Punjab & Haryana HC Grants ₹95 Lakh Compensation To Minor Who Got Electrocuted From Live Wire Lying On Street, Resulting In Amputation Of Arms

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam to pay compensation of Rs. 95 lakh to the petitioner, a minor girl who got electrocuted from a broken electric pole lying on the street with live electric wires attached to it, resulting in amputation of both arms.The bench comprising Justice Jaishree Thakur held that the facts of the case in hand...

Construction Of Essential Facilities Like Toilets, Water Supply Permissible In Prohibited Areas Near Archaeological Monuments : Supreme Court

While allowing the development works carried by Odisha Government near the historic Puri Jagannath Temple, the Supreme Court held that construction of essential facilities like toilets, water supply etc., are permissible within the prohibited area near a protected monument.The Court held that the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act(AMASR Act), 1958 does not absolutely...

Hyderpora Encounter: Division Bench Of J&K High Court Stays 'Order Of Exhumation Of Body' Of Amir Magrey

Division Bench of High Court of J&K and Ladakh, on Friday, stayed operation of judgment passed by Justice Sanjeev Kumar wherein he had directed the authorities to exhume the body of Ramban Youth, Amir Latif Magrey - one of the 4 persons killed in controversial Hyderpora encounter, last year. One week after the judgement was delivered by the single bench of J&K and Ladakh...

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petition was filed by one Nandagopal Yadav, who was suspended from the post of Vice President of the...

Natural Justice: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Re-Assessment Order Stating Reasonable Time Ought To Be Given To Respond To Show Cause

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that when a draft assessment order/show cause notice is issued to an assessee, reasonable time ought to be furnished to respond to the notice, so as to comply with the principles of natural justice.Observing thus, a bench comprising Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa and Justice Pankaj Jain set aside the re-assessment order passed by the...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Rape Accused As Victim Resiled From Her Statement, Orders Refund Of Compensation Paid To Her

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a rape accused in view of the fact that the victim had not supported the prosecution's case during the trial and that she had been declared hostile.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh also issued direction to the trial court to take steps for a refund of the compensation paid to her and also, ensure compliance of Section 344 CrPC...

Conduct Of Judges Noted & Observed, Must Not Act In Any Manner Which Gives Rise To Slightest Of Doubt In Minds Of Lawyers & Litigants: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has said that judges must not act in any manner which gives rise to slightest of doubt in the minds of lawyers and litigants as their conduct is noted and observed by the litigants. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma made the said observation while expressing displeasure over the conduct of a Family judge who had shared his personal mobile number with both the parties and...

NEET PG 2021: Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Quashing Of Medical College Notification Which Barred Candidates Allocated PG Seats In State Counselling From Mop Up

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in SLP assailing Himachal Pradesh High Court's order of setting aside a notice issued by a Medical College in the State of HP which made the candidates who had been allocated PG seats in previous rounds of State Counselling ineligible to participate in further rounds of counselling including Mop Up round.While refusing to grant an interim relief in...

Domestic Violence Cases | Undertaking Mediation Is Not Protection Officers' Domain: J&K&L High Court Issues Guidelines

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, last week, while framing guidelines pertaining to 'protection officer' in Domestic Violence cases said, "It shall neither be the duty of the Protection Officer nor his/her domain to undertake any mediation/conciliation once a Magistrate is seized of a domestic violence case."The Court said the protection officer is under statutory duty to assist...

Mere Small Distance No Reason To Transfer Matrimonial Suit, Wife Can Instruct Her Counsel Whenever Her Presence Is Not Essential: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a transfer petition invoking Section 24 of CrPC filed by the wife seeking transfer of matrimonial petition u/s 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, held that the distance of sixty kilometers between Bathinda and Faridkot is small, hence it is not an overwhelming reason for this Court to order the transfer of the matter. The applicant wife...

Frivolous PILs Should Be Nipped In Bud; They Encroach Judicial Time, Stall Development Activities : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has expressed concern at the "mushroom growth" of frivolous Public Interest Litigations, which encroach upon valuable judicial time.Deprecating such practice, a vacation bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Hima Kohli said that unless nipped in bud, such cases will stall developmental activities intended in larger public interest.The bench made the observations...

Just Because The Ratio For Payment Of Service Tax Not Adhered To, Assessee Not Liable To Pay Double Tax As Penalty: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that merely because the ratio in which service tax was required to be paid by the service recipient and the service provider was not strictly adhered to, the assessee cannot be made liable to pay double tax by denying him the CENVAT Credit. The Bench, consisting of Justices S. Sujatha and Shivashankar Amarannavar, held that the reverse charge...