Telangana High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To BRS MLA In Alleged Phone Tapping Case

The Telangana High Court has directed Police officials not to arrest BRS MLA T. Harish Rao accused of allegedly tapping the phones of Politician (from BSP) and social worker Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud.The order was passed by Justice K. Lakshman in a criminal petition filed by Rao seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him under section 120B (criminal conspiracy), 386 (extortion),...

Temporary Service During COVID-19 Pandemic No Grounds To Ask For Bonus Marks Or Reservation For Post Of Nurse: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court rejected petition by a disabled candidate for the post of Female Nurse suffering from 61% polio in both her legs, on the grounds that the guidelines specifying the disabilities eligible for reservation of the post reflected only single-leg disability and held that merely because she temporarily served on the post during Covid, she could not be conferred with any...

How Can Candidate Higher In All India List Fall Lower In State List? MP High Court Seeks Explanation On NEET-PG Normalization Formula

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (December 5) orally questioned the National Board of Examination for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) over the Normalization process formula used with respect to the NEET-PG exam in preparation of the State rank of In-service candidates. During the hearing, the court questioned the body as to how someone who was higher in the All...

180-Yr-Old Fatehpur Noori Mosque Committee Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Govt's Proposed Demolition Action

The Management Committee of 180-year-old Noori Jama Masjid (of Fatehpur) has approached the Allahabad High Court challenging the UP Government Public Works Department's proposed action to demolish a vital part of #Mosque for the purposes of road widening. The petition, which will be heard tomorrow before a bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit, prays for...

POCSO Act | Absence Of Semen In Penetrative Sexual Assault Will Not Weaken Victim's Testimony: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that in case of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, victim's testimony cannot be question merely on the ground that no semen is detected in the DNA report.Bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "when in the event of any penetrative sexual assault...

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case | Allahabad High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Accused-Teacher

The Allahabad High Court denied anticipatory bail to a 60-year-old teacher and principal of Muzaffarnagar's Neha Public School (Tripta Tyagi), who has been accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim student and uttering communal slurs against him. A bench of Justice Deepak Verma, however, directed no coercive action against her for two weeks or until she surrenders before...

Cancellation Of Promotion & Reversion Of Employee's Position Without Providing Show Cause Notice Is Unsustainable : Guwahati High Court

A single judge bench of the Guwahati High Court comprising of Justice Suman Shyam, while deciding a writ petition held that the cancellation of a promotion and reversion of an employee's position without providing a show cause notice or an opportunity to be heard is unsustainable and arbitrary. Background facts The petitioner was an employee of Sivasagar Municipal Board (SMB) and...

Dolly Workers Cannot Protest During Sabarimala Festival Season, Would Adversely Affect Rights Of Pilgrims: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that dolly workers cannot be permitted to stage protest or strike ahead of the 2024 Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season at Sabarimala.Dolly workers carry a dolly which is a reclining bamboo cane chair used for carrying pilgrims who are unable to walk the trekking path from Pamba to Sannidhanam.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran and Justice ...

Music Producer Amandeep Singh Batra Files Protection Plea In Delhi High Court After 'Threat Calls' From Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar

Music producer Amandeep Singh Batra has filed a protection petition before the Delhi High Court after receiving threats and extortion calls from persons claiming to be from the gangs of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar.Batra has alleged that the calls were made to him at the behest of one Prateek Chaudhary, a businessman, who has a personal vendetta against him. Justice Jasmeet...

Fictitious Claims Of Honorarium By Persons Claiming To Be Freedom Fighter Is To Be Dealt With Sternly: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by M V Srinivasa Gowda, challenging an order passed by Deputy Commissioner, Kolar District, directing initiation of proceedings against him to recover the entire amount paid as honorarium to him under the Karnataka State Freedom Fighters Welfare Rules, 1969.In doing so the court underscored that the object of the scheme is to provide...

Telangana High Court Upholds Removal Of Law Officers After Change In Govt, Says Appointment Subject To Pleasure Of Govt

While upholding an order of the single judge on removal of certain government appointed advocates, the Telangana High Court said that there was no employer-employee relation between the State and the law officers. Notably the legislative assembly elections were held in the state in November 2023. The results were announced in December 2023 with the Congress and its allies winning the...

S. 106 TP Act | 15 Days' Notice To 'Tenant Holding Over' A Must Before Eviction: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that the lessor is required to give a minimum 15-days-notice to the lessee in the nature of 'tenant holding over', as prescribed under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, before seeking to evict him from his immoveable property.While deciding a regular second appeal, the Single Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra explained the vital differences...