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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Civil Services Exam 2023, Says It Can't Suggest Manner In Which Questions Are Framed In Paper
Rejecting a plea challenging Paper I and Paper II of Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023, the Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot suggest the manner in which questions are framed in a question paper, so long as there is no ambiguity in the question or the answers provided.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul noted that CSE involves lakhs...
After Gujarat High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt, Senior Advocate Seen With Beer Mug On VC Tenders 'Unconditional Apology'
After the Gujarat High Court initiated suo motu contempt on July 1 against senior advocate Bhaskar Tanna for appearing on VC while drinking from a beer mug, the senior lawyer tendered his unconditional apology before the court.For context, the incident in question took place before a Bench of Justice Sandeep Bhatt on June 26, and a video clip of the same was widely circulated thereafter....
S.69 BNS | Married Woman Can't Allege Coercion Into Sexual Intercourse On False Promise To Marry: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently granted regular bail to a man, who was accused to have enticed a married woman to enter into sexual intercourse with him on a false promise of marriage.A crime was registered against the petitioner under Sections 84 [Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman] and 69 [Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.] of...
Pay Protection Granted To Govt Employee In One Cadre Can't Be Used To Justify Claim For Seniority In Another Cadre: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that pay protection or the counting of past service for pensionary benefits does not entitle a government employee to claim seniority in a different service/cadre to which they shift to voluntarily. A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Rajesh Kumar referred to Supreme Court's decision in Director of School Education v. A.N....
Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Seeks Govt's Report On Utilisation Of ₹120 Crore Allocated For Rehabilitation Work
The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 04) sought a report from the State Government regarding the manner of utilisation Rs. 120 crores, which the Centre had freed for immediate use of the State government in connection with the ongoing rehabilitation works at landslide-hit Wayanad.A division bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P. M. Manoj was hearing a suo motu case...
Bombay High Court Declines To Interfere With Site Chosen For Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial, Says It Falls Outside Scope Of Judicial Review
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a batch of Public Interest Litigations challenging the decision to establish the Balasaheb Thackeray Rashtriya Smarak at the site of the Mayor's Bungalow in Shivaji Park, Dadar. The Court held that the choice of site, formation of the managing trust, and other consequential actions were well within the State's policy domain and followed due process.The...
Order Passed By Bench Not Conferred With Determination By Roster Is A Nullity: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that orders passed by a bench which has not been conferred with that particular determination by virtue of the roster decided by the Chief Justice would lack jurisdiction and be a nullity in the eyes of the law.In answering a reference, the full bench of Justices Debangsu Basak, Shampa Sarkar and Hiranmay Bhattacharya held:The reference is answered by...
Ex-Parte Decree Can't Be Set Aside For Mere Irregularity In Serving Summons If Party Had Enough Time To Contest It: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside a Trial Court order which set aside an ex-parte decree, while holding that an ex parte decree can't be set aside merely on the ground of irregularity in service of summons if it is established that the other party had notice of the hearing date and sufficient time to contest the claim.Justice Satyen Vaidya said: “The second proviso appended to...
Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Deputy CM DK Shivakumar In Defamation Case Filed By State BJP Unit
In an interim order passed today, the Karnataka High Court stayed the trial court proceedings against State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a criminal defamation case filed by the State BJP unit. The same relief was also extended to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). A bench of Justice SR Krishna Kumar issued notice to the respondent, returnable on July 29. Notably, in...
Rajasthan High Court Enhances Compensation Of Paralysed Road-Accident Victim To ₹1.9 Cr, Says It's Not Charity But Moral Necessity
While hearing a challenge to the compensation of Rs. 1.49 crores awarded by the motor accident tribunal to a 21-year-old woman, Rajasthan High Court observed that the 100% lower body paralysis of the road-accident victim was not just an injury, but a “deep enduring rupture in the fabric of her life” that affected her sense of identity, independence and confidence.The high court thus...
Rajasthan High Court Extends 'Community Service' Under BNSS As Bail Condition, Asks Accused To Serve Swach Bharat Abhiyan
The Rajasthan High Court recently enlarged an NDPS accused on bail on a condition that he contribute to government's Swach Bharat mission for 2 hours daily, for two months.In doing so, the bench of Justice Sameer Jain extended the scope of 'community service' contemplated under the Bhartiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita 2023.The Act introduced community service as a punishment for certain...
HAMA | Widowed Daughter-In-Law Can Seek Maintenance From From Father-In-Law & Brother-In-Law: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law and her minor children are entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law and brother-in-law under Sections 19 and 22 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA), provided they are unable to maintain themselves and the in-laws are in possession of coparcenary property.The Division Bench comprising Justice...