High Courts
Mandate On Securing 50% Marks To Qualify Superior Judicial Services Exam Not Arbitrary: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the validity of the rule mandating a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for qualification in the Superior Judiciary Examination of both the states.A candidate who appeared for Additional District and Sessions Judge in Punjab and Haryana challenged the Rules which required for minimum 40% marks out of total 750 marks of the written examination and 50%...
'Roundabout On Flyover Unheard Of': MP High Court On Design Of New Flyover In Jabalpur, Asks State To Ensure No Accidents Take Place
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22), disposed of a PIL for installing view cutters on a newly inaugurated 7-km flyover connecting Madan Mahal to Damoh Naka in Jabalpur to safeguard the privacy of the adjoining residents, while asking the State to consider taking steps so that no accidents take place.During the hearing court orally remarked that a roundabout on a flyover...
Kerala High Court Orders Erasure Of Case Records Relating To Man Acquitted Of Offence Committed As Minor
The Kerala High Court recently directed the state government, the Director General of Police and the Station House Officers (SHO) to erase all police records and details before the Juvenile Justice Board in a case where a minor was the accused.Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen was considering a plea by a man for erasure of all records relating to the case in which he was arrayed as the 5th accused...
Photocopy Of Misplaced Cheque Can Be Accepted As Secondary Evidence In Cheque Bounce Cases: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that a Xerox copy of a cheque can be accepted as secondary evidence in cheque bounce cases, and such a request cannot be refused merely because there is no evidence to prove that the original cheque was lost. Justice Shamim Ahmed observed that when the trial judge had recorded the sworn statement in which he had made an endorsement with respect...
S.473 CrPC | Extension Of Limitation Must Be Upon Satisfactory Explanation Of Delay, Not Merely 'In Interest Of Justice': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a court cannot extend period of limitation for prosecution of cases merely by stating that it is necessary in the interests of justice. Instead, the court has to be satisfied that delay has been properly explained before allowing an application for extending limitation period under Section 473 of the CrPC.Section 473 of the Code of Criminal...
Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Denied On Hyper-Technical Medical Terminology When Cause Of Death Falls Within Eligible Diseases: Orissa HC
A Division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising Justice S.K. Sahoo and Justice S. S. Mishra held that when medical records from a premier government hospital clearly establish that the deceased employee suffered from cardiac and kidney ailments and died due to cardiac arrest, such death falls within the diseases specified under the Compassionate Appointment Scheme and the company...
Ex-Servicemen Reservation For Public Employment Is One-Time Benefit, Not Perpetual Device For Career Progression: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the policy rationale of reservation in appointment to ex-servicemen is to operate as a one-time benefit to facilitate re-employment, and not as a perpetual device for career progression.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain rejected the petition filed by an ex-servicemen, who was re-appointed as a Village Development Officer under the reserved category...
'COVID Health Assistant Work Not Equivalent To Pharmacist': Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea For Bonus Marks In Recruitment
The Rajasthan High Court has held that role of a Pharmacist and a Covid Health Assistant who was engaged temporarily to perform auxiliary duties like distribution of medicines, are distinct and could not be treated as interchangeable.“A Pharmacist is a qualified Diploma Holder registered under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 entrusted with professional responsibilities of maintaining drug...
One Rolex Watch Can Be For Personal Use, Not 'Commercial Quantity': Delhi High Court To Customs
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that one Rolex watch seized by the Customs Department from an air passenger cannot be called 'commercial quantity'.It thus cautioned the Department's Adjudicating Authority against “error” on its part, in declaring the same as commercial.“Clearly, this Court is of the view that one Rolex watch cannot be held to be a commercial quantity and there is...
Karnataka High Court Stays Rules Capping Movie Ticket Price At ₹200
The Karnataka High Court has stayed till further orders, the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules 2025 which caps movie ticket prices at Rs 200.The interim relief has been granted by Justice Ravi V Hosmani on a plea moved by the Multiplex Association of India and other entities.During the hearing, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the Association had argued that...
Calcutta High Court Grants Unconditional Stay Of MSME Council Award Due To Concerns Over Violation Of Natural Justice
The High Court at Calcutta has granted an interim Order of unconditional stay on the execution of an Arbitration Award passed by the MSME Facilitation Council at Konkan.In an Application filed under Section 36 (2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by Bridge and Roof Company (India) Ltd, against M/s FEPL Engineering Pvt. Ltd, praying for unconditional stay with exemption...
'Shirking From His Liability While Enjoying Expensive Bikes': MP High Court Upholds Order Directing Husband To Maintain Wife, Kids
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22) dismissed a man's plea challenging a family court's maintenance order in favour of his wife and kids, noting that the husband was trying to shirk away from his liability while enjoying his life with expensive bikes. Justice Gajendra Singh noted that the dispute arose after the birth of their younger child, who faced significant medical...