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...

Out Of 20 Criminal Cases Against MPs/ MLAs In Gauhati HC, 5 Disposed And 15 Listed For Final Hearing & Disposal Next Month: High Court Told

The Registry of the Gauhati High Court placed a report before the High Court which shows that out of the 20 criminal cases against MPs/MLAs pending before the Principal Seat, 05 cases have been disposed of.The division bench comprising Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury was informed that insofar as the remaining 15 cases are concerned, those are fixed in the month of...

Employee Has No Vested Right To Choose Place Of Posting & Designation: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently reiterated that an employee has no vested right to choose his place of posting or designation and it is only the prerogative of the employer to decide the same keeping the public interest and larger exigency in view.While setting aside challenge of the petitioner to the decision of the Administrative Tribunal, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo...

Rajasthan HC Makes Exception For Widow Declared Ineligible For Job For Having More Than 2 Children, Considers Her Socio-Economic Condition

While exercising its inherent powers, the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed the State to grant employment to a widow and a mother of four belonging to the SC category, who stood meritorious in the recruitment process to the post of school lecturer, but was denied employment for having more than two surviving children.Justice Sameer Jain held that it was imperative to depart...

Person Guilty Of Offence Involving Moral Turpitude Can't Be Denied Passport If He Was Convicted More Than 5 Yrs Ago: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that as per Section 6 (2)(e) of the Passports Act of 1967, passport authority cannot refuse passport to a person held guilty of offence involving moral turpitude, if he has not been convicted within five years preceding the date of filing the passport application.In the facts of the case, the petitioner was convicted on December 31, 2015 for three...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Narcotics Inspector Accused Of Taking Bribe For Granting Opium License

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to a Narcotics Inspector booked for being involved in taking bribe through another person to facilitate grant of opium license.Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “…it is not necessary that a person must receive the amount/undue advantage in his hands only, and there may be instances that he may obtain the...

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Granted To Posts Under Urban Local Bodies In Absence Of Specific Policy: Calcutta HC

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J. held that the compassionate appointments cannot be granted to posts under Urban Local Bodies in the absence of a specific policy governing such appointments. Background Facts The employee was working in Arambagh Municipality. He died on 4th November, 2014 while in service. His divorced...