Orissa High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 20 To February 26, 2023

Nominal IndexM. Rajamma v. State of Orissa & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 23Hrusikesh Sahoo & Anr. v. State of Orissa, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 24Smt. Renuka Sethi & Ors. v. Babu Sahu & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 25PCIT (Central) versus Narayan Kumar Khaitan, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 26Management Committee, CFH Scheme, Paradip Port v. Paradip Port Workers Union & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw...

Rape Survivor Moves Kerala High Court For Masking Of Identifiable Personal Information

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court by a rape victim seeking the Court to issue directions to platforms such as Google an Indian Kanoon to ensure that the materials disclosing her identity as a rape victim are removed or hidden appropriately so as to protect her right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The matter is before the Single Judge Bench...

Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearing Every Friday From March 3rd

The Madras High Court has recently announced that it will commence virtual hearings for all the cases starting from March 3rd.In a notification issued by the Registrar General, it was informed that this facility is in addition to the already available facility at request on any day. Thos facility has been introduced with an objective of providing the benefit and option of virtual access to...

'Elected Representatives Cannot Simultaneously Be Terrorists': Solicitor-General Tells Supreme Court Opposing Akhil Gogoi's Plea

Elected representatives cannot simultaneously be terrorists, said Solicitor-General for India, Tushar Mehta while objecting to an appeal filed by activist turned politician Akhil Gogoi against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside a discharge order in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Appearing on behalf of the...

Agnipath Scheme: Why Did Delhi High Court Not Direct Union Govt To Complete Pending Recruitment Processes In Army, Air Force?

While upholding the union government's Agnipath scheme, the Delhi High Court on Monday also rejected the petitions seeking completion of recruitment processes initiated earlier by the Army and Air Force.Before the announcement of the Agnipath scheme, the union government had announced recruitments on various posts in the Air Force and Army. While the candidates were in the middle of...

Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates

The Supreme Court on Monday reviewed a 2021 order which found the Bharatiya Janata Party guilty of contempt of court for flouting the top court’s directions regarding public disclosure of criminal antecedents of electoral candidates during the Bihar assembly polls in 2020.Allowing a review petition filed by B.L. Santosh, the general secretary of the political party, a special bench...

National Security At Heart Of Agnipath Scheme, Fitter Force Needed Against Border Skirmishes: Delhi High Court

Upholding the union government's Agnipath scheme for the armed forces, the Delhi High Court on Monday said it can conclusively state that the scheme was made in national interest to ensure that armed forces are better equipped. Referring to the skirmishes on the borders, the division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that such...

Supreme Court Judge Justice MR Shah Refuses To Recuse From Hearing Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea

On Monday, Supreme Court Judge, Justice M.R. Shah made it abundantly clear that he will not recuse from hearing a plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to adduce additional evidence in the criminal appeal filed by him in the Gujarat High Court challenging his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case. As the Counsel for the petitioner sought adjournment in terms of the...

Spotlight On Recent Appointments To The Supreme Court - Justice Dipankar Datta

A general criticism of the Indian Courts has been that very little is known to the public about the judges being recommended by respective Collegium before their appointments, on merit and suitability. A designated Secretariat ideally should do the job, unfortunately we don’t have such a mechanism. LiveLaw has taken an initiative to share relevant information about the appointees and we...

OROP| 'Set Your House In Order' : Supreme Court Warns Defence Ministry Of Contempt For Extending Pension Arrears Deadline

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its displeasure at the action of Ministry of Defence of unilaterally extending the deadline for payment of pension to retired armed forces personnel under the One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) in contradiction of the Court's order. While warning the Ministry of Defence that the Apex Court would issue a notice of contempt against the Secretary of...

'A Country Can't Remain Prisoner Of Past' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Rename Cities Named After Muslim Rulers; Stresses On India's Secular Character

"A country cannot remain a prisoner of the past", observed the Supreme Court while dismissing a PIL seeking to rename historical cities which have been named after "foreign invaders"."The history of any nation cannot haunt the present and future generations to the point that succeeding generations become prisoners of the past", a bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna stated...

PIO Can't Be Compelled To Furnish Information If RTI Application Doesn't Contain Particulars Of Information Sought: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by the Karnataka State Information Commission while deciding on applications made before it under the Right to Information Act.A single judge bench of Jyoti Mulimani said “Given the increase of applications, it’s high time the Commission addresses the issue properly and in a right perspective.”It issued the...