High Courts
Police Can't Barge Into History Sheeters' Homes At Night Under Guise Of Surveillance: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has made it clear that Police authorities cannot barge into the house of a history sheeter or any suspect in a criminal case— at night, merely under the garb of surveillance.Justice V.G. Arun emphasized that every man's house is his castle or temple, the sanctity of which cannot be vilified by knocking on the door at odd hours."A person's right to life encompasses...
Counterclaim In A Suit For Permanent Injunction Can't Be Raised After Issues Are Framed By Trial Court: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that defendants in a suit filed seeking permanent injunction cannot raise a counterclaim by amending the written statements after framing of issues by the trial court.A single judge, Justice Vijaykumar A Patil held thus while allowing the petition filed by Abdul Sattar who had approached the court questioning a trial court order allowing the...
'Chief Justice Could Not Have Initiated Suo Moto Contempt Case In Administrative Capacity': TMC Leader Kunal Ghosh Tells Calcutta High Court
A three-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justices Arijit Banerjee, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Rajarshi Bharawaj on Monday took up an ongoing suo moto contempt matter pertaining to an alleged commotion created on court premises by TMC leader Kunal Ghosh and others.The matter was taken up by the Chief Justice, who had constituted the three-judge bench to look into the issue....
PIL In Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks Ban On Jain Ritual Of 'Fasting Unto Death' For Minors
A PIL has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking to ban the ritual of 'Santhara' for children below 18 years of age and persons of unsound mind.For context, Santhara is a Jain ritual of voluntarily fasting unto death. As per this practice, a person gradually reduces his or her intake of food and water until death as a means of achieving spiritual purification and detachment...
Can't Convert A House Into Prayer Hall Without Permission From Authorities: Madras High Court Reiterates
The Madras High Court has reiterated that a house cannot be converted into a prayer hall without necessary permission from the authorities.“It is clear from the above judgment that conducting prayer meetings in a prayer hall requires obtaining permission from the authority concerned under the relevant rules. Hence, the petitioner cannot, as a matter of right, have a prayer hall to...
Repeat Sale Of Spurious Liquor Destabilises Public Order, Grounds For Preventive Detention: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has reiterated that the repeated illegal sale of spurious liquor, classified as 'unfit for human consumption' is a valid ground for passing an order of preventive detention, owing to the last prong of section 2(a) of the Telangana Preventive Detention Act, 1986.The last prong of section 2(a) of the 1986 Act clarifies that 'public order' should be deemed as anything...
Karnataka High Court Asks BBMP To Inform On Mechanism Adopted To Tackle Potholes And Maintain Good Roads
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 23) directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file affidavit indicating the mechanism adopted by it every year to deal with the problem of potholes and to maintain good condition of roads to enable smooth pedestrian and vehicular traffic.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V M Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi acceded to the...
P&H High Court Warns Against Baseless Pleas Challenging Competitive Exam Answers, Says Integrity Of Experts Can't Be Allowed To Erode
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a stern warning against the filing of meritless petitions that challenge the answers or evaluation methods of competitive examinations.The development ensued while hearing a plea challenging the answer key issued by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil).Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj noted that the petitioner,...
Kerala High Court Directs State Govt To Consider Akshaya Entrepreneurs' Plea For Enhancement Of Service Charges
The Kerala High Court has directed the State government to consider the representation made by All Kerala Akshaya Entrepreneurs Confederation who have claimed imposition of "unilateral terms and conditions" in the agreement entered with State in order to provide various services to citizens. The confederation has claimed that it has been requesting the Government authorities to increase the...
Jharkhand High Court Stays Probe In FIR Against Bokaro Steel Plant's Senior Officials Accused Of Protestor's Murder
The Jharkhand High Court in an interim order stayed investigation against senior officials of Bokaro Steel Plant in relation to an FIR registered in connection with a protest which allegedly turned violent, leading to the death of one of the protestors. The FIR was filed against the Director In-Charge and the Executive Director (P&A) of the Bokaro Steel Plant. The FIR was registered...
High Court Issues Directions To Remove Encroachments In Jammu City, Directs Security Cover During Anti-Encroachment Drives
In an order aiming at restoring public spaces and ensuring smooth flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has issued comprehensive directions to curb illegal encroachments by shopkeepers, vendors, and food joints, while disposing of a long-pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL).The bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli, Justice Rajnesh Oswal emphasized...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Personal Presence Of DM, SSP & SHO For 'Sheer Misuse' Of Gangsters Act
The Allahabad High Court last week took strong exception to the repeated and arbitrary invocation of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, against a man, allegedly to keep him inside the jail. Terming the imposition of the Gangsters Act as a 'sheer misuse of law', a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal directed the...