Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge Against Dismissal Of Coast Guard Officer Whose Vessel Allegedly Collided With Boat Causing Death Of 5 Fishermen

The Kerala High Court dismissed the challenge against the dismissal of a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Coast Guard after the vessel on which he was the Commanding Officer (Designate) collided with a fishing boat and caused the death of 5 fishermen and 1 fisherman missing.The vessel started from Goa Shipyard and collided with the boat on its way back to the Shipyard. The fishing boat...

Telangana HC Issues Notice On BITS Pilani Student's Plea Against Her Rustication On Allegations Of Aiding Sexual Harassment Of Students

The Telangana High Court has issued notice on a second-year female student of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus challenging her rustication by the college as illegal and against the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees & Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2015.The petitioner has claimed that her rustication also violates of...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Rapido Against Registration Of Its Trademark By Another Party

The Delhi High Court has allowed rectification petitions filed by Roppen Transportation Services, which runs Rapido bike/taxi services, against registration of 'RAPIDO' mark by another party.Roppen Transportation Services (petitioner) submitted that it has multiple trademark registrations for its RAPIDO marks and the earliest registration was in November, 2017. It stated that it was...

Additional Evidence Can Only Be Allowed In Exceptional Circumstances While Deciding Plea U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey has held that additional evidence not forming part of the arbitral record can be allowed to be given only in exceptional circumstances while hearing a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts: The petitioner challenges an order passed by the commercial court by which an application under section...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking To Prohibit Sale And Consumption Of Tobacco Near Temples

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking to prohibit the sale and consumption of tobacco products near temples.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the authorities can take necessary action as per law if they find any violation. “Needless to state that if the...

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention

The Telangana High Court has asked the State to get instructions on a Rohingya refugee woman's plea against the deportation process initiated against her and her 17-year-old son as well as their "on and off detention" without following due process of law. The petitioners have also sought a direction to the respondents–which includes the State, Director General of Police Telangana,...

Foreign National Can't Seek Release From 'Executive Detention' Under Foreigners Act In Bail Proceedings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a foreign national cannot seek release from “executive detention” imposed by the Central Government by invoking Section 14 and Section 14A of the Foreigners Act under bail proceedings.“Ergo, bail proceedings relate only to the release of a person from 'judicial custody' and cannot be employed to seek release from 'executive detention,” Justice...

Unsuccessful Candidate Can't Challenge Expert Opinion Later, Claiming That Self Assessment Showed His Answers To Be Correct: Rajasthan HC

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that an unsuccessful candidate cannot later challenge the opinion of experts on the ground that in their self assessment the candidate believes their answer to be correct going against the expert opinion. In doing so the high court the dismissed an man's plea who could not qualify the Assistant Engineer (Mechanical) exam, but had...

Rajasthan High Court Directs DM To Decide Within 4 Days Prisoner's Application For Parole To Support Wife During Child Birth

Rajasthan High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Dausa to decide a prisoner's application for grant of parole, for the purpose of his wife's delivery, within 4 days.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand opined that as per Rule 23 of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021 the application should have been decided within a period of 4 days from the date of...

Non-Extension Of Contract Based On Allegations Of Absence From Duty, Without Following Due Process Violates Natural Justice: Chhattisgarh HC

In a case pertaining to non-extension of services of a Rojgar Sahayak, the Chattisgarh High Court said that when such decision has civil consequences and is based on allegations of negligence and absence from duty, then it cannot be taken without adhering to principles of natural justice.The Court observed that in the present case respondent authorities–Zila Panchayat, Mungeli, had failed...

Jayalalithaa Death: Madras HC Quashes Arumughaswamy Commission Recommendation For Inquiry Against Former Health Minister Vijayabhaskar

The Madras High Court has quashed the report of Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry with respect to former Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar citing irregularities in the report. The court primarily noted that Vijabhayaskar, who was initially called by the commission as a witness, was not given an opportunity to present his case after finding materials against...

Madras High Court Directs Audit Of Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund In Central Prisons Across State

The Madras High Court has directed the Accountant General of Tamil Nadu (Audit) to depute a team of Accounts Officers and conduct an audit of accounts under the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund Rules, to find out the correctness of accounts and genuinty of payments made under the scheme. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman directed the Accountant General...