Bombay High Court Grants Bail To IIM Graduate Booked For Drunk Driving; Orders Him To Man Traffic, Display Placard 'Don't Drink & Drive'

In an interesting bail order, the Bombay High Court on Thursday while granting bail to a 'highly educated' man jailed for drunk driving, ordered him to perform community service by manning traffic in the busy junction at Mumbai's plush Worli area for three months (12 Saturdays and 12 Sundays), with a placard in his hand reading "Don't Drink & Drive."Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay Release Of Akshay Kumar's 'Sky Force'

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant any ad-interim order to stay the release of Akshay Kumar - starrer 'Sky Force' film, which is expected to hit the screens from Friday (January 24).Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale noted that the plaintiff Sandeep Gangatkar, who claimed that the film's theme has breached his copyright work titled 'Free Bird' which he created in 2014 and...

Use Of Loudspeakers Not 'Essential Religious Practice': Bombay HC Asks Mumbai Police To Act Against Use Of Loudspeakers At Religious Places

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that using loudspeakers for prayers or for reciting religious discourses is not an essential part of any religion and therefore, ordered the Mumbai Police to strictly implement the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 and ensure that no religious place creates noise pollution by using loudspeakers. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak...

Religious Places Are For Offering Prayers, Loudspeaker Use Not A Right As It Often Causes Nuisance To Residents: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that religious places are primarily for offering prayers to the divinity, and thus, the use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, especially when such use often creates a nuisance for the residents. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh observed this while dismissing a writ plea moved by...

Men Too Are Entitled To Same Protection From Cruelty And Violence As Women: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that just as women deserve protection from cruelty and violence, men too are entitled to the same safeguards under the law.Justice Swarana Kanta denied anticipatory bail to a wife who poured boiling water mixed with chilli powder on her husband resulting in burn injuries to him. She sought a lenient view in the case on the ground of being a woman. Observing...

Kerala High Court Suggests Vesting Single Authority With Charge To Maintain Cleanliness Of Periyar River

The Kerala High Court today suggested that a single authority could be vested with the responsibility of maintaining the cleanliness of Periyar river and to ensure that the river runs pure.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha has directed the State government to come with a proposal by taking suggestions from the report placed before the Court by an...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Leopard Hunting, Cites Severity Of Offence

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a man accused of being involved in Leopard hunting booked under the Wildlife Protection Act after noting the severity of the offence alleged. Justice Devnarayan Mishra in his order observed, “I have gone through the post-mortem report of leopard. In the postmortem report, it has been clearly mentioned that the leopard...

Journalist Approaches Kerala HC Seeking Appointment Of Special Public Prosecutor In Evidence Tampering Case Against MLA Antony Raju

Editor-in-Chief of Madhyama Syndicate News Channel Anil K Emmanuel has approached Kerala High Court to appoint a Special Prosecutor in a criminal case initiated against Kerala MLA and former Minister Antony Raju over alleged tampering of underwear evidence in a drugs case conducted by him as a junior lawyer in 1990.The proceedings related to the case are currently before the Nedumangad...

Provision Of Alternate Employment Applicable To Police Force Unless Exempted By State: Madras HC Grants Relief To Visually Impaired Nayak

The Madras High Court recently granted relief to a Police Nayak who was discharged from service after acquiring 100% blindness during service and being declared medically unfit for service. As per Section 20 of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, there cannot be any discrimination against any employee on the grounds of his disability and he should be given a...

Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Notice On PlL Against Section 38 BNSS Preventing Arrested Person From Meeting Lawyer Throughout Interrogation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday (January 23) issued notice on a plea challenging Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which does not entitle an arrested person to meet with his lawyer "throughout" the interrogation.Section 38 of the BNSS states, "When any person is arrested and interrogated by the police, he shall be entitled to meet an advocate of...

Kerala HC Judge Recuses From Hearing Plea By Waqf Protection Organization Against Inquiry Commission In Munambam Land Dispute

Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi, a registered society which works for protecting Waqf properties in the state, has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the state government's notification appointing a Commission of Inquiry into the Munambam land dispute case.Justice C. S. Dias recused himself from hearing the plea today. Reportedly, the issue came into public attention recently after...

Issue Related To Existence Of Arbitration Agreement Cannot Be Decided Ex-Parte, Without Hearing Respondent: Delhi High Court

A Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur held that the District Judge should not have decided the issue related to the existence of an arbitration agreement ex-parte, without calling upon the respondent to give its stand on the same.Additionally, the court held that an arbitration agreement, by virtue of the presumption of separability, survives the...