Delhi HC Issues Notice On Wrestler's Plea Against Exclusion From Arjuna Award, Questioning Discretionary Component In Selection Scheme

The Delhi High Court last week issued notice on a petition moved by gold-winning Indian freestyle wrestler Naveen Malik, challenging his exclusion from the Arjuna Award, 2025.Arjuna Award is a national honour conferred in recognition of outstanding performance in sports.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav noted that Malik is an international wrestler who has secured several national...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Jeweller Roddam & Former Devaswom Board Officials

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 21) denied bail to Jeweller Roddam Govardhan and former Travancore Devaswom Board officials A. Padmakumar and Murari Babu, who are accused of misappropriating gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and door frames of the Sreekovil in Sabarimala.Justice A. Badharudeen pronounced the order today in open court after reserving the verdict. They are accused of...

'Do Some Constructive Work': Delhi High Court Raps Law Student Seeking To Ban Bangladesh From Cricket Citing Violence Against Hindus

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation seeking to ban Bangladesh from participating in all cricket tournaments and competitions, citing violence against Hindus there. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rapped the petitioner, a law student, for filing such a PIL while also repeatedly cautioning pursuing the matter...

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Stale Pension Claim, Raps State For Losing Service Records

The Rajasthan High Court has held that even though loss or misplacement of service records by the State is a serious administrative failure, the same cannot by itself create a substantive right for an employee to get pension. At the same time, the bench of Justice Anand Sharma expressed strong disapproval of the State's plea in the matter that the service records of the petitioner were lost....

Recruitment Rules Can't Defeat Object Of Compassionate Appointment: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that compassionate appointment is an exception to the general process of recruitment and undue reliance cannot be placed on the recruitment rules to defeat the object of compassionate appointment. The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla held,“Suffice to note that the Recruitment Rules are in furtherance of the requirements...

PC Act Proceedings Can't Continue On Hearsay Evidence With No Nexus To Official Duty: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 cannot be sustained against an accused Home Guard where the materials on record are only hearsay and do not disclose any nexus with the discharge of official duties. Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, presiding over the case, held, “As regards the petitioner No.2, I find sufficient force in the...

Karnataka High Court Asks ED To Defer Personal Hearing In FEMA Case Against Café Coffee Day

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (January 21) deferred personal hearing scheduled for January 30 in respect of popular coffee chain 'Cafe Coffee Day' subsequent to a 2022 complaint lodged by the ED under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.Appearing for CCD, senior advocate Sajjan Poovaya submitted that the ED complaint was filed in 2022 for an alleged act in 2009 and delay would be fatal...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Order FIR Over Saket Court Staffer Suicide, Cites Ongoing Administrative Action

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to order FIR over a recent incident wherein a 43-year-old differently-abled ahlmad jumped to death and committed suicide at the Saket Courts, allegedly citing “work pressure”.Calling the incident unfortunate, a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia remarked that they were conscious of the situation and that...

MMDR Act | Mining Lease Granted In Violation Of Rule 22-D Is Void Ab Initio; No Deemed Extension Permissible: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a mining lease granted in violation of the minimum area requirement under Rule 22-D of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, is void under Section 19 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act). Consequently, the Court ruled that such a void lease cannot be the subject of a 'deemed extension' under Section 8A(3) of the...

Kerala High Court Mourns Demise Of Former Judge Justice A Lekshmikutty

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 21) mourned the passing of Justice A. Lekshmikutty (81), who had served as judge of the High Court.The late judge started her practice in 1967 in Thiruvananthapuram and after almost two decades of practice, she was appointed as a Sessions Judge. In 2000, she became an additional judge of the Kerala High Court and thereafter, in 2001 as a permanent...

MACT | Can't Assume Deceased Not Earning Only Because He Is In Class 12th, Must Be Compensated As Unskilled Labour: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that it cannot be assumed that the deceased in a motor vehicle accident was not earning only because he was a student in Class 12th. It held that compensation for such deceased must be calculated by treating the deceased to be an unskilled workman. Justice Sandeep Jain held,“Merely because the deceased was studying in Class 12, it cannot be presumed that he...

Sunjay Kapur's Mother Moves Delhi High Court Against Priya Kapur, Karisma Kapoor's Children Over 'Fraudulent' Family Trust

Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother, Rani Kapur, has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court against her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and actress Karisma Kapoor's children alleging that they orchestrated a “fraudulent family trust” to unlawfully strip her of her entire estate.The 80 year old widow has alleged that the “RK Family Trust/Rani Kapur Family Trust” is fraudulent, null...