DHJS 2024: Delhi High Court Refuses To Modify Cut Off Date For Candidates' Age

The Delhi High Court has refused to modify the criteria according to which candidates appearing in Delhi Higher Judicial Services (DHJS) 2024 examination must have attained the age of 35 years on January 01, 2024. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Amit Mahajan rejected the plea filed by a candidate, Shweta Chowdhery, who challenged the one of the conditions...

'People Should Sleep At 4am, Not Go To The Movies': Telangana HC Says On State Allowing Morning Special Show Of 'Game-Changer'

The Telangana High Court in an interim order on Friday (January 10) directed the State Government to review its decision which permitted an increased fare for tickets to the screening of the Ram Charan starrer 'Game-Changer'.During the hearing court also orally criticised the State government for permitting the screening of the movie at 4 am, remarking that "People should sleep at 4am not go...

Muslim Male Cannot Seek Divorce Under Dissolution Of Muslim Marriages Act But Has Remedy Under Family Courts Act: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that even though a Muslim man has no way to seek divorce under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, he is not rendered remediless in law and he can seek recourse under Section 7 of the Family Court Act, 1984 to seek divorce from his wife. The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh observed, "it appears from perusal...

Party Can't Bypass Sessions Court And Directly Move High Court In Revision Against Order Framing Charge, Court Already Flooded: Rajasthan HC

Remarking that the court is already flooded with several quashing petitions under Section 482 CrPC, the Rajasthan High Court observed that though both High Court and Sessions Court have concurrent jurisdiction to review orders, a party cannot bypass the Sessions court's revisional jurisdiction. Section 397, CrPC lays down the revisional powers of the High Court and the Sessions Court.The...

Delhi Riots: Tahir Hussain Moves Interim Bail Plea Before High Court To Participate In Upcoming Assembly Polls

Former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain on Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case in order to participate in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party.The matter was listed today before Justice Amit Sharma who recused from hearing the case. The plea...

Detaining Authority Must Show Likelihood Of Bail To Pass Preventive Detention Order Against Person Already In Custody: Gauhati HC Reiterates

The Gauhati High Court recently set aside detention and confirmation orders under NDPS Act against two detenues in judicial custody, on the ground that the orders lacked cogent materials based on which the Detaining Authority had reasons to believe that the detenues could be released on bail.The division bench comprising Justice Manish Choudhury and Justice Devashis Baruah...

Concept Of 'Res Ipsa Loquitur' Is Merely An Aid For Evidence In Criminal Cases, Not Substantive Law: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court (on January 08) observed that the principle of res ipsa loquitur (accident speaks for itself) can be extended to criminal cases, only as an aid for assessment of evidence. The maxim does not embody any rule of substantive law nor a rule of evidence., said the Court.The Bench of Justice K Babu observed thus while acquitting an accused, convicted of rash and negligent...

[Makar Sankranti] Telangana HC Directs Implementation Of 2017 NGT Order Banning Use Of Chinese Manjha/Synthetic Thread For Kite Flying

The Telangana High Court on Friday directed the implementation of a 2017 order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had directed all state governments across India to ban the use of Chinese Manjha/Synthetic thread used in kite flying.The court passed this order in a plea by the petitioner before the occasion of Makar Sankranti, stating that the use of synthetic thread in kite...

Rajasthan HC Slams State For Denying Mason Post To Man With Amputation In Non-Dominant Hand, Appointing Man With Amputation In Dominant Hand Instead

Rajasthan High Court allowed the petition filed by a candidate denied mason post for being declared medically unfit on account of amputated little finger of his left hand (non-dominant hand), as opposed to another candidate who was given the employment despite having amputation of finger in his dominant hand.While terming the approach of the State to be “lopsided on the very...

Substantive Objections On Validity Or Existence Of Arbitration Agreement Can Be Adjudicated By Tribunal U/S 16 Of Act: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that substantive objections concerning the validity and existence of an arbitration agreement can be adjudicated by the Arbitral Tribunal and not by the court under section 11 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts This is a Petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”)...

[O.39 R.3 CPC] Court Must Give Reasons For Granting Ad-Interim Injunction Without Notice To Opposite Party: Karnataka HC Reiterates

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that before granting an ad-interim temporary injunction without notice to the opposite party, the trial court must assign reasons on whether the object of granting the injunction would be defeated by delay. Justice H P Sandesh, said, “The word used in Order 39 Rule 3 (Civil Procedure Code) is the court shall exercise the discretion and when the...

As Villagers Object, Chhattisgarh High Court Declines Christian Man's Plea To Perform Father's Last Rites In Common Graveyard

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday (09 January) turned down the plea of a Christian man seeking permission and police protection for performing last rites of his deceased father at the village common graveyard, as villagers aggressively protested against the same and threatened him of dire consequences.The Bench of Justice Bibhu Datta Guru rejected the prayer apprehending any...