demonstrating Any Personal Interest: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a 'worshipper of a temple', who has no personal interest over the temple property, cannot be granted a relief to stop the demolition of the temple built illegally on a land owned by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).A single judge bench of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju was considering the appellant's challenge to the Trial Court's order, which dismissed...
Bombay HC Directs Municipal Corporations & Local Bodies To Conduct 'Special Drive' To Remove Illegal Hoardings Of Political Parties, Revives PIL
The Bombay High Court has revived a PIL pertaining to illegal hoardings and banners put up by political parties in public places. It has directed municipal corporations, municipal councils and other local bodies to conduct a 'special drive' to remove illegal hoardings and banners on public streets, public parks and other places.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and...
'Kalyugi Bharat': Allahabad High Court Rebukes Man For Filing Criminal Case Against Elder Brother To 'Wreak Vengeance'
The Allahabad High Court recently criticised a man for filing a criminal case against his elder brother (regarding a dispute that was essentially civil in nature) solely to harass him and seek vengeance. Calling the younger brother/complainant a 'Kalyugi Bharat' (कलयुगी भरत), a bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery quashed the entire case proceedings as...
Can't Shift Undertrials From One Prison To Another At Whims And Fancies Of Prosecution: Karnataka HC In Murder Case Involving Actor Darshan
The Karnataka High Court has directed the prison authorities to re-shift one of the accused involved in the Renukaswamy murder case in which Kannada actor Darshan Thoogdeep Srinivas is also an accused, to the Central Prison, Bengaluru from Belagavi Central Prison.Accused Darshan was recently spotted sitting along with other prisoners inside the prison and sipping coffee and smoking....