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Madras High Court Appreciates DGP's Efforts In Eradicating Practice Of Engaging Uniformed Police Officers As Orderlies
The Madras High Court on Thursday appreciated the Tamil Nadu DGP's efforts in removing the orderly system from the State Police. The court had previously asked the DGP to file an affidavit informing the court about the measures undertaken to prevent the colonial practice of engaging uniformed officers as orderlies in the residence of higher officials.When the matter came up on Thursday, DGP...
Dr. Ambedkar Is The Architect Of Constitution, Install His Portrait In All Govt Law Colleges: Madras High Court
While dealing with a challenge to the suspension of a law student, the Madras High Court stressed pon the need to install portraits of Dr. BR Ambedkar in Law colleges. Justice GR Swaminathan, therefore, directed the Director of Legal Studies, Chennai to issue a circular mandating the installation of portraits of Dr. Ambedkar in all Government Law Colleges. Dr.Ambedkar is the...
Building Rules Do Not Permit Conversion Of Residential Building Into A Prayer Hall: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Of Man To Convert Residence To Prayer Hall
The Madras High Court has recently held that Rule 6(4) of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Building Rules 1972 mandates prior permission from the District Collector before construction of a building intended for public worship or religious purposes. The court thus dismissed the petition of a man for converting his residential place into a prayer hall after observing that the...
DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered As Matter Of Course To Determine Parentage: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that a Court cannot order a DNA test as a matter of course and for this reason a prayer to order DNA test cannot be granted to lead to a roving inquiry, in this case into the parentage of the respondent. The bench comprising Justice Alka Sarin further added that the burden to prove his case by adducing evidence in support of his plea lies on...
PIL Can't Be Entertained In Disputes Relating To Service Matters: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently held that Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cannot be entertained in disputes pertaining to 'service matters'. While adjudicating a matter relating to alleged irregularities in the appointment of primary school teachers, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik followed the above principle as has been laid...
Section 304B IPC -Message Should Go That Dowry Death Shall Be Dealt With An Iron Hand: Supreme Court
Observing that "the legislative intent of incorporating IPC section 304ÂB was to curb the menace of dowry death with a firm hand" and that "in dealing with cases under section 304ÂB, such legislative intent has to be kept in mind", the Supreme Court has asserted that in the imposition of sentence for the offence of dowry death, "a strong message must go in the society that a person who...
Can Identification Of Deceased Motor Accident Victims Be Done From 'Specific Characteristics' Available With UIDAI? Delhi HC To Consider
The Delhi High Court is set to examine a legal question as to whether identification of unidentified dead bodies in motor vehicle accident (MACT) cases can be done with the help of specific characteristics available with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).A division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal appointed Senior Advocate Prashanto Chandra Sen...
Filmmaker Files Habeas Corpus Plea In Bombay High Court Seeking Return Of Children Allegedly "Held Hostage" In Pakistan By Wife
A filmmaker has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Bombay High Court seeking the Interpol's intervention for the safe return of his two minor children said to be "illegally" held in Pakistan after his wife, a Pakistani national, left with them in 2020. The filmmaker said the wife's "inexplicable conduct is perhaps at the behest of some unidentified persons with oblique motives...
Allahabad HC Orders CBI Probe Into 'Fake' Cases Lodged Against Advocates, Others U/S 376IPC, SC/ST Act To Extract Money
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into a bunch of cases allegedly filed falsely against Advocates, others implicating them under charges of rape and offences under the SC/ST Act for the purpose of extracting money.The bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary emphasized that in the interest of justice and to protect...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officers, Damaging Public Property During CAA-NRC Protests
The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to one Azahar Khan accused of assaulting the police officers, damaging police bikes by setting them on fire, and also causing damage to public property during the CAA-NRC Protests.As per the prosecution's case, a protest against NRC and CAB was organized by Muslim Clerics (Ulemas) of Rampur city and they called the public at Eidgah on December 21,...
Not Necessary To Refuse Bail In Every Case Of Economic Offence: Bombay High Court On Granting Relief To Vipul Chitalia In PNB Scam Case
The Bombay High Court has made it clear that bail cannot be refused to an accused merely because the offence is in nature of economic offence. "...it is not imperative that in every case of economic offences, bail should invariably be refused", the court observed. Justice Bharati Dangre on August 11 granted bail to Vipul Chitalia, former vice president (banking operations)...