Delivering Child In Jail Will Certainly Impact Both Mother And Child: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Pregnant Prisoner

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (November 27) granted six months bail to a pregnant prisoner for her delivery, observing that delivering the child in the jail atmosphere would certainly impact not only the mother but also the child.Single-judge Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke granted bail to a woman booked under the stringent Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances...

Madras High Court Directs State Govt To Frame Rules Under PoSH Act, Consider Bringing Separate Dept For Women Empowerment

The Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to frame rules for the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (PoSH Act). Justice RN Manjula noted that though it was not fair to assume that the State lacked intention to implement the Act, the presence of inherent indifference could not be denied. In...

Elephant Parading For Temple Festivals Not Essential Religious Practice: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court dismissed an application filed by the Cochin Devaswom Board which sought a modification of Court's guidelines requiring a 3 meter distance between two Elephants when parading them for festivals.The Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P, on applying the essential religious practise Test laid down by the Apex Court in Commr. of Police...

LOC's Initial Validity Can't Exceed 4 Weeks, Originating Agency Must Give Reasons For Seeking Extension: Rajasthan HC Issues Guidelines

While laying down guidelines which are to be followed by concerned authorities/agencies for causing the issuance/continuance of a Look Out Circular (LOC), the Rajasthan High Court said that an order passed by the originating agency issuing an LOC must "specifically state" that it is valid only for four weeks. Extension of the LOC is permitted only if the originating agency...

Actor Darshan's Medical Certificates Don't Show Any Health Complication Preventing Surgery: Karnataka HC Observes Orally During Bail Hearing

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday orally observed that medical certificates produced by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas, who was granted interim bail on October 30 in the Renukaswamy Murder case to undergo spinal surgery, do not reflect any medical complications preventing him from undergoing the surgery.A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, who had earlier...

Limitation Period For Challenging Assessment Orders U/S 107 Of GST Act Begins From Date Of Rejection Of Rectification Application: Madras HC

The Madras High Court stated that limitation period for challenging assessment orders under section 107 of GST Act commences from the date of rejection of the rectification application filed under section 161. The Bench of Justice K. Kumaresh Babu observed that “………the period of limitation for challenging the order of assessment shall start ticking from the date of rejection...

Adhere To UGC/Bar Council Of India Guidelines: Telangana High Court Tells State In Plea Against "Undue Delay" In LLB Admissions

While disposing of a PIL highlighting "unreasonable delay" in admissions to law courses in the state, the Telangana High Court has asked various respondents including the State authorities to make a "sincere" endeavour to adhere to guidelines of the University Grants CommissionBar Council of India with respect to admissions in law schools.The court passed the order while disposing of a...

No Photography Permitted In Sanctum Of Sabarimala Temple, Except For Ceremonies And Festivals: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 28) ordered that photography is not permitted in the sanctum of Sabarimala temple especially in pathinettam padi (eighteen holy steps) and thirumuttam, except in connection with ceremonies and festivals. The Travancore Devaswom Board had earlier submitted before the Court that the pilgrims were taking photos and videos in the thirumuttam of...

PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence, SIT To Investigate Alleged Involvement Of UP Govt, Its Officials

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe under the chairmanship of a retired HC judge into the alleged involvement of the Uttar Pradesh government, its administrative officials, including the District Magistrate (DM) and Superintendent of Police (SP), in the violence that erupted in...

Filing Application U/S 8 Of Arbitration Act Before Statement On Substance Of Dispute Doesn't Waive Right To Invoke Arbitration Clause: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court bench of Justice H.P. Sandesh has held that if an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is filed before submitting the first statement on the substance of the dispute, the party cannot be deemed to have waived its right to invoke the arbitration clause. The court observed that the filing of the written statement and...

Calcutta High Court Allows Protest Meeting Against Alleged Atrocities Faced By 'Sanatani Hindus' In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest march to be scheduled tomorrow, against the alleged atrocities faced by 'sanatani Hindus' in West Bengal.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh stated that a formal order would be passed tomorrow morning after the exact details of the gathering were furnished by the organisers, but orally allowed them to go ahead with the program, and directed them to follow...

Court Cannot Go Into Merits While Enforcing Foreign Award U/S 48 Of Arbitration Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Arif S Doctor has held that jurisdiction of enforcement court under section 48 of the Arbitration is very limited and while enforcing the award the court cannot go into the merits of the case. Brief Facts This petition has been filed seeking enforcement of an award under part II of the Arbitration Act. This award was passed by an...