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Even Short-Term Engagement As Driver Sufficient For Claim Under Employees' Compensation Act: Bombay High Court
Hiring a person even for a short period would bring in an 'employee-employer' relationship under the Employees' Compensation Act, held the Bombay High Court recently. Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain therefore ordered a Labour Commissioner to compensate the family of one Tilakdhari Gupta, who was 'hired' by Jawahar Gupta for a period of two months, to drive his car from Thane to...
Accessibility In Courts: MP High Court Directs Audit Of Facilities For Women, Disabled, Chronically Ill And Senior Citizens
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Registrar General to file an audit report listing the amenities and facilities available to women, persons with disability, persons suffering from chronic disease and senior citizens in the High Court premises, District Court and Tehsil Court buildings, in a public interest litigation seeking adequate infrastructure and facilities. The division...
Generating Tatkal Tickets For Out-Of-Turn Passengers Without Collecting Fare Is Misconduct: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that generating Tatkal tickets for out-of-turn passengers without collecting fare would be misconduct under the Railway Service Conduct Rules. The court thus found an employee guilty of issuing tickets to third parties and violating the norms for issuing tickets. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the...
Actor Ranveer Singh Moves Karnataka High Court Challenging FIR Over 'Kantara' Movie Mimicry
Actor Ranveer Singh has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging an FIR registered against him over his mimicry of a character in 'Kantara: Chapter 1'. The matter was mentioned on Monday (February 23) before Justice M Nagaprasanna for urgent listing wherein the counsel for the petitioner submitted, "The petitioner is a Bollywood actor. His honest appreciation of Kantara Chapter...
Bhojshala Temple - Kamal Maula Dispute: MP High Court Asks Parties To File Objections To ASI Survey Report In Two Weeks
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (February 23), directed all parties to submit their objections and opinions regarding the scientific survey conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India at the disputed Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque complex.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi further ordered that the status quo of the site be maintained...
Brother Of Deceased Is 'Victim' Under CrPC, Can Participate In Husband's Appeal Against Murder Conviction: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that the brother of a deceased person qualifies as a “victim” within the meaning of Section 2(wa) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is entitled to be heard in criminal proceedings arising out of the offence.A Division Bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri and Justice Dr. Anshuman was hearing an intervention application filed by the brother of a deceased...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 16 - February 22, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 54Nominal Index Mahendra Shanabhai Patel & Ors. v. The District Magistrate & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 Gujarat Vidhyapith v. Raxaben Anilkumar Patel & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 41Vinodbhai Tilakdhari Tiwari v State Of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 42Surat Manav Seva Sangh v Employees State Insurance Corporation 2026...
Entering School Premises Without Permission May Amount To 'House Trespass' Under IPC: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that school premises can be construed as a 'place for custody of property' where school furniture and educational assets are kept in custody, and can consequently attract the offence of house trespass under Indian Penal Code.Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal referred to Sections 452 (House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful...
From Air Force To J&K Administrative Services: High Court Grants Relief To Airman Who Breached Rules To Pursue Civil Service Career
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted relief to an airman who joined the Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service without prior discharge from the Air Force, holding that strict enforcement of service rules must yield to equitable considerations in exceptional circumstances.The Court was hearing a writ petition challenging the rejection of the petitioner's request...
Mother Is Natural Guardian Of Girl Aged Below 5 Yrs, Disputed Separation Deed Giving Custody To Father No Bar: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act that the mother is the natural guardian of a girl aged below five years, and that the father cannot take care of such a girl child in a way the mother can.It further ruled that father seeking custody based on disputed separation deed claiming mother voluntarily agreed to hand over custody would not be a bar to...
Plea In Kerala High Court Alleges CM Office Illegally Accessed Personal Data Of Judges, Govt Employees For Bulk Messaging Before Elections
A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court alleging that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has violated the privacy of government employees by illegally accessing their personal information, including mobile phone numbers, email IDs.The plea has been moved by an employee of State's Department of General Administration along with an Associate Professor of KTM College, Malappuram who...
Right To Effective Representation Cannot Be Time-Barred Under National Security Act: Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court set aside a preventive detention order under the National Security Act, 1980, on the ground that laying down a three-week time limit for filing a representation to the Central Government is in violation of Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India.The Court further remarked that the right to make an effective representation remains till the time detention subsists...