High Courts
Kerala High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Against Arundhati Roy's Book Showing Her Smoking Without Health Warning
The Kerala High Court has called for Centre's response on a petition filed challenging Arundhati Roy's book "Mother Mary Comes To Me", the cover of which shows her smoking a Bidi without any statutory health warning.The Petitioner, an advocate, seeks stay on the book's sale without the statutory label.When the matter came before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and...
'Limitation Is Statue Of Peace & Repose': Rajasthan High Court Quashes Order Allowing Time Barred Appeal Against 44-Yr-Old Decree
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside the orders passed by the Revenue Appellate Authority ("RAA") and the Board of Revenue, in which a time barred appeal, filed after 44 years of decree, was allowed without any application for condonation of delay or any reasons justifying such delay.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that law of limitation was founded on public policy which...
NH-544 Traffic Snarl: Kerala High Court To Reconsider Toll Suspension As Interim Panel Finds NHAI's Repair Works Satisfactory
The Kerala High Court today orally observed that it will consider lifting suspension of toll collection at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH-544 highway, in light of the repair works carried out by the National Highway Authority of India.More than a month has lapsed since toll collection was suspended by the High Court, following a 12-hour blockade purportedly due to...
Mere Usage Of Term “High Speed” By Witness Is Insufficient To Establish Rash Or Negligent Driving: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a mere statement by a witness that the accused was driving the vehicle at 'high speed' is not sufficient to establish negligence.Justice Rakesh Kainthla held that: "Thus, the accused cannot be held liable based on the statement of a witness that he was driving the vehicle at a high speed, and the prosecution has to establish specific negligence of...
'Stranger' Not Entitled To Certified Copies Of Criminal Records, Court Should Call For Objections From Affected Persons: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that third parties cannot claim an automatic right to certified copies of documents filed in criminal proceedings, particularly in cases investigated by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).Justice V.G. Arun delivered the judgment while deciding three connected criminal miscellaneous cases concerning the SFIO probe into Cochin Minerals and Rutile...
Gauhati High Court Directs Free Education For Students Who Were Not Allowed To Attend Classes Over Inability To Pay For Books, Uniform
The Gauhati High Court recently directed a school to provide the free education to two students belonging to EWS category, including free books and uniforms etc. as per Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act read with relevant rules. The court was hearing a plea by two students seeking a direction to the respondent school to provide free education to...
Six Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court Made Permanent
Six Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court on Thursday (September 18) were sworn-in as Permanent Judges after the Central Government approved their appointments last week. Justices Sanjay Deshmukh, Vrushali Jadhav, Abhay Mantri, Shyam Chandak, Neeraj Dhote and Somasekhar Sundaresan were administered oath of the office. Presently, Justices Chandak and Sundaresan are sitting at the...
Remarks In Govt File Are Internal Correspondence Between Officials, Has No Legal Sanctity To Absolve Employee's Suspension: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that observations/remarks in files by government officials while dealing with matters were merely internal correspondence between them, carrying no legal sanctity.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition filed against the order of suspension against the petitioner, presently serving as Pradhan, under Section 38 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act....
Delhi High Court Allows Woman To Terminate 22-Week Pregnancy Resulting From Sexual Relations Established On False Promise Of Marriage
The Delhi High Court has permitted a 30-year-old unmarried woman to undergo medical termination of her 22-week pregnancy which resulted from sexual relations established with a man on the false promise of marriageJustice Ravinder Dudeja noted that the pregnancy was unwanted, which had caused the woman "severe physical and mental trauma" and was also the subject matter of an FIR against the...
'Magistrate Not Required To Pass Preliminary Order U/S 145 CrPC When Inquiry Is Directed By HC Or SC': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that where an inquiry under Section 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [Section 164 in the BNSS] is specifically directed by the High Court or the Supreme Court, the Magistrate is not required to pass a separate preliminary order under Section 145(1). The Court observed that in such cases, the satisfaction as to the existence of a dispute likely to cause...
Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Suspends License Of Two Advocates For Assaulting Bar Members, Brandishing Sword In Court Premises
Taking serious note of a violent incident within the High Court premises, the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) has suspended the licenses of two advocates accused of openly assaulting fellow bar members and brandishing a sword.The Special Disciplinary Committee of the BCPH noted that, "it is a case of grave misconduct on the part of the above mentioned two advocates namely Ms....
Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Plea Seeking To Stall Release Of 'Jolly LLB 3' Film
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation filed seeking a direction to stop the release and exhibition of the film Jolly LLB 3 scheduled for release on September 19.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi dismissed the petition filed by Syeda Neelufur and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the petitioner for unjustifiable consumption...