High Courts
'Need To Support Widows, Families Of Fallen Soldiers': Bombay High Court Directs ED To Donate 50% Of Interest On ₹46.5 Crore Deposit
In an unusual order, the Bombay High Court recently while noting the 'pressing' need to provide for the widows and children of the Army men, who lost their lives for the country, ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to pay the 50 per cent of the interests accrued on the Rs 46.5 crores, to be paid to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).A division bench of Justice...
MLA Uma Thomas Stadium Fall: Kerala High Court Stays 'Attempt To Culpable Homicide' Case Against Third Accused
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 13) granted an interim stay of further proceedings against the 3rd accused in the crime relating to attempt to commit culpable homicide of Thrikkakkara MLA Uma Thomas.Justice C.S. Dias today admitted the plea and issued notice to the parties. The bench granted a stay of one month.The crime relates to an incident that happened in 2024, when MLA Uma...
'Remains Only On Paper': Karnataka High Court Directs State To Relook Implementation Of Bangalore Mysore Expressway Project
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to re-look implementation of Bangalore Mysore Expressway and Infrastructure Corridor project and directed it to take appropriate steps in this regard observing that the project aimed at decongesting the city has remained only on papers.A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T referred to a Supreme...
Tirupati Laddu Row: AP High Court Denies Bail To Govt Officer Accused Of Seeking Bribe For Awarding Ghee Tender
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a public servant booked in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) adulterated ghee case, for allegedly demanding commission from ghee suppliers, influencing tender processes and amassing disproportionate assets through suspected hawala routes.The FIR was lodged over allegations on use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of laddus offered...
Registered Title Of Property Prevails Over Claims Of Oral Family Settlement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a registered conveyance deed confers decisive title, and vague or unsubstantiated claims of an oral family settlement cannot be used to defeat such ownership.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar thus dismissed the appeals preferred by a man claiming joint ownership over a residential property on the basis of an...
Compassionate Appointment Barred Where Co-Dependent Is Already Employed: Chhattisgarh High Court
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma held that the compassionate appointment is governed by the policy in force on the date of the employee's death and cannot be granted where a dependent is already employed.Background Facts The deceased employee worked as a Subordinate Engineer with South Eastern Coalfields...
Scheduled Areas Can Be Included In Municipal Limits Absent Governor's Exclusion Order: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging notification issued by the State Government under Section 3 read with Section 329 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act 2009 (“the Act”), wherein several villages and Gram Panchayat areas that fell under the Scheduled Areas, notified under Para 6(2) of the 5th Schedule, were included in municipal limits. The division...
Section 311 CrPC | Accused Can't Be Denied Cross-Examination Due To Counsel's Illness: Rajasthan High Court
While underscoring the wide amplitude of powers available to Courts under Section 311 CrPC, the Rajasthan High Court has held that an accused cannot be denied the opportunity of cross-examination owing to the counsel's illness and resultant inability to attend the scheduled court date.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition challenging the decision of the trial court...
Age Limit Under Surrogacy Act Valid, Can't Be Relaxed Just Because Couple's First Attempt Failed: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that the statutory restrictions governing surrogacy are constitutionally valid and cannot be relaxed on the basis of individual circumstances.A division bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, presiding over the case, observed, “The measures pursue legitimate state interests, bear a rational nexus with the object of the...
J&K High Court Bar Association Seeks Proposed NLU's Main Campus In Jammu Instead Of Kashmir Valley, Cites Regional Balance Concerns
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association at Jammu has called upon the Union Territory government to locate the main campus of the proposed Jammu & Kashmir National Law University (NLU) in Jammu province, instead of the Kashmir Valley.In a representation submitted to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Association pointed out that situating the NLU primarily in Kashmir could...
Bharat Mata Portrait Row: Kerala High Court Stays Memo Of Charges Issued By Kerala University VC Against Former Registrar
The Kerala High Court on Monday (12 January) stayed the memo of charges which the Kerala University's Vice Chancellor in-charge had issued to its former Registrar K S Anilkumar.Justice PV Kunhikrishnan issued the interim order in a writ petition filed by the former Registrar of Kerala University challenging the authority of the Vice Chancellor to issue the memo of charges. It was submitted...
PM Modi Degree Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Seeking Separate Trial From Sanjay Singh
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (January 13) dismissed a petition moved by AAP Chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking separate trial from AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by Gujarat University over alleged remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education Degree.Justice MR Mengdey while pronouncing the order said, "The application...