High Courts
Can A Person Be Permitted To Change Name After Sex Reassignment Surgery? : Allahabad High Court To Examine
The Allahabad High Court is set to consider and examine a significant question as to whether after sex reassignment surgery a person may be permitted to change name. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery requested Senior Advocate HR Mishra, assisted by Sri Advocate VR Tiwari, to assist the Court on this question. The matter will be heard on October 30. The Court...
Landlord Need Not Disclose Exact Nature Of Business To Seek Eviction Of Tenant For Bonafide Need: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that in today's fast-changing economy, a landlord seeking eviction of tenant under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 for bonafide use, need not disclose the exact nature of business proposed to be carried out from the tenanted premises.Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed,“In the opinion of this Court, the nature/ purpose/ disclosure of the...
'Revengeful & Vulgar': MP High Court Upholds Expulsion Of School Student For Posting Derogatory, Abusive Content About Teacher Online
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (October 9) dismissed a father's plea challenging school's decision to expel his child following the discovery of an Instagram page where the boy created and posted memes of teachers using abusive and derogatory language. Noting that the school was justified in their actions, the bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed;"A perusal of the material...
Delhi High Court Restrains YouTuber From Posting Disparaging Content Against 'BROCODE' Beverage
The Delhi High Court has restrained a YouTube channel 'Sipp_Smart' ran by influencer Praveen Aminigadda from publishing or circulating any content or video on social media which disparages the goodwill and reputation of alcoholic beverage brand 'BROCODE'.Justice Tejas Karia directed the influencer to take down a YouTube video which claimed that Brocode is 'poisonous', 'deadly' and 'not fit...
Courts Should Not Order Provisional Admissions To Medical Colleges Unless Cast-Iron Case Made Out: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that interim orders permitting provisional admissions to medical courses cannot be granted as a matter of course, even in writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. observed: “In a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, an interim...
Gujarat High Court Notifies Instructions Addressing Difficulties Faced By Lawyers' In Curing Defects While Filing Petitions
To oversee smooth flow in filing of cases, the Gujarat High Court has notified that if there is any overwriting or correction found in the petition at the time of filing— advocates/party-in-person can move a draft amendment pursuant to which a filing/stamp number will be given. An instruction notification issued by the high court registry on Thursday (October 9) further permits filling in...
Kerala High Court Directs Public Service Commission To Provide Accessible Exam Centres For Candidates With Disabilities
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 9) set aside a 2019 order of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that had recommended the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) to pay an amount of ₹1,000 each to 290 physically challenged candidates.The KPSC challenged this order of the NHRC, which had taken suo motu cognizance based on a Malayalam newspaper report dated 08.08.2014....
Lack Of Pleadings Showing Neglect No Grounds To Reject Senior Citizen's Plea To Void Gift Deed In Favour Of Child: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a senior citizen's plea to void the gift deed in favour of their child, over neglect or for want of maintenance, cannot be thrown out merely for lack of pleadings to that effect.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed,“While exercising the powers under Section 23(1) of the Senior Citizens Act on...
Munambam Waqf Land Dispute: Kerala High Court Allows State's Appeal Against Quashing Of Inquiry Commission
The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) allowed two appeals filed by the State Government challenging a March 17 order cancelling the appointment of an Inquiry Commission set up by the State to resolve the land dispute between residents of Munambam and the Waqf Board.A division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar VM while pronouncing the order said,...
Delhi Govt Can Regulate Private School Fees Only To Prevent Profiteering, Not To Control Fee Structure: High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has the power to regulate fee structure of unaided private schools only to the extent necessary to curb profiteering, commercialization of education, and collection of capitation fees.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela clarified that the government...
Allahabad High Court Directs Meta To Take Down 'Defamatory' Content Against Swami Ram Bhadracharya
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday directed 'Meta Platforms Inc.' (which operates Facebook and Instagram) to take down within 48 hours the objectionable content allegedly defaming Padma Vibhushan awardee and Jagadguru Swami Ram Bhadracharya Ji Maharaj, once the URL links of such content are provided to it. A Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant...
Social Media Posts Crossing Line Into Insult Or Humiliation Affect Person's Right To Dignity: Delhi High Court
“When the speech crosses the line into insult, humiliation or incitement, it collides with the right to dignity…The freedom of 'speech' and 'expression' granted by the Constitution under Article 19 must be exercised within the bounds of the reasonable restrictions it places,” the judge said.