Runaway Couple | Protection Of Life Paramount, Irrespective Of Alleged Misrepresentation Of Girl's Age: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the protection of life and personal liberty is paramount, regardless of disputes over the age of the individuals involved.The observation was made while dismissing a plea seeking action against the runaway couple for allegedly falsely stating in the protection plea that the girl was a major at the time of marriage.Adding that protection is...

[Recruitment Scam] Calcutta High Court Upholds Order Barring 'Tainted Candidates' From Applying Afresh

The Calcutta High Court has upheld a single bench order debarring tainted candidates who were ousted from their jobs by the Supreme Court from reapplying for the fresh recruitment process.Justices Soumen Sen and Smita Das De had previously asked whether the School Service Commission of the state could defend the cause of candidates who were found to be tainted by the Apex Court. On this...

Kerala High Court Stays Suo Motu Case Against Son Of Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan

The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the operation of a single judges order to initiate suo motu proceedings against Dr. V A Arun Kumar, son of ex Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, regarding his appointment as Director -in-charge of the Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD).A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishnan S granted the stay...

'Error Was Not Corrected': Gujarat High Court Grants Relief To Man Whose Name Appeared Both As Complainant & Accused In FIR

The Gujarat High Court quashed an FIR for voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation lodged against a man whose name was mistakenly shown as an accused in one place and as a complainant in another place in the same FIR.Noting that no steps were taken to correct the error, but an investigation was carried out and a charge-sheet was filed, the court said that continuing the FIR would...

Uttarakhand High Court Orders Unsealing Of 4 Madrasas On Undertaking Not To Operate Without Registration

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday directed the unsealing of 4 madrasas, 1 located in Dehradun and 3 in Haridwar, which are among more than 135 madrasas sealed by the State Government in March this year. The government's action was based on the allegation that they were running 'illegally', purportedly without affiliation and fulfilling norms of the madrasa board. A bench...

Soldier Injured While Collecting Kerosene Oil During 'Operation Rakshak' Entitled To War Pension: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Reaffirming the rights of military personnel, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a soldier who sustained injuries while collecting kerosene oil during 'Operation Rakshak' is entitled to a war injury pension."Operation Rakshak" was the Army's counter insurgency and counter terrorism operation in Jammu and Kashmir which began in 1990,Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice...

Mumbai's Development Work Can't Be Stopped But It Cannot Trample Heritage Structures: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 10) while disposing of a petition filed by the trustees of the heritage JN Petit building alleging damages to the structure due to the underground construction work for the Metro III, held that though development works in a city like Mumbai cannot be stopped but the same cannot be permitted to run roughshod over the concerns of preserving and...

Appointing Counsellors In Family Courts Mandatory, Failure Will Violate Section 9 Of Family Courts Act & Rules: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that non-appointment of Counsellors in the Family Courts resulting in cases not being sent in conciliation amounts to violation of Section 9 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, and the Rules framed thereunder. Justice Bibek Chaudhuri said that where there is a violation of the Family Courts (Patna High Court) Rules, 2000, an adversarial justice process cannot...

Protests Are Not Meant For Fun, Can't Be Held At Whims And Fancies Of Political Parties: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that protests should not be conducted at the whims and fancies of political parties. Justice B. Pugalendhi highlighted that political parties have a responsibility towards the general public who would be affected by the protests. The court added that the right to protest should not affect the right of the general public who are not associated...

Indore-Dewas Jam Case | NHAI Replaces Counsel Over Controversial Remark; MP High Court Grants Authority A Week To File Reply

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (July 11), granted one more week's time to the newly appointed counsel for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit the Authority's reply in connection with the traffic congestion issue on the Indore-Dewas highway.Advocate AP Singh, appearing for NHAI, informed the Court that he had been appointed by NHAI to deal with this matter only...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response Over Bengal Family Allegedly Detained By Delhi Police & Deported To Bangladesh

The Calcutta High Court has sought answers from the Delhi government over the alleged detention of a migrant family from Bengal and their subsequent deportation to Bangladesh.A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra orally observed, "We have had a similar matter yesterday, in that we said that before issuing rule, we can seek a response from the state, so...

'Annual General Reports Made By SEBI Cannot Be Disclosed Without Following Procedure U/S 11 Of RTI Act': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that before disclosing any information related to third parties, including stock exchanges like NSE and BSE, under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), the concerned authority must strictly comply with the mandatory procedure laid down in Section 11 of the Act.A Division Bench of Justices M.S. Sonak and Jitendra Jain passed the ruling in a batch of...