Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 1 To 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 232Orders/JudgmentsJanuary 2024Writ Petition Against Charge-Sheet Not Maintainable Unless Issued By Authority Not Competent To Initiate Disciplinary Action: Rajasthan HCTitle: Laxman Singh Gurjar v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & 2 Ors.Citation: Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 1The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a writ...

Rajasthan Public Trust Act | If Registration Of Public Trust Is Challenged In Appeal, It Becomes Necessary And Proper Party To Proceedings: HC

Rajasthan High Court has set aside the order of the Commissioner, Devasthan Department, Udaipur (“Commissioner”) that rejected the application for impleadment of a public trust in an appeal filed for quashing the order vide which the registration of the trust was allowed, ruling that the trust was a necessary and property party for adjudication of the appeal.“…when the respondents no....

Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Alleged Discrepancies In Jal Jeevan Mission Claims In Bilaspur Villages

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of alleged discrepancies in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in certain villages of the Bilaspur district of the State. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal took note of a Dainik Bhaskar report, claiming that the officers of the Public Health Engineering Department had...

National Investigation Agency Act | High Court Can't Condone Delay In Filing Appeal Beyond 90 Days, S.21(5) Mandatory: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the High Court is not empowered to condone delay in filing appeal under National Investigation Agency Act (NIA) beyond 90 days and provision of Section 21(5) is "mandatory" in nature. As per Section 21 of the Act, an appeal has to be made within 30 days of the date of the order or judgment. The Section allows the High Courts to entertain...

"Vigilance Bureau Initiated Criminal Proceeding To Harass": Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Corruption Case Against Former Minister

The Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed two FIRs against former Congress food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhusan Ashu, and others in a corruption case pertaining to the alleged foodgrain tender and transportation scam.Two FIRs were lodged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and provisions of the IPC by Ludhiana and Jalandhar Vigilance Bureau in an alleged Rs....

Non-Implementation Of PM-ABHIM Scheme In Delhi Unjustified: High Court Orders Signing Of MoU By January 05

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered signing of an MoU between Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Delhi Government by January 05, 2025, for implementing PM- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the scheme would have...

Delhi High Court Bars Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Consumer Courts

The Delhi High Court has barred the practise of permitting non-Advocates or agents to appear before the Consumer Courts here on the basis of authority letters issued by lawyers, with immediate effect.Justice Sanjeev Narula directed all Consumer Commissions in Delhi to ensure that the parties are represented by Advocates or by the agents or representatives or non-advocates strictly in terms of...

Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Temple Activist, Asks Him To Refrain From Making Objectionable Comments Against Women

The Madras High Court has granted bail to temple activist Rangarajan Narasimham for allegedly making derogatory comments against a woman on social media. While granting interim bail, Justice V Lakshminarayanan asked Narasimham to delete all the offensive messages and refrain from making any vituperative comments against women in any of the social media forums. The court also...

Prima Facie State Human Rights Commission Has No Jurisdiction To Deal With Child Custody Issues: Allahabad HC

In a prima facie view, the Allahabad High Court has observed that the jurisdiction of the State Human Rights Commission doesn't extend to dealing with child custody matters. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Brij Raj Singh took exception to and ultimately stayed the Commission's orders, which included directions to present the children before the commision for recording of...

BSF Personnel Entitled To MACP Benefits Based On Notional Service Till 60 Years: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur upheld BSF personnel's right to the third Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) benefit. It noted that Dev Sharma v. Indo Tibetan Border Police had mandated uniform retirement at 60 years for all officers of Central Armed Police Forces. Thus, it held that notional service until 60 years must also be...

Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments, etc.) Act, 1990, does not take away the jurisdiction of the High Court to decide an election dispute questioning the caste of a returned candidate to the Legislative Assembly.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde dismissed the application made under Order VII...

Pappanji Burning: Kerala High Court Questions Police Over Notice Issued To Stop Burning Of Effigy During New-Year Celebrations

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24th December) asked the Government pleader to inform court specifically about the provision under which the police issued stop memo against burning of 'Pappanji' in Fort Kochi. Justice Easwaran S. made this observation in a petition filed by Gala de Fort Kochi, the club which erected the Pappanji this year.'Pappanji burning' is an annual ritual conducted as...