High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Child's Death In Unregistered Play School In Haryana, Seeks Response From Govt

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought a response from Haryana's Women and Child department on took suo moto cognisance taken of the death of a 4-year-old child at an unregistered play school in Haryana's Sirsa on the basis of a newspaper report.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Sanjiv Berry issued notice and sought a response from the Director General of Women and...

Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Arvind Kejriwal's Pleas Against Summons

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court order upholding the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought response of the Enforcement Directorate and directed it to file counter affidavit within six weeks. The...

Lawyer Chamber Turned 'Vivah Kendra': Allahabad HC Directs Eviction Of 2 Advocates From Lucknow District Court Campus

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the unauthorised operation of a so-called 'Vivah Kendra' (Marriage Centre) inside a lawyer's Chamber situated in the old CSC building in the Lucknow District Court Campus. The Court not only ordered the immediate eviction of the 2 advocates occupying the said chamber but also referred the matter to...

Chhattisgarh High Court Junks PIL Seeking Hemp Cultivation For Industrial Use, Flags Rising Drug Abuse

The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by Dr. Sachin Ashok Kale, seeking permission to cultivate and develop an ecosystem of industrial hemp/cannabis in the State, along with directives for defining, licensing, and establishing a regulatory framework for the growth and use of hemp for medicinal, industrial, and environmental purposes.A...

'Not That Simple, Entails Huge Infrastructure Investment': Delhi High Court On PIL To Allow Public, Journalists To Attend CIC Hearings

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a direction on the Central Information Commission (CIC) to allow members of the general public as well as journalists to attend the proceedings physically as well as virtually. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal remarked the issue is not as simple as the petitioners...

HP HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Rules Of Judicial Promotion Exam, Says Judicial Officers Should've Known Consequences Of Participating Without Protest

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that once Judicial officers had participated in a departmental exam for promotion, they were estopped from challenging the rules if they had accepted them when they chose to appear for the exam without any protest.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Sandeep Sharma held: “Petitioners are estopped by their act and conduct from assailing the...

Meghalaya High Court Lays Down Directions For Eviction Of Hawkers From Shillong's Police Bazar Area

The Meghalaya High Court recently passed a series of directions regarding eviction of hawkers from the police bazar area in Shillong. The division bench of the Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh passed the following directions:Senior Advocate Subhasis Chakrawarty is appointed as Special Officer. Under the Special Officer and in consultation with the General Secretary,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Doctor Arrested For Mocking PM Modi And Home Minister Amit Shah

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to a doctor arrested for allegedly mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in an AI generated video after Operation Sindoor.Mushtaq Ahmed, an orthopedic by profession, was booked under Sections 152 (Acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India), 197(1)(d) (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to...

Kerala High Court Cancels KEAM Exam Results, Says Prospectus Can't Be Changed At Final Stage

In a setback to the Kerala Government, the High Court on Wednesday (July 9) directed the cancellation of Kerala Engineering Architecture and Medical (KEAM) exam results, observing that changing the Prospectus at the final stage was a mistake. Justice D.K. Singh thus set aside the rank list published as per the amended prospectus (Exhibit P6) and directed that a new, revised rank list be...

'Are Paying Commuters Not Entitled To Smooth Commute?' Kerala High Court Questions Toll Collection On NH 544 Amid Poor Road Condition

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday raised concerns over the continued toll collection on the Paliyekkara Toll Plaza in NH 544, despite reports indicating poor and obstructed road conditions.The matter came up before the division bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Johnson John. Justice Mustaque stressed that the commuters paying toll are entitled to well-maintained roads,...

Delhi Riots: Police Says Delay Alone No Reason For Bail Under UAPA, High Court Reserves Order On Tasleem Ahmed's Bail Plea

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the bail plea filed by Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar reserved the order after hearing Advocate Mehmood Pracha for Ahmed and SPP Amit Prasad representing the...

J&K High Court Orders Compensation Of Over ₹11 Lakhs For Death Due To Falling 11,000 KV Supply Wire, Says Negligence Of Power Dept Is Presumed

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court upheld the writ court's finding of negligence on the part of the Power Development Department in the electrocution death of a 45-year-old man, holding that such hazardous activities attract presumed negligence, especially when no contrary material is brought on record by the department.A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Sanjeev...