Rajasthan HC Junks Man's Plea Seeking Dismissal Of Daughter-In-Law From Service Over FIR For Allegedly Abetting Son's Suicide, Imposes 50K Costs

Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a father-in-law for filing a “baseless” writ petition seeking removal of his daughter-in-law from the post of patwari on the grounds of a pending FIR against her filed by him alleging her of abetting his son's suicide. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand ruled that it was a settled position of law that process of law should not...

Governor Has Discretion To Not Consult With Public Service Commission Under Sikkim Government Servants' (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1985: Sikkim High Court

Sikkim High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan quashed a government order withdrawing retirement benefits of a dismissed government officer. It held that the procedure under Rule 11 of the Sikkim Government Servants' (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1985 (“Discipline & Appeal Rules”) was not followed. It explained that the government cannot modify a...

'Armed Forces Custodian Of Nation's Integrity': Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Frame Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Their Families

Highlighting the urgent need for a welfare and grievance redressal mechanism for the families of serving defence personnel, particularly those separated due to military exigencies, the Allahabad High Court has directed the UP government to frame a policy in this regard, with the active participation and input of serving senior defence officials. A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot issued...

Oral Testimony Of General Witness About Nature Of Injury Sans Medical Evidence/ Expert Opinion Insufficient To Prove Homicidal Death: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has recently upheld the acquittal of three women accused of murder, while ruling that oral testimony of general witnesses regarding nature of injury suffered by the deceased (without corroboration from medical experts) is insufficient to establish homicidal death.The division bench, comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Jitendra Kumar, observed, “Oral...

Madhya Pradesh HC Orally Questions Air India, Indigo For Lack Of Connectivity To Jabalpur In PIL For Increasing Flights To The City

While hearing a PIL for increasing flights to Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (December 17) orally questioned Air India that if it has a short flight commuting from Delhi to Chandigarh then why cant there be a flight to Jabalpur, emphasizing on increasing the connectivity on this route noting the demand. During the hearing the court also orally questioned Indigo airlines...

Entered Agreements With Doctors, Institutes To Give Medical Benefits To Insured Workers In Vadodara: ESI Corporation To Gujarat High Court

While hearing a PIL for providing medical benefits to insured persons under the Employees' State Insurance Act including establishment of dispensaries in Vadodara immediately till adequate medical facilities are provided, the Gujarat High Court said that the ESI Corporation was examining the necessity and responsibility of reorganizing/relocating dispensaries. Taking note of the steps stated...

Kerala High Court Declares Recent Delimitation Exercise Invalid For Eight Municipalities, One Panchayat

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (18th December) declared the delimitation exercise carried out in 2024 in Padne Grama Panchayat, Panoor Municipality, Mukkom Municipality, Koduvally Municipality, Payyoli Municipality, Sreekandapuram Municipality, Feroke Municipality, Pattambi Municipality and Mattannur Municipality as invalid. Justice Mohammed Nias C. P. observed that a delimitation...

Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation

Taking into account the "substantial growth of sexual offences against children below the age of 18 years" in the state, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh has initiated a suo-moto PIL to enquire from the Central as well as the State Governments as to what steps have been taken on the implementation of the POCSO Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice...

S.187 BNSS | Police Custody Must Be Within First Forty Days For Offences Punishable Upto 10 Years Imprisonment : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that as per Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the 15-day police custody must be sought within the first forty days in cases of offences which are punishable upto ten years of imprisonmentIt clarified that the phraseology used in Section 187 BNSS is an offence punishable "for ten years or more", explaining that 10 years or more...

Order Rejecting Plea For Extension Of Investigation Period From Initial 90 To 180 Days Under UAPA Appealable, Not Interlocutory: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has recently held that an order rejecting the application for extension of period of investigation from initial 90 to 180 days under Section 43D(2) of UAPA is an appealable order and not an interlocutory order.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the finality attached to such an order would be that the prosecution may...

Allahabad High Court Comes To Aid Of 7 Y/O Boy Expelled From Pvt School For 'Bringing' Non-Veg Food In Tiffin Box

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday came to the rescue of a 7-year-old Muslim boy who was expelled from a private school in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha for allegedly bringing non-vegetarian food in his tiffin box. A bench of Justice Siddhartha and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma directed the Amorha District Magistrate to ensure the 3 Kids (boy and his siblings) are admitted to another...

PhD Thesis Not Containing Commercially Sensitive, Proprietary Information Not Exempt From Disclosure Under RTI Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has recently held that PhD thesis which does not contain commercially sensitive or proprietary information is not exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(d) of Right to Information Act. 2005. Justice Sanjeev Narula held that merely asserting that the thesis involves intellectual property or holds commercial value is not sufficient and there must be clear and...