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Supreme Court Bar Association Requests CJI To Declare Holiday On Raksha Bandhan
Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, made a request before the Chief Justice of India for declaring "Raksha Bandhan" as a holiday. "It's a request from the bar. Let Saturday be a working day instead", Singh submitted."I'll ask my other brother judges also, if they're willing...", CJI NV Ramana said.Raksha Bandhan this year is on August...
Hijab Case Listing Delayed As Judges Weren't Well, Will Constitute Bench Soon : CJI NV Ramana
The Hijab case was again mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today for urgent listing.Before Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora, who was there for the mentioning, started her submission, CJI NV Ramana told her- "I will constitute a bench. One of the judges is not well".Arora indicated that the petitions were filed way back in March. "It was in March...at least if a date could be given",...
Calcutta High Court Directs State To Hand Over Advocate's Unclaimed Dead Body To Bar Association For Performing Last Rites
The Calcutta High Court has allowed a PIL seeking handing over of an Advocate's unclaimed dead body to the High Court Bar Association, for performing the last rites.A division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj directed, the State authorities to "hand over the dead body of deceased Kaushik Dey to the petitioner of the PIL or the Vice President of...
S.18 Drugs & Cosmetics Act | Jurisdiction To Try Offence Of Manufacturing Sub-Standard Drug Lies Where Sale Is Completed: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that an offence of manufacture of substandard quality of drug can only be tried by the Court in whose jurisdiction the sale has taken place. The place where sample has been obtained by drug inspector cannot be the jurisdiction of trial under Section 177 of Criminal Procedure Code. Brief Facts of the case The State filed an appeal aggrieved...
Assault & Criminal Force: Delhi High Court Quashes Cross FIRs By Neighbours After Settlement, Asks Them To Install & Maintain Water Harvesting System
The Delhi High Court has quashed two cross FIRs lodged by neighbours alleging assault and use of criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of the ladies involved in the fight between them, after the parties arrived at a settlement. As the parties undertook to implement a water harvesting scheme at city's Fatehpur Beri village, Justice Jasmeet Singh directed the parties to...
Gauhati HC Seeks UOI's Reply On Plea Against Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More Appointment As CAT Chairperson, Guwahati Bench
The Gauhati High Court has sought the reply of the Union of India on a plea moved before it challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More as the chairperson of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).The order has been issued by the bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma on a plea moved by the Central Administrative Tribunal (Guwahati Bench) Bar Association.It has been averred...
Kerala High Court Quashes Suspension Order Against College Professors Finding Their Suspension 'Premeditated'
The Kerala High Court recently quashed the suspension orders issued against certain Assistant Professors of the Sree Narayana Guru College finding that they were issued prior to the report of the Internal Complaints Committee against them. Justice Devan Ramachandran quashed the suspension orders upon learning that their suspension was premeditated while refraining from commenting further on...
Hospital's Delay To Shift Patient To Another Hospital For Proper Treatment Amounts To Negligence: Madras HC Awards ₹5 Lakh Compensation
The Madras High Court has ordered lump sum compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to a young mother who was forced to undergo three surgeries due to delay on part of a government hospital to shift her to a better facility, consequently kept away from her newborn baby for nine months.A bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh observed,"The 3 rd respondent hospital, after having realised that the petitioner...
"I Took Over At 4 AM In The Darkness Of The Night, I Am Going In Broad Daylight": Heartfelt Farewell Of NALSAR Vice Chancellor Prof. Faizan Mustafa
Prof. Faizan Mustafa, who has served as the Vice Chancellor of NALSAR University, Hyderabad for 10 years was given a warm farewell by students and faculty members. The Student representatives expressed earnest gratitude to Prof. Mustafa for his support and endeavour to make NALSAR as topmost Law University. Prof. Mustafa poignantly remarked, recalling the time of his arrival at...
No Distinct Status For Rifle Association Members Under Arms Act; They Can't Possess More Than 2 Firearms : Delhi High Court
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court held that a member of a Rifles' Association or Club cannot hold more than two firearms by claiming exemption under Section 3(2) of the Arms Act 1959. Justice Yashwant Varma stated that more than two firearms could only be held by a member on a temporary basis if holding of the additional weapon was licensed to the club or association that the...
S.12 Workmen's Compensation Act Secures Right To Compensation Of Employees Engaged By Principal Employer Through Contractor: Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has made it clear that Section 12 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 is intended to secure an employee's right to claim compensation not only against his immediate employer who, in the Act, is referred to as a contractor, but also against the person who had employed such contractor to execute the work.A single judge bench of Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar...