Kerala High Court Tasks Committee To Monitor Traffic On NH 544 Where It Suspended Toll, Suggests Daytime Ban On Heavy Vehicles

The Kerala High Court has directed the constitution of an Interim Traffic Management Committee to devise an interim traffic management plan on the congested stretch in NH 544, particularly around the Paliyekkara Toll Plaza.The division bench comprising Justice A. Muhammed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that a monitoring mechanism is essential to ensure smooth...

Delhi High Court Asks BCI To Hold Final Decision On 'Dentons Link' Tie-Up Over Alleged Violation Of Foreign Law Firms Rules

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Bar Council of India to not take a final decision pursuant to its show cause notice issued against the “Dentons Link Legal” tie-up over alleged violation of “Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022.”A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and...

Kerala High Court Dismisses KTU Vice Chancellor's Appeal Against Refusal Of Interim Relief In Plea To Resolve 'Administrative Stalemate'

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ appeal filed by Dr. Sivaprasad, Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), challenging the interim order dated August 19, by which a single judge had declined to grant interim relief in his writ petition to resolve the 'administrative stalemate' in the University..The division bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Asaram's Regular Bail Plea In Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (August 21) issued notice on application for regular bail of Asaram who has been convicted and sentenced to life by Gandhinagar court in a 2013 rape case. The court issued notice to both the prosecutrix and the State. Notably the high court had on Tuesday extended his temporary bail till September 3, after noting that the Rajasthan High Court had extended...

PwD Reservation For NEET Must Be Given As Per Unique Disability ID Card, Authority Can't Reassess Aspirant's Disabilities: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that the benefit of reservation for NEET examination must be given based on Unique Disability ID (UDID) issued by competent authority and the authority under the National Medical Commission Act could not reassess the disability suffered by the candidate.While granting relief to a NEET aspirant, Justice Pankaj Bhatia held:“the only function which can...

Madras High Court Dismisses Sanitation Worker's Challenge Against Privatization, Says Greater Chennai Corporation Should Ensure Minimum Wages

The Madras High Court has rejected a plea by the Greater Chennai Corporation's sanitation worker challenging the Corporation's resolution to outsource the sanitation work in two of its zones to private companies. Justice K Surender noted that privatizing the sanitation work is a policy decision of the government and when the decision did not violate any provisions of law, it could not...

Person Seeking Scholarship For Further Education Can't Be Expected To Resign From Job Prior To Selection: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court granted relied to a student whose scholarship application under state government's Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence Scheme to study abroad, was rejected on the ground that he failed to submit his resignation letter from his workplace 1-month prior to commencement of his course.In doing so the court said that the petitioner cannot be expected to...

'Entitled To Living Wage': Gujarat HC Sets Aside Direction To Treat Anganwadi Workers At Par With Govt Employees, Orders Increase In Pay

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (August 20) partly reversed a single judge's 2024 order which had declared that Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) shall be treated at par with the regularly selected permanent employees holding civil posts in the State or Central Government.While it set aside the single judge's directions to treat anganwadi workers and helpers at par with...

'Indispensable For Their Physical Growth': Delhi High Court Upholds Decision To Use Park Land As Playground For MCD School Children

The Delhi High Court has upheld a decision of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for using a land as playground for one of its school here instead of an ornamental park for public. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the requirement of the parcel of land for school students as a playground is indispensable for their physical development and growth. The Court dismissed a plea moved by...

MP High Court 'Sine Die' Adjourns PIL Alleging Illegal Affiliation Of Paramedical Colleges After Supreme Court's Stay

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (August 20), adjourned sine die the proceedings in a public interest litigation filed by the Law Students Association alleging irregularities and illegalities in the recognition and admission process of Institutions offering paramedical course. The court passed the order in view of Supreme Court's order last week staying further proceedings before...

Karnataka High Court Asks Litigant Seeking Reconstruction Of Parashuram Statue To Deposit ₹5 Lakh With Registry

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed a litigant, seeking re-construction of the 33 feet statue of Parashurama inside a theme park in Udupi district, which had to be brought down after a few months of erection, to deposit Rs 5 lakh with the high court registry within two weeks.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi orally said,“Your sentiments are...

Caste-Based Insults Between Husband & Wife Not An Offence Under SC/ST Act Unless Witnessed By Public: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that provisions 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, would apply only when the incident either occurred in a public place or was witnessed by at least one independent witness.The order was passed by Justice E.V. Venugopal in a petition to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner, who had allegedly insulted her...