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Bombay High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of 'Long Waiting Periods' For Adoption Of Children In India
The Bombay High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the issue pertaining to the "waiting period" for potential adoptive parents for adopting children in India, which has risen to 3.5 years.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Makarand Karnik initiated a suo motu PIL based on a news report published in a leading daily, which stated that as of date, for many of the...
Delhi High Court Rejects IPL Team RCB's Plea For Interim Relief Against Uber's 'Disparaging' Ad Featuring Travis Head
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in its suit against Uber Moto over allegedly disparaging YouTube advertisement featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad's cricketer Travis Head.Justice Saurabh Banerjee rejected the interim injunction application filed by RCB, observing that the impugned advertisement does not call...
No Bar For Accused To Seek Anticipatory Bail After Dismissal Of His FIR Quashing Plea: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the dismissal of an accused's writ petition seeking quashing of the FIR would not create a bar on the filing of an application for the grant of anticipatory bail A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that a writ petition for quashing the FIR and an application for anticipatory bail are altogether different remedies, which are to...
2020 Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Tahir Hussain's Bail Plea In IB Staffer Ankit Sharma's Murder Case
Former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain on Monday (May 5) moved the Delhi High Court seeking regular bail in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued notice on Hussain's bail plea and sought status report of the Delhi Police.The matter will now be heard in July. Hussain had filed a...
Chhattisgarh HC Rejects Challenge To Declaration Of 'Moolvasi Bachao Manch' As Unlawful Organization, Says Matter Before Advisory Board
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday (May 5) dismissed a plea challenging a State government notification under Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam (CVJSA) 2005 (Special Public Safety Act) declaring an Adivasi organisation–Moolvasi Bachao Manch (MBM) as an unlawful organization.A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma noted that the organisation...
Meghalaya High Court Directs Cabinet To Finalise Land Deal For Expansion Of Shillong Airport Within Three Weeks
The Meghalaya High Court recently directed the State Cabinet to take its decision within three weeks on the proposal to enable purchase of 11.7 acres of land from individual owners by private treaty for the development and expansion of the Shillong Airport.The division bench of the Chief Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh further directed that if the said cabinet decision is in...
Seven Judicial Officers Sworn In As Judges Of Gujarat High Court
Seven Judicial Officers were sworn in as judges of the Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 5).The oath was administered to them by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal. Notably the Central Government had notified the appointments on May 1.The judicial officers who were sworn-in as judges are: (i) Shri Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada, (ii) Shri Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani, (iii) Shri...
Arbitrator Can Fix Fee In Consultation With Parties Without Recourse To A&C Act; Quantum Can't Be Challenged Under Article 227: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Bihas Ranjan De. has observed that an arbitrator can indeed fix his remuneration, and this can be done in a manner that may not comply with the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, provided that such a decision is made in consultation with the parties involved. When parties contractually agree on a fee, the Fourth...
Promotion Cannot Be Denied If Chargesheet Is Not Filed: Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea of a Junior Assistant of Prohibition & Excise Department who was denied promotion to the post of Sub Inspector Prohibition & Excise Department on the grounds that he had a criminal case pending against him.After relying on Supreme Court's decision in Union of India and others vs. K.V.Janaki Raman and others [(1991) 4 SCC 109], a...
Plea In Delhi HC To Conduct Shahdara Bar Association Election Through Both Online & Offline Modes For Security Reasons; Hearing Today
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to conduct elections to the Shahdara Bar Association through both online and offline modes, citing lack of requisite security arrangements.The plea has been filed by Justice Talwant Singh (Retd.), Chairperson of the Shahdara Bar Association Election Committee. Elections of Shahdara Bar Association are scheduled to be held in...
Rajasthan Service Rules | High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Issuing 'Awaiting Posting Orders', Says Reasons Must Be Conveyed To Employees
While hearing a bunch of petitions by government employees who were put under the category of “Awaiting Posting Orders” without assigning or conveying any reasons, the bench of Justice Arun Monga at the Rajasthan High Court issued the following guidelines:1) Purpose and Justification of APOs a. To be issued based on administrative necessity or public interest and not as a punitive...
Karnataka HC Quashes NDPS Case Against Senior Citizen After Cannabis Plants Were Found Growing In His Backyard
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case registered against a 67-year-old man living in Jayanagar area of Bengaluru who was accused of cultivating 5 to 6 cannabis plants in the backyard of his property.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Chandrashekar, and quashed the case registered against him under Sections 20(a) and 20(b)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs...