Can Film Shootings Be Permitted In Forest? Kerala High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae

The Kerala High Court recently appointed Advocate Manu Vyasan Peter as Amicus Curiae in a case filed alleging that damage was caused to the flora and fauna in Parthakochi Reserve Forest subsequent to the shooting of Malayalam movie 'Unda'.The Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji decided to look into whether it is desirable to grant permission for shooting commercial...

Allahabad HC Rejects PIL To Stay NEET-UG 2025 Results Declaration, Quash & Re-Conduct 'Physics' Section Of Paper

A vacation bench of the Allahabad High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking to stay the to-be-announced results of NEET-UG 2025 and to quash the physics section of the paper and order re-conduct of the same.A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi dismissed the PIL plea filed by Deenbandhu Samgra Swasthya Avam Siksha Shodh Sansthan....

Karnataka High Court Orders State To Direct All Institutions To Report Engagement With Foreigners To FRRO

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue a Government Circular/Notification addressed to All Educational Institutions (including universities, private colleges, language schools), all Medical Institutions (including hospitals, diagnostic centers, wellness centers), Employers including business entities, NGOs, research organizations, and cultural bodies, along with...

Bombay High Court Defers Celebi's Plea Against Contract Termination By Mumbai Airport, Awaits Delhi HC Verdict In Similar Case

The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned till July 10, the hearing in the petition filed by Turkey-based company Celebi's Indian subsidiary - Celebi NAS, which has challenged the termination of its services by the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL).A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that overall India, 7 airports have cancelled...

Karnataka High Court Asks Producer Of 'Thug Life' Film To Respond To Kannada Literary Body's Intervention Plea

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (June 13) directed producers of the actor Kamal Haasan starrer film 'Thug Life' to respond to an application filed by Kannada literary body–Kannada Sahitya Parishattu, seeking intervention in the producer's plea against the ban on the film's release in the state.The ban was declared after Haasan's controversial statement about Kannada language during the...

'Take Urgent Steps For Compensation, To Protect Marine Life': High Court Tells State, Centre After Another Ship Accident Off Kerala's Coast

The Kerala High Court has urged the Centre and State Government to take urgent steps to get compensation and any necessary action regarding the potential damage to the marine ecosystem after yet another accident near the Kerala shores.The Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji was dealing with the PIL filed by former Congress M.P. T. N. Prathapan. The case which...

Karnataka High Court Declines Stay On Single Judge Order Which Held Bike Taxis Cannot Operate In State Unless Relevant Rules Are Framed

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the State government and others on appeals filed by ANI Technologies which operates OLA and Uber India Systems Private Limited, challening a single judge order which held that bike taxi aggregators like Rapido, Uber and others cannot operate in the state unless the State government issues relevant guidelines and rules under the Motor...

MP High Court Permits Mountaineer Megha Parmar Who Conquered Mt Everest To Approach State For Inclusion In 2023 Vikram Award List

While hearing a plea filed by mountaineer Megha Parmar for inclusion of her name in the Vikram Award List 2023, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted the mountaineer to file a representation before the State for consideration of her case.The court also asked the State to respond to plea filed by Parmar, who is stated to be the first woman mountaineer from the state to climb Mount...

Wayanad Landslides | Centre Can't 'Hide' Behind Deleted Provision To Disallow Loan Waiver Of Victims: Kerala High Court Remarks

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 13) orally told Central Government that it cannot take a stand that it is powerless to give a direction to waive loans of victims of Wayanad landslide merely because Section 13 is now omitted from the Disaster Management Act. A division bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P. M. Manoj hearing a suo motu case initiated by the High...

Order Passed To Save Education Dept's Face: MP High Court Quashes College Principal's Suspension For No Direct Role In Irregular Evaluation

While setting aside the suspension order of a Government College Principal, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the order was passed just to save the face of department among the public and to show that appropriate action was taken for the alleged irregularity in evaluation of answer sheets. The Court noted that the Higher Education Department passed the order without taking into account...

Calcutta High Court Orders Action Against Judicial Officers For Failing To Provide Legal Aid To Accused In NDPS Case

The Calcutta High Court has called for action against two judicial officers, namely the Chief Judicial Magistrate and District and Sessions Judge(NDPS), for their failure to offer a legal aid lawyer to an NDPS accused who had been unrepresented in the proceedings before the court.While granting bail to the accused, Justice Krishna Rao observed that the accused was produced before the...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable In NDPS Act Cases; S. 482 BNSS Prevails Over 'CrPC (UP Amendment) Act 2018': Allahabad HC

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has held that with the enforcement of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, anticipatory bail plea would now be maintainable in NDPS Act cases in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as the previous bar under the state's CrPC amendment has effectively been repealed by the BNSS. A bench of Justice Manish Mathur ruled that with...