Journalist Moves High Court Against AAP's Copyright Strikes On His Facebook Page For Using Punjab CM's Photos; Notice Issued

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday (April 2) issued notice on a journalist's plea challenging actions taken against his Facebook pages and copyright strike imposed on his account for allegedly using photographs of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann or news regarding same.In doing so the court also said that the petitioner Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal has the liberty to the approach...

MP High Court Initiates Suo Moto Criminal Contempt Against BJP MLA For Attempting To Influence Judge In Illegal Mining Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 02) directed its Registry to initiate suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak from Vijayraghavgarh constituency for improperly contacting a sitting judge in connection with an illegal mining case.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed, "...the Registry to register a...

'Would Trigger Domino Effect': MP High Court Rejects Plea For Alteration Of Candidate's Preference In Govt Exam After Allotment Of Post

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 2) dismissed a candidate's plea seeking alteration of his preference for post in the 2024 Combined Recruitment Test, holding that allowing a one candidate to alter their preference from 1st to 36th post would trigger a domino effect disrupting the state-wide allocation matrix.This, the court said would also infringe the vested rights of...

State Appointing Law Officers Only On Basis Of Political Allegiance, Not Merit: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that the State government was appointing Government pleaders, public prosecutors, and law officers only based on their political allegiance and not on the basis of merit. Justice B Pugalendhi noted that in some cases, the only qualification of the law officers appointed by the State was their involvement in menial political activities, like...

Associate Of Lawyer Who Was Allotted Chamber Cannot Claim Vested Right To Use It : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that an advocate using a chamber merely as an associate of the original allottee does not acquire any vested right over the said premises being “mere permissive user.”Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a plea filed by lawyer Anju Tanwar challenging the decision of Chamber Allotment Committee (CAC) of Saket Courts directing her to vacate...

Second FIR Maintainable When It Uncovers Wider Conspiracy; 'Test Of Sameness' Is Decisive: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a second FIR is not barred in law where it relates to a distinct and wider conspiracy, even if it is connected to an earlier incident, reiterating that the governing principle is the “test of sameness.”The Court was hearing petitions challenging an order of the trial court framing charges in a case arising out of an FIR, where...

Land Not Found To Be Forest Land: Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses PIL Against Construction Of 'Sainya Dham' War Memorial

The Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the construction of a war memorial, namely 'Sainya Dham' in Dehradun, holding that the land in question was not found to be forest land in a joint survey conducted by revenue and forest authorities. The Court observed that once the competent authorities had inspected the land and certified that it does not form...

MP High Court Allows Mother To Sell Child's Share In Property Citing Risk Of Land Mafia, Inability To Regularly Visit Due To Distance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a mother to sell her minor daughter's share in the property after noting her difficulties in taking care of the land parcel located 600 km away from her present place of residence. In doing so the court set aside the setting aside the lower court's order that had earlier denied such permission. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed:"The record...

Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath To Attend Inaugural Session Of District Judges Annual Conference Organized By Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court is set to hold a 2-day Annual Conference of Judges of the District Judiciary on the theme “Re-shaping Dispensation of Justice – Transcending the Narratives”. The conference which shall be held on April 4 and 5 is being organized by the High Court in collaboration with the Gujarat State Judicial Academy (GSJA). The inaugural session will be attended by Supreme...

Able-Bodied Person Cannot Avoid Maintenance By Pleading Unemployment: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a mere plea of unemployment cannot absolve an able-bodied and qualified individual of his obligation to maintain his minor children under Section 125 CrPC. The Court reiterated the principle that an able-bodied person is presumed to have the capacity to earn, and voluntary or unsubstantiated unemployment cannot be used to evade statutory...

Compensation Dispute Under National Highways Act Need Not Be Referred To Civil Court If Competent Authority Can Decide: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that not every dispute relating to compensation under the National Highways Act, 1956 is required to be referred to a civil court, clarifying that only such disputes which the competent authority is unable to decide without adjudication fall within the ambit of reference under Section 3H(4) of the Act.A bench of Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi observed...

Governor Bound By Council Of Ministers' Advice On Remission & Premature Release Of Convicts: Madras High Court Full Bench

A full bench of the Madras High Court has held that the Governor is bound by the decision of the Council of Ministers in matters relating to the remission and premature release of a convict prisoner. Answering a reference made to it, the bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira, Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice Sunder Mohan held that the governor is bound by the decision of the...