Delhi High Court Orders Inspection On 'Dummy Schools' Allowing Students To Take Exams Without Attending Classes

The Delhi High Court has recently directed that an inspection be conducted on “dummy schools” in the national capital which are providing the facility of allowing the students to take the examination without attending the classes.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the Delhi Government and Central Board of...

Provident Fund's “Reserve & Surplus” Amount Transferred To Statutory Fund, Employees Can't Claim It Separately From Provident Fund Dues : Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench comprising of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) held that once a provident fund trust is dissolved and its funds are transferred to the statutory Provident Fund, employees cannot claim a separate share from the “Reserve & Surplus” fund after receiving their full dues. Background Facts The petitioners were the employees of Hindustan...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025

Citation 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 01 to 2024 LiveLaw (MP) 29Nominal Index:Anjali Kushwah And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 1Vijay Katara Versus Principal Secretary And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 2Atharv Chaturvedi Vs. The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 3Saket Tiwari Versus M.P. Board Of Secondary Education And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP)...

Bombay High Court Orders Temporary Ban On Sale/Purchase Of GMMC Company's Meters For Auto-Rickshaw's Across India Due To Quality Issues

The Bombay High Court last week ordered the Controller of Legal Metrology (CLM), Maharashtra to ensure that the auto-rickshaw fare metres manufactured by Global Meter Manufacturing Company (GMMC) are not sold in the market till further orders.This comes after a division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe came across a 'shocking revelation' that the GMMC in official records,...

"Shows Your Mindset": Madras HC Orally Criticises National Medical Commission For Terming Gender Identity As "Disorder"

The Madras High Court, on Monday (February 3)', orally criticized the National Medical Commission (NMC) for its proposed medical curriculum prepared by the body pertaining to gender and sexuality. Justice Anand Venkatesh, who has been issuing a slew of directions concerning the rights of persons belonging to the LGBTQIA+ orally observed that the NMC's curriculum, which continued using...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea Challenging 2024 Legislative Assembly Elections

The Bombay High Court on Monday (February 3) issued notice on a petition challenging the elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, which were concluded in November, last year. The petition has alleged that over 75 lakh votes were polled after the official closing time of polling (6 PM) and also several discrepancies in almost 95 constituencies, wherein the number of votes polled and...

Munambam Land Not Waqf Property, Deed Contains No 'Permanent Dedication' To God: Farook College Argues In Kerala High Court

Farook College, which is embroiled in Munambam land dispute with Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi, a registered society which works to protect Waqf properties in the state, has claimed before the Kerala High Court that the lands in question are not Waqf property.The land was given by Siddiq Sait to Farook College in 1950. There is a dispute as to whether Siddiq intended it to be a gift or Waqf....

Tribal Woman Disrobed, Paraded In Gujarat: High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Laments Unchecked Circulation Of Video On Social Media

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (February 3) took Suo-Motu notice of news reports on the alleged assault of a tribal woman who was stated to be disrobed, paraded and dragged by a motorcycle in Dahod district.A division bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Gita Gopi termed the incident as "outrageous" and noted how the circulation of a purported video of the incident on "unfettered"...

Sorry State Of Affairs, Punjab Police Unable To Nab Accused: High Court Seeks Jalandhar Commissioner's Explanation In POCSO Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court expressed displeasure over the police's failure to arrest a man accused of raping a minor girl, despite the dismissal of his pre-arrest bail plea in August 2024.Justice Namit Kumar said, "The present case shows the sorry state of affairs of the State machinery, where the police is unable to nab the accused, who has been prosecuted for committing heinous...

Kerala High Court Flags Exponential Rise In Cases Of Outraging Woman's Modesty, Says It Includes Her 'Moral And Psychological' Modesty

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment expressed concern over the exponential rise in cases relating to outraging a woman's modesty. Justice A. Badharudeen said that though the law has been strengthened in the matter of sexual offences, the effective implementation of the same should be ensured.“The legislature has taken steps to strengthen laws against sexual offences, with...

Interim Orders Affecting Substantial Rights Of Parties And Causing Prejudice Are Appealable While Writ Petition Is Pending: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that interim orders that affect the substantial rights and liabilities of the parties and cause significant prejudice, are appealable during the pendency of the writ petition under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958.In the facts of the case, the Court was considering the maintainability of a writ appeal against an interim order under Section...

[A&C Act] Non-Payment Of Part Of Mutually Agreed Amount After Settlement Of Dispute Not An Arbitrable Issue Under Arbitration Agreement: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the dismissal of an application filed under section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, holding that once an amount has been mutually decided by the parties, the dispute itself is resolved and no arbitrable issue remains for consideration. A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice V. Srinivas pointed out that non-payment of...