High Courts
Delhi High Court Explains Concept Of 'Constructive Res Judicata', Says It Applies To Writ Proceedings As Well
The Delhi High Court has held that though the provisions of CPC contained in Order II Rule 2 and Section 11 (pertaining to principle of Res Judicata) may not be strictly applicable to writ proceedings, however, the broad principles enshrined therein including the principle of Constructive Res Judicata will have application even to writ proceedings.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra...
Medical Profession Requires Practical Knowledge, Can't Be Substituted By Online Classes: AP High Court Rejects Plea By Foreign Medical Graduate
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the medical profession requires practical knowledge and clinical training, as a regular medical course is inclusive of skills training, dissections in laboratories to understand the human anatomy patient interaction, team based learning such as case studies and problem solving exercises, and the same cannot be substituted by online classes.The...
Delhi HC Denies Relief To Judiciary Candidate Despite Mistake In Answer Key, Cites Earlier Order Denying Relief In Similar Case
In a peculiar order, the Delhi High Court found force in a challenge to the 2023 Delhi Judicial Service Exam answer key but did not grant any relief to the aggrieved aspirant, citing a coordinate bench decision denying relief in a similar case. A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul said it had to exercise 'judicial discipline'.Section 20 of the Contract...
NDPS Act | Long Custody Can't Be Grounds For Bail When Recovery Is “Heavy”: Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Accused In Alleged 'Big Drug Racket'
The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant bail to 17 accused in an alleged "big drugs racket" operating in Punjab observing that bail cannot be granted on the ground of long custody when alleged recovery of drugs is "heavy".The accused persons were booked in an 2020 FIR wherein it was alleged that they had formed a racket, engaged in procuring intoxicant tablets &...
Allahabad High Court Disposes PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into LoP Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship
The Allahabad High Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir) last year, seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship. Though a bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Rajeev Singh did not prescribe a specific timeline for the Union...
Police Officials' Privacy Taken Care Of By SC: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Preservation Of Call Records In Alleged Illegal Arrest Case
Observing that "security and privacy" of police officials has been taken care of by the Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar vs. Union of India, the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the preservation of relevant call records of police officials after the accused moved a plea claiming he had been falsely implicated in an NDPS case.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj referring to Suresh Kumar case...
Expect Prudence From Aspirants Of Technical Post: Delhi HC Denies Relief To CRPF Candidate For Not Mentioning Work Experience In Application
The Delhi High Court has refused relief to an aspiring CRPF Sub-Inspector (Staff Nurse) who was denied marks as he failed to mention requisite work-experience mandatorily required in the application for recruitment.Though the Petitioner had worked as Male Nurse Staff at a private hospital for more than five years, he was awarded 0 out of 5 marks earmarked in the selection criteria for...
10 Yrs On, Delhi High Court Directs Railways To Pay ₹8 Lakh Compensation To Man Whose Leg Was Amputated After Falling From Train
The Delhi High Court has asked the Railway Department to pay ₹8 lakh as compensation to a man who sustained grievous injuries that resulted in amputation of his left leg back in the year 2015, after falling from a moving train.The incident was a result of a heavy jerk on the train due to which the Appellant lost his balance and fell out of the allegedly overcrowded general compartment.He...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 28 - May 4, 2025
Nominal Index:IRSHAD RASHID SHAH vs UT OF J&K & OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 168Mohd. Ayub vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 169Asif Amin Thokar vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 170Irshad Rashid Shah Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 171Jitendra Narayan Tyagi @ Syed Waseem Rizvi vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 172Ashok Kumar Bhagat Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL)...
Provision On Adherence To Sanction Plan By Promoter Under RERA Act Will Prevail Over HRERA Rules In Case Of Conflict: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that in the event of any conflict between Rules of the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) and Section 14 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), the latter will prevail.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Therefore, the test of inconsistency or repugnancy inter se...
'Re-Evaluation Of Answers Prohibited': Gujarat HC Directs Appointment Of 5 Candidates As Section Officers Ousted At Verification Stage
The Gujarat High Court directed the State to carry out the appointment exercise which regard to five meritorious candidates whose candidature to the post of Section Officer was rejected following "re-evaluation" of answer sheet and publishing of revised final result, stating that the rules prohibit re-evaluation, permitting only re-checking. It thus said that action of the Gujarat Public...
MNREGA Workers are Not Employees Under Employees' Compensation Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition, holding that in cases involving the death of worker employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (“MNREGA”), 2005, compensation cannot be claimed under Employees' Compensation Act. The court determined that such workers do not fall under the definition of “employee” under Section 2(dd) of the...