Name Or Symbol Of Political Party, Photo Of Former CMs Can't Be Used To Advertise Govt Welfare Schemes: Madras High Court Interim Order

The Madras High Court has made it clear that while launching and operating a government welfare scheme, the advertisements should not contain the name of any living personality, photograph of any former Chief Minister/ideological leader or party insignia, emblem, or flag of the party. “Therefore, we are inclined to pass an interim order to the effect that while launching...

'Shouldn't Accept Briefs If Too Busy': Allahabad High Court Orders Removal Of Govt Counsel From KDA Panel Over Absence

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed the Vice-Chairman, Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) to remove one of its panel advocates after the counsel failed to appear in court and delegated the matter to a junior colleague. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, which was hearing a revenue matter, noted that although the concerned advocate had accepted notice on behalf...

Madras High Court Asks MEA To Reconsider Passport For 'Stateless' Woman, Finds 'Overwhelming Records' Of Her Birth In India

The Madras High Court has directed the passport authorities to consider an application filed by a “Stateless woman”, born to Sri Lankan parents, seeking an Indian passport. Justice C Saravanan of the Madurai bench noted that there were overwhelming records available to indicate that the woman was born in India and was issued a Birth Certificate. The court also noted that documents...

NDPS Act | Not Permissible To Detain Person On Presumption That Blood Sample May Indicate Presence Of Heroin: HP High Court Grants Bail

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a person cannot be kept in custody merely on the assumption that the blood sample sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory might reveal traces of heroin or that some incriminating substance would be found.Denying the State's submission that blood samples sent by the police to forensics were likely to indicate the presence of heroin, Justice...

Pink City Or Sink City? Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Notice Of 'Pathetic' Road Conditions In Jaipur

Taking note of the news paper reports detailing pathetic condition of public roads in Jaipur, Rajasthan High Court has initiated a suo-motu case to ensure that the 'Pink City', renowned globally for its rich heritage, does not turn into a 'sink city' crumbled under its infrastructural problems.The bench of Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur opined that failure to maintain basic civil...

Delhi High Court Bats For Safe Digital Space For Children, Says Cyberbullying Can Be As Scarring As Physical Violence

The Delhi High Court has called for providing safe digital space for children, while emphasizing that such protection cannot be restricted to physical spaces alone.“Thus, this Court is also of the view that creating a safe environment for children cannot be restricted to physical spaces alone. The modern world demands that equal protection be extended to digital spaces, where children are...

Rithanya Dowry Death Case: Madras High Court Seeks Comprehensive Postmortem Report, Criticizes Investigating Agency's 'Mechanical' Attitude

Expressing dissatisfaction with how the postmortem report was filed in the dowry-related death of Rithanya in Tiruppur last month, the Madras High Court, on Thursday, ordered a comprehensive forensic report to be filed. Justice M Nirmal Kumar said that the postmortem report was not complete and did not contain details about the physical abuse that was allegedly meted out to...

Husband's Friend Is Not His Relative, Can't Be Booked U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

A male friend of the husband is not his relative and thus cannot be booked under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), held the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently, while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a man booked under the said offence. A division of Justices Anil Pansare and Mahendra Nerlikar noted that one of the applicants before it was...

'Case Of Hurt Ego': MP High Court Quashes Suspension Of Cooperative Bank's CEO Who Refused MLA's Demand To Cancel Clerk's Transfer

The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed the suspension of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of District Central Cooperative Bank in Sidhi, observing that the action was not passed in the course of exercise of routine administrative functions but rather "passed in exercise of excessive powers and actuated by bias and at behest of MLA". The petitioner had moved a writ petition challenging the...

Wife Accusing Husband Of Impotency In Divorce Proceedings Not Defamation: Bombay High Court

A wife in her divorce petition or FIR, stating that her husband is 'impotent' would not amount to defamation, the Bombay High Court held recently while quashing a defamation case against a woman, her brother and father. Single-judge Justice Shriram Modak held that a wife making an allegation that her husband is impotent and this has caused mental cruelty to her, is justified. "In a Hindu...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Regulate Media Reporting Of Aviation Accidents

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea calling upon the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue necessary guidelines/advisories for media reporting in the aftermath of aviation accidents. The bench of Chief Justice MM Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan dismissed the plea...

Law Graduate Files PIL For Accountability In Dowry Complaints, Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On Publication Of Action Taken Data

A law graduate and public policy professional has moved the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to the State to bring in accountability regarding the complaints made pursuant to Rule 5 of the Kerala Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004 and the action taken on the same.Rule 5 lays down the procedure for filing a complaint by the party, parent or relative before the regional dowry...