High Courts
Sambhal Masjid A Protected Monument; Hindu Plaintiffs Only Seek Access, Religious Character Not Being Changed: Allahabad HC
Rejecting the Mosque Committee's plea against the trial court's November 2024 order directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid, the Allahabad High Court today upheld the trial court's order.With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal opined that prima facie the suit filed by the Hindu plaintiffs - claiming that the Mosque was built in 1526...
'Unsustainable In Law, Non-Adherence To Procedure': Kerala High Court On Ex-Guv's Appointment Of VC To APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
The Kerala High Court on Monday (19th May) held that the appointment of Dr. K. Sivaprasad by the former Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to the post of temporary Vice Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University was” not sustainable in law”. The appointment was made in November 2024 by the Governor who also holds the post of ex-officio Chancellor of the University. Justice Gopinath...
₹20 Lakh For Admission In Mental Home: Punjab & Haryana HC Asks Admin To Apply Its Mind On Exorbitant Fee Structure
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised serious concerns over the exorbitant security deposit of ₹20 lakh being charged for entry into a mental health facility under the jurisdiction of the Chandigarh Union Territory (UT) Administration. The court has asked the authorities to "apply their mind" to the steep fee structure, as it "deprives admission into the said Mental Illness Home even...
Motor Vehicles Act | 'Excavator' Falls Within Definition Of 'Motor Vehicle' U/S 2(28): Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 09.05.2025, held that an excavator, which is a “mechanically propelled machine”, comes within the definition of 'motor vehicle' under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (“the 1988 Act”)Section 2(28) enacts that a 'motor vehicle' or 'vehicle' means “any mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use upon roads whether the power of...
Civil Court Can't Intervene In Actions Taken Under Electricity Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that civil courts have no jurisdiction to interfere in matters arising under the Electricity Act, 2003. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said that "Even if a special statute confers only in respect of specifically delineated subject matters, thus an effective adjudicatory jurisdiction, but upon a special statutorily created...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Response On Plea To Regulate Slaughter Houses In Chandigarh
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (May 19) sought response form the Chandigarh Authorities on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions to constitute a committee to regulate slaughter houses in the city.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel issues authorities of Chandigarh.The PIL was filed by a resident of Chandigarh Jairoop Riar, seeking direction...
NEET PG 2025: MP High Court Permits Nine Foreign Medical Graduates To Appear In Exam Pending Decision On Increased Internship Period
While hearing pleas by graduates who completed MBBS from foreign universities against an order increasing internship period from two to three years, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Monday (May 19) permitted the nine petitioner foreign graduates to appear in 2025 NEET-PG Exam scheduled for June 15.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf in...
'No One More Suited Than Her': Orissa High Court Appoints Wife As Legal Guardian Of Comatose Husband
Filling a legislative void by judicial intervention, the Orissa High Court has recently appointed the wife of a person lying in 'comatose'/ 'vegetative state' to manage his personal, financial, legal, medical and business matters as his 'legal guardian'.Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi not only called attention to the vacuum in the existing statutory regime regarding appointment of guardian...
Can't Tolerate Experimentation In Litigation: Kerala High Court Raps Party For Filing Case Without Disclosing Earlier Matter Seeking Same Relief
The Kerala High Court recently imposed an exemplary cost of ₹20,000 against the petitioner in a Criminal Miscellaneous Case for filing a second Crl.M.C. through another counsel while the first one, seeking the same relief, was still pending before the Court.Justice S. Manu passed the order while hearing the first Crl.M.C. filed by the petitioner in the case. The Public Prosecutor informed...
Centre Opposes Turkey Based Çelebi's Plea Against Revocation Of Security Clearance, Says Disclosing Reasons Will Prejudice National Security
The Union Government on Monday opposed before the Delhi High Court a plea filed by Turkey based company Celebi Airport Services Private Limited challenging the decision of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) revoking its security clearance in the "interest of national security".Representing the Centre, SGI Tushar Mehta submitted before Justice Sachin Datta said that disclosure of reasons...
Meghalaya High Court Grants Relief To Law Student Facing Attendance Shortage Due To Gall Bladder Ailment
The Meghalaya High Court recently granted relief to a third law student of Shillong Law College, NEHU by directing that the attendance of the said student be treated as regular and that he be assessed in the 5th semester examination in regular course. The law student (petitoner) was declared ineligible to take the exam because his attendance fell below the benchmark attendance requirement...
Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Expedite Process Of Issuing Guidelines On 'Accessibility Standards' For OTTs To Aid Persons With Disabilities
The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 19) directed the Union Government to expedite the process of issuance of guidelines on incorporating accessibility features in Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms for persons with disabilities (PwDs). Justice Sachin Datta passed the order while dealing with a plea seeking incorporation of accessibility features, audio description, same language captioning and...