High Courts
Departmental Proceedings After Compulsory Retirement, Since Not Under Rule 9, CCS (Pension) Rules, Can't Continue : Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court: A division bench consisting of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra dismissed two cross appeals. Both appeals arose out of a single judge order that directed the release of retirement benefits to a former RPF officer. The court explained that proceedings initiated under Rule 153 of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Rules, 1987, cannot continue...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: April 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 56 – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 77Nominal IndexBatha Vamsi v. The State Station House Officer: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 56V.S. Rayudu, S/o. Gopal, Occ: Driver and Others v. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 57Mallavarapu Lakshmana Kumar v. Union Of India and Others: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 58A P Srinivasa Deekshitulu v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Overturns Removal Of Livestock Body's Nominated Member, Says Collector Had No Express Power
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an order by the single judge who had invoked the Doctrine of Pleasure to uphold removal of a nominated member from the General Body of the District Livestock Development Association, Ongole.Referring to the facts of the case, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati in its order said:“…while the byelaws...
BSF Constable Losing Left Eye In Militant Encounter; Delhi High Court Rejects Union's Opposition , Grants Lump Sum Compensation
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench consisting of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur allowed a writ petition filed by a retired BSF officer. The court directed the Union of India to provide lump sum compensation to the retired BSF officer, for a disability that he suffered in the line of duty. The Court held that he was entitled to compensation under Rule 9(3) of the Central...
S.254(3) BNSS | Deferral Of Cross-Examination Must Be Sought Before Defence Strategy Is Exposed, Delay Undermines Purpose: J&K High Court
Shedding light on the Legislative intent behind the provision of allowing the deferment of Cross-examination of a prosecution witness under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that an application for deferment of cross-examination of a witness or a set of witnesses must be filed as early as possible but in any case, before...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Release Of 412 Prisoners On Interim Bail, Flags Pendency Of Pre-Mature Release Applications For Over 2 Yrs
Observing that State authorities have categorised them as "second class citizen" by failing to process premature release applications of eligible prisoners, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to release 412 inmates of Punjab prisons. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "Regrettably, in spite of the specific directions issued by this Court in Pohlu @ Polu Ram (supra) as well as...
Delhi High Court Orders Elections Of Roller Skating Federation To Be Conducted As Per National Sports Code, IOA Constitution
The Delhi High Court has ordered that the elections of the Roller Skating Federation of India shall be conducted in terms of the National Sports Code and the constitution of the Indian Olympic Association.Justice Mini Pushkarna was dealing with a plea filed by Gujarat State Roller Skating Association seeking that the election process initiated be declared null and void. It was alleged that...
Delhi Govt Implements SOP For Handling Bomb Threats In Schools, High Court Closes Contempt Plea
The Delhi High Court has closed a contempt petition after the Delhi Government's Director of Education implemented the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling bomb threats in schools in the national capital. Justice Anish Dayal noted that the SOP has been notified, along with the role of the Delhi Police duly delineated thereunder. The Court disposed of the contempt petition filed...
When Discharging Accused With Mental Retardation, Courts Must Consider Whether Release Poses Threat To Public Safety: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that when a Court comes to a conclusion that an accused person is suffering from mental retardation and decides to discharge him, it must consider whether it is safe to release such accused in the society.It reasoned that while such persons may not be criminally liable in the conventional sense, they may still pose a threat to the society if not placed...
Motor Vehicle Rules | Absence Of Endorsement On Driving License For Transporting Hazardous Goods Doesn't Disentitle Trained Driver: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that where there is no evidence that a goods carriage/ tanker was carrying hazardous material, the mere absence of an endorsement under Rule 9 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 cannot be construed as a breach of statutory conditions sufficient to grant recovery rights to the insurer.Justice Amit Mahajan observed, “A perusal of Rule 9 of the MV...
Maintenance Is Not A Favour, It's The Recognition Of Shared Parental Responsibility & Child's Right To Be Supported: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that maintenance m is not a favour but is a recognition of shared parental responsibility, and of the child's right to be supported.“It is both appropriate and necessary to recognize their (custodial parents) efforts with respect and without reductive labels, and try to measure their efforts as caregivers in monetary terms. To reiterate it is irrespective of...
High Court Declares Haryana Govt's Recruitment Notification Granting Bonus Marks Based On 'Socio-Economic Criteria' As Unconstitutional
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the Haryana Government's 2019 notification awarding up to 10 bonus marks for “socio-economic criteria and experience” in recruitment for Group B and C posts, after holding it to be in violation of Articles of 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "we find that...