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Madras High Court Orders Attachment Of Part Of Late Actor Sivagi Ganesan's Property In Execution Petition Against Grandson
The Madras High Court has ordered the attachment of a property belonging to late actor Sivagi Ganesan in a plea seeking the execution of an arbitral award against his grandson Dushyanth Ramkumar and their production company Eshan Productions. Justice Abdul Quddhose passed the order after noting that the mediation talks between the petitioner company – Dhanabakkiam Enterprises- and...
Rajasthan High Court Calls For Mechanism To Expunge Record Of Minor Offences By Juveniles To Enable Easy Rehabilitation
The Rajasthan High Court has called for development of mechanism in the juvenile justice system for expunging the records of minor offences committed by young persons, to enable easier rehabilitation and prevent "youthful mistakes" from becoming lifelong barriers to personal and professional growth.In doing so the court underscored that a punitive approach can permanently brand young persons...
Child In Conflict With Law Being Treated As Adult Can't Be Tried Jointly With Adult Offender: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the trial proceedings of a child alleged to be in conflict with law and an adult offender cannot be held jointly after a preliminary assessment of Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) is done declaring the child in conflict with law to be psychologically and physically mature.“Therefore, in the opinion of this Court, as per plain reading of Section 23 of JJ Act,...
Advocate General's Order Declining Sanction To Initiate Criminal Contempt Not Subject To Challenge In Court: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that refusal of sanction by the Advocate General for initiating criminal contempt proceedings under Section 15(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971 is not justiciable.Justice C.S. Dias passed the above order by relying upon the Apex Court decision in Joseph Kuzhijalil v Joseph Pulikunnel (1995). “In the light of the emphatic proclamation of the law in...
Dasna Incident Result Of Narsinghanand's Speech; Can't Argue Saif Was Attacked Due To Kumar Vishwas' 'Taimur Remark': Zubair To Allahabad HC
Today, the Allahabad High Court RESERVED its Judgment on the plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging an FIR against him over alleged 'X' Post (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech. The court has also extended the stay on the arrest till the delivery of the Judgment. Before the Court, Senior Counsel Dileep Gupta, representing Zubair,...
Insurance Company Liable To Pay Compensation Even If Driver Was Intoxicated At Time Of Accident: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently observed that the Insurance company would be liable to pay compensation to the family of the deceased even if the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the accident was under the influence of alcohol at the time. Justice M Dhandapani followed a decision of the Kerala High Court in Muhammed Rashid @ Rashid vs. Girivasan E.K and held that even if...
Administrative Delay, Acts of Court Shouldn't Come In Way: Madras HC Directs State To Promote Eligible Professors As Dean In Govt Medical Colleges
The Madras High Court has directed the State government to appoint professors specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery and Orthopaedics, to the post of Dean in Government Medical Colleges, whose promotion was delayed due to an oral order of the court and imposition of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in light of the 2019 general elections. Justice Anand Venkatesh in his...
Right To Life Includes Living Without Mental Trauma: J&K High Court Allows Termination Of 28-Week Pregnancy Of Minor Sexual Assault Victim
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has allowed the termination of the 28–29-week fetus of a sexual assault victim through the applicable medical intervention. The court recognized the severe mental trauma suffered by the victim and her inability to comprehend or cope with childbirth.The court observed that the right to life guarantees a life free from mental trauma. The court stated that it...
Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Compliance Of Higher Courts' Orders To Conclude Trials Expeditiously
The Delhi High Court has issued directions to the trial courts in the national capital for compliance of higher courts' orders to conclude pending trials expeditiously in a time bound manner.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that where any direction is passed to the trial court by a higher court for expeditious conclusion of trial but the concerned judge is on long leave or where the Court...
Employee Can't Be Denied Back Wages On Reinstatement When Rules Don't Provide 'No Pay' Punishment For Time Spent Out Of Service: Telangana HC
Reiterating that a punishment which is not provided in rules can't be imposed, the Telangana High Court set aside punishment of 'dies-non and no salary/ remuneration' resulting in non payment of back wages imposed on a physically handicapped co-operative bank employee for the period of time he was out of service. The court said this after noting that the relevant rules didn't provide for such...
Delhi High Court Lists Pleas Challenging CLAT 2025 Results To April 07, Underscores Anxiety In Students
The Delhi High Court on Monday listed for April 07 a batch of petitions challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test-2025 (CLAT-2025) examination held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate law courses in various National Law Universities.The pleas were filed in various High Courts across the country and were transferred by the Supreme Court to...
Appellate Tribunal For Foreign Exchange Can't Pronounce Person 'Guilty' Of Offences Under FERA Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange cannot pronounce a person “guilty” of the offences under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.Justice Jasmeet Singh said that pronouncing a person “guilty” has serious consequences and to adjudicate and give a finding of “guilty” lies within the exclusive domain of the competent courts...