High Courts
RTI Applicant Cannot Insist On Original Documents Once Accessible Records Are Supplied By CPIO: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court dismissed an RTI applicant's plea seeking information concerning teaching posts at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, observing that he had been supplied copies of the documents and his insistence on being supplied original documents is not within the purview of the CPIO. Justice Hemant M Prachchhak in his order noted:"This Court has considered the facts...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Cracks Down On Empanelled Hospitals For 'Artificially' Lowering Package Rates To Attract Patients
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered the Director General, Health Services, Haryana to verify the package rates of all empanelled hospitals and take strict action, including cancellation of licences, in cases of policy violations. The Court also cautioned against the practice of hospitals offering artificially low package rates to attract patients and later charging separately...
Orissa High Court Grants Relief To 90-Year-Old Deprived Of Retiral Benefits Due To Disciplinary Proceedings Pending Since 1994
The Orissa High Court has held that retiral benefits of a delinquent employee cannot be withheld indefinitely for no fault on his part, which can only be attributed to the disciplinary authority.While quashing a 32-year-old disciplinary proceeding against 90-year-old retired employee, a Bench of Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy held–“The petitioner though filed his reply on 22.05.2001...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes 24-Year-Old Proclaimed Offender Order, Notes Accused Was Unaware Of Proceedings
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside a 24-year-old order declaring a man a proclaimed offender, observing that his absence from trial proceedings was not intentional but stemmed from lack of awareness.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj noted that the petitioner remained absent despite orders as he was unaware about the ongoing proceedings because of the reason that he was residing in...
CPI-ML Moves Calcutta HC Against Bengal Govt's Enforcement Of 1950 Animal Slaughter Law, Calls It Attempt To Curb 'Ritualistic Sacrifice'
The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation West Bengal unit has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking urgent judicial intervention against the state BJP Government's move to invoke the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, to allegedly impose restrictions on ritual livestock sacrifice.The plea is set to come up for hearing before a division bench of Chief Justice...
Madras High Court Grants Divorce To Husband After Wife Arranged Daughter's Marriage Without Informing Him
While granting divorce to a man, the Madras High Court recently observed that the wife's act of marrying off their daughter without informing him would cause him mental agony and constitute mental cruelty. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Rajasekar held that as a parent, the husband would have undergone extreme mental agony, pain, and suffering, which could never...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Teacher's Suspension For Criticising Minister Online, Says 'Executive Displeasure' Cannot Override Law
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside the suspension of a government teacher over his social media comments against a sitting Minister.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that the suspension order was silent on the statutory source of power under which the petitioner was suspended. It opined that executive displeasure or perceived embarrassment could not substitute statutory authorization....
Karnataka High Court Restrains Transport Unions From Going On Indefinite Strike, Directs State To Hold Meeting With Representatives
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (19 May) restrained the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various road transport trade unions from starting an indefinite strike from tomorrow.The unions in question constitute of employees of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation...
Wives Are Not 'Deemed Maids': Bombay High Court Says Refusal To Perform Domestic Chores Like Cooking, Cleaning Is Not Cruelty
Wives are not 'deemed maids' and thus, their failure to perform domestic chores such as cooking, cleaning etc does not amount to cruelty, held the Bombay High Court recently. A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande quashed and set aside a judgment of the Family Court in Mumbai, which on July 23, 2010 granted divorce to a Chartered Accountant man, on grounds...
What Prevented ED From Summoning Instead Of Outright Arrest?: Gameskraft Founder To Karnataka High Court In Plea Against PMLA Arrest
Questioning his arrest by the ED, Deepak Singh one of the founder's of gaming company Gameskraft told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 19) that the founders' arrest in PMLA case was not based on any new tangible material questioning the agency as to what prevented it from issuing summons instead of outrightly arresting. The founder further argued that the arrest was a...
Bombay High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Mumbai Press Club Plea, Cites His Appearance As Prosecutor In Bhima Koregaon Case
The ongoing controversy over Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao - both accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case, who allegedly flouted their bail conditions and together attended an event organised by journalist Gurbir Singh at the Mumbai Press Club (MPC), reached the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (May 19) with Justice Sandesh Patil recusing from hearing the matter. Notably, one of...