Jharkhand HC Asks State To Consider Changing Law To Make Govt Or Insurer Liable For 'Fixed Sum' For Injuries/ Death In Road Accident

Upholding Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal's order awarding compensation in a fatal accident caused by a police vehicle, the Jharkhand High Court asked the state government in its capacity as 'welfare state' to consider amending the law to make the government/insurer liable for a "fixed sum" in road accidents resulting in injuries or death. The Court also ruled that government was liable for...

Orissa HC Sets Aside Disciplinary Action Against Ex-Registrar General Who Registered Suo Moto Case Without Chief Justice's Approval

In a major relief to a former Registrar General, the Orissa High Court on Friday exonerated him from all disciplinary actions taken against him by the administrative side of the Court for allegedly registering a suo moto writ petition, purportedly being directed by a Division Bench of the Court, without the approval of the then Chief Justice.While setting aside all the charges levelled...

Bombay High Court Asks Hany Babu To Seek Clarification From SC Regarding Forum To Approach For Seeking Bail

The Bombay High Court on Friday asked former Delhi University Professor Hany Babu, an accused in the Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad case, to seek clarification from the Supreme Court as to whether he should be approaching the HC or the Special Court for afresh bail. This comes while the bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata commenced hearing Babu's appeal challenging an order passed...

Re-Entry Of Tenant After Construction, Is Conditional And Depends On Mutual Agreement Between Parties: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court decided a 10-year-long tenancy dispute, holding that re-entry of a tenant into the premises after being evicted by the landlord for construction purposes, is conditional and depends on mutual agreement between the parties.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur held : Section 14(3)(c) of the Act allows a landlord to seek eviction of a tenant from the premises, if he proves...

If An Employee Is Exonerated In Disciplinary Proceedings, Interest Ought To Be Provided On Delayed Payment Of Retirement Benefits: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A division bench consisting of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe allowed a writ petition that was filed by a widow asking for interest on the delayed payment of retirement benefits to her late husband. The court ruled that when an employee is acquitted or exonerated in disciplinary proceedings, the retirement benefits ought to be paid along with interest from...

'2002 Godhra Train Burning Could Have Been Prevented': Gujarat HC Upholds Dismissal Of 9 Railway Constables For Dereliction Of Duty

Upholding the dismissal of nine railway constables who were "entrusted" to travel on Sabarmati Express, the Gujarat High Court observed that if they had departed in the train instead of taking another train, the 2002 Godhra Train Burning incident could have been prevented. In doing so the court observed that the petitioners had made bogus entries in the train register and had shown...

Ethical Conduct Must Be Maintained In Privileged Discussion Of Legislature, Criminal Acts In The House Are Not Immune From Prosecution: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that criminal acts inside the Legislative House are not immune from prosecution and there is no absolute immunity that Legislators can claim.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while refusing to quash a case for outraging the modesty of a woman, registered against BJP Legislator CT Ravi booked for allegedly using derogatory words against...

'Bar On Further Appeal Can't Be Ignored': Patna HC Rejects LPA Against Appellate Court's Order Under Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act

Dismissing a letters patent appeal filed against an appellate court's order under the Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act pertaining to removal of the manager of a temple's deity and its property, the Patna High Court said that when the act itself creates a bar on filing further appeal then the same cannot be "ignored" and must be strictly enforced. The court said this after noting that...

Rajasthan High Court Orders State To Regularize Eligible Employees Appointed As Far Back As In 1979, Give Benefits To Irregular Appointees

Observing that in a welfare State prolonged denial of regularization despite continuous service for decades borders on institutional exploitation, the Rajasthan High Court passed a slew of directions to the State government in respect of various employees appointed as far back as 1979 whose initial appointments were irregular or illegal, but who had completed long years of service.Justice...

Pensioners Can't Be Denied Benefits For Not Exercising Joint Option Before Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the retired employees who did not exercise the joint option before September 1, 2014, cannot be automatically excluded from Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014.Pertinent to note that the Apex Court in 2022 in Employees Provident Fund Organization versus B Sunil Kumar said that the employees, who were entitled to join the pension scheme...

Advertisement For Post Can't Be Contrary To Law: P&H HC Directs Reconsideration Of Candidate Denied Disability Reservation For Asst Lineman Post

Observing that an advertisement to the post cannot be contrary to law, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to consider candidates unjustly denied benefit of reservation for the post of Assistant Lineman.Jagmohan Bansal said, "There is no change in the legal position from 2013 to 2024. In the absence of change in legal position, there was no reason to deny benefit of reservation...

Delhi High Court Directs CBI To Conduct Preliminary Enquiry Into Alleged 'Extortion Racket' Inside Tihar Jail

The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 2) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary enquiry over the allegations of extortion racket being run inside the Tihar jail. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela also directed Delhi Government's Principal Secretary (Home) to conduct a fact finding enquiry to find out...