Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai Moves Delhi High Court Against Single Judge Ruling In Defamation Case By BJP Leader Shazia Ilmi

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Friday moved an appeal before the Delhi High Court against a single judge ruling granting partial relief to BJP leader Shazia Ilmi in her defamation case over a video posted by Sardesai on 'X'— alleging that she abused a video journalist of India Today during a televised debate.The single judge had confirmed an earlier order passed in August last year,...

'Process Underway; Grievance May Resolve By July': Allahabad HC Adjourns PIL For Expeditious Filling Of Judicial Vacancies In HC

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for the timely and expeditious filling of all the current judicial vacancies in the High Court, the Allahabad High Court today noted that the process is underway.A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha briefly heard the matter and adjourned it to July, as it orally remarked that grievances raised...

POCSO Act | “Child Specific” Procedural Safeguards Can't Be Extended To Victim Who Attains Majority During Trial: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that procedural safeguards under Section 33(2) and 37 of the POCSO Act are contingent on the age of the victim, and have to be confined to the statutory definition of “child”. Therefore, once a victim attains the age of majority during trial pendency, these procedural safeguards cease to apply.“While the POCSO Act is indeed a benevolent legislation,...

Saket Gokhale Moves Delhi High Court Against Direction To Apologise, Pay Damages To Lakshmi Puri For Defamation; No Interim Relief For Now

All India Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Friday moved the Delhi High Court against the ruling directing him to pay Rs. 50 lakhs damages and to apologize to former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, in her defamation suit against him.Gokhale has also challenged the ruling rejecting his plea to recall the said decision. The main ruling was passed by...

Board Of Revenue's Administrative Power Not Akin To High Court's Supervisory Powers Under Article 227 Constitution: High Court

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the power of the Revenue Board provided under Section 221 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (“the Act”) is only administrative in nature and not akin to the supervisory power of the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution. Hence, in exercise of such administrative power, no decree or judicial order could be set aside.Section 221 of the Act...

Family Courts Have No Power To Grant Judicial Separation In Plea For Restitution Of Conjugal Rights: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Family Courts do not have the inherent power to grant a decree of judicial separation in a plea seeking restitution of conjugal rights. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice AD Maria Clete noted that while Hindu Marriage Cat empowers the family court to grant a decree of judicial separation in a plea for divorce, no such...

Access To Clean Water Part Of Article 21: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame SOP For Maintenance Of Drinking Water Facilities

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to prepare a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the maintenance of the facilities by which it provides drinking water to citizens in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind, said “The State has a fundamental duty to supply drinking water fit for human consumption. Access...

Magistrate Cannot Postpone Decision On Third Party Ownership Objections U/S 84 Of CrPC Until After Attachment Is Executed: J&K High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a Magistrate is legally obligated to adjudicate objections filed under Section 84 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by third parties before an attachment order under Section 83 CrPC is carried out. Any postponement of such adjudication pending physical attachment or receipt of compliance reports is contrary to law, the...

J&K High Court Issues Notice On CRPF Jawan's Plea Challenging Dismissal From Service For Marrying Pakistani Woman

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan from Jammu and Kashmir, has moved the J&K High Court challenging his dismissal from service for marrying a Pakistani national.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while hearing the matter issued notice to the Director General of CRPF, as well as to the Commandants of CRPF's 41 Battalion (Bangrasia, Bhopal) and 72 Battalion (Sodra,...

'If VC Gets Salary, Student Can't Be Denied Fellowship' : Kerala HC Bars Salary To University VC & Registrar Till Student's Dues Cleared

The Kerala High Court recently came down heavily on the Sankaracharya University for denying fellowship to a research student.The Court opined that when the Vice-Chancellor of the University is being paid salary regularly, there is no reason for the non–payment of the petitioner's fellowship.“If the Vice Chancellor of the University is being paid salary regularly, there can be...

Allahabad HC Rejects Rahul Gandhi's Plea Against Summoning Order In Defamation Case Over 'Remarks' On Indian Army

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) today DISMISSED a plea filed by LoP Rahul Gandhi against a Lucknow Court's order summoning him in a Defamation case filed over his alleged remark on the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022.A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed this order on Gandhi's plea, who had moved the HC challenging the defamation case as well as the summoning...

J&K High Court Declines Man's Plea Against FIR Over Social Media Posts Calling For Violence Against Non-Kashmiri's Living In Kashmir Valley

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a plea challenging the registration of FIR against one Mubeen Ahmad Shah, who was accused of uploading a series of Facebook posts that allegedly incited communal tensions and undermined national integrity.Justice Sanjay Dhar, while rejecting the petition, made strong observations about the nature and impact of the petitioner's...