Allowing Compromise In Abetment To Suicide Case Is Against Rule Of Law As Victim Is Deceased And Cannot Give Consent: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that allowing quashing of FIR for offence of abetting suicide on the basis of compromise is against rule of law, observing that the victim being deceased couldn't give consent and the crime has large implication on society.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "A settlement between the accused and the complainant, who merely initiated the criminal process, fails...

Out Of 20 Criminal Cases Against MPs/ MLAs In Gauhati HC, 5 Disposed And 15 Listed For Final Hearing & Disposal Next Month: High Court Told

The Registry of the Gauhati High Court placed a report before the High Court which shows that out of the 20 criminal cases against MPs/MLAs pending before the Principal Seat, 05 cases have been disposed of.The division bench comprising Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury was informed that insofar as the remaining 15 cases are concerned, those are fixed in the month of...

Employee Has No Vested Right To Choose Place Of Posting & Designation: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently reiterated that an employee has no vested right to choose his place of posting or designation and it is only the prerogative of the employer to decide the same keeping the public interest and larger exigency in view.While setting aside challenge of the petitioner to the decision of the Administrative Tribunal, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo...

Rajasthan HC Makes Exception For Widow Declared Ineligible For Job For Having More Than 2 Children, Considers Her Socio-Economic Condition

While exercising its inherent powers, the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed the State to grant employment to a widow and a mother of four belonging to the SC category, who stood meritorious in the recruitment process to the post of school lecturer, but was denied employment for having more than two surviving children.Justice Sameer Jain held that it was imperative to depart...

Person Guilty Of Offence Involving Moral Turpitude Can't Be Denied Passport If He Was Convicted More Than 5 Yrs Ago: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that as per Section 6 (2)(e) of the Passports Act of 1967, passport authority cannot refuse passport to a person held guilty of offence involving moral turpitude, if he has not been convicted within five years preceding the date of filing the passport application.In the facts of the case, the petitioner was convicted on December 31, 2015 for three...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Narcotics Inspector Accused Of Taking Bribe For Granting Opium License

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to a Narcotics Inspector booked for being involved in taking bribe through another person to facilitate grant of opium license.Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “…it is not necessary that a person must receive the amount/undue advantage in his hands only, and there may be instances that he may obtain the...

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Granted To Posts Under Urban Local Bodies In Absence Of Specific Policy: Calcutta HC

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J. held that the compassionate appointments cannot be granted to posts under Urban Local Bodies in the absence of a specific policy governing such appointments. Background Facts The employee was working in Arambagh Municipality. He died on 4th November, 2014 while in service. His divorced...

NBFC Moves Karnataka High Court Alleging Trial Court Cited 'Non-Existing Judgments' To Reject Its Claim

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (January 28) heard a petition wherein it is claimed that the trial court relied on non-existing judgments on the records of the respective courts to pass an order rejecting the application filed for return of plaint.Senior Advocate Prabhuling K Navadgi appearing for the petitioner Sammaan Capital Limited, a Non-Banking Finance Company submitted before Justice...

Bombay High Court Takes Exception To Lawyers Coming To Court 'Unprepared'

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (January 28) orally took exception to advocates not coming prepared for their matters, despite the same being listed for hearing.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale said by not coming properly prepared, these advocates were doing injustice to their own clients along with litigants, whose matters are listed but aren't heard...

Human Rights Commissions Not 'Toothless Tigers', Their Recommendations Are Binding: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the recommendations of the State or National Human Rights Commissions are binding in nature and the purpose of enactment of the Human Rights Act would be nullified if they are held to be mere recommendatory bodies.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that holding that Human Rights Commissions can only...

Delhi High Court Closes PIL Seeking Time Bound Scrutiny, Curing Defects Of Fresh Matters For Listing

The Delhi High Court has recently closed a public interest litigation seeking a time bound scrutiny and raising of defects of fresh matters for listing before the Court.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the issues, if found to be relevant, would be taken up on the administrative side of this Court.“We do not find...

Denying Medical Reimbursement For Chronic Illness On Ground That Treatment Was Taken In OPD Is 'Unreasonable Classification': Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that denying medical re-imbursement to an employee of the State Government for the treatment of wife's chronic illness on the ground that the same was done in Outpatient Department (OPD) is based on "unreasonable classification."Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh said, "the wife of respondent No. 1-writ petitioner was...