Stranger Can't Seek Survey, Demarcation Of Land Owned By Private Persons: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that a stranger to a private land cannot seek its survey or demarcation, and that survey applications can only made be made by persons who own the private land.The Court was called upon to determine whether a survey of a private land, at the request of a private individual, could be conducted under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Survey and...

Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Decide Kota Meat Shop Owners' Plea For License Renewal, Stays Coercive Action For 4 Weeks

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday (May 30) directed the State authorities not to take any coercive action for four weeks against meat shop owners in Kota whose shops had been directed to be seized and closed by the municipal authorities. While disposing of the plea moved by certain meat shop owners of the city, the Court further directed the Respondent-authorities to decide their...

J&K High Court Grants Final Chance To Estates Dept To File Status Report In Plea Seeking Eviction Of Ex-Ministers From Govt Accommodation

In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the unauthorised occupation of government accommodations by former ministers and politicians, The Jammu & Kashmir Highcourt has given the Estates Department a final opportunity to submit a comprehensive status report by July.A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal expressed serious concern over repeated non-compliance...

Three Advocates Sworn In As Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

Three advocates–Deepak Khot, Amit Seth and Pavan Dwivedi, were sworn in as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (May 30).Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva administered the oath to the three appointees. The Central Government had on Monday notified the appointments of seven advocates–including the three Madhya Pradesh High Court appointees, as judges of various high courts...

Husband Sending Draft Divorce Agreement To Wife Would Not Constitute Abetment Of Suicide: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently set aside an order of the trial court which had added the charge of abetment of suicide against man whose wife is stated to have committed suicide by allegedly jumping into a well days after a draft divorce agreement was given to her.The prosecution witnesses–the deceased's mother, brother and father had stated that the husband's family came to the...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Cop For Unauthorisedly Accessing Woman's Call Detail Records, Cites Right To Privacy

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 29) refused to quash a criminal case registered against a police sub inspector Vidya M V, who is accused of illegally obtaining Call Detail Records (CDR) of a woman. A vacation bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, “No police officer just by being a police officer can call for any CDR of any citizen of the country, without there being...

Robust Policy, Regular Training: Gauhati High Court Suggests Measures To Protect Children From Sexual Exploitation

The Gauhati High Court recently issued measures for safeguarding children from the menace of sexual violence and exploitation. The single judge bench of Justice Kaushik Goswami observed:“…under the Constitution of India, it is the obligation of the state to protect children. I cannot also be unmindful of the fact that children due to their tender age are often vulnerable to sexual...

Sadhguru Moves Delhi High Court Against Infringement Of Personality Rights By Rogue Websites, Use Of AI

Jagadish Vasudev popularly known as Sadhguru moved the Delhi High Court on Friday (May 30) in a suit seeking protection against infringement of his personality rights by rogue websites through the use of Artificial Intelligence. The counsel appearing for Sadhguru submitted before Justice Saurabh Banerjee that Sadhguru's name and likeness is being used by rogue websites to sell products. He...

State Duty-Bound To Timely Lift Paddy Stock From Procurement Centers To Avert Financial Loss And Natural Hazards: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State to lift paddy stored at Adim Jaati Sewa Sahkari Samiti Marayadit Kulhariya (petitioner Society) to avoid financial loss to the Society due to prolonged storage and non-payment of commission.In this regard, Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held,“…it appears that the quantity of paddy is being lifted from the concerned procurement centers...

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai Moves Delhi High Court Against Single Judge Ruling In Defamation Case By BJP Leader Shazia Ilmi

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Friday moved an appeal before the Delhi High Court against a single judge ruling granting partial relief to BJP leader Shazia Ilmi in her defamation case over a video posted by Sardesai on 'X'— alleging that she abused a video journalist of India Today during a televised debate.The single judge had confirmed an earlier order passed in August last year,...

'Process Underway; Grievance May Resolve By July': Allahabad HC Adjourns PIL For Expeditious Filling Of Judicial Vacancies In HC

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for the timely and expeditious filling of all the current judicial vacancies in the High Court, the Allahabad High Court today noted that the process is underway.A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha briefly heard the matter and adjourned it to July, as it orally remarked that grievances raised...

POCSO Act | “Child Specific” Procedural Safeguards Can't Be Extended To Victim Who Attains Majority During Trial: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that procedural safeguards under Section 33(2) and 37 of the POCSO Act are contingent on the age of the victim, and have to be confined to the statutory definition of “child”. Therefore, once a victim attains the age of majority during trial pendency, these procedural safeguards cease to apply.“While the POCSO Act is indeed a benevolent legislation,...