Do Constitutional Authorities Have A Dress Code? Madras High Court Asks State To Respond To Plea Against Deputy CM Udayanidhi Stalin

The Madras High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a plea seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin to adhere to the dress code for government servants in the state.When the matter was taken up on Tuesday, the bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balaji asked the AG to find out if there were any dress code prescribed for...

Merger Into State Education Service Doesn't Nullify Previous Service Benefits: MP HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi upheld the rights of Shikshakarmi teachers to receive benefits equivalent to regular municipal employees. The Court ruled that teachers initially appointed under municipal rules in 1998-99 and subsequently merged into the state education service are entitled to all service...

Judicial Officer Cannot Be Browbeaten For Convenience Of A Party: Kerala High Court Dismisses Transfer Petition Alleging Bias, Imposes ₹15K Cost

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a transfer petition which was filed alleging bias of judicial officer with a cost of fifteen thousand rupees, finding that the petition was meritless and was used as a ploy to delay the court proceedings.In the facts of the case, the petitioner husband approached the High Court seeking the transfer of matrimonial dispute cases, alleging the Presiding...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Jagtar Singh Hawara, Others In 1998 Attempt To Jail Break Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the acquittal of Jagtar Singh Hawara and nine others booked in an alleged attempt to break Chandigarh's Burail jail in 1998. Hawara is currently serving life imprisonment at Tihar Jail. He was convicted as a conspirator in the 1995 assassination of Chief Minister of Punjab, Beant Singh.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma while...

Kerala Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide

A Kerala Court has dismissed the anticipator bail application of CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya, accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.Thalassery Principal Sessions Court Judge K T Nisar Ahammed dismissed the bail plea today. As per the case registered by the police, ADM Naveen Babu allegedly committed suicide due...

Conduct Training Programs For 'Pradhans' Under UP Panchayat Raj Act, 1947: Allahabad High Court To State

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has directed the concerned department of the State to initiate training programmes to make the Pradhans in the State aware about their rights and duties under the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947.Several public interest litigations were filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging the construction of water tanks and RCC centres on the land reserved for...

Madras High Court Directs State To Ensure That Persons Holding Diploma In Siddha Medicine Do Not Practice It

The Madras High Court recently directed the State Government and the Director General of Police to ensure that those having a diploma certificate in Siddha Medicine are not practicing Siddha Medicine. The court added that such a situation would create havoc in the society which was already dealing with several cases of quacks. “If any of these students are practicing Siddha...

Trial Court Believed Prosecution Story In Haste, Convicted Without Seeking Production Of Contraband: Gauhati HC Overturns NDPS Conviction

The Gauhati High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence order passed by the Trial Court under Section 20 (b) (ii) (c) of NDPS Act on the ground that the seized contraband were not produced before the Trial Court and no inventory was prepared by the magistrate.The single judge bench of Justice Malasri Nandi observed:“In the case in hand, there is no denial of the fact that...

PMLA | Enforcement Directorate Is Well Within Rights To Challenge Closure Report In Predicate Offence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that once a complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was registered, the Enforcement Directorate was within its right to challenge the closure report filed in the Predicate Offence if the same resulted in miscarriage of justice.“During the pendency of complaint under PMLA, if the predicate offence is closed, in the present case, it resulted...

Reasonable Time Limit Applies Even Without Statutory Limitation; P&H HC On Labor References

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal allowed Punjab and Sind Bank's petition challenging a labor reference order made after an 11-year delay. The Court ruled that criminal acquittal cannot revive a dismissed labor dispute, especially when approached after an unreasonable delay. Despite no statutory limitation period under Section 10...

Candidates Have No Right To Mutilate DU's Walls In DUSU Election: Delhi HC Directs Them To File Affidavit, Take Steps To Beautify Campus

While hearing a plea concerning the "defacement" of public property in Delhi University pertaining to the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, the Delhi High Court on Monday (October 28) orally remarked that none of the candidates had to right to "mutilate the walls" of the University campus or of any private residence in the city. While expressing its concern the court...

Live-Streaming Of Case At Calcutta High Court Interrupted By Obscene Video, Complaint Lodged

Live streaming of a case at the Calcutta High Court on Monday, was abruptly interrupted due to the display of obscene photos and videos during the virtual hearing, which was being held on Zoom.Justice Subhendu Samanta was holding a vacation bench when the alleged photos and videos were displayed during the hearing of a case.While the interruption could not be immediately rectified, the...