Madras High Court Appoints Retired Judge To Supervise Allotment Of Shops At Marina Beach

The Madras High Court has appointed retired high court judge to supervise the allotment of shops at the Marina beach in an attempt to reduce the number of hawkers at the beach. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice AD Jagadish Chandira appointed Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to act as the monitoring authority for...

AKG Centre Row: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On Kerala University Ex-Registrar's Plea Alleging CPI(M)'s Encroachment Of Varsity Land

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (January 22) directed the State to file a counter responding to the public interest litigation preferred by Kerala University ex-Joint Registrar, challenging the assignment of the University's land to AKG Centre for Research and Studies in the year 1977.In the plea, it is mentioned that though only 15 cents is stated to have been assigned by the government...

Pujari Has No Proprietary Right Over Temple Land, Can't Claim Adverse Possession: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a temple priest's appeal against an order rejecting his claim for adverse possession over the religious structure situated on a public access road, holding that a priest had no proprietary right over the land was only "servant to a deity" and thus could not make such a claim. Justice JC Doshi was hearing a dispute which arose from a civil suit filed by...

Inadvertent Error In Recruitment Notice Doesn't Create Vested Right To Appointment When No Vacancy Exists: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which had directed the appointment of a candidate on the basis of an erroneous recruitment advertisement where no actual vacancy existed for the reserved category.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan held that a mistake in the notification cannot create a vested right to...

Father Who Rapes His Daughter Can't Be Shown Any Leniency In POCSO Case: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction

The Delhi High Court has held that a father who rapes his daughter cannot be shown any relaxation in POCSO cases. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the conviction of a father for repeatedly raping his minor daughter studying in 6th standard in July 2021. The minor stated that her father had forcibly established physical relations with her when...

MACT | 50% Deduction From Income Of Deceased Bachelor Not Mandatory If He Had Dependent Parents: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Holding that a bachelor earning member of a family has a moral, social and filial obligation to support his aged parents and would not spend half of his income solely on himself, the Punjab and Haryana High Court enhanced compensation awarded in a motor accident claim, reducing the deduction towards personal expenses to one-third instead of 50%.Justice Harkesh Manuja said, "it has come on...

'Does Maintaining Law & Order Mean Event Be Cancelled?': Karnataka High Court Questions Police Over Recommendation To Cancel Fair

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (January 21) orally questioned the police on why it recommended cancellation of a traditional fair sought to be conducted in Chithradurga district over apprehension of a possible law and order situation.The court was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the tahsildar and the police officer to forthwith consider the petitioner's representation of...

Cognizance After Limitation Impermissible; 'Bona Fide Oversight' & 'Usual Practice' No Excuse For Magistrate: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings in a theft case where cognizance was taken by the Magistrate beyond the mandatory period prescribed under Section 468 CrPC [Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation].The Court took strong exception to the explanation offered by the then Chief Judicial Magistrate, Firozabad, who submitted that, as per the...

Scholarship Granted To Woman Before Marriage Doesn't Bar Her Husband's Claim Post-Marriage: Rajasthan High Court

While granting relief to a man who was denied the Swami Vivekanand Scholarship for Academic Excellence, the Rajasthan High Court has held that rejecting the scholarship solely based on the fact the applicant's wife was also granted benefit of the scholarship before the wedding, was not legally tenable and ran contrary to the very intent of the Scholarship Schemes.While analyzing the situation...

'Students Greatly Prejudiced': Kerala High Court Orally Remarks While Considering GLC Kozhikode BCI Affiliation Issue

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 20) orally remarked that the students of the Government Law College, Kozhikode are greatly prejudiced with the institute's BCI affiliation issue not yet being resolved.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a plea preferred by an Idukki-based advocate, who has prayed for a retrospective recognition from the BCI to the 5-year-integrated course...

Removing Tattoo After Medical Exam And Before Review Can't Cure Ineligibility: Calcutta High Court Dismisses CAPF Aspirant's Plea

The Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday (January 21), dismissed the petition filed by an aspirant of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) challenging the review medical examination that declared him unfit for service. The bench held that while a candidate has a right to review, the removal of a tattoo after the detailed medical examination but before the review medical examination, to be...

Merely Labelling Hypertension A 'Lifestyle Disorder' Not Enough To Deny Disability Pension To Air Force Personnel: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely branding a disability like hypertension as a "lifestyle disorder" is insufficient to deny disability pension to an Air Force personnel, particularly when the medical opinion rejecting the claim is unsupported by cogent reasons.A division bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held,"lifestyle varies from individual to...