Kerala HC Seeks Response On Composition, Role Of State Council Under Clinical Establishment Act After Kottayam Medical College Building Collapse

A public interest litigation has been filed before the High Court of Kerala on the safety standards at public medical facilities, following the collapse of Kottayam Medical College building. The plea came before the division bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji. The PIL came under sharp criticism from the Chief Justice for being “sketchy” and...

District Judge Report Confirms Sivaganga 'Custodial Death', Madras High Court Asks CBI To File Chargesheet Expeditiously

The Madras High Court was on Tuesday informed that report of the District Judge, appointed by it to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the death of a 29-year-old temple guard in Sivaganga, revealed that the case was one of custodial torture and custodial death. Noting that the State government has already transferred the probe to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the bench of Justice...

'Internet Never Forgets': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks In X Corp's Plea Resisting Take-Down Orders

'Internet never forgets', the Karnataka High Court orally remarked today while hearing the plea filed by X Corp, formerly Twitter, resisting the various take-down orders issued against it by the Central Government.The Elon Musk-owned company has also challenged the central government's mandate to onboard the Sahyog portal. It claims that the portal empowers Central government officers to...

Notification For Vacancies Only An Invitation To Apply, Not A Guarantee Of Appointment: J&K High Court

Reiterating the legal position that a candidate does not acquire an indefeasible right to appointment merely by participating in the recruitment process, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a writ petition filed by Sushant Khajuria, an unsuccessful aspirant for the post of Probationary Officer (PO) in Jammu and Kashmir Bank.Quoting the Supreme Court, Justice Javed Iqbal...

Gram Panchayat Cannot Levy Property Tax On Industrial Establishment Within Notified Industrial Areas: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Gram Panchayat cannot levy or collect property taxes in respect of Industrial establishments located within areas notified by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB). Mere execution of a lease-cum-sale agreement or any administrative communication cannot vest power in the Gram Panchayat to levy tax in the absence of express delegation...

BCI Seeks Review Of Kerala HC Order Confining Power Of State Bar Council's Ad-Hoc Committee To Completion Of Verification Process

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has preferred a petition before the Kerala High Court seeking a review of the judgment of the Division Bench in Yeshwant Shenoy v. Bar Council of Kerala and Ors. The Court had set aside the disciplinary proceedings initiated against Adv. Yeshwant Shenoy (appellant) by the State Bar Council, stating that it had no powers to initiate such proceedings.In the...

Five Years Since Delhi Riots, How Long Can A Person Be Kept In Jail? High Court To Delhi Police In Tasleem Ahmed's Bail Hearing

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police as to how long an accused can be kept in jail, when it has been five years since the 2020 North-East Delhi riots?A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar posed the question to Delhi Police's SPP, Amit Prasad, while hearing the bail application of Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the UAPA...

Lakshmi Puri Defamation Case: Delhi High Court Objects To Saket Gokhale's Apology Affidavit, Asks Him To File Afresh

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to take on record the apology affidavit filed by All India Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale for defaming former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar noted that some of the contents of the affidavit could not be taken on record.“This is...

P&H High Court Seeks Union's Response In Plea Challenging IRDAI Regulations Attributing Term 'Sub-Standard Life' To Persons With Disability

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought a response from the Union Government in a petition challenging the attribution of the term "sub-standard life" to describe the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) Health Insurance Regulations, 2016.Regulations 8(b) and 8(c) mandate that health insurance coverage shall...

Don't File Chargesheet In Bengaluru Stampede FIR Without Permission: Karnataka High Court To State In Quashing Plea By RCB, DNA Networks

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 8) asked the State not to file a final report without the court's permission in an FIR lodged against Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)–which manages RCB IPL team and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks Ltd in connection with the Bengaluru stampede. After hearing the parties, Justice SR Krishna Kumar in his...

Kerala Govt Moves High Court To Cancel Anticipatory Bail Of BJP Leader PC George In 2022 Hate Speech Case

The Kerala government has approached the High Court seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to BJP leader PC George in a 2022 hate-speech case over alleged statements against Muslims.He was out on bail on a condition not to commit similar offences or make provocative statements.State alleges that George has flouted the bail conditions, by indulging in another act of hate speech...

Petty Family Bickering Not Dowry Harassment: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Husband In Abetment FIR Where Wife Set Herself Ablaze

The Gujarat High Court recently upheld the acquittal of husband and his kin booked in a dowry death and abetment to suicide case, wherein the wife had died by suicide after setting herself ablaze. The trial court had in 2014 acquitted the husband and his kin who were booked under IPC Sections 498A(Cruelty), 306(abetment of suicide), 304B (Dowry Death) and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act....