MP High Court Quashes Labour Court Order Allowing PWD Employee To Continue Service Post Retirement

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 7) set aside an order of the Labour court allowing a Public Works Department employee to continue service after his retirement. The court observed that the employee's claim of an alternate date of birth post-retirement could not be permitted as the employee had, with open eyes, signed various service documents which contained the disputed date...

Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Retired IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject MS Dhoni's ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others.The suit was filed over alleged defamatory content against Dhoni in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...

Haal Movie: Kerala High Court To Hear On Friday Producer's Plea Against CBFC Direction To Cut Scenes With Beef Biriyani, Burqa

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) orally told that it was prepared to hear the plea preferred against the grant of A certification given by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to Shane Nigam starrer movie 'Haal'.The producer and director of the film had preferred the plea challenging the Revising Committee's decision to cut around six scenes in the film, including a...

CCI Tells Delhi High Court It Will Defer Summons Issued To Madison Communications Executives Amid Ongoing Probe

The Competition Commission of India informed the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that the summons issued to Madison Communications's executives for appearing today will be adjourned, after a request was made by the advertising agency. The statement was made by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta appearing for CCI before Justice Sachin Datta. Mehta said that although summons were issued to...

Grant Of Gun License A Privilege But Its Renewal Is A Right Unless Grounds For Refusal Are Established: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that getting a license to bear arms is a privilege however, once the license is granted, the privilege becomes a right and an application for renewal of gun license would stand on a better footing. The court added that an application for renewal of license cannot be denied unless the authority establishes the grounds for...

Examiners Of Electronic Evidence Are Crucial In Cyber Offence Probes, Delay In Appointment Affects Law Enforcement: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has expressed concern over the absence of Examiners of Electronic Evidence for the State of Chhattisgarh, which is hampering the ability of law enforcement and judicial authorities to promptly address cyber offences.While dealing with a Public Interest Litigation seeking appointment of adequate number of Examiners of Electronic Evidence for the State, a Division...

MP High Court Denies Termination Of Rape Survivor's 9-Month Pregnancy; Directs CWC To Take Custody Of Child After 15 Days

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied permission to terminate a 9-month pregnancy of a rape survivor, noting that the fetus is in a live condition and would endanger the life of the survivor. The court also directed the Child Welfare Committee to take custody of the child within 15 days of its birth and to take every care and caution for the upbringing of the child. The bench of Justice...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused In Govind Pansare Murder Case

The Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Virendra Tawade, Sharad Kalaskar and Amol Kale, all three prime accused in the murder case of slain communist leader Govind Pansare.Single-judge Justice Shivkumar Dige orally pronounced the decision to grant them bail. However, a detailed copy of the order is yet to be made available. According to the prosecution case,...

Kerala High Court Grants Police Protection To School After Mob Intrusion Over Hijab-Uniform Row

The Kerala High Court has granted police protection to St. Rita's Public School, a Christian management school affiliated with CBSE, following alleged threats and mob intrusion for not allowing a Muslim girl student to wear hijab with school uniform.Justice N Nagaresh passed the interim order.The writ petition was filed seeking immediate police protection for its management, staff, and...

Why Functions Of UAPA Tribunal Can't Be Equated With Role Of Civil Court? Delhi High Court Answers In PFI Case

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the functions assigned to a Tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA Tribunal) cannot be equated with the functions of a civil court.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the function assigned to the UAPA Tribunal is to decide the reference made to it by the...

Karnataka High Court Orders Jet Airways To Pay ₹13 Lakh In Back Wages To Dismissed Employee Despite Liquidation

The Karnataka High Court recently directed liquidation bound Jet Airways to pay back wages of ₹13,00,000, along with accrued interest, to a former employee who was dismissed from its services.A division bench of the High Court dismissed Jet Airways' plea challenging a 2017 Industrial Tribunal order on the grounds that the workman's right to the back wages had "crystallized on the date of...

Delhi High Court Rejects Philip's Suit Against Sale Of VCDs Over Alleged Infringement Of Its Patent In 'Digital Transmission System'

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a suit filed by Koninklijke Philips N.V., simply branded Philips, against a company manufacturing and selling VCDs alleging that the same violated its “Digital Transmission System” patent.Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that Philips failed to establish any infringement by the defendant company located in Haryana and its Director- M Bathla. Philips...