Supreme Court Agrees To List Hijab Case Next Week

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list week the petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban of hijab in educational institutions.Advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing."These are the Hijab Matters from Karnataka. Not been listed at all. Filed in March. Students are facing difficulties",...

Courts Shouldn't Stay Termination & Dismissal Orders During The Pendency Of Court Proceedings: Allahabad High Court

Referring to several landmark rulings, the Allahabad High Court has observed that by way of an interim order the order of suspension termination, dismissal and transfer etc. should not be stayed during the pendency of the proceedings in Court.The Bench of Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava was essentially dealing with an Intra Court Appeal filed questioning...

Judge-Wise Statistics Of Reportable Judgments Of Supreme Court In June 2022

In the Court vacations of June 2022, the Supreme Court delivered total 23 Judgments, of which 17 were Reportable (upto 30th June 2022). Justice B.R. Gavai delivered 4 Reportable Judgments, followed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari authoring 3 Reportable Judgments. Throughout the vacation month of June, the Supreme Court passed approximately 625 Orders, which is an average of ~28 Orders...

Asking Accused To Mark Attendance At Police Station Not Mere Formality, It Is An Opportunity For IO To Investigate: Bombay High Court

The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court has said that the condition of "police attendance" imposed by the court on an accused is not a mere formality and must be used by the police for proper investigation. Justice S. G. Mehare observed thus while allowing the anticipatory bail application in a case of criminal intimidation and hurt by dangerous weapons. The judge held that...

Central Govt Has Taken Steps To Bring De-Notified Nomadic Tribes Into Mainstream Of The Country: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that steps have been taken by the Central Government to bring the de-notified nomadic tribes into the mainstream of the Country. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions to make proper scheme and its implementation so that the each and every...

Jagadguru Paramhans' Plea Seeking Entry To Taj Mahal With 'Dharmdand' & 'Bhagwa Vastra': Allahabad HC Seeks UOI, State Govt Reply

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sought the response from the central and state government on a plea moved by Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya's seeking permission to enter the Taj Mahal premises in Agra with his Dharmdand (made of wood) wearing 'Bhagwa Vastra'.The division bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava has posted the matter for further hearing...

[Matrimonial Disputes] Allowing Fabricated Omnibus Allegations Against Entire Family May Lead To Further Misuse Of Process Of Law: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that allowing fabricated allegations against the entire family in matrimonial disputes may lead to further misuse of process of law. "If false implication by fabricated omnibus allegations against entire family in the course of matrimonial disputes and differences, is allowed, it may lead to further misuse of the process of law and assume serious...

Relief Of Specific Performance Can Be Denied If Suit Was Not Immediately Filed After Breach; Rise In Real Estate Prices Also A Relevant Factor : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that continuous readiness and willingness on the part of the Plaintiff is a condition precedent for grant of the relief of Specific Performance.The court added that there is a distinction between readiness and willingness to perform the contract and both ingredients are necessary for the relief of Specific Performance.While readiness means the capacity of the...

Person Driving Without License Has Knowledge That Act Likely To Cause Death: Kerala HC Refuses To Modify Conviction From S.304 To 304A IPC

The Kerala High Court has held that when there is knowledge to the accused that the act he has done is likely to cause the death of a person and with the said knowledge he does the act and in consequence thereof the person dies, it will fall under Section 304 Part II IPC.Justice A Badharudeen, while distinguishing between offences falling under Section 304A and Section 304 Part II IPC...

Criminal Intimidation Case: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Uttar Pradesh MLA Nahid Hasan

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to Kairana MLA Nahid Hasan in connection with a case of criminal intimidation. The Bench of Justice Samit Gopal denied him bail looking to his criminal history and the order-sheet of the trial court showing that he avoided appearing before the trial court.Essentially, an FIR was registered under Section 406, 504, 506, I.P.C against Hasan and one...

Can Members Of Rifle Association Be Permitted To Have More Than Two Guns At A Time? Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment

The Delhi High Court has reserved judgment in a writ petition raising a question as to whether a member of the Rifle Association is permitted to have more than two guns at a time. The question came up for consideration before Justice Yashwant Varma in view of a petition challenging the order of Joint Commissioner of Police Licensing, Delhi directing a member of the Association to surrender one...

"Tobacco & Tobacco Products" In Schedule To Odisha Entry Tax Act Include 'Bidi': Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that 'bidi' comes under the purview of "tobacco and tobacco products" as provided under Entry 16, Part I of the Schedule to the Odisha Entry Tax Act, 1999 ('OET Act'). A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "Although learned counsel for the Petitioner sought to contend that under...