AAP MP Raghav Chadha Moves Delhi High Court Against Cancellation Of Govt Bungalow

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a letter issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat last year cancelling allotment of his government bungalow. The matter was listed today before a division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee. Justice Palli recused from hearing the case and directed that the plea be listed before...

Members Of Charitable Society Running Private College Are "Public Servants": Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the authority which can decide the grant of admission, collection of fees etc. of a private pharmacy college is a 'public servant' as defined under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act). The Court was dealing with an issue regarding the collection of the capitation amount.The Court noted that the admission and fixation of fees to the institution is governed...

Sleeping On Duty Is Misconduct; Employee's Past Service Record Relevant In Deciding Quantum Of Punishment: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A single-judge bench of Justice Sandeep V. Marne quashed a Labour Court's order directing reinstatement along with back wages to a worker dismissed for sleeping on duty. The High Court observed that while sleeping on duty was indeed a misconduct, the penalty of dismissal was disproportionate. It held that an employee's past record of service is relevant in deciding...

Madhya Pradesh HC Lays Procedure For Pregnancy Termination In Rape Cases, Pulls Up Trial Court For 'Cruel' Approach Towards Minor Survivor

In a plea concerning termination of over 20-week pregnancy of a minor girl who was stated to be gang raped, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has given a detailed procedure to be followed by police authorities, district courts and high court registry in order to ensure timely legal and medical help.In doing so the high court criticized the "acute insensitive approach" displayed...

Atul Subhash Case | If Suicide Note Is Believed God Knows Who All Will End Up In Dock: Accused-Uncle Seeks Transit Anticipatory Bail In Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court today heard an anticipatory bail plea filed by Sushil Singhania, the uncle of the estranged wife of 34-year-old Bangalore techie Atul Subhash, in connection with the abetment to suicide case. Appearing for Sushil before a bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava, Senior Advocate Manish Tiwari raised serious questions regarding the authenticity of the suicide...

Rejection Of FCRA License Renewal To Be Challenged In Revision Before Appellate Authority Not In Appeal Before HC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that an order rejecting an NGO's application for renewal of license under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) is to be challenged in revision before the appellate authority and an appeal questioning the order before high court is not maintainable. Justice K Natarajan held thus while dismissing an appeal filed Action for Community...

No Mother Would Help Her Son Commit Rape By Spiking Victim's Drink: Bombay High Court Quashes Case

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, recently held that a mother will never help her son to rape a woman by herself spiking the victim's drink.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit Joshi quashed the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a man and his mother, both booked for raping a woman and impregnating her. The judges noted that the woman...

Employee Can't Be Terminated For Non-Disclosure Of FIR That He Was Not Aware Of: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Relying on the judgment of the Supreme Court in Avtar Singh v. Union of India, Justice Neeraj Tiwari of the Allahabad High Court has held that a government employee cannot be removed from service for not disclosing that an F.I.R. was filed against them, if they themselves were not aware of the fact.“This Court is also of the same view that in case at the time of filing of affidavit...

In Public Interest: Kerala HC Upholds Mandatory Rotating Medical Internship By Foreign Students For Missing Classes Due To COVID/ Ukraine War

The Kerala High Court has upheld Kerala State Medical Commission's decision mandating two year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship to foreign students who missed offline classes due to COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, observing that it was made in larger public interestThe petitioners had undergone medical course in Ukraine from 2016-2022. They approached the High Court seeking a declaration...

Gauhati High Court Asks Assam DGP To Direct Police Stations Not To File 'Hit And Run' Case U/S 106(2) BNS As Provision Not In Force Yet

The Gauhati High Court recently asked Assam's Director General of Police to issue necessary direction to the police stations under his jurisdiction, not to register any case under Section 106 (2) of the BNS–pertaining to death by rash driving which is not culpable homicide–which has not come into force till date.Section 106(2) BNS states that "whoever causes death of any person by rash...

Findings Of Arbitrator U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act Cannot Be Scrutinised As If Court Is Sitting In Appeal: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Justices Smt. Rajani Dubey and Shri Bibhu Datta Guru has held that findings of the Arbitrator cannot be scrutinised under section 34 of the Arbitration Act as if the court is sitting in appeal. Brief Facts The claimant is a partnership firm and registered contractor with South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL). The claimant was awarded a contract...

Kerala High Court Mulls Suo Moto Contempt Action Against Organisers, Persons Who Attended CPI(M) Area Conference By Blocking Road

The Kerala High Court today noted that 40,821 road accidents occurred in the State this year up till October 2024, in which 3,168 persons died and 45,657 persons sustained injuries. The Court is thus set to consider whether suo moto contempt proceedings should be initiated against persons who conducted and attended CPI(M) party's area conference in Vanchiyoor, by obstructing roads on December...