High Courts
Persons With Higher Disability To Be Preferred In Public Employment: MP High Court Quashes Recruitment Process For Violating RPwD Act
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently quashed a 2024 advertisement and the recruitment process initiated by the state's Skill Development Department for not complying with the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016. In doing so, the Court opined that a person with higher percentage of disability must be given preference in recruitment process with the condition that it does...
'Serious Issue, Central Govt Must Act Now': Karnataka High Court Reserves Orders In Plea To Ban Proton Mail In India
The Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by M Moser Design Associated India Pvt Ltd, seeking a direction to the Union Government to take such steps as are necessary to ban the use of Proton Mail in India. Justice M Nagaprasanna reserved its order after hearing the parties to the petition. It orally said “He (petitioner) is aiding you (Government) to do...
S.45 PMLA | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Unitech Founder Ramesh Chandra In Money Laundering Case On Account Of 'Age-Related Infirmities'
The Delhi High Court on Friday (March 21) granted bail to 86-year-old founder of Unitech Group Ramesh Chandra, in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Justice Jasmeet Singh granted bail to Chandra observing that he fell within the ambit of “infirm” under the proviso to section 45(1) of PMLA and thus, he was not required to meet the twin test for grant...
Senior Citizens Act Can't Be Invoked By One Senior Citizen Against Another To Recover Possession Of Premises: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has observed that a suit for recovery of possession of premises cannot be entertained by a Maintenance and Welfare of Senior Citizen Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. It further noted that a senior citizen cannot file such a suit for recovery of possession against another senior citizen under the provisions of the Act,...
Imminent Threat To Public Peace Must Be Shown For Taking Action U/S 145 CrPC, Can't Be A Vague Assertion: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court has reaffirmed that before initiating proceeding under Section 145 CrPC pertaining to procedure for dispute over land which may breach peace, circumstances suggesting imminent danger of breach of peace or alike situations to presume such instant threat has to be shown with cogent and reliable material.For context, Section 145 CrPC lays down the procedure to be...
'We Aren't A Trash Bin; Corruption Unacceptable': Allahabad HCBA Opposes Justice Yashwant Verma's Proposed Repatriation Over Cash Recovery
In a strongly worded letter to the Chief Justice as well as all the Judges of the Allahabad High Court, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association has opposed the proposed repatriation of Justice Yashwant Verma of the Delhi High Court back to the Allahabad High Court following the alleged recovery of a large sum of cash from his residence.In a statement issued earlier today, the HCBA has...
Telling Woman Colleague That She Must Be Using JCB To Manage Her Hair Is Not Sexual Harassment: Bombay High Court
Telling a woman colleague that 'you must be using JCB to manage your hair' and singing a song related to her hair, is not sexual harassment under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013, the Bombay High Court held recently while quashing a PoSH Act case against an employee of the HDFC bank.Single-judge Justice Sandeep Marne said it...
"Orthodox View On Law": P&H HC Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Cost On Haryana PSC For Rejecting Judiciary Candidate's SC Certificates For Not Being In Format
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1.50 lakh on the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for wrongly rejecting a Haryana civil judge's candidature as a Scheduled Caste (SC) candidate.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "A candidate cannot be afforded latitude for omission(s) on his part as the selecting/examining agency has to proceed on the...
MV Act | Compensation Awarded As 'Consortium' Is Also Payable To Siblings Of Deceased Apart From Parents: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court affirmed that in case of death of an individual in an accident, the compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 towards the head Consortium is not limited to the deceased's parents but also payable to their siblings.The court thus observed that while no amount of money can compensate parents and siblings of the deceased however it is the court's duty to...
Impression Created That State Lawyers Have Collectively 'Turned Against Court': Allahabad HC Asks Principal Law Secretary To Appear
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (March 20) has directed the Principal Secretary (Law)/ L.R. to appear before the court after noting that an impression was being created that State lawyers seemed to have collectively turned against the Court.The court said it was not observing the conduct of a few state panel members but was expressing its concern at some of the lawyers taking the lead...
Allahabad HC Upholds YEIDA's Cancellation Of Jaypee's 1000 Hectare Lease, Directs Return Of Deposit
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the cancellation of 1000 hectare land allotted to M/s Jai Prakash Associates Ltd by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority. However, the Court directed YEIDA to return the amounts deposited by JAL in pursuance of the orders of the Court as well as the amount received by YEIDA from JAL in furtherance of the lease deeds and allotment...
Delhi HC Judge Under SC Collegium Scrutiny After Reports Of Cash Recovery From His Home
In an extraordinary development that shocked the judiciary and the legal fraternity, reports have emerged that a large pile of unaccounted cash was found in the official residence of a Judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Yashwant Varma.As per a report in the Times of India, the cash was found when a fire brigade reached the judge's residence to douse a fire. Justice Varma was not in...