High Courts
'Will Consider': Supreme Court Registrar In Pleas For Reservations In Junior Court Assistant Post
The Supreme Court administration told the Delhi High Court that it will decide pleas concerning the recruitment for the post of Junior Cost Assistant in the Supreme Court in various reserved categories. The submission was made before Justice Prateek Jalan who was hearing four pleas filed by various aspirants seeking appointment to the post under various reserved categories, namely Persons...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Demolition Of Pakistani-Hindu Refugee Camp At Majnu Ka Tila, Says No Right To Occupy Area
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction on Delhi Development Authority (DDA) not to disturb or demolish the Pakistani-Hindu refugee camp at city's Majnu Ka Tila till some alternative piece of land is allotted to the residents. Justice Dharmesh Sharma rejected the plea filed by one Ravi Ranjan Singh, saying that he and other similarly placed refugees have "no right...
Delhi High Court Summons YouTuber Ajeet Bharti In Defamation Suit By Media Company 'The Frustrated Indian'
The Delhi High Court has issued summons to YouTuber and commentator Ajeet Bharti in a defamation suit filed by “The Frustrated Indian” media company.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also issued notice on the interim injunction application moved by TFI Media Private Limited and sought Bharti's response. The Frustrated Indian has filed the suit being aggrieved by various tweets made by...
Chief Justice Of India BR Gavai Inaugurates Allahabad High Court Advocates' Chambers & Multilevel Parking
Chief Justice of India Justice B.R. Gavai on Saturday (May 31) inaugurated the High Court Advocates' Chambers and Multilevel Parking in Prayagraj. The building is situated behind the Allahabad High Court building but within the premises of the High Court.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present as the Guest of Honor. Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghawal was...
Delhi High Court Upholds Termination Of Christian Indian Army Officer Who Refused To Fully Participate In Weekly Religious Parades
The Delhi High Court has upheld the termination of a Commanding Officer in Indian Army who refused to participate in regimental weekly religious parades on the ground that he belonged to Christian faith, despite multiple opportunities and counselling sessions at various levels by the superiors.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur said that the termination order makes it clear that the officer was resolute in his decision of not attending religious parades...
S.12 POSH Act | Gujarat High Court Grants Leave To Complainant Despite Completion Of Inquiry To Save Her From Sitting Next To Accused
The Gujarat High Court has permitted a government woman employee to remain on leave for one week who had filed a complaint against her colleague of sexual harassment under the POSH Act, while her representation before the concerned authority–seeking transfer so that she does not have to sit next to him, is decided. In doing so the court noted that while Section 12 of POSH Act permits...
BNSS | Interlocutory Notice Does Not Decide Rights Of Parties, S.438 Bars Revisional Jurisdiction Against Such Orders: J&K High Court
Interpreting the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that an order merely issuing notice in a proceeding is interlocutory in nature and, therefore, not amenable to revisional jurisdiction.Justice Sanjay Dhar, while dismissing a petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, reaffirmed that Section 438(2) of the...
'Sample Integrity Was Breached': Karnataka High Court Quashes 4-Year Suspension Of National Basketball Player Over Alleged Doping
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a 2022 order passed by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel declaring Shashank J Rai, a senior National Basketball Player, to be ineligible for sporting events for 4 years after he was accused of doping. Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition filed by the distinguished athlete of national acclaim and said “This Court finds the impugned...
Delhi High Court Holds Special Evening Sitting, Grants Bail To Film Director Falsely Accused Of Rape
The Delhi High Court today ordered release of film director Sanoj Mishra, falsely accused of rape by a woman with whom he had a consensual relationship.Justice Girish Kathpalia held a special evening sitting after a Full Court reference on the occasion of superannuation of Justice Dharmesh Sharma, “keeping in mind the issue of liberty of the accused”.Traditionally, after a Full...
J&K High Court Upholds 1944 Land Exchange Order, Says Vested Rights Cannot Be Undone By Administrative Inertia
Safeguarding the sanctity of long-standing administrative decisions and vested rights, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, upheld the enforceability of Government Order No. 60-C of 1944 and directed authorities to process the construction permission for land exchanged under the said order provided such land is not under dense plantation and is otherwise permissible under the...
'CrPC (UP Amendment) Act 2018' Containing Restrictions On Grant Of Anticipatory Bail Stands Impliedly Repealed By BNSS: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that with the enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the Criminal Procedure Code (UP Amendment) Act, 2018 - which imposed restrictions on the grant of anticipatory bail in the State (effective from June 6, 2019), in cases under specific laws including the UP Gangsters Act - stands 'impliedly repealed'. A bench...
Gauhati High Court Seeks State's Response In Plea By Families Of Missing Detainees Allegedly Declared As “Foreigners”
The Gauhati High Court bench of Justices Kalyan Rai Surana and Malasri Nandi on Thursday, issued notice to the State's counsel, directing them to obtain instructions regarding the whereabouts of two residents of Assam's Kamrup district, who have been untraceable since their detention by the Assam Police on May 25, as claimed by their family.The present petition has been filed seeking...