High Courts
No Case Registered Against Man Who Called Mohd Zubair 'Jihadi' In Tweet: Delhi Police To High Court
The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that no case has been registered against the man who made an allegedly offensive tweet against Mohammed Zubair by calling him a “jihadi” in 2020.The tweet in question was made by one Jagdish Singh, who filed a complaint against Zubair and accused him of causing cyber sexual harassment of his grand-daughter.The Delhi Police has said that nothing incriminating came out for further proceedings or action against Singh who had commented “Once a jihadi is...
High Court's Intervention On Industrial Tribunal's Decision Is Restricted To Cases Of Perversity: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain held that the scope of intervention of the High Court is very limited in matters of factual findings made by Industrial Tribunals unless they were found to be perverse or based on no evidence.The High Court was adjudicating on the letters patent appeals filed by Delhi Doordarshan Kendra, which was accused of illegally terminating the employment of...
Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Action Against CM Mamata Banerjee For Saying HC Had Been 'Purchased', Judges Are Biased
On Thursday, Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya mentioned before the Calcutta High Court, praying for it to take suo moto cognizance of remarks allegedly made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, calling High Court judges biased, and stating that the 'HC had been purchased.'These remarks came in the aftermath of a ruling which invalidated almost 24,000 teaching and non-teaching jobs which were a part of the infamous cash-for-jobs scam.The plea was mentioned before a division bench of Chief...
Contractors Challenging Tender Conditions Via PIL Pollute Purity Of The Stream Of Public Interest Litigation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that permitting contractors to file PILs challenging tender conditions is a sheer abuse of process of the court, and “pollutes purity of the stream of PIL”.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya and Justice Arif S Doctor dismissed a PIL by a contractor against a tender issued by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner. “However, permitting a contractor to file a PIL...
'Supporter Of ISIS Ideology, Arranged Illegal Weapons': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court yesterday denied regular bail to a 25 year old Kashmiri man booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, observing that he being a supporter of ideology of banned terrorist organization ISIS, arranged illegal weapons and was involved in providing other logistic support to its cadres.A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain dismissed the bail plea of Jamsheed Zahoor Paul who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in...
MP High Court Directs Police To Consider Congress Leader's Complaint Against Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya For Posting Alleged Fake Communal Video
Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently directed the Station House Officer of Tilaknagar Police Station to take appropriate action in the complaint made by Congress Spokesperson Aminul Khan Suri against BJP Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya. The complaint pertains to Vijayvargiya allegedly sharing a false video on X (formerly known as Twitter) to incite the communal riots that erupted in Khargone during the Ram Navami Procession in April 2022.The single judge bench of Justice Pranay Verma has...
Composer Ilaiyaraja's Transactions With Streaming Platforms Will Be Subject To Echo Recording's Appeal Over Ownership Of Songs: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Wednesday said that all commercial transactions that Music Composer Ilaiyaraja has entered into with music streaming platforms will be dependent upon the outcome of the appeal preferred by Echo Recording Studio over the ownership of songs. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq made the observations on an appeal preferred by Echo Recording Studio against a single-judge order that said that Ilaiyaraja had special and moral rights to all the...
Income Threshold For Claiming Financial Aid Under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Prima Facie Unreasonable: Delhi High Court
Initiating a suo motu case, the Delhi High Court has recently observed that prima facie, the threshold income for claiming benefit under the Central Government's Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) umbrella scheme is “not reasonable.”The scheme provides a one-time financial assistance to poor patients living below the State or Union Territory threshold poverty line and suffering from life-threatening diseases relating to heart, kidney etc. and for their treatment at Government hospitals.A division...
[Order 47 Rule 1 CPC] MP High Court Refuses To Exercise Review Powers Against Mutation From Sale Deed Which Used 'Aare' Instead Of 'Hectare'
Stating that there is no error apparent on the face of the record warranting interference, Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to exercise review jurisdiction in a matter where 'Aare' was used instead of 'Hectare' while drafting the sale deed. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Gajendra Singh held that none of the grounds available for review as set out in Order 47 Rule 1 CPC were made out in the case. “…it is seen that in para 11 and 13 of the order...
Jharkhand High Court Directs CBI To Submit Detailed Report On Pending Criminal Cases Against MPs & MLAs; Expresses Displeasure Over Delay In Trials
Jharkhand High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a comprehensive report on the criminal cases pending against Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from the state. The court ordered the probe agency to furnish the status report through an affidavit.The direction has been made by the Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Navneet Kumar in the suo moto case for expeditious disposal of...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Initiate PMLA Proceedings Against BJP And Congress Candidates In Tirunelveli
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by an independent candidate seeking action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against the BJP and Congress candidates in Tirunelveli, following seizure of money. A bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice Sunder Mohan dismissed the plea after noting that the offences alleged did not constitute scheduled offences warranting prosecution under the Act. A detailed order is expected soon. The petition was filed by one CM Raghavan, ...
Delhi High Court Upholds JNU's 80% Quota For Admission To B.A. (Hons) First-Year In Foreign Languages Course
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the decision of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to give 80% quota in the First Year of 3-year B.A. (Hons.) programme in Foreign Languages for the students who passed their class XII examination in the year of seeking admission or the previous year.The remaining 20% of the seats are given to all other candidates.Justice C Hari Shankar said that the decision is impelled by the desire to promote fresher talent, which is equipped with the most...