Minor Girl Has Autonomy To Decide If She Wants To Continue With Pregnancy Or Not: Madras HC Permits Termination Of 28-Week Pregnancy

While allowing a minor girl's mother's application to permit termination of a 28-week pregnancy, the Madras High Court observed that the minor girl, who was 16 years old had domain over her body and had the autonomy to make a decision regarding continuing her pregnancy or otherwise. Noting that the minor had clearly mentioned her willingness to terminate the pregnancy, Justice S...

Bengal Govt Granted Sanction To Prosecute Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh: CBI Tells Calcutta High Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the Calcutta High Court that it has received sanction from the West Bengal government to probe the financial irregularities case against the former principal of RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh.These submissions were made before a bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.Notably, Ghosh had been granted bail in the larger conspiracy around...

Two Candidates Secure Same Marks, Age Determines Selection: Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur reiterated that in cases where two candidates secure the same marks, age should determine the selection of such candidates. The Bench allowed a Writ Petition wherein the Petitioner sought appointment based on having secured the same marks as that of another candidate who was appointed to...

ADM Naveen Babu's Wife Moves Appeal Before Kerala High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Husband's Death

Deceased ADM Naveen Babu's wife has moved a writ appeal before the Kerala High Court challenging the refusal for ordering a CBI probe into the death of her husband.PP Divya, a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) which has currently formed government in Kerala is accused of abetting Babu's suicide by humiliating him in public, during his farewell function. ADM Naveen Babu was...

Wife Holding Temporary Job Not Ground To Deny Maintenance, Entitled To Same Standard Of Living As During Marriage: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that even if the wife holds a temporary job and earns some income, it does not disentitle her from claiming maintenance from her husband, provided she claims that her income is insufficient for her maintenance.Considering the facts of the case, Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that the wife who has a temporary job and is living in a rented house with a...

Umrangso Coal Mine Deaths: Gauhati High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Seeks Report From Assam Govt Over Illegal Mining Activities

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday (January 28) issued notice to the State authorities in a Suo Moto PIL taking note of the coal mine tragedy that had taken place in Umrangso of Dima Hasao district of Assam.The division bench of the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kaushik Goswami directed the State respondents to file their response to the PIL and the latest status report regarding...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL To Permit Holding Of Bull/ Bullock Cart Race In Kolar District

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the Deputy Commissioner of Kolar District, to grant permission for conducting a bulls race/bullock cart race, in Dullapalli village of the District scheduled in January 2025.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun dismissed the petition filed by V Keshavamurthy and...

Provisions Of SC/ST Act Can Only Be Invoked Against Those Not Belonging To SC/ST Community: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Allowing anticipatory bail under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, (SC/ST Act), the Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Act can be invoked only against members not belonging tothe SC/ST Act community.Justice Manisha Batra noted, "Appellants Avtar Singh and Jagsir Singh are stated to be members of SC community themselves. Hence,...

Indramma Atmiga Scheme: Telangana High Court Asks Chief Secretary To Consider Extending Benefit To Municipal Towns At Par With Rural Areas

The Telangana High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging the non-extension of the Indiramma Housing Scheme to landless poor residing in 129 municipalities, on par with residents of villages.As per the Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa Welfare Scheme, the State government has decided to extend assistance to agriculturists who do not own land in the rural areas. The contention of the petitioner was...

Meghalaya High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Don Bosco School Officials For Demolishing Potential Heritage Building

The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday (January 28) issued contempt notice to the Don Bosco Technical School Shillong Management for demolishing the building of St. Anthony's Lower Primary School, allegedly an Assam-type colonial structure of significant architectural and historical value and which was fit to be declared as a heritage building. The division bench comprising the Chief Justice...

Yoga Not Recognized As 'Sport' By Ministry, No Bonus Marks For Selection As PT Instructor: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition that challenged State's decision to not grant bonus marks provided for participation in Sports based on petitioner's certificate of Yoga, opining that in a notification dated December 21, 2016, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports clarified that since it was not feasible to hold any competitive sports tournaments for Yoga, it could not be termed...

Allowing Compromise In Abetment To Suicide Case Is Against Rule Of Law As Victim Is Deceased And Cannot Give Consent: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that allowing quashing of FIR for offence of abetting suicide on the basis of compromise is against rule of law, observing that the victim being deceased couldn't give consent and the crime has large implication on society.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "A settlement between the accused and the complainant, who merely initiated the criminal process, fails...