Access To Potable Water Is Part Of Article 21, State Can't Evade Responsibility: MP High Court Directs Pipeline Connectivity For Gwalior Colony

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State authorities cannot avoid their obligation to provide basic civic amenities by shifting the burden among themselves, especially in matters concerning access to potable drinking water which is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court thus directed the MP Jal Nigam to ensure pipeline connectivity for...

Tamil Nadu Advocate General PS Raman Resigns

Tamil Nadu Advocate General PS Raman has resigned from his post. Raman was appointed as the State's AG on 12th January, 2024, following the resignation of senior advocate R Shunmugasundaram.Raman's resignation comes in light of the formation of a new government in the State. It may be noted that actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party had secured the highest number of votes in...

MP High Court Accepts Apology Of Lawyer Who Said Only Clients Of Senior Advocates Get Bail; Issues Caution

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has cautioned an Advocate who had claimed that the court only grants bail to accused persons represented by Senior Advocates and not Junior Advocates, while accepting his apology. The bench of Justice Ramkumar Choubey observed; "Considering the aforesaid, when Shri Saini tendered his apology, this Court is not inclined to initiate contempt proceeding against...

Gujarat High Court Asks State To Notify Schemes For Dependants Of Deceased, Surviving Silicosis-Affected Workers Incapable Of Employment

The Gujarat High Court has asked the State Government to notify listing the various government schemes and its benefits which can be availed by dependants of deceased and surviving silicosis affected workers who are unable to get employment. The court was hearing a plea regarding non compliance of directions contained in the Supreme Court's April 11, 2017 order on the issue of...

“Questioning Husband's Manhood Does Not Amount To Abetment Of Suicide”: Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Wife

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a woman and her father accused of abetting the suicide of her husband, observing that remarks questioning a man's “manhood” or refusal to continue a matrimonial relationship, by themselves, do not constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held that there was no material showing any...

Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka High Court Permits Two DNA Entertainment Officials To Travel Abroad For Business Meeting In June

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 12) granted conditional permission to two senior functionaries of event management firm M/s DNA Entertainment Networks–accused in the Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case, to travel to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, for a business meeting next month. The Court, however, made it clear that the permission was limited to the specific trip and listed...

Public Shaming Of Accused Violates Article 21: MP High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged 'Deliberate And Malicious' Parading By Cops

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Raisen's Superintendent of Police to conduct a preliminary enquiry into allegations that police personnel 'deliberately and maliciously' subjected the petitioner and other co-accused persons to a public parade.The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed that to establish a violation under Article 21, the petitioner ought to have proved that...

P&H High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Disqualification Of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Ministers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking disqualification of the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other ministers, holding that a writ of quo warranto is maintainable only when there is a clear lack of eligibility to hold public office.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "We have gone through the entire petition but apart from alleging corrupt...

Child Tried As Adult For Murder Can't Be Awarded Fixed 10-Year Sentence; Life Term Must Carry Possibility Of Release: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a 10-year sentence awarded to a child in conflict with law convicted of murder, holding that such a punishment is ex facie illegal under Section 302 IPC. The Court clarified that even when a juvenile is tried as an adult, the sentence for murder can only be life imprisonment (with possibility of release) and not a fixed-term sentence.For...

TMC Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Widespread Post-Poll Violence After 2026 Assembly Election Results

The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking judicial intervention over alleged incidents of post-poll violence across West Bengal following the declaration of the 2026 Assembly election results.Advocate Sirsanya Banerjee, who was a TMC candidate for the Uttarpara assembly constituency, mentioned the matter before a division bench of Chief Justice...

Madras High Court Refuses Leave To Life Convict Seeking Child Through Fertility Treatment, Cites Stigma Child May Face

The Madras High Court recently refused ordinary leave to a convict for undergoing fertility treatment. Dismissing a petition filed by the wife of the convict, the bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the court could not merely act upon the right of the convict's wife to have a child but also had to consider the interest of the child, which will have...

AP High Court Directs Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams To Consider Rare Disease, Autoimmune Disorder Patients For 'Special Darshan' Quota

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the competent authority of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to decide within four months a representation seeking expansion of 'Special Darshan' medical quota to devotees having debilitating illnesses like autoimmune disorders, rare diseases and severe blood related conditions. At present devotees having such medical conditions are presently...