Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Uber Against Protests By Rickshaw Unions After Threats Of Violence, Disruption Of Services

The Bombay High Court has granted urgent ex parte ad interim relief to Uber in its plea seeking protection against protests scheduled to be held by Rickshaw drivers unions from 23rd July (today) over threats of violence and disruption to their services.The plea was heard by a single bench of Justice R.I. Chagla.Counsel for Uber submitted that recently, agitations had started against their...

Vehicles Driven On Wrong-Side Can't Be Spared Merely Because Number Plate Is Of HC: Gujarat High Court Orally Remarks

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (July 23) took serious note of "wrong side driving" incidents and orally remarked that Police must show no reluctance in taking action against vehicles including cars which bear high court's sticker/ number plate.A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice RT Vachchani made the observation orally while hearing a plea seeking contempt for...

Sivaganga Custodial Death: Madras High Court Orders State To Pay ₹25 Lakh More As Interim Compensation To Bereaved Family

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs. 25 Lakh as interim compensation to the family of the temple guard who was killed in Sivaganga, following custodial torture. When the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete was informed that the state had already paid Rs. 7.5 Lakh as interim compensation to the family along with land for the...

Delhi High Court Orders Food Joints To Pay ₹5 Lakh Damages To 'Veerji Malai Chaap Wale' Restaurant Over Trademark Infringement

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 5 lakh as costs and damages to famous Veerji Malai Chaap Wale restaurant in its trademark infringement suit against various eateries and food delivery joints. While the matter was settled with one of the defendant eateries, Justice Amit Bansal noted that the other five food joints did not appear before the Court and thus, their conduct not only warranted...

MP High Court Directs State Human Rights Panel To Decide Muslim Woman's Plea Alleging Police Shaved Husband's Beard & Paraded Him

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Human Rights Commission to decide a muslim woman's plea alleging police misconduct during her husband's arrest including "forcefully shaving his beard and parading" him on the street.The court noted that the petitioner had made an "innocuous prayer" to direct the Chairman, M.P. Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) to consider and decide her...

Court Orders Are Cared For Only When Personal Appearance Of Officer Is Called: Allahabad High Court Raps State

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court rapped the officials of the State Government by observing that court orders were not being followed even after issuance of notice of contempt, unless personal appearance of officer concerned was ordered by the Court.The bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh observed,“The attitude of the officers, in ignoring the orders passed by...

'Matter Pending For Months': Allahabad High Court Seeks Centre, HC Admin's Stand On PIL Seeking Timely Appointment Of Judges

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for expeditious filling of all the current judicial vacancies in the High Court, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the counsels appearing for the Centre and HC administration to obtain instructions from the parties by September 1.A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha sought...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Leaking Class 10 Question Paper On YouTube

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 10) dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of one Zainul Abideen Karumbil, accused, along with others, of leaking school examination question papers via a YouTube channel named 'M.S. Solutions'. A bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, who heard the matter, took note of the serious nature of the allegations and observed that his...

Allahabad HC Flags Omission Of 'General Nature Of Material Allegations' In 'Goondas Act' Notices, Seeks UP Govt's Affidavit

The Allahabad High Court recently stayed the operation of a show cause notice issued under Section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970, after observing that it did not disclose the "general nature of material allegations" against the petitioner/proposed goonda, which is a mandatory requirement. A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manish Kumar passed the order...

Insurance Company Can't Deny Compensation Citing Invalid Employer-Employee Relationship Between Family Members Without Evidence: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that close family ties do not prevent a valid employer–employee relationship under law if it is supported by credible evidence on record.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur observed “It has been categorically observed by the Supreme Court that technically there is possibility that husband and wife can have relation of employer and employee. It is apt to...

Madras High Court Slams Police For Closing Temple To Prevent Caste Tensions, Says Denial Of Rights Not Way To Maintain Peace

The Madras High Court recently criticized the police authorities for closing down a public temple and denying entry to everyone in an effort to maintain public peace amidst communal tension. The court said that denying entry to everyone was not the way to keep peace, and the police had to make an effort to protect the rights of devotees. “Equally disturbing is the role of the...

Satisfied With State's Preparations: Uttarakhand HC Disposes PILs To Postpone Panchayat Polls Over Kanwar Yatra, Bad Weather

The Uttarakhand High Court last week disposed of a writ petition seeking postponement of panchayat elections on account of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra after recording satisfaction with the arrangements made by the Panchayati Raj Department and the Police Department. Similarly, the Court disposed of another plea too in similar terms, which had expressed apprehensions over holding...