High Courts
Video Conferencing Rules Must Be Meaningfully Applied: P&H High Court Allows Examination Of Witness On VC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a trial court order refusing to permit the examination of a material witness through video conferencing, emphasizing that procedural rules must be applied in a manner that advances access to justice rather than defeats it.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "It is pertinent to note that the requisite technological infrastructure for conducting...
Daily Wage Employees Cannot Claim Parity With Regular Employees For Deployment After Winding Up Of Company: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High High Court has held that employees engaged on daily wage basis cannot claim parity with those employees who were serving on regular or permanent basis for the purpose of deployment to other government departments after winding up of the company.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by a person engaged on consolidated basis seeking...
Telangana High Court Directs SBI To Grant VRS Benefits To Legal Heirs Of Employee Who Died After VRS Application Was Accepted
The Telangana High Court has directed the State Bank of India to extend Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) benefits to the legal heirs of a deceased employee, observing that the employee's application had already been scrutinised and accepted before his death, and denial of benefits in such circumstances could not be justified.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar...
Housewife's Contribution Is Invaluable: Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation Over Death Of Woman In Road Accident
The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded for the death of a homemaker in a motor accident case, underscoring that the contribution of a wife and mother to her family is “invaluable” and cannot be measured merely in monetary terms.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury increased the compensation payable to the deceased homemaker's minor daughter from ₹9.17 lakh to ₹11 lakh,...
Mere Criticism Of Public Representative In Private WhatsApp Group Not A Criminal Offence: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has allowed a criminal revision filed by an accused who was prosecuted over messages posted in a WhatsApp group against a public representative, holding that mere criticism in a private social media group would not, by itself, constitute offences under Sections 504, 505(1)(b) and 506 IPC unless the essential ingredients of the offences are made out. These Sections of...
Kerala High Court Directs CBI Probe Into Death Of 23 Children In Palakkad
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 11) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation into 23 child deaths in Palakkad District over 13 years.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. passed the order while hearing a public interest litigation, concerning investigations into cases involving the unnatural death of...
Wife Continuing Dowry Case After Taking ₹20 Lakh Alimony & Mutual Divorce Is Abuse Of Law: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that continuation of proceedings against ex-husband and his family by the ex-wife even after receiving a lumpsum amount of Rs. 20 lakhs as alimony and procuring a decree of mutual divorce, amounted to abuse of the process of law. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the matter indicated a reverse trend wherein the complainant-wife, despite...
2013 Rape Case: Asaram Withdraws Plea For Extension Of Temporary Bail From Gujarat High Court
Asaram, who has been convicted and sentenced to life by Gandhinagar court in a 2013 rape case, withdrew from Gujarat High Court on Friday (June 12) his application seeking extension of temporary bail. The counsel appearing for Asaram submitted before a division bench of Justice Gita Gopi and Justice LS Pirzada that the Rajasthan High Court had recently upheld Asaram's conviction and life...
'Cannot Be Made Family Court': Madras High Court Dismisses Woman's Plea To Stop Pension Benefits Of Husband Over Unpaid Maintenance
The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea by a wife seeking to stop the disbursement of pensionary benefits and other service benefits to her husband over unpaid maintenance dues. Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar observed that the High Court could not be converted into an execution court or family court. The court observed that if the wife succeeded in her maintenance case against...
Actress Rape Case | Kerala High Court Directs Sessions Judge To Transmit Memory Card To HC Registrar For Safe Custody
The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 12) has directed the District and Sessions Judge, Ernakulam to transmit the memory card and pendrive containing the visuals of the assault in the 2017 Actress Assault Case in a sealed cover to the Registrar General of the High Court.The Court further directed the Registrar General to keep the memory card in "safe custody" till further orders.Justice C.S....
Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Play "Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu" Before "Vande Mataram" In Official Ceremonies
The Madras High Court, on Friday (June 12), issued notice, returnable by 8 weeks, challenging a Government Order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which mandates the order in which the National Song Vande Mataram and the National Anthem Jana Gana Mana are to be played during a state ceremony attended by the Governor of the State. The plea also seeks to ensure that Tamil Nadu's state...
