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Minor Accident Victim Who Underwent Amputation Can't Be Awarded 'Token' Damages: Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation To ₹21.19 Lakh
The Gujarat High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to a minor accident victim from ₹8.77 lakh to ₹21.19 lakh, holding that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal erred in applying a notional income, under-assessing functional disability, and awarding inadequate non-pecuniary damages.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar was hearing a first appeal filed by Umiya Nitingar...
High Court Seeks Punjab Govt's Response On NSA Detainee MP Amritpal Singh's Plea To Attend Ongoing Parliament Budget Session
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Punjab government on a plea moved by Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, currently detained under stringent National Security Act, seeking temporary release to attend the ongoing budget session in Parliament.Amritpal is presently lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail.The Budget Session of Parliament is to be convened in two...
Rajasthan High Court Orders Full Back Wages For Employee Who Was Wrongfully Compulsorily Retired, Slams 'No Work, No Pay' Argument
The Rajasthan High Court directed the State to pay salary and wages to the petitioner for the period of his compulsory retirement following the decision of the appellate authority that set aside the order of compulsory retirement after finding that the petitioner's past service records were not so poor to warrant such action. The bench of Justice Praveer Bhatnagar made reference to a...
PIL Not Meant For Firms Or Contractors: AP High Court Dismisses PIL On AP TRANSCO Tender Conditions
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by an Advocate challenging the tender conditions issued by the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (AP TRANSCO), holding that the petitioner sought to espouse the cause of firms, contractors, and companies, and not of persons who are economically challenged.The petitioner questioned four...
Mere Touching Of Hand Not 'Criminal Force': Gauhati High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against IIT Professor
The Gauhati High Court recently quashed the sexual harassment case registered against an IIT Professor for allegedly touching the hands of a woman who had approached him seeking mentorship for her startup idea.Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma noted that mere 'touching' of hands does not satisfy the definition of 'force' to attract the offence of Outraging woman's modesty by assault or use of...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA Rahul Mamkootathil In Rape & Miscarriage Case, Orders Him To Surrender His Phone
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 12) granted anticipatory bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the first rape and miscarriage case alleged against him. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath pronounced in open court:"Bail application is allowed on the following conditions:The applicant shall appear before the investigating officer on 16.2.2026 at 10 am for interrogation. He...
Working Mother Leaving Child With Her Parents Not Illegal Detention, Habeas Corpus Can't Bypass Custody Proceedings: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that a working mother's decision to leave her minor daughter with her own parents for care and upbringing does not amount to illegal confinement and cannot be challenged in a habeas corpus plea, particularly in the absence of any custody order or pending custody proceedings.A Division Bench of Justice N.S. Sanjay Gowda and Justice D.M. Vyas was hearing a...
Kerala High Court Directs Vigilance Probe Into Suspicious Fund Transfers By Sabarimala Staff During Mandala Season
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 11) directed the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer (Superintendent of Police) of the Travancore Devaswom Board to conduct a detailed probe into suspicious fund transfers by the staff employed at Sabarimala during the 2025-26 Mandala-Makaravilakku season.The Division Bench consisting of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar passed...
Public Servant Can't Exit Service By Resignation To Frustrate Disciplinary Inquiry: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Dismissal
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition filed by an RAS officer challenging rejection of his resignation by the State as well as an order imposing penalty of removal from service, opining that considering the conduct of the petitioner, the State's actions did not suffer from any legal infirmity. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma held that no vested or automatic right was created...
Kerala High Court Expresses Satisfaction With KITFRA's Proposal To Digitise Temple Accounts, Seeks State & Devaswom Board's Response
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 11) expressed prima facie satisfaction on the proposal put forth by the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd. (KITFRA) to facilitate digitisation of temple accounts.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar directed the State Government and the Travancore Devaswom Board to respond to...
Authorities Bound To Follow 2019 GO On Protection Measures Including Safe Houses For Runaway Couples: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated the State's obligation to protect the life and liberty of couples marrying against familial wishes. The Court directed strict compliance with the UP Government 2019 Order, which sets out mandatory preventive and remedial measures for such couples. While disposing of a protection plea for a couple, a bench of Justice Garima Prashad noted...
Admission In Employer's Written Statement Sufficient To Prove Employment Relationship Under Workmen's Compensation Act: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court quashed an order rejecting a compensation claim by the kin of a deceased worker holding that a clear admission made by the employer in a written statement filed before the authority is sufficient to establish existence of an employer–employee relationship under the Workmen's Compensation Act. In doing so the court observed that strict proof as per Indian Evidence Act...