'Remnants Should Not Haunt', Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Registry To Remove Man's Name From Records As FIR Against Him Was Quashed

"When a person has been exonerated by the Court of his guilt, the remnants of such charge should not be allowed to haunt any such person", said the Punjab & Haryana High Court while directing its Registry to redact the name of a man who was accused in a FIR, which was later quashed.The petitioner stated that he is a respectable man and despite clearing the interviews for employment...

Long-Term Casual Workers Performing Essential Duties Are Entitled To Regularization, Reduction In Workload Not Valid Ground To Deny It : Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court comprising of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) held that long-term casual workers performing essential duties are entitled to regularization, and a reduction in workload is not a valid ground to deny it. Background Facts The petitioner (Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.) supplied fuel against consideration to the aircrafts of various companies at the Aviation Fuel...

Explain Rationale For Maintaining 'Supervision' Over An Advocate During Administrative Judge's Visit: High Court To Agra Police Commissioner

The Allahabad High Court has called upon the Commissioner of Police, Agra, to file his affidavit explaining the rationale and justification for maintaining 'supervision' over a 70-year-old advocate during the administrative judge's visit to the District Court premises. “It would be a sad day if a lawyer practising in District Court is not allowed to attend the Court on account...

Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against OpIndia's Rahul Roushan, Nupur Sharma Over Alleged Fake News On Bihari Migrants Being Attacked

The Madras High Court has quashed an FIR registered against the CEO of OpIndia, Rahul Roushan, and its Editor, Nupur Sharma, for allegedly spreading fake news about migrant workers of Bihar being attacked in Tamil Nadu. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan, on Tuesday (4th March), allowed the plea filed by Rahul and Nupur in 2023 seeking to quash the FIR registered against them by the Avadi...

Plea In Karnataka High Court Seeks Fresh Elections To State Bar Council, Says Extension By BCI After 5-Yr Tenure Ended In June 2023 Invalid

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the Bar Council of India (BCI), to dissolve the present office of the Karnataka State Bar Council which has completed its statutory tenure of 5 years in June 2023. Justice M Nagaprasanna heard the petition filed by Advocate Rahmatulla Kothwal and said, “You (petitioner) serve a copy of the petition on the...

Awarding Less Than Minimum Prescribed Sentence Under Wildlife Protection Act Would Frustrate Its Object, Set A Dangerous Precedent: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that it is impermissible to award a sentence which is less than the minimum prescribed term under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that the legislative intent behind prescribing a minimum sentence for offences under the enactment must be given due regard.Observing that the Wild Life Protection Act was enacted with the objective...

NDLS Stampede: Delhi High Court Refuses To Implead Persons Prevented From Boarding Train, Asks Them To Avail Remedy Separately

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain an application filed by various individuals seeking intervention in a pending public interest litigation filed over the recent stampede that occurred at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted liberty to the impleaders to...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 24 - March 01, 2025

Nominal Index [Citation 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 93 - 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 102]Pawan Kumar v. State of Haryana and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 93Pritpal Singh v. State of Punjab and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 94Rajpal & Ors. v. District Bar Association Hisar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 95 LORD SHIVA THE DEITY PRACHIN SHIV MANDIR v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 96Rajinder Pal Singh...

'Risk Of Prejudicial Treatment Against Marginalized Communities': Allahabad HC Questions DGP Over Mention Of Accused's Caste In FIR

Raising significant concerns regarding the mention of the accused's caste in an FIR, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the State's Director General of Police (DGP) to submit a personal affidavit justifying the inclusion of caste information in the FIR and its relevance during the police investigation. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar sought the explanation as it noted that...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Separate Website For Rouse Avenue Court

The Delhi High Court has recently issued notice on a petition seeking the creation of a separate website for Rouse Avenue Court.Justice Sachin Datta sought response of District Judge (Headquarters) of Tis Hazari Courts, Ministry of Law and Justice and National Informatics Centre. “Let reply be filed by the respondent/s within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of notice,”...

Bombay High Court Quashes Acquisition Of Agricultural Lands For Navi Mumbai Airport Project

The Bombay High Court has set aside an award of land acquisition of agricultural lands for the purpose of Navi Mumbai Airport Project at Vahal Village in Panvel District, noting that there were procedural lapses in the proceedings.A division bench of Justice M.S.Sonak and Justice Jitendra Jain observed that the State authorities wrongly dispensed with the requirement of Section 5A of the...

Married Daughter Being Sole Surviving Family Member Of Deceased Govt Employee Is Entitled To Compassionate Employment: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a challenge against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal that directed the State to grant compassionate appointment to the respondent, who was the married daughter of the deceased employee, whose husband was also employed and earning.The division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur affirmed CAT's reliance on the...