High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court quashed disciplinary proceedings against a senior advocate initiated by the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council on a complaint accusing him of grabbing land. The Bench comprising Justice V.K. Shukla and Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi observed that such disputes relating to property should be decided by the competent civil court and not by the Bar Council.The High Court in Re vs. Pradhuman Kumar Srivastava and 9 Ors on Thursday convicted seven Advocates on charges of Contempt of Court. They were sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 eachBombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court declined to give a relief of interim stay in a PIL filed by petitioner Masood Ansari, wherein petitioner raised objections to the resolution of the Shiv Sena-BJP controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)/MMC (Mumbai Municipal Corporation) whereby in its proposal No. 826, it plans to implement ‘suryanamaskar’ (sun salutation) and yoga as mandatory in all civic schools.Private unaided medical colleges in Maharashtra will now have to adhere to state domicile rules and reserve 85 per cent seats for local students. The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) and gave a go ahead for the admission process as per the rules brought about in August this year.The High Court held that unsigned document in form of notice not valid under section 138 (B) of NI ActThe Court ruled that imprisoned pregnant women should have complete right to make motherhood choices and should not be treated any differently from other pregnant women. The court stated that if the prisoner desires to terminate her pregnancy, she should be taken to the civil hospital on urgent basis.The High Court ruled that water requirements for KumbhMela to be held at Nasik and other religious purposes will be met only after addressing the priority level laid down in Clause 4 of the Maharashtra State Water Policy.Chattisgarh High Court Assaulting wife and her parents and creating nuisance at her workplace, under the influence of liquor, amounts to cruelty, the Chhattisgarh High Court held.Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court in Manoj Kumar Shokeen vs. RaghuvinderShokeen, dismissed an election petition filed by BJP MLA Manoj Kumar Shokeen. Justice Valmiki J. Mehta dismissed the petition on technical grounds as it violated sections 81(1) and 82(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.The High Court of Delhi on Monday suggested that FIRs may be electronically communicated to magistrates, in satisfaction of Section 157 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).On Friday, the High Court dismissed a petition filed by two Pakistani nationals seeking to engage in a liver tissue transplant. The petition, filed by the donor and the recipient, was rejected on the ground that the parties had failed to rule out the possibility of a commercial transaction between them.In State Bank Of India vs. National Commission for Scheduled Castes and others, the Court held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes cannot entertain a complaint against disciplinary action taken by an employer against an employee belong to the Scheduled Caste, in the absence of any allegations against the former for violation of orders related to reservation policy.In DeekshaMadaan through her father and natural guardian Arun Madaan Vs. Directorate of Education & Ors and Aditya Munjal through his father and natural guardian PuneetMunjal Vs. Directorate of Education & Ors (writ petitions combined due to common grounds), the Delhi High Court through Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed relief to two students (petitioners) who were not being promoted from Class XI to Class XII on having not cleared their accountancy papers in the final/comprehensive exam and the compartment exam held thereafterThe High Court in Siddharth International Public School vs. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal andOrs., directed the appellant school to admit a child with special needs under the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category after providing him age relaxation.In Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. vs. Reserve Bank of India & Anr. The court held that the CBI is empowered to invoke the provisions of Section 102 CrPC for freezing the account of the petitioner without issuing a prior notice to it either before or simultaneously with the action of attaching its bank account.A High Court Bench headed by Chief Justice G. Rohini allowedWhatsApp to go ahead with the new privacy policy and to share data with Facebook under its new privacy policy.Gujarat High CourtA PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking ban on Pokémon Go for its alleged violation of religious sentiments. The matter is slated for hearing on 5th October along with the main PIL.Jharkhand High CourtThe High Court of Jharkhand in Gopal Chandra, Dinanath Sinha. Vs. The State of Jharkhand through Vigilance stated that mere delay in filing of...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

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