Madras High Court Rules Against Privatisation Of Natham Lands, Says It Can Be Allotted Only To Poor Landless Or For Public Use

The Madras High Court has clarified that no person can claim ownership of a grama natham land (village house sites) by occupation and such lands were meant to be allotted to the landless poor or used for public purpose. In doing so, the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar took a view different from that taken by a single judge holding that when an occupation of...

Formal Service Of Writ Of Summons Not Required In Transferred Suit If Appearance Made At Interlocutory Stage: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that formal service of writ of summons not required in transferred suit if appearance made at interlocutory stage.The Bench of Justice Abhay Ahuja stated that “since the rigours of the Commercial Courts Act and the amended CPC in relation to the service of summons do not apply to transferred Suits and considering that the captioned Suit was a regular Suit...

Can Film Shootings Be Permitted In Forest? Kerala High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae

The Kerala High Court recently appointed Advocate Manu Vyasan Peter as Amicus Curiae in a case filed alleging that damage was caused to the flora and fauna in Parthakochi Reserve Forest subsequent to the shooting of Malayalam movie 'Unda'.The Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji decided to look into whether it is desirable to grant permission for shooting commercial...

Allahabad HC Rejects PIL To Stay NEET-UG 2025 Results Declaration, Quash & Re-Conduct 'Physics' Section Of Paper

A vacation bench of the Allahabad High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking to stay the to-be-announced results of NEET-UG 2025 and to quash the physics section of the paper and order re-conduct of the same.A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi dismissed the PIL plea filed by Deenbandhu Samgra Swasthya Avam Siksha Shodh Sansthan....

Karnataka High Court Orders State To Direct All Institutions To Report Engagement With Foreigners To FRRO

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue a Government Circular/Notification addressed to All Educational Institutions (including universities, private colleges, language schools), all Medical Institutions (including hospitals, diagnostic centers, wellness centers), Employers including business entities, NGOs, research organizations, and cultural bodies, along with...

Bombay High Court Defers Celebi's Plea Against Contract Termination By Mumbai Airport, Awaits Delhi HC Verdict In Similar Case

The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned till July 10, the hearing in the petition filed by Turkey-based company Celebi's Indian subsidiary - Celebi NAS, which has challenged the termination of its services by the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL).A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that overall India, 7 airports have cancelled...

Karnataka High Court Asks Producer Of 'Thug Life' Film To Respond To Kannada Literary Body's Intervention Plea

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (June 13) directed producers of the actor Kamal Haasan starrer film 'Thug Life' to respond to an application filed by Kannada literary body–Kannada Sahitya Parishattu, seeking intervention in the producer's plea against the ban on the film's release in the state.The ban was declared after Haasan's controversial statement about Kannada language during the...

'Take Urgent Steps For Compensation, To Protect Marine Life': High Court Tells State, Centre After Another Ship Accident Off Kerala's Coast

The Kerala High Court has urged the Centre and State Government to take urgent steps to get compensation and any necessary action regarding the potential damage to the marine ecosystem after yet another accident near the Kerala shores.The Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji was dealing with the PIL filed by former Congress M.P. T. N. Prathapan. The case which...

Delhi High Court Declines To Pass Summary Judgment In Reliance-Owned Company's Plea Seeking ₹459 Crore From DDA Over Property Dispute

The Delhi High Court recently refused to pass a summary judgment in a suit moved by Reliance Eminent Trading And Commercial Private Limited against DDA, seeking a money decree of ₹4,59,73,61,098/- along with pendente lite and future interest over an auction property.Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that since land acquisition proceedings qua the said property were declared 'lapsed' by a...

Karnataka High Court Declines Stay On Single Judge Order Which Held Bike Taxis Cannot Operate In State Unless Relevant Rules Are Framed

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the State government and others on appeals filed by ANI Technologies which operates OLA and Uber India Systems Private Limited, challening a single judge order which held that bike taxi aggregators like Rapido, Uber and others cannot operate in the state unless the State government issues relevant guidelines and rules under the Motor...

MP High Court Permits Mountaineer Megha Parmar Who Conquered Mt Everest To Approach State For Inclusion In 2023 Vikram Award List

While hearing a plea filed by mountaineer Megha Parmar for inclusion of her name in the Vikram Award List 2023, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted the mountaineer to file a representation before the State for consideration of her case.The court also asked the State to respond to plea filed by Parmar, who is stated to be the first woman mountaineer from the state to climb Mount...

Wayanad Landslides | Centre Can't 'Hide' Behind Deleted Provision To Disallow Loan Waiver Of Victims: Kerala High Court Remarks

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 13) orally told Central Government that it cannot take a stand that it is powerless to give a direction to waive loans of victims of Wayanad landslide merely because Section 13 is now omitted from the Disaster Management Act. A division bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P. M. Manoj hearing a suo motu case initiated by the High...