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Allahabad HC Seeks Parties' Stand On Justice Mathur Commission Report Suggesting Reforms In UP PCS(J) Exam Process
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday took on record a Preliminary Report submitted by a one-man Commission led by Justice Govind Mathur (Former Chief Justice of Allahabad HC), recommending immediate reforms and procedural amendments in the conduct of the Uttar Pradesh PCS(J) Competitive Examinations. A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 To July 06, 2025
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J&K High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Time-Bound Disposal Of RTI Appeals Before Central Information Commission
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by the petitioner, seeking directions for the timely disposal of second appeals filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005, before the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, particularly those emerging from the Union Territory of J&K.The petition is filed by Junaid Javid, a 28-year-old...
If Motorcycles Can Operate As Taxis, Why Not Allow Their Aggregation? It Aids Last-Mile Connectivity: Uber India To Karnataka HC
In appeals by various bike taxi aggregators such as Uber India, Rapido and OLA against the single Judge order which upheld the state government's ban on plying of bike taxis in the state, Uber India today submitted before the Karnataka High Court that if motorcycles can legally operate as taxis, there is no justification for disallowing their aggregation. The company asserted before a bench...
Tenants' Suit For Injunction Collapses Once Counterclaim Is Made By Landlord Seeking Ejectment After Serving Notice: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the moment a landlord files a counter-claim seeking ejectment preceded by a statutory notice under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, the very foundation of the tenant's suit for injunction alleging unlawful dispossession collapses.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus while dismissing an appeal filed by a tenant, Suresh Babu C, challenging...
DRDO Espionage Case: Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Accused After Almost Four Years In Jail
The Orissa High Court has recently granted bail to a man, accused of sharing classified information relating to missile testing at Integrated Test Range (ITR) with foreign nationals, on the ground of prolonged pre-trial detention.While giving relief to the petitioner, the Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy observed –“Although an accused is charged with an offence, but he is not a...
Husband Dejected With Marriage Not Proof Of Abetment: Delhi High Court Upholds Wife's Acquittal In Suicide Case
The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a wife and her family members in a case accusing them of abetting the suicide of the husband, citing lack of evidence and proof. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that it may be a case where the husband was unhappy and dejected with his marriage but no act of abetment was made out against the wife and her family members, either from the...
Karnataka High Court Calls For State's Response Within 3 Weeks In Plea Challenging Mandatory Teaching Of Kannada In CBSE, ICSE Schools
The Karnataka High Court on Friday set an outer limit of three weeks in which the state government is to file its objections to a public interest litigation filed by parents of children studying in various CBSE and CISCE schools in the state, questioning a few enactments that make teaching of the Kannada language in schools compulsory.A bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C...
Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Practice Of Assigning Domestic Duties To Office Subordinates Of District Courts At Judicial Officers' Residences
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea by the AP Judicial Office Subordinates Association, which challenged the practice of office subordinates of District Courts being made to perform unofficial domestic duties at the residences/quarters of Judges, often beyond regular working hours.The petitioner had relied on a Circular dated 24.02.1992 (Circular of 1992), issued by the...
'Adverse Possession Is A Heritable Right': Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Widow's Claim After Husband's Death
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld a wife's claim of adverse possession after her husband's death, holding that she is entitled to have her name recorded in the revenue records.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur: “Entries in revenue record reflect that unauthorized possession was very much in the knowledge of State since 1963 and for completion of 30 years of adverse possession without...
“Behaviour Stems From Internalised Misogyny”: Madras High Court Reduces Sentence Of Women Who Admonished Minor Leading To Her Suicide
The Madras High Court has reduced the sentence imposed on two women who had admonished a teen girl for having a relationship with their nephew, eventually leading to the girl's suicide. While the court upheld the conviction, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was inclined to reduce the sentence imposed on the women, noting the mitigating factors. The court noted the background of the...
Kerala High Court Allows Arrest Of MSC Elsa 3's Sister Ship To Continue; Says Modification Order Only Upon Completion Of Pleadings
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 10) passed an interim order to continue the conditional arrest of sister ship of MSC Elsa 3 till August 6, 2025.An admiralty suit has been filed by the State of Kerala (plaintiff) before the Kerala High Court seeking arrest of ship MV MSC Akiteta II (1st defendant). The arrest of MSC Akitteta II was sought in lieu of the maritime claims totalling...