Filing False Case Of Assault Against Senior Manager By Employee Amounts To Misconduct: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has confirmed an order passed by the labour court dismissing an employee of a private company on the grounds of misconduct after it was proved that he lodged a false complaint of assault against the senior manager of the company.Justice Ananth Ramanath Hegde dismissed the petition filed by G Mahesh and said, “In the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case,...

Munambam Land Dispute | Waqf Board Didn't Come Forward, Litigants Opposing Inquiry With 'Ulterior Purpose': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) observed that the litigants who had approached the court challenging appointment of inquiry commission by the state in the Munambam land dispute were only masquerading for certain other interested parties having "ulterior purposes".The court made the observation while allowing two appeals filed by the State Government challenging a March 17...

Sabarimala Gold Loss: Kerala High Court Flags Misappropriation In Sideframes Of Sanctum, Orders SIT To Investigate On That Aspect Also

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) flagged alleged gold loss in the lintels/sideframes of the Sreekovil of Sabarimala temple and ordered the SIT to investigate into the same as well.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar today observed:"From the investigation so far conducted, it appears that in so far as sideframes/lintel,...

'Dreams' Need Not Suffer For Procedure: Rajasthan High Court Slams ₹5 Lakh Forfeiture Of NEET Candidate Over A Day's Delay In Depositing Fee

Granting relief to a successful NEET candidate whose candidature was considered ineligible as he was late by 1 day in depositing fee, Rajasthan High Court slammed the forfeiture of Rs 5 Lakh security deposit by the Counselling Board terming it "unjust enrichment". The bench of Justice Sameer Jain opined that merely due to procedural irregularities or delays which could be condoned, the dreams...

Bollywood Actor Suniel Shetty Moves Bombay High Court Against His Deepfake Images

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection of his personality rights. He has asked the court to restrain the circulation of deepfake images and videos featuring him and his family across social media platforms.Shetty has also sought directions to take down his unauthorised photographs used on commercial websites, including gambling and astrology platforms....

Can A Person Be Permitted To Change Name After Sex Reassignment Surgery? : Allahabad High Court To Examine

The Allahabad High Court is set to consider and examine a significant question as to whether after sex reassignment surgery a person may be permitted to change name. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery requested Senior Advocate HR Mishra, assisted by Sri Advocate VR Tiwari, to assist the Court on this question. The matter will be heard on October 30. The Court...

'Revengeful & Vulgar': MP High Court Upholds Expulsion Of School Student For Posting Derogatory, Abusive Content About Teacher Online

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (October 9) dismissed a father's plea challenging school's decision to expel his child following the discovery of an Instagram page where the boy created and posted memes of teachers using abusive and derogatory language. Noting that the school was justified in their actions, the bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed;"A perusal of the material...

Delhi High Court Restrains YouTuber From Posting Disparaging Content Against 'BROCODE' Beverage

The Delhi High Court has restrained a YouTube channel 'Sipp_Smart' ran by influencer Praveen Aminigadda from publishing or circulating any content or video on social media which disparages the goodwill and reputation of alcoholic beverage brand 'BROCODE'.Justice Tejas Karia directed the influencer to take down a YouTube video which claimed that Brocode is 'poisonous', 'deadly' and 'not fit...

Gujarat High Court Notifies Instructions Addressing Difficulties Faced By Lawyers' In Curing Defects While Filing Petitions

To oversee smooth flow in filing of cases, the Gujarat High Court has notified that if there is any overwriting or correction found in the petition at the time of filing— advocates/party-in-person can move a draft amendment pursuant to which a filing/stamp number will be given. An instruction notification issued by the high court registry on Thursday (October 9) further permits filling in...

Kerala High Court Directs Public Service Commission To Provide Accessible Exam Centres For Candidates With Disabilities

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 9) set aside a 2019 order of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that had recommended the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) to pay an amount of ₹1,000 each to 290 physically challenged candidates.The KPSC challenged this order of the NHRC, which had taken suo motu cognizance based on a Malayalam newspaper report dated 08.08.2014....

Munambam Waqf Land Dispute: Kerala High Court Allows State's Appeal Against Quashing Of Inquiry Commission

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) allowed two appeals filed by the State Government challenging a March 17 order cancelling the appointment of an Inquiry Commission set up by the State to resolve the land dispute between residents of Munambam and the Waqf Board.A division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar VM while pronouncing the order said,...

Delhi Govt Can Regulate Private School Fees Only To Prevent Profiteering, Not To Control Fee Structure: High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has the power to regulate fee structure of unaided private schools only to the extent necessary to curb profiteering, commercialization of education, and collection of capitation fees.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela clarified that the government...