It's Our Compassion For Society Which Sustains Us As Judges : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjay Chandrachud on Friday said that a sense of compassion for the society sustains judges."But above all, what sustains us as judges? It is our sense of compassion for the society in which we render justice," he stated while addressing a felicitation function organised by the Bombay Bar Association in honour of the outgoing CJI.In this context, he referred...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs ED To Arrest Former Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker In PMLA Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to forthwith arrest former Congress MLA from Haryana Dharam Singh Chhoker accused in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) case.It is alleged that the Company owned by Chokker and his family, Mahira Infratech Pvt Ltd had collected Rs 363 crore from homebuyers for the construction of 1,500 flats to...

Provisions Of IPC Would Apply To Offences Committed Before 1st July, Though Registered After Commencement Of BNS: Madras High Court

While quashing a defamation complaint filed against Tamil Nadu speaker M Appavu, the Madras High Court observed that the complaint registered after 1st July 2024, under the provisions of IPC, for an offence committed before 1st July was maintainable. Justice G Jayachandran observed that if the saving clause under Section 531 of BNSS is restricted only to matters pending on or before...

Stray Animal Menace In AIIMS, Courts Concerning; Difficult For People Particularly With Disabilities To Even Walk On Road: Delhi High Court

While hearing a public interest litigation petition on attacks by strays such as monkeys and dogs on persons with disabilities in the city, the Delhi High Court orally called for the adoption of an approach balancing the rights between both stray animals as well as PwDs and a mechanism to deal with the same. The court however orally said that the "City cant be in such a shabby condition that...

Madras High Court Quashes Defamation Complaint Against Tamil Nadu Speaker M Appavu By AIADMK's Babu Murugavel

The Madras High Court on Friday quashed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AIADMK's Babu Murugavel against Tamil Nadu Speaker M Appavu and which was taken on file by the Special Court for Trial of Cases relating to Member of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Justice G Jayachandran noted that the complaint had been filed by Murugavel in his...

Non-Joining Duty Vacancies Must Follow Original Roster System, Cannot Be Diverted To By-Transfer Category: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and P.M. Manoj set aside the Kerala Administrative Tribunal's orders directing Non-Joining Duty (NJD) vacancies in Non-Vocational Teacher (English) posts to be filled from the by-transfer category. The Court held that NJD vacancies arising after the expiration of the direct recruitment list must be renotified and...

When Appeal Against Decree In A Suit Decided By Common Judgment Is Disposed, Principle Of Res Judicata Applies To Other Decrees: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that when two or more suits have been disposed of by a common judgement, a party for one of the suits cannot prefer an appeal against the common judgment if appeal in any other suit decided in that common judgment is already disposed. The Court held that such subsequent appeals are barred by the principle of res judicata contained in Section 11 of Civil...

ID Act | Labour Court Possesses Power To Issue Notice To A Party Which May Not Be Party To The Reference: MP High Court

The MP High Court at its Indore Bench has held that the Labour Court is possessed with the power to issue notice to a party which may not be a party to the reference.The division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed, “Since reference has been made in earlier round of litigation which is registered as 11/ID/2024 and looking to the fact that...

Kerala High Court To Frame Guidelines For Prohibiting Cruelty To Elephants Paraded For Temple Festivals And Functions

The Kerala High Court is set to frame guidelines to prohibit cruelty to elephants paraded for festivals and other functions.The Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. orally directed all the stakeholders like elephant owners, NGO's, temple committee and others to submit their suggestions before the Court to frame guidelines before the next festival...

No Right To Regularization For Casual Workers Without Proper Recruitment Process: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh ruled on petitions involving a PNB temporary worker's termination and regularization claims. The court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's finding of illegal termination but modified the relief from reinstatement to monetary compensation of Rs. 2.5 lakh. The court rejected the worker's regularization claim, citing...

Cheque Bounce Complaint Maintainable Despite Freezing Of Account By ED/ IT Dept If Complainant Establishes 'Insufficiency Of Funds': Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that even if an account is blocked or frozen by the Enforcement Department or the Income Tax Department, a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act would be maintainable if the complainant is able to prove that dehors the freezing, the account did not have sufficient balance to honour the debt. Justice G Jayachandran...

Kerala High Court Quashes FIR In Pantheerankavu Domestic Violence Case After Settlement Between Parties

The Kerala High Court has allowed the petition moved by Rahul P. Gopal and his family in the Pantheerankavu domestic violence case to quash the FIR lodged against them.Justice A. Badharudeen granted relief after noting that the complainant/ wife had settled the matter with her husband and the couple was now residing together.The Court observed:“...since the defacto complainant...