How Can Govt Say There Is No 5G Connection? Delhi High Court Seeks Response On PIL For VC Hearings In District Consumer Forums

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Delhi government on a PIL seeking resumption of VC hearings and proper water and washroom facilities in the District Consumer Commissions in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice dk Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted three weeks' time to the Delhi Government for filing an affidavit to the petition....

Order VIII Rule 1 CPC | Time Limit To File Written Statement Not Applicable For Filing Reply To Amended Plaint: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the 120 days time-limit prescribed under the Code of Civil Procedure for filing of written statement by a defendant does not apply to the party while filing reply to an amended plaint.Order VIII, Rule 1 CPC mandates that a defendant must file a written statement within 30 days of being served with the summons. The court can however allow the statement to...

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL On Overcrowding Of Tihar Jail, Asks Litigant To Approach Appropriate Authorities

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 14) rejected a public interest litigation highlighting the issue of overcrowding of Tihar jail in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that the litigant had filed a representation to the Union Government which is not the concerned authority which monitored the jails in...

Gujarat High Court Upholds 2023 Amendment Empowering Executive Magistrate To Inquire Into Delay In Registration Of Births & Deaths

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the validity of a 2023 amendment to Section 13 of Registration of Births and Death Act that transferred the authority to inquire into the delayed registration of birth and deaths beyond a year from Judicial Magistrate to Executive Magistrate or District Magistrate(DM).The court was hearing a plea challenging the amendment to Section 13 on the ground that it...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Alleging Deaths Due To Negligence In Construction Activities, Cites Lack Of Specific Pleadings

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation alleging that deaths were being caused in the national capital due to negligence in constructions here.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the petition filed by Advocate Sanser Pal Singh who appeared in person. Singh submitted that despite...

Service Law | Charge Memo Must Contain Date And Time Of Occurrence, Use Of Phrases Like 'On Many Occasions' Vague: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that it is not permissible to hold a departmental enquiry on vague charges that use words like 'on many occasions' and 'in almost all' in the memo of charge that is not brief, pointed or in clear terms.While hearing a Writ Petition challenging the departmental enquiry and dismissal of an employee of the KSFE, Justice P. M. Manoj held that charges should...

Sub-Divisional Officer Not Empowered To Grant Declaration Of Bhumidhar Rights On Administrative Side/ Without Adjudication: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, the Sub-Divisional Officer has not been empowered to grant a declaration of bhumidhar rights on administraive side.While dealing with a case where petitioner sought a writ of mandamus for grant of declaration of absolute bhumidhar rights and decision on representation filed before the Sub-Divisional Officer, Justice...

'Another Round Of Litigation': Allahabad HC Allows Withdrawal Of PIL Seeking Cancellation Of Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed as withdrawn a fresh PIL plea moved by a BJP Member seeking the cancellation of Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha, Rahul Gandhi's citizenship. The plea also sought a ban on him travelling abroad during the pendency of his citizenship issue.During the course of the hearing, a bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Ajai Kumar...

Temple Managed By Trust, Administrator Appointed By HC: Kerala High Court Declines Plea To Let Devaswom Board Take Charge Of Oachira Temple

The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition filed by a devotee of Oachira Parabhrama Temple seeking Court direct the Travancore Devaswom Temple to assume administration of the temple.The Temple, as of now, is under the management of the Oachira Parabrahma Trust. A suit was filed before the Additional District Court – I, Kollam for framing a scheme for the administration of the temple....

Bhakra Nangal Dam: High Court Seeks Response On Punjab Govt's Plea To Recall Order For Release Of 'Extra Water' To Haryana

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday (May 14) sought response from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Punjab Government's application seeking recall of Court's May 06 order, which paved way for release of 'extra water' from Bhakra Nangal Dam to Haryana.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel asked BBMB, Haryana Government and the Union government to file...

Landowners Have No Right Over Aerial Space For Transmission Lines, Aerial Right Of Way Continues With State: J&K High Court

Reaffirming the legal distinction between the right to compensation for physical acquisition of land and the non-compensable nature of aerial usage for transmission infrastructure the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that individual landowners cannot assert any legal, fundamental, or constitutional rights over aerial space traversed by high-tension transmission...

MP High Court Declines To Reduce Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sand Theft Through Illegal River Mining, Cites Environmental Impact

In a significant ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court citing environmental impact, refused to reduce the sentence of an accused convicted for theft of sand by illegal mining from a river. Justice Achal Kumar Paliwal in his order observed, “On the question of sentence, this Court has examined submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner. It is correct that petitioner is not having...