High Courts
'Will Decide On Sanction To Prosecute IAS Officers In Arms License Scam Case Within 6 Weeks': MHA Tells J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court was informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that it is likely to take a final call within six weeks on granting sanction for prosecution against certain IAS officers in the Arms License Scam.The sanction is being sought in connection with an alleged large-scale arms licence racket in which, according to the CBI, lakhs of gun licences...
Chhattisgarh High Court Designates Three Lawyers As Senior Advocates
The Chattisgarh High Court on Thursday (August 7) designated three lawyers as senior advocates with immediate effect. The notification issued by the High Court's Registrar General states:"In exercise of powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961, read with Rule 7 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018 and in pursuance of the Judgment...
Orissa High Court Expresses Concern Over Illegal Cow Slaughter, Directs State To Appoint Competent Authority Under Slaughter Prevention Act
The Orissa High Court on Thursday (August 07) expressed anguish over illegal cow slaughter across the State despite of the extant legislation i.e. Odisha Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1960 ('1960 Act') which strictly prohibits the same, overriding any existing custom or usage to the contrary.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman was hearing a PIL...
HP High Court Directs Police To Consider Protection Plea By Young Muslim Couple, Including Minor Girl, Over Threats Faced Due To Marriage
The Himachal Pradesh High Court division bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia & Justice Ranjan Sharma has directed the Superintendent of Police, Sirmaur, and the Station House Officer concerned to consider protection request of the 20-year-old petitioner and his 17 year old wife and take appropriate action after they got married without their family's permission.The court relied on...
Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Summons 16 Advocates, Including Seniors, Over Bench Hunting Allegations
In a significant development, the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council has taken cognisance of alleged "bench hunting" tactics employed in the Roop Bansal case. The Council has summoned 16 advocates —Senior Advocate Rakesh Nehra, Senior Advocate Puneet Bali, Advocates J.K. Singla, Sidharth Bhardwaj, Aditya Aggarwal Advocate, Gagandeep Singh, Anmol Chandan, Advocate Baljeet Beniwal, Harsh...
PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Mass Sterilisation & Vaccination Of Stray Dogs Amidst Rising Dog Bite-Related Incidents
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court by Advocate Akash Sharma, seeking urgent measures to curb the rising stray dog attacks through mass vaccination and sterilization programs.The PIL highlights the alarming increase in dog bite cases and rabies-related fatalities, as reported by the Central Government's PIB report, underscoring the need for...
Individual Hardship No Ground To Challenge Vires: Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds State Law Fixing Fee-Structure Of Private Schools
The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld the validity of 'Chhattisgarh Non-Government Schools Fees Regulation Act, 2020' and 'Chhattisgarh Non-Government Schools Fees Regulation Rules 2020', challenged on the ground that it allegedly curbed autonomy of private unaided schools in fixing fee and administration.In doing so the court underscored that hardship caused to an individual if any cannot be...
Centre Notifies Appointments Of 9 Judges To Five High Courts
The Central Government on Friday (August 8) notified appointments of nine Judges to High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Calcutta, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to 'X' (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments. These are:Additional Judges Justice Harinath Nunepally, Justice Kiranmayee Mandava, Justice Sumathi Jagadam and Justice Nayapathy Vijay...
Advisory Board Under PITNDPS Act Cannot Decide On Detenue's Representation, Decision Must Be Taken By Govt: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court slammed the Advisory Board constituted under the PIT NDPS Act for “illegally arrogating unto itself a power that the law has never vested in it”, as it quashed a preventive detention order for violating the constitutional rights of the detenue.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, while delivering the judgment, held that the Advisory Board had...
Disputes Over Disaffiliation Of State Golf Associations Can Be Referred To Arbitration Under Clause 66 Of IGU Rules: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court bench of Justice H. S. Thangkhiew, in a notable judgment has observed that the dispute resolution clause provided in Clause 66 of the IGU Rules and Regulations would apply to instances of disaffiliation of a state golf association by the Indian Golf Union (IGU) and the arbitration would be conducted under the aegis of Arbitration Commission of the...
Wife Of Deceased Nephew Not 'Relative', Need Not Maintain Senior Citizen Merely Because She Inherited Latter's Property: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a person cannot be compelled to maintain a childless senior citizen under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, unless they are a legal heir of the senior citizen as defined under personal law.The division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment while allowing a writ...