High Court Pulls Haryana Govt For Giving ₹1 Hike After Direction To Revise Pay Scale, Says Officers Who Pass Such Orders Must Be Hauled Up

The Punjab & Haryana High Court took a stern stand on Haryana Government's action to only give 1 Rupee hike in pay scale of Executive Engineer following High Court's direction to revise the salary, observing that the revised salary is "non-functional" and "patently illegal."Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "We find that the action of the State authorities...

Place Of Marriage Relevant Jurisdiction Under Hindu Marriage Act, Divorce Petition Can't Be Filed Where Reception Was Held: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that place of marriage reception is not relevant for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction on the Family Court under Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.Section 19(i) of the Act confers jurisdiction under the Act upon a court within whose local limits the marriage between the parties was solemnized. Appellant-husband approached the High Court against...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Order Special Sitting Of Legislative Assembly To Table CAG Reports

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to direct a special sitting of the Delhi Legislative Assembly to table 14 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Justice Sachin Datta said that the Court was not inclined to accept the prayer of seeking the special sitting to table the reports in question.However, the Court directed that once the Legislative Assembly is constituted and...

Access Of Differently-Abled Devotees To Puri Jagannath Temple: Orissa High Court Seeks Response From Temple Administration

The Orissa High Court has sought response from the administration of Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri regarding steps taken for providing access to differently-abled devotees, especially wheel-chair bound persons, to have darshan of the deity.The petitioner Advocate Mrinalini Padhi filed the writ petition seeking implementation of the assurance given by the temple authority before the Supreme...

Civil Revisional Pleas Should Not Be Entertained Against Ex-Parte Orders Of Debt Recovery Tribunal: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that an aggrieved individual can appeal against 'any order' passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal before the Appellate Tribunal as per section 20 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 and that civil revisional petitions should not be entertained for the same. A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice...

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Citing SC's Embargo, Allahabad HC Refuses Relief On Hindu Plaintiffs' Plea For Worship At Krishna Koop

In the ongoing Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute in Mathura, the Allahabad High Court last week refused to pass any order (for now) on an application filed by the Hindu worshippers seeking permission to perform worship at a well, Shri Krishna Koop, located near the staircase at the Shahi Idgah mosque. A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra deferred the hearing on...

Muslim Wife Residing Separately From Husband On His Contracting Second Marriage Can Claim Maintenance Under CrPC /BNSS: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that a Muslim wife who is residing separately from her husband for contracting second marriage is not disentitled from claiming maintenance under the Criminal Procedure Code or Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.Justice Kauser Edappagath stated that even though Muslim law permits husband to contract second marriage during subsistence of first marriage,...

ICICI Bank Assistant Manager With 50% Locomotor Disability Moves Gujarat High Court Alleging Discrimination In Promotion

A 30-year-old Assistant Manager at ICICI bank with 50% locomotor disability has moved the Gujarat High Court alleging discrimination by the bank with regard to his promotion. When the matter was listed on January 20, Justice Aniruddha P Mayee observed, “Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the present writ petition on the office of the learned Additional...

Not Yet Acting On 'Dangerous & Ferocious Dogs' Ban, Public Objections To Notification Called: Centre Tells Bombay High Court

The Union of India (UOI) today told the Bombay High Court that it is currently not acting on notification which prohibited the import, breed and selling of 23 dog breeds deemed 'dangerous and ferocious'.The notification dated 12 March 2024 issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, UOI declared 23 dog breeds including Pitbull Terrier, Rottweiler and Mastiffs...

Service Rules Do Not Debar Legally Married Second Wife Of Deceased Railway Employee From Claiming Pension: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that Rule 75(6) of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 does not bar a Hindu second wife from claiming pension benefits, more so when the second marriage was performed after demise of the first wife. "A reading of the above rule, does not show that the 2nd wife is not entitled for the family pension. Rule 75(6) (i)...

Gujarat High Court Directs Inquiry Over Affidavits Notarised Without Parawise Oath Of Deponent

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 23) directed the Principal District Judge, Surat to inquire into the notarisation of two affidavits–filed to bring on record the heirs of an individual on record–and to ask the notary to explain the manner in which the affidavits were notarised in the absence of para-wise oath of the deponent. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal...

'Unwarranted': Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Candidates Without State Bar Enrolment To Sit For Civil Judge Exam

As an interim respite, the Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed candidates who are not enrolled with any State Bar Council as an 'Advocate' to appear in the Civil Judge (Junior Division) Examination, 2024.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Singh and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal prima facie found the condition of Bar enrolment for appearing in the judicial service examination to...