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Emergency Situation May Arise For Removal Of Street Vendors, But It Cannot Be Used As Grounds To Bypass Their Statutory Rights: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court held that the Corporation should not evict street vendors, citing grave and emergent reasons, in violation of their statutory rights guaranteed under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act of 2014.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu observed that the 2014 Act was enacted by the Parliament to...
'Applicant Cannot Be Denied Passport Merely Due To Criminal Antecedents Of Family Members': J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the criminal family background cannot be used as a reason to deny a passport to the one applying for it. It also held that a mere speculative reason, in the absence of any direct evidence, cannot be considered a valid ground to restrain freedom of movement.The court observed that there is no reason to not recommend the case of the petitioner for...
Award Cannot Be Set Aside When No Objections Were Raised Before Arbitrator Or Court U/S 12(5) Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul held that the award cannot be set aside solely on the ground that the appointment of the Arbitrator was illegal in view of section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act (Arbitration Act) when no such objections were raised before the Arbitrator or the court under section 34 of the Arbitration...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On PIL Against DeepSeek, Says AI Is Dangerous Tool In Anybody's Hands
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Union Government on a public interest litigation challenging “DeepSeek”, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company that develops open-source large language models (LLMs).A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Central Government's counsel to seek instructions in...
Municipality Can't Simply Deny Allegations Of Failure To Use State Grant, Should Give Details: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has directed the State to decide the representation of Samajwadi Party MLA Kandhal Jadeja, who alleged non-completion of work for which a grant was given to Kutiyana Nagarpalika claiming that while money was given for development of public utilities on a land it now appeared as garbage land in photographs. In doing so the court also noted that Nagarpalika in its...
Hindu Person's Marriage With Non-Hindu Foreigner To Be Registered Under Special Marriage Act, Not Valid Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has observed that a marriage between a Hindu and a person belonging to any other religion cannot be celebrated under the Hindu Marriage Act as the Act requires both the parties to the marriage to belong to the Hindu faith. The bench of Justice RMT Teekaa Raman and Justice N Senthilkumar also noted that often a Hindu person was marrying a foreigner, a...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Article 334A Which Prescribes Delimitation Exercise To Implement Women's Reservation In Lok Sabha
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the delimitation clause under Article 334A (1) of the Constitution of India in so far as it renders delimitation of constituencies a prerequisite to implement women's reservation in Lok Sabha.The provision was introduced by the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Act,...
Contempt Jurisdiction Is Independent, Civil Contempt Petitions Need Not Be Placed Before Same Bench Which Passed Original Order: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has ordered that it is not necessary to always place a civil contempt petition before the same Bench which passed the order against which the contempt petition was filed. Currently, this is the practice being followed by the High Court.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu was deciding on a suo motu petition placed before it by...
Formulate Scheme Addressing Unauthorized Constructions In Residential, Commercial & Industrial Areas: Allahabad HC To UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to develop a complete scheme to deal with the menace of unauthorized constructions in residential, commercial, and industrial areas across the state. A bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi also asked the State Government about its plans to deal with unauthorised constructions, apart...
Delhi High Court Rejects Retired Justice SN Dhingra's PIL Against Election Freebies, Asks Him To Approach Supreme Court In Pending Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL filed by retired Justice SN Dhingra against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Indian National Congress (INC) over their political promises to distribute cash to the voters in polls. The judge alleged that such an act falls within the meaning of “corrupt practices.”A division bench comprising Chief...
Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Delay In Implementation Of Judicial Orders But Refuses To Order 'Compliance Cells' In Govt Departments
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that it is the exclusive executive domain of the government to evolve a robust mechanism to ensure compliance of judicial orders. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a plea highlighting the alleged “systemic inefficiencies and bureaucratic inertia” prevalent in...
Pleas Challenging Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code: High Court Issues Notices To State Govt, UOI
Today, the Uttarakhand High Court issued notices to the State Government and the Union of India in a plea challenging the recently implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024'. High court's division bench comprising Chief Justice G. Narendar and Justice Ashish Naithani has sought responses from the respondents in 6 weeks. The notices were issued in the PIL plea filed...