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Delhi High Court Orders Elections Of Roller Skating Federation To Be Conducted As Per National Sports Code, IOA Constitution
The Delhi High Court has ordered that the elections of the Roller Skating Federation of India shall be conducted in terms of the National Sports Code and the constitution of the Indian Olympic Association.Justice Mini Pushkarna was dealing with a plea filed by Gujarat State Roller Skating Association seeking that the election process initiated be declared null and void. It was alleged that...
Delhi Govt Implements SOP For Handling Bomb Threats In Schools, High Court Closes Contempt Plea
The Delhi High Court has closed a contempt petition after the Delhi Government's Director of Education implemented the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling bomb threats in schools in the national capital. Justice Anish Dayal noted that the SOP has been notified, along with the role of the Delhi Police duly delineated thereunder. The Court disposed of the contempt petition filed...
Maintenance Is Not A Favour, It's The Recognition Of Shared Parental Responsibility & Child's Right To Be Supported: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that maintenance m is not a favour but is a recognition of shared parental responsibility, and of the child's right to be supported.“It is both appropriate and necessary to recognize their (custodial parents) efforts with respect and without reductive labels, and try to measure their efforts as caregivers in monetary terms. To reiterate it is irrespective of...
S.498A IPC | False Allegations Create Cynicism, Give Rise To Suspicion Against Genuine Victims: Delhi High Court
While dealing with a case concerning Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Delhi High Court has said that false allegations in such cases have wide ranging consequences across the society as the same create cynicism and give rise to a suspicion even against genuine victims.Justice Girish Kathpalia was dealing with a plea filed by a husband and his family members seeking quashing of an...
Wife Divorced On Ground Of Adultery Can't Claim Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a woman who is divorced on the ground of adultery as proved by her former husband, cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).In this regard, Justice Arvind Kumar Verma in his order said:"Sub-Section 4 of Section 125 of the CrPC provides that if a woman lives in adultery, whose marriage is still subsisting, she...
“Prayagraj Is Under Grip Of Medical Mafias”: Allahabad High Court On Condition Of Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Issues Directions
Noting the pathetic condition of the State run Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, the Allahabad High Court observed that there is a nexus between medical mafias and the staff of the hospital which is forcing the poor patients to approach private facilities of the doctors working in government hospitals.While dealing with a case arising from consumer forum where a doctor working at the Swaroop...
Orissa High Court Comes Down Heavily On Cuttack Municipal Commissioner Over Construction Near Law University Despite Stay
The Orissa High Court poured scorn on the Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) for his failure to comply with an earlier order whereby it had put an interim stay on the construction of a 'vending zone' near the new campus of Madhusudan Law University, Rehman Square, Jobra, Cuttack.Though the matter was not originally listed for hearing on Friday, the Vacation Division Bench...
Allahabad HC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Distinction Between The Words 'Institution' And 'University'
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has recently issued notice in a writ petition alleging distinction between the word 'institution' and 'university' under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.The petitioners obtained degrees in Bachelors Degree in Physiotherapy and Bachelors Degree in Science (Medical Laboratory Technology) in different years from Sanskriti University, which is...
Denying Patent On Grounds Of Morality & Health Without Scientific Evidence Is Unsustainable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order passed by the Patent Controller, denying a patent to ITC Limited for a “A Heater Assembly to Generate Aerosol.” The patent was denied on grounds of public health and morality, keeping in mind The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Act,...
'Conduct Is Disquieting To Court's Conscience': Delhi High Court Dismisses Applications For Condonation Of Delay In Filing & Re-Filing Appeal
The Delhi High Court bench of Justices C. Harishankar and Ajay Digpaul observed that the conduct of the appellants in this case is deeply troubling to the court's conscience. They neither informed the respondents about the filing of the present appeals nor disclosed the same to the court, even though the respondents' appeals challenging the same arbitral award had been listed and...
Calcutta High Court Directs No Coercive Action Against Teachers Whose Agitation Led To Violent Clashes With Police
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the police not to take any coercive action against certain protesting teachers who were involved in skirmishes with police authorities after their protest outside the state education department turned violent. The Court also directed the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education not to give effect to show cause notices issued to the teachers either.The order...
Madras High Court Sentences IAS Officer To One Month Imprisonment In Contempt Case, Asks Him To Pay Compensation Out Of Salary
The Madras High Court has sentenced IAS officer Anshul Mishra to one month simple imprisonment for “civil contempt” by failing to follow an earlier order of the court in a land case. The court however suspended his sentence to allow him to file an appeal. Justice P Velmurugan also asked the officer to pay Rs. 25,000 as compensation to the petitioners (an elderly duo) from...