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Don't Mind Helipads But We Want Roads Too: Bombay HC Asks State To Find Solution For Village Girls Navigating Through River & Forest To Reach School
The Bombay High Court has sought highest level bureaucratic intervention on the issue of 'pitiable conditions' in which young girls in Satara district of Maharashtra have been taking an arduous journey to their school.It has directed that Chief Secretary of Maharashtra to consult with other stakeholders and devise a solution by August 30.A division bench led by Justice PB Varale commented...
'If Everyday You File A PIL, We'll Have To Constitute A Special Court' :Supreme Court To Ashwini Upadhyay
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request made by serial PIL litigant Ashwini Upadhyay seeking urgent listing for a writ petition seeking common dress code in all schools.Upadhyay had mentioned the petition filed by his son seeking it to be listed along with the Hijab case matters next week. Expressing its disinclination to list Upadhyay's plea, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana...
Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt Reply On PIL Alleging Irregularities, Corruption In Primary Teachers' Recruitment
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought the reply of the state government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved alleging irregularities, illegalities, and corruption in the recruitment of Assistant Teachers in Primary Schools of the State on the basis of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), 2014.The Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj...
When Will You Notify Elections Of Muncipalities And Town Councils? Supreme Court Asks Nagaland State Election Commission
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Nagaland State Election Commission to inform the Court by when they would notify the elections of Municipalities and Town Councils.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh has granted two weeks' time to apprise the Court regarding further details.The Bench was hearing a petition filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Directions Passed By Patna HC Against Sahara Chief Subrata Roy In Bail Plea Of Another Party
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, set aside interim orders passed by the Patna High Court in the anticipatory bail application filed by one Promod Kumar Saini and other accused wherein Sahara India Group Head, Subrata Roy, a third party to the bail proceedings, was summoned and asked for a plan to return investments. Stating that the High Court had exceeded its jurisdiction by summoning...
'Looks Like You Have A Problem With A Person For Even Reading Newspaper' : SC To NIA While Upholding Bail In UAPA Case
"The way in which you are going, it looks like you have a problem with a person for even reading a newspaper," the Supreme Court orally remarked on Thursday while dismissing a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency against the bail granted to an accused in a UAPA case.The NIA had approached the Supreme Court against the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court to a General Manager of...
Wife Living Separately Commits Suicide In Parental House: Karnataka High Refuses To Quash Dowry Death Case Against Husband Citing Disputed Facts
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a husband seeking to quash a case of dowry death registered against him under Sections 304B and 498A of IPC, after his wife, living separately since over two years, committed suicide in her parental house. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while dismissing the petition filed by one Niranjan Hegde said that the...
AG Refuses Sanction For Contempt Action Against Retired HC Judge & 2 Senior Advocates For Comments On SC In Nupur Sharma Case
The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal refused to grant sanction to initiate criminal contempt action against former High Court judge Justice SN Dhingra and Senior Advocates Aman Lekhi and K Ramakumar for their comments criticising the Supreme Court's remarks in Nupur Sharma case.The AG declined the sanction sought by Advocate CR Jaya Skin, who alleged that the comments were contemptous...
"Leave Travel Concession For Traveling Abroad Not A Statutory Right": Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Union Bank Officers
Dismissing a writ petition filed against a circular issued by the Union Bank of India taking away Leave Travel Concession for travel abroad, Justice SM Subramaniam observed that such decision was taken in view of the policy of the Government and in the absence of any statutory right, the same did not warrant interference. The court observed as under: Concessions or facilities extended by way...
'Modi-Thief' Remark: Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Against Himself
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the plea moved by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash the defamation case filed against him for his alleged statement, "why all thieves share the Modi surname".The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, in its order, observed that the 'right of reputation', as per the judicial interpretation is the dimension of the right of life and also...
Promissory Estoppel Can't Be Invoked For Enforcement Of Promise Contrary To Law: Kerala HC Sets Aside Order Allowing 10-Yrs VAT Exemption To SEZ Unit
The Kerala High Court recently reversed a judgment passed by a single judge bench allowing a ten-year VAT exemption claimed by SEZ unit relying on the Kerala Industrial Policy 2009, applying the principle of promissory estoppel as per the ratio of Nestle India Ltd. and Llyod Electric and Engineering Ltd.A Division Bench of Justice S. V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji opined that the rule...