Private Hospitals Must Pay Minimum Wages To Housekeeping Staff : Kerala High Court

Pvt Hospital's Housekeeping Staff Can't Be Treated As Mere Cleaners: Karnataka High Court Upholds

'Are Law Enacted By Parliament Binding On Maharashtra Police?' Bombay High Court Asks DGP After Shoddy Probe

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Director General of Maharashtra Police to explain on oath whether the provisions of the law enacted by the Parliament are binding on the State police force or if the same are only to be retained in the books of law.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Rajesh Patil has asked the DGP to file a detailed reply explaining his stand on the issue....

Streets Dogs Picked For Sterilisation Can't Be Impounded Indefinitely, Must Be Returned To Same Spot As Per Rules: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that street dogs picked up for sterilisation cannot be impounded indefinitely and must be released back to the same location from where they were taken, in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 (2023 Rules) .Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "the local authorities, have the power to keep the street dogs in the impounding compound, however,...

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Abolish Offences Of 'Waging War', 'Unlawful Assembly' From BNS 2023

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking abolition of offences of waging war against the State and unlawful assembly from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal remarked that it cannot direct the Parliament to abolish the provisions as that will be amounting to...

Take Immediate Steps To Acquire Land Required For Common Burial Purpose: Meghalaya High Court To State Govt

The Meghalaya High Court on Monday (July 7) directed the State Government to take immediate steps to acquire the required area of land for common burial purpose concerning various communities in the State.The court directed this after noting that "common burial grounds" are very few in number compared to the number of dead and the demand for space for their interment.The division bench the...

Madras High Court Sentences Lawyer To 4 Months Imprisonment For Disobeying Judicial Order; Also Orders Disciplinary Action

The Madras High Court has sentenced an advocate to 4 months' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000 for disobeying and violating its orders. Justice N Satish Kumar noted that a fine alone would not meet the ends of justice and thus decided to sentence the lawyer to 4 months' imprisonment. The court thus directed the Registry to issue a necessary warrant and directed the lawyer to...

Custodial Torture Not Part Of Official Duty: Kerala High Court Orders Framing Of Charges Against Cops Without 'Sanction'

The Kerala High Court has ordered the trial court to frame charges against four police officers accused of committing custodial torture on a woman in connection with her interrogation for an alleged theft.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath set aside the order of the trial court, which discharged the accused police officers stating that previous sanction under Section 197 of the Code of...

DV Act | Magistrate Can Grant Ex-Parte Relief Even In Absence Of Domestic Incident Report: J&K High Court

In a pivotal ruling on the rights of women under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a Domestic Incident Report (DIR) is not mandatory for a Magistrate to grant interim or ex parte relief under the statute.“Under Section 20 of the D.V. Act, an aggrieved wife is entitled to monetary relief, including...

J&K High Court Upholds Decision To Scrap Recruitment, Says Process Cannot Be Salvaged By Separating Tainted & Untainted Candidates

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court upheld the government's decision to scrap the selection process for Class IV/MTS posts in a district, citing serious irregularities in the procedure.A bench of Justices Sanjay Parihar and Sanjeev Kumar set aside the judgment passed by the Tribunal which had interfered with the government's decision, observing that the selection was “neither fair...

[Registration Act] Delay Beyond Control Of Party Excluded While Calculating Limitation For Registering Document: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that the period during which a party is restrained by a court order, from executing or registering a document must be excluded while computing the time limit for presentation under the Registration Act, 1908. The Court accordingly directed the registration of two agreements for sale executed in 2018, rejecting the Registrar's refusal on the ground of...

Madras High Court Restrains State Buses From Plying Through 4 Toll Plazas On National Highway Over Unpaid Dues

The Madras High Court has restrained the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation from passing its buses through four toll plazas on the National Highway in Tamil Nadu over unpaid toll arrears. While taking the extreme step, Justice Anand Venkatesh added that the court was aware of the consequences of such an order but it was necessary to “jolt” the officials, who would otherwise...

High Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 5 Others In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

"If you are doing something against the nation, then you better be in jail till you are acquitted or convicted," said Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta while opposing bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case before the Delhi High Court. After hearing the matter for some the court reserved its verdict in bail pleas of...