Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Modify Judgment Describing Sikkimese-Nepalese As Of 'Foreign Origin'

As protests are simmering in Sikkim over a remark in a Supreme Court's judgment indicating that all Nepalis settled in Sikkim are of "foreign origin", an application has been filed in the Top Court seeking to remove the said observation.The observation was made in the judgment authored by Justice BV Nagarathna in the case Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim vs Union of India which held that...

Departmental Enquiry Can't Be Dispensed Merely On Ground That Minor Penalty Is Imposed On Employee: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday, directed to restore the payment and annual increment of an official of SAIL on the ground that no departmental enquiry has been initiated against him. The petitioner was posted as Deputy General Manager (Inspection Deptt.) at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) and was entrusted with the job of organizing inspection of the refractory material at...

Mumbai Court Sentences Businessman To 3 Months Imprisonment For Negligence After His 'Aggressive' Rottweiler Dog Attacked 72-Yr-Old Relative

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai convicted and sentenced a businessman to three months imprisonment for negligence under Section 289 of the IPC after his Rottweiler dog attacked a 72-year-old relative and bit him thrice thirteen years ago. Metropolitan Magistrate Nadeem Patel observed that being the owner, convict Cyrus Hormusji was fully aware of the dog’s...

BREAKING| Collegium Has Taken Cognisance Of Complaints About Victoria Gowri, Says CJI; Agrees To Hear Plea Against Her Appointment Tomorrow

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday made a significant disclosure that the Supreme Court collegium has taken cognizance of the complaints against L Victoria Gowri, who has been recommended for appointment as a judge of the Madras High Court.A section of the Madras High Court bar had last week sent a representation to the CJI seeking recall of the recommendation made for the...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 30 to February 5, 2023

NOMINAL INDEX Javed Mohammad @ Pump vs. State of U.P. 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 43 Abbas Ansari and another vs. State of U.P. and 2 others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 44 Lalita Gupta vs. High Court Of Judicature Allahabad Thru. Registrar General And Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 45 Fuzail vs. State of UP 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 46 Gyanendra Maurya @ Gullu vs. Union of India Thru Secy Ministry Social...

State Commissioner For Persons With Disabilities Can Only 'Recommend' KPSC To Provide Exam Centres Near Residence Of Disabled Candidates: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently held that the order issued by the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) directing it to provide candidates with disabilities, who are participating in its selection process, with examination centres near their residences, was beyond the scope of its powers. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Shaji P....

Jurisdiction | “Ordinarily Resides” U/S 9 Guardians & Wards Act Doesn't Concern Time Spent At A Particular Place But Intention To Reside: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently reiterated that the term “ordinarily resides” under Section 9 of the Guardians and Wards Act has to be determined based on the intent of the person concerned residing at a particular place upon reaching there. Section 9 of the Guardians and Wards Act (“the Act”) deals with the jurisdiction of Court with respect to...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 13 Additional Judges To High Courts Of Allahabad, Karnataka & Madras

The Central Government today notified the appointment of 2 Judicial Officers and 11 Advocates As Additional Judges to High Courts of Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras.According to the notification, Advocates Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, Manish Kumar Nigam, Anish Kumar Gupta, Nand Prabha, Shukla Kshitij Shailendra and Vinod Diwakar have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Allahabad High...

‘No Provision Obliges Civic Body To Kill Innocent Animals’: Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea For Killing Of Birds, Dogs Creating Nuisance

The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the Lucknow Nagar Nigam to discharge their duty of destructing the birds or animals causing nuisance or vermin and destructing the stray or ownerless dogs in the city of Lucknow. The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed that such a direction cannot...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate L Victoria Gowri As Additional Judge Of Madras High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate L Victoria Gowri as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court. The development comes amid widespread backlash over reports about her affiliation to BJP and certain statements made about Muslims and Christians surfaced.“We write, with a sense of foreboding, in these troubled times, when the judiciary is facing unprecedented...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Appointment Of Victoria Gowri As Madras HC Judge

Update at 2:30 PM, February 6 - Collegium Has Taken Cognisance Of Complaints About Victoria Gowri, Says CJI; Agrees To Hear Plea Against Her Appointment TomorrowA writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the appointment of Advocate L Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court. Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Appeal against the Madras HC judgment which quashed proceedings under Domestic Violence Act on the ground of limitation - Allowed - High Court was in error in observing that the application under Section 12 of the Act ought to have been filed within a period of one year of the alleged...