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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lakshmi Puri's Plea Against TMC's Saket Gokhale Alleging Non-Compliance Of Ruling In Defamation Suit
Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, on Monday (December 23) moved the Delhi High Court alleging that Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale failed to comply with a ruling asking him to put an apology on social media and pay Rs. 50 lakh damages to her in the defamation suit against him.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice in Puri's plea...
Medical Examination In Recruitment Process By Medical Board Not To Be Normally Interfered With: Allahabad High Court
Recently, the Allahabad High Court, relying on its earlier decisions, has held that medical evaluation carried out by experts should not be interfered with in writ jurisdiction solely on the basis of the subsequent reports brought forth by the parties.The bench Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Dr. Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava held that “where recruitment process has been carried out as...
Rajasthan HC Directs Re-Examination Of Candidate Declared Unfit For Post Of Constable Without Prescribed Medical Test, Orders Post To Be Kept Vacant
The bench of Justice Arun Monga at the Rajasthan High Court allowed petition by a candidate for the post of constable who was declared medically unfit on account of hypertension without conducting a 24-hours Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Test and directed the State to re-examine the candidate and till then keeping a post vacant for him.The petitioner had applied for the post...
Kerala High Court Directs Formulation Of Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Victims Of Animal, Reptile Attacks
The Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Legal Service Authority (KELSA) to conduct a discussion with the Government to formulate guidelines and work out a grievance redressal mechanism for the victims of animal and reptile attacks. Justice C. S. Dias observed that there is an alarming number of animal and reptile attacks in the state, and yet there is no comprehensive legislation...
Jharkhand HC Reduces Interest Rate, Compensation By MACT To Family Of Deceased 50-Year-Old, Cites Excessive Award Under Conventional Head
The Jharkhand High Court has slashed the interest rate on compensation awarded to the family of a 50-year-old barber who was struck by a mini-bus, ruling that the 12% annual interest granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Dumka, was excessive.Justice Subhash Chand, presiding over the case, reduced the interest rate to 7.5%, stating, “The impugned Award passed by the...
Jharkhand HC Sentences Cops For Unlawful Arrest Of Flipkart Employees Over Alleged OTP Misuse, Says Arnesh Kumar Guidelines Were Ignored
Recently, the Jharkhand High Court has charged two police officers with criminal contempt for unlawfully arresting two Instakart employees, in agency which acts as a logistics arm within the Flipkart Group of Companies, in violation of Supreme Court guidelines set out in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak...
Jaipur Tanker Blast | 'Govt Steps Not Sufficient, Serious Probe Needed': Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the December 20th massive fire incident caused by a collision between a gas tanker and multiple vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway, which claimed the lives of at least 14 people. The Court has also raised serious concerns about road safety and the effectiveness of existing preventive measures.The Court observed that over...
Wife's Patience & Silence To Save Marital Life Reflects Her Sincerity, Not Weakness: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that if a wife maintains patience and silence with the sole intention of saving her matrimonial life, it cannot be said that it is her weakness; on the contrary, it shows her sincerity towards her marital life. A bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia added that if, after realising that her in-laws have gone to such an extent...
Denial For Slaughterhouse Permit On Ground That A City Is A 'Religious' One Is 'Wholly Unacceptable': MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently stated that denying a permit for the establishment of a slaughterhouse on the grounds that a city is religious—in the instant case, Mandsaur city—is wholly unacceptable. A bench of Justice Pranay Verma further said that the State Government's notification under the MP Municipalities Act, 1961, declaring a 100-meter radius a sacred area does...
Attempt To Murder Case: Allahabad High Court Delivers Split Verdict In Appeal Against Acquittal Of Rebel SP MLA
The Allahabad High Court on Friday delivered a split verdict in an appeal filed against the acquittal of rebel Samajwadi Party MLA Abhay Singh in connection with the 2010 attempt-to-murder case. The matter has now been referred to the Chief Justice for nomination of a fresh bench. While Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi sentenced five of the accused, including Abhay Singh, to three years...
[S.152 BNS] Sedition Law Is A Shield For National Security, Not A Sword Against Political Dissent: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that Section 152, BNS had its roots in Section 124A of the IPC and was similarly worded to the offence of sedition. The Court ruled that the provision should not be used to cripple legitimate dissent and that only deliberate actions with malicious intent fell under its ambit.Section 152, BNSS, criminalises any acts that endangered sovereignty, unity and integrity...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024
NOMINAL INDEX [Citations 319 - 372]MANGAL KUMAR DAWAR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 319Sangeet Pal Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 320Hemant Bhagar and Ors v. Prekshi Sood Bhagat [along with connected matter 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 321Kala Singh v. Union of India and Others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 322Jaswant Singh v. ED 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 323Jarnail Singh Bajwa...