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'Legally Irreconcilable': Rajasthan HC Rejects Pleas By Ex-MLA Pramod Jain Bhaya, Others Seeking Both Quashing And Clubbing Of FIRs
The Rajasthan High Court rejected a batch of pleas filed by former Congress MLA and State Cabinet Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya, his friends and relatives, seeking quashing of 13 FIRs claiming that these were lodged with political motives and were handled by investigating agencies under the influence of the ruling party.The court also rejected the petitioners' plea to club the FIRs after...
Telangana HC Suspends Rustication Of BITS Pilani Student Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Citing Non-Compliance Of UGC Regulations By ICC
The Telangana High Court has temporarily suspended an order rusticating a second-year female student of BITS Pilani, after noting that it was passed without following the provisions of the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational lnstitutions) Regulations, 2015. For context, Regulation 8 mandates that a copy of...
Impersonation Of Litigant? Kerala High Court Asks Lok Adalats To Verify Identity Of Parties Before Commencing Settlement Proceedings
The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Legal Services Authority to issue necessary guidelines to all the District Legal Service Authorities (DLSAs)/ Lok Adalats to ensure that the identity of the parties is ascertained before commencement of the settlement proceedings and passing an award. Justice C. S. Dias passed this direction after a party made a claim that an advocate had...
'This Is Not The Time': Punjab & Haryana HC Reserves Order On Plea To Give 'Martyr' Status To Pahalgam Terror Attack Victims
Observing that "this is not the time" for raising such issue, the Punjab and Haryana High Court reserved its verdict in a PIL seeking to declare the 26 tourists who died in the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack as "Martyrs".A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel was hearing the plea filed by Ayush Ahuja, a lawyer by profession.During the hearing, Chief Justice Nagu orally asked...
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest – April 2025
2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 123 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 169Nominal Index:Accelerate Productx Ventures Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 123Yash Charitable Trust vs. State Of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 124Lakhani's Blue Waves Co-operative Housing Society Ltd vs The Chairman, CIDCO, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 125Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University Law School vs. State...
Delhi High Court Stays Interim Order In Favour Of Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar In Copyright Infringement Suit Against AR Rahman
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed an interim injunction order granted in favour of veteran Indian classical singer Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar in his suit alleging copyright infringement of his “Shiva Stuti” composition by music composer A.R. Rahman and other producers in Tamil film Ponniyan Selvan 2 song "Veera Raja Veera.”A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar...
Bail Cancellation Meant To Ensure Justice, Prevent Accused From Tampering Evidence; Must Be Ordered Cautiously: Allahabad HC Reiterates
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that provision for bail cancellation is to ensure that justice is done and to prevent the accused from tampering evidence upon being set at liberty through bail order. It further held that cancellation of bail and rejection of bail are two different scenarios as cancellation interferes with the liberty already granted to a citizen by the bail...
Once Negative Police Report Is Filed, Prima Facie No Need To Reveal Info In Nomination Form: Rajasthan HC Rejects Election Plea Against MLA
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition challenging the election of Hanumangarh MLA Ganeshraj Bansal alleging non-disclosure of certain criminal cases, observing that once the police had filed a negative final report prima facie the successful candidate was not required to reveal those cases in the nomination form.Justice Dinesh Mehta in his order said:"This Court has it own...
Medical Profession Requires Practical Knowledge, Can't Be Substituted By Online Classes: AP High Court Rejects Plea By Foreign Medical Graduate
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the medical profession requires practical knowledge and clinical training, as a regular medical course is inclusive of skills training, dissections in laboratories to understand the human anatomy patient interaction, team based learning such as case studies and problem solving exercises, and the same cannot be substituted by online classes.The...
Allahabad High Court Disposes PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into LoP Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship
The Allahabad High Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir) last year, seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship. Though a bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Rajeev Singh did not prescribe a specific timeline for the Union...
'Re-Evaluation Of Answers Prohibited': Gujarat HC Directs Appointment Of 5 Candidates As Section Officers Ousted At Verification Stage
The Gujarat High Court directed the State to carry out the appointment exercise which regard to five meritorious candidates whose candidature to the post of Section Officer was rejected following "re-evaluation" of answer sheet and publishing of revised final result, stating that the rules prohibit re-evaluation, permitting only re-checking. It thus said that action of the Gujarat Public...
MNREGA Workers are Not Employees Under Employees' Compensation Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition, holding that in cases involving the death of worker employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (“MNREGA”), 2005, compensation cannot be claimed under Employees' Compensation Act. The court determined that such workers do not fall under the definition of “employee” under Section 2(dd) of the...