Can 'Arya Samaj Vivah Mandir Trust' Solemnize Marriage Between Hindu Boy & Muslim Girl?: Madhya Pradesh HC To Examine

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is set to examine the question as to whether a self-styled Trust allegedly registered as Arya Samaj Vivah Mandir Trust can solemnize marriage between a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl.Hearing the writ petition filed in the nature of habeas corpus, a division bench of Justice Rohit Arya and Justice M.R. Phadke raised the following queries and appointed an Advocate of...

Justifiable Doubts Regarding The Independence Of Empanelled Arbitrators Would Always Exist: Meghalaya High Court

The High Court of Meghalaya has held that if a contractor/ tenderer does not accept the names of the possible arbitrators that are listed on the panel prepared by the tenderee, the panel cannot be enforced since there would always be justifiable doubts regarding the independence or impartiality of the empanelled arbitrators. The Single Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee held that...

Experience Of Guiding Doctoral Research Sufficient For Promotion Of Lecturer, Conferment Of PhD Degree On Research Student Not Necessary: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the issuance of PhD degree to a research student is not a requisite condition for promotion of his Lecturer or Reader to the post of University Professor. A single judge bench of Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary observed the "experience of guiding research at doctoral level", which may or may not lead up to the student being awarded a PhD degree,...

PIL Challenging Agnipath Scheme To Be Listed Only After Placing Before CJI : SC Vacation Bench Tells Petitioner

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the PIL preferred by Advocate Harsh Ajay Singh seeking issuance of directions to the Center for reconsideration of Agnipah recruitment scheme could be listed only after it is placed before the Chief Justice of India.While the vacation bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia was about to rise for lunch, teh counsel for the petitioner urged...

It Is Not An Error Of Judgment But Breach In Duty Of Care From Doctors, Who Treated The Patient; NCDRC Awards Compensation

The bench of National Commission comprising Justice R.K. Agrawal, President and Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member has observed that, the treating doctors failed in their duties to act with reasonable degree of skill and knowledge. They have not exercised a reasonable degree of care to handle the emergency by adopting basics of ABC of trauma. Commission stated that, the State Commission erred...

'Momentary Lapse, Can't Affect Future Perversely': Delhi HC Grants Relief To NIFT Aspirant Who Inadvertently Disclosed Identity In Entrance Exam

The Delhi High Court has observed that a momentary lapse on the part of the candidate must not be met with such a severe punitive action which would cause grave and irreparable prejudice and affect the candidate's future perversely.Justice Sanjeev Narula granted relief to a candidate namely Samriddhi Khandelwal by directing National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to allow her to join...

'Would Unsettle The Settled Things': Gujarat High Court Dismisses Plea For Removing Alleged Encroachments On Public Land Citing Inordinate Delay

The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a PIL filed by a freelance reporter and RTI activist, seeking removal of alleged encroachments on plots reserved for developing public gardens, citing inordinate delay in approaching the Court. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri observed that the petition came to be filed 16-19 years after the allotment of...

ED Opposes Shifting Of Sukesh Chandrashekhar From Tihar Jail; Seeks Perjury Action Against Him

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday opposed the shifting of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar from Tihar Jail and said that he should be prosecuted for perjury for making false allegations of torture and assault in jail.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, submitted before a vacation bench comprising Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia that even in jail,...

Allahabad High Court Transfers 619 Judicial Officers Including Varanasi Judge Who Ordered Survey Inside Gyanvapi Mosque

The Allahabad High Court on Monday transferred a total of 619 judicial officers posted in different districts of the state. All the transferred judicial officers have been asked to hand over charge at their present place of posting on July 04th, 2022.In total 619 Judicial officers have been transferred including 213 Civil Judges (Junior Division) cadre, 285 Additional District &...

Architect Can't Be Prosecuted U/S 304A IPC For Death Of Construction Worker In On-Site Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings pending against an Architect, observing that it would be too far to stretch Section 304A of the IPC to contend that a person who had designed the house is responsible for death of a worker while undertaking construction under a contractor.Section 304A penalises causing death by negligence. A single judge bench of...

Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Father Allegedly Conniving With Son Who Married Multiple Times Without Divorcing Disabled Spouse

The Punjab and Haryana High Court while denying anticipatory bail to the father in a case where he was allegedly acting in connivance with his son who solemnized various marriages without getting divorce from his disabled spouse, held that in view of the seriousness of the allegation and to unravel the truth, the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is necessary. Thus, in view of...

'They Were Living Separately': Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Police Personnel & His Wife Accused Of Harassing Daughter-in-Law

The Gujarat High Court has recently granted anticipatory bail to a public servant employed in the Police force and his wife, in a case of dowry harassment initiated at the instance of their daughter in law.Justice Nikhil S Kariel observed that merely because the accused father-in-law is in Police is no ground to deny him anticipatory bail and adequate conditions can be imposed to...