Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Response On Plea To Regulate Slaughter Houses In Chandigarh

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (May 19) sought response form the Chandigarh Authorities on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions to constitute a committee to regulate slaughter houses in the city.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel issues authorities of Chandigarh.The PIL was filed by a resident of Chandigarh Jairoop Riar, seeking direction...

NEET PG 2025: MP High Court Permits Nine Foreign Medical Graduates To Appear In Exam Pending Decision On Increased Internship Period

While hearing pleas by graduates who completed MBBS from foreign universities against an order increasing internship period from two to three years, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Monday (May 19) permitted the nine petitioner foreign graduates to appear in 2025 NEET-PG Exam scheduled for June 15.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf in...

'No One More Suited Than Her': Orissa High Court Appoints Wife As Legal Guardian Of Comatose Husband

Filling a legislative void by judicial intervention, the Orissa High Court has recently appointed the wife of a person lying in 'comatose'/ 'vegetative state' to manage his personal, financial, legal, medical and business matters as his 'legal guardian'.Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi not only called attention to the vacuum in the existing statutory regime regarding appointment of guardian...

Can't Tolerate Experimentation In Litigation: Kerala High Court Raps Party For Filing Case Without Disclosing Earlier Matter Seeking Same Relief

The Kerala High Court recently imposed an exemplary cost of ₹20,000 against the petitioner in a Criminal Miscellaneous Case for filing a second Crl.M.C. through another counsel while the first one, seeking the same relief, was still pending before the Court.Justice S. Manu passed the order while hearing the first Crl.M.C. filed by the petitioner in the case. The Public Prosecutor informed...

Centre Opposes Turkey Based Çelebi's Plea Against Revocation Of Security Clearance, Says Disclosing Reasons Will Prejudice National Security

The Union Government on Monday opposed before the Delhi High Court a plea filed by Turkey based company Celebi Airport Services Private Limited challenging the decision of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) revoking its security clearance in the "interest of national security".Representing the Centre, SGI Tushar Mehta submitted before Justice Sachin Datta said that disclosure of reasons...

Meghalaya High Court Grants Relief To Law Student Facing Attendance Shortage Due To Gall Bladder Ailment

The Meghalaya High Court recently granted relief to a third law student of Shillong Law College, NEHU by directing that the attendance of the said student be treated as regular and that he be assessed in the 5th semester examination in regular course. The law student (petitoner) was declared ineligible to take the exam because his attendance fell below the benchmark attendance requirement...

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Expedite Process Of Issuing Guidelines On 'Accessibility Standards' For OTTs To Aid Persons With Disabilities

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 19) directed the Union Government to expedite the process of issuance of guidelines on incorporating accessibility features in Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms for persons with disabilities (PwDs). Justice Sachin Datta passed the order while dealing with a plea seeking incorporation of accessibility features, audio description, same language captioning and...

School Fee Hike Row: Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Parents' Plea Against DPS Dwarka's Decision To Expel Students Over Non-Payment

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 19) reserved orders in a petition filed by parents of 32 students who were expelled by Delhi Public School (DPS), Dwarka, for non payment of fees amid the ongoing fee hike issue.Justice Sachin Datta heard the counsels appearing for the school and parents and reserved the order. The verdict has been reserved in an application filed in a pending petition filed...

Strict Distinction Between Residential And Non-Residential Areas Is Challenging In Era Of Rapid Urbanisation: Kerala High Court

While dismissing a plea against the alleged increased commercialization of a residential colony in Kochi, the Kerala High Court held that such strict distinction between residential and non-residential areas is increasingly challenging in the context of rapid urban development.Justice P. M. Manoj in his order observed: “In the context of globalization and rapid urban development,...

'All Are Humans Before God, No Caste Discrimination': Madras High Court Junks Pleas For Appointing Temple Trustee From Particular Caste

While rejecting a plea for appointing temple trustees from a particular caste, the Madras High Court recently noted that before god, all persons are human beings and that there could not be any discrimination based on caste. “Before God, all persons are human beings and therefore, there cannot be any discrimination based on caste. Accordingly, the grievance of the petitioner cannot...

'Cooperative Farming Critical To Indian Agriculture': Karnataka HC Holds GO Refusing Power Subsidy To Farmers' Societies Unconstitutional

The Karnataka High Court recently held as unconstitutional a government order dated September 4, 2008, which denied the benefit of power tariff subsidy to farmers' societies purely on the ground of their collective consumption exceeding the specified power limit.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum holding thus directed the State Government and the concerned electricity distribution...

BREAKING | Sambhal Masjid Row: Allahabad High Court Upholds Trial Court's Survey Order, Says Hindu Plaintiffs' Suit 'Not Barred'

The Allahabad High Court today rejected Mosque Committee's plea against the trial court's order passed on November 19 directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a temple.With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal has upheld the trial court's survey order. It also added that the Hindu Plaintiffs is prima...