High Courts
Constitution Bars Preference To Either Parent In Custody Disputes Merely Based On Their Gender: J&K&L High Court
Reinforcing the constitutional guarantee of equality and non-discrimination, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in matters of custody of a minor child, neither the father nor the mother can claim preference merely on the ground of gender.Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, while allowing an appeal filed by a mother challenging the grant of custody to the father, observed...
Right To Education | Lack Of Residency Ward Number On Child's Aadhar Card No Ground To Deny Admission Under RTE Act: Rajasthan High Court
While granting relief to a minor whose application for admission in a private school under the Right to Education Act, 2009 was rejected, the Rajasthan High Court held that a fundamental right under Article 21-A could not be tossed and curtailed merely on account on procedural ground or technicalities.In the present matter, the application of the child was rejected on the ground that the...
Chhattisgarh High Court Expresses Dismay At Delay In Supply Of Modern Equipment To Medical Institute Despite Budget Sanction
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of a news report published in a Hindi daily which highlighted that doctors at the Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), Bilaspur had to operate with old equipment despite four months passing since the Government approving a Rs.15 crore proposal for purchase of new and modernised medical equipment.In this regard, Chief...
MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Alleging Commercialization Of Legal Services By Use Of Celebrity Promotion, Online Ads
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (September 11), issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a group of lawyers challenging the alleged commercialization of legal services by an entity through sponsored online advertisements and celebrity-led promotions. The bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai issued notice to the respondents which includes the...
Delhi High Court Protects Actor Abhishek Bachchan's Personality Rights; Restrains Unauthorised Use Of His Name, Image Or Voice
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan by restraining various entities from misusing his image, name, voice or other elements of his persona for monetary gains without his consent or authorization. Justice Tejas Karia observed that use of technology to depict Bachchan in settings that are misleading, derogatory...
High Court Rejects Plea For FIR Against Delhi Art Gallery Over Exhibition Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging a trial court order refusing to register an FIR against the Delhi Art Gallery and its Directors over exhibition of two allegedly offensive paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities. Justice Amit Mahajan rejected the plea filed by lawyer Amita Sachdeva and said that the Trial Court is already seized of the matter and will...
Married Daughter Can't Be Excluded From Family For Purpose Of Compassionate Appointment: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a married daughter cannot be excluded from the definition of “family” for the purpose of compassionate appointment, and family income has to be calculated including them as well.Quoting Rakesh Kumar V/s State of H.P., 2022, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Noted that: “Simply because the daughter is married, this does not means that she loses...
'Excessive, Civil Death': Punjab & Haryana High Court On Dismissal Of Constable Who Took 2 Hour Nap While On Duty
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the dismissal of a police constable—who had over fifteen years of service—for sleeping during duty timing for two hours, an excessive punishment, equating it to "civil death."The Court set aside the dismissal order of a Guard Duty under CRPF who reported on duty two hours late because he was found sleeping and refused to join the...
'Absence Of Party On A Few Occasions Is Not Sufficient To Dismiss Case For Non-Prosecution': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a complaint cannot be dismissed for non-prosecution under Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure merely because the complainant or counsel was absent on a few dates of hearing. The Court observed that principles of natural justice require giving the complainant a fair opportunity to prosecute the complaint on the merits, and that a harsh...
Low Pay Scale Of Legal Officers In Punjab Intelligence Bureau, High Court Asks State To Decide
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab government to decide a representation to be filed challenging the alleged arbitrary and unjustifiably low pay scales being offered to Legal Officers working in the state's Intelligence Bureau (IB).It was alleged that the Punjab Bureau of Investigation (Civilian Support Staff) Group-B Service Rules, 2021" and "The Punjab Bureau...
Films That Ridicule Religions Or Incite Hatred Can't Be Granted Certification In Secular Society: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that in a diverse and secular society, certification cannot be granted to a film that ridicules religions, incites hatred or threatens social harmony.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that if a film makes it seem that taking the law into your own hands is something to be admired and celebrated, it can damage people's trust in the legal system and may...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of IPS Officer G Vankatraman As Ad-Hoc Director General Of Police
The Madras High Court, on Thursday, dismissed a petition filed by a lawyer challenging the appointment of IPS officer R Venkataraman as the ad-hoc Director General of Police/Head of Police Force in the State of Tamil Nadu. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan orally remarked that some arrangements had to be made when the DGP demitted...