'Highly Vulnerable Youth, Fall Into Poverty Cycle': Rajasthan High Court In PIL Over Difficulties Faced By CCLs After Leaving Shelter Homes

Taking note of letter received from the children residing at Balika Grah, Alwar, regarding severe challenges being faced by them owing to non-receipt of grant in aid due to inaction by the State, Rajasthan High Court registered a suo-moto PIL opining that transitioning from institutional care to independent living was a vulnerable phase for every kid who had spent his/her childhood in...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea For Verification Of Migrant Workers, Says It Is For Govt To Decide

The Kerala High Court disposed of a Writ Petition seeking a direction to the government to verify the identity, criminal antecedents and other details of migrant workers arriving in the State. In the petition, it was alleged that most of the migrant workers coming into Kerala have criminal antecedents and have fabricated identity cards.While considering the matter on Friday (May 30), the...

Mortgage In Breach Of Lease Covenant Not Automatically Void If Consequences Are Provided In Lease Deed: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that mortgage in breach of lease covenant not automatically void if consequences are provided in lease deed.The Division Bench of Justices A.S. Chandurkar and M.M. Sathaye observed that “the action of BI of creating a mortgage of the leased plot in favour of UBI was without the prior consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the MIDC and thus in violation of...

Moradabad Mob Lynching | Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt's Reply On Plea Of Victim's Brother For SIT Probe, ₹50 Lakh Compensation

The brother of a 37-year-old man killed on suspicion of slaughtering cattle in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a probe into the incident by a Special Investigating Team (SIT) and Rs. 50 Lakh as compensation for the family of the deceased. Hearing the plea last week, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan...

Arbitrator Can't Grant Relief Contrary To Terms Of Contract: Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Award Of Compensation For Delay

The Rajasthan High Court bench comprising Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Bhuwan Goyal have held that an arbitral award which grants reliefs beyond the express terms of the contract, including compensation for losses and interest where no such entitlement exists under the agreement, is patently illegal and liable to be set aside under Section 37 of the Arbitration and...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Sadhguru, Passes John Doe Order Restraining Misuse Through AI

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation, and has restrained various rogue websites and unknown entities from misusing his personality traits through the use of Artificial Intelligence in any platform or medium.Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed a dynamic+ injunction in favour of Sadhguru...

Madras High Court Stays Rustication Of Student For “Jai Bhim And Free Palestine” Graffiti, Permits Him To Complete Course

The Madras High Court has stayed the rustication of a 2nd year MSW student for allegedly painting “Jai Bhim and Free Palestine” graffiti in the hostel wall of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Youth development. Justice TV Tamilselvi stayed the rustication considering that the student was at the fag end of his career and if he was not permitted to attend exams and internship, it would...

[Employees Provident Fund Act] No Appeal Lies Against Rejection Of Review Plea, Writ Petition Is Maintainable: Allahabad High Court

Relying on its earlier decision in Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II and Another, the Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a writ petition would be maintainable against the order in review under Section 7-B of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 as no statutory appeal is provided...

Kerala High Court Slams State For 'Harassing' Former VC In-Charge Of KTU Ciza Thomas, Orders Release Of Pension

The Kerala High Court on Friday (May 30) directed the state government to release within two weeks all pensionary benefits due to Dr. Ciza Thomas who retired as Principal of Government Engineering College on March 31, 2023Notably, she had assumed the office of Vice Chancellor of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, as per an order of the Chancellor, the then Governor of Kerala,...

Wife Filing False Criminal Case To Embarrass, Incarcerate Husband Is Cruelty And Ground For Divorce Under HMA: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that criminal case filed by a wife to embarrass and incarcerate her husband and his family members, when in reality they are not guilty, causes persistent trauma and humiliation in social circle, and constitutes mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act. Applying this principle to a case where the wife's allegations resulted in...

Absence Of Railway Ticket On Deceased After Fatal Accident Can't Negate Legitimacy Of Compensation Claim: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that absence of train journey ticket on the deceased person after the fatal incident cannot, by itself, negate the legitimacy of the claim for compensation. Justice Dharmesh Sharma said that the legitimacy of the claim cannot be rejected especially when credible evidence exists of ticket purchase prior to the journey. The Court granted relief to a...

'For Larger Public Good': Rajasthan High Court Rejects PIL Against Setting Up Of Sewage Treatment Plant Near Village Court

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a PIL filed by practicing advocates of Gram Nyayalaya, Jodhpur against the proposed construction of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) near the village court, ruling that it was not for the High Court to decide under Article 226 which site would be more suitable for setting up the STP.A division bench of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Sandeep Shah,...