High Courts
Encroachers Can't Claim Right To Continue Occupying Public Land Pending Resolution Of Their Rehabilitation Claims: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that encroachers cannot claim a right to continue occupying public land pending the resolution of their rehabilitation claims under the applicable policy.Justice Dharmesh Sharma said that as such a position would unduly impede public projects, while underscoring that determination of eligibility for rehabilitation is a separate process from removal of...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Seniority Benefits For Rehbar-E-Taleem Teachers Prior To Regularization Of Services
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that seniority of ReT (Rehbar-E-Taleem) teachers must be reckoned from the date of appointment as a general line teacher and the pre-regularization period of five years will not be included for the purpose of fixing seniority.The appellants had challenged the government order whereby the period of service of ReT teachers prior to...
Applicant Must Produce Trial Court Ordersheets When Seeking Bail On Ground Of Delay In Trial: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that an applicant who seeks bail on the ground of delay in trial must place on record trial court order sheets to rule out the possibility that the case was being adjourned at his or her request. “….while seeking bail on the ground of delay in trial, it is incumbent upon the applicant to place on record the ordersheets of the trial court in order to rule out...
'Prima Facie Attempt To Establish Mughal Order': MP High Court Upholds Order Denying Bail To Lawyer Booked Under UAPA
The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to intervene with an order denying bail to a lawyer, after "prima facie" noting that as per the evidence an attempt was made to disrupt communal harmony in the society with an object of establishing a 'Mughal Order' which existed prior to British rule.The advocate, who is stated to have conducted legal awareness programs, moved the high court...
Eviction Order Has Serious Consequences, Will Be Vitiated In Absence Of Show Cause Notice Under Senior Citizens Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that an eviction order shall be vitiated in absence of a show cause notice under Rule 22(3)(1)(iv)(v) of the Delhi Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that eviction order has very serious consequences for the person who is occupying the...
Dependents Of Deceased Worker Entitled To Automatic Compensation, No Separate Application Required: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Aniruddha Roy has held that once a person qualifies for benefits under a scheme, those benefits must be extended to them even if they have not submitted an application seeking such benefits. Brief Facts: The petitioner is the widow of one Bodi Bouri, since deceased, who was an employee of the respondent no. 1 (for short the Coal Company)....
Denial Of Public Employment To Person Based On Hepatitis-B Infection Illegal, Violative Of Article 14: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that denial of public employment to a person who is afflicted with Hepatitis B is illegal, unfair, unjustifiable and is violative of the Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India.The Division Bench comprising Justice Amit Rawal and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the judgment while hearing the appeal preferred by an individual denied...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 19 To May 25, 2025
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Calcutta High Court Slams Trial Judge For Patriarchal Mindset While Denying Divorce To Husband, Takes Objection To 'Copy-Paste' Orders
The Calcutta High Court has granted divorce to a man on grounds of cruelty by his wife in a 2018 divorce case. The man had been denied divorce by the trial court in an order which was found to be "copy-pasted" from earlier orders by the trial court in matrimonial suits.While finding the trial judge's notions "patriarchal" and "condescending", a division bench of Justices Sabyasachi...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Restraining Circulation Of Deepfake Videos Of YouTuber Ankur Warikoo
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order and restrained unauthorised publishing and circulation of deepfake videos of YouTuber and influencer Ankur Warikoo. Justice Amit Bansal said that there shall be no direct or indirect misuse of Warikoo's name, image, photos, videos, voice or any other aspects of his persona for any illegal commercial or personal gain in any manner, including...
Allahabad HC Rejects Advocate's Plea To Recall Order Sentencing Him To 6 Months In Jail For Calling Judges 'Goondas'
The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to recall its April order sentencing Lucknow-based Advocate Ashok Pandey to six months' simple imprisonment for using abusive language against HC judges and calling them 'goondas' in open court in 2021. Pandey was found guilty of committing criminal contempt of court by a bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Brij Raj Singh, as...
Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Protection From Arrest To Ahlmad In Corruption Case, Says Allegations 'Very Serious'
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim protection from arrest at this stage to an Ahlmad of Rouse Avenue Courts booked in a corruption case by Anti Corruption Branch (ACB).Justice Amit Sharma said that the allegations against the court staff were very serious and issued notice on his plea seeking anticipatory bail in the case. The Court sought response of the ACB and listed...