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Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Disposal Of Writ Petitions Without Deciding It On Merits
The Supreme Court deprecated the practice of disposal of writ petition without deciding it on merits.The court reiterated that a High Court has a duty to deal with grounds/issues raised in a writ petition.The bench comprising Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna was considering an appeal filed against Uttarakhand High Court judgment.In this case, the Uttarakhand Public Service Tribunal...
Subordinate Court Can't Assume Jurisdiction Under Contempt Of Courts Act: Delhi HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order Issuing Show Cause To CBI Director
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a Trial Court order issuing show cause notice to the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to explain why not a reference of Contempt of Court be made by him against the respective officers of the agency for the purported non-compliance of judicial orders. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that it was "outrightly illegal" for the Special...
Immature Age & Understanding Misused By Older Co-Accused: Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Three In Bulli Bai App Case
A Metropolitan Court in Mumbai has granted bail to three of the six accused in the Bulli Bai App case observing they had lesser role to play as compared to the other three accused and that they were of immature age and understanding, which was misused by the other accused with "high age and deeper understanding." Metropolitan Magistrate Komalsing Rajput, in order granting bail to...
Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Implementation Of National Education Policy 2020
The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to file its counter affidavit in a PIL filed by one Arjunan Elayaraja, seeking to implement the National Education Policy, 2020 in the State of Tamil Nadu. When the matter came up before the bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy, the court took on record the counter affidavit filed by...
All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: April 11- April 17, 2022
Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Chndra Prakash Sharma v. State Of U.P And Another, 2022 LiveLaw (All) 172 Govind v. State of U.P, 2022 LiveLaw (All) 173 Kumari Neha Chandra Vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others, 2022 LiveLaw (All) 174 Mohd. Saleem Khan v. State of U.P, 2022 LiveLaw (All) 175 Charan Singh v. State of U.P., 2022 LiveLaw (All) 176 Rajpal Singh v. State of...
Lack Of Public Toilets For Women: High Court Seeks Response From Patna Municipal Corporation
Patna High Court has sought response from the Patna Municipal Corporation and the district administration in a matter related to the lack of public toilets for women in the city and the debilitating condition of the already existing ones. Expressing concern over the present situation, a division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar ordered, "Patna...
Treatment Of Children With Rare Diseases: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response Over Demand By AIIMS For Release Of Funds
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of Central Government over demands by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) regarding release of funds required by it for meeting the needs of treatment of children suffering from rare diseases. Justice Yashwant Varma directed the Centre to take the demands into consideration and place its stand by way of an affidavit to be filed on or...
BREAKING| WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday constituted a three member committee to conduct an enquiry into the allegation that over 303 victims have been displaced due to the post-poll violence in West Bengal that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021 had handed over to the Central Bureau...
"Grave Deficiency": Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking To Fill Up Staff Vacancies In City Prisons
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL seeking filling up of various staff vacancies in city prisons including those of Medical Officers, Welfare Officers, Counsellors, Teachers for Education, Yoga Teachers and Education Vocational Counsellors."This appears to be a grave deficiency. You file a status report," a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and...
When Does Land Acquisition Proceedings Start Under 1894 Act For The Purposes Of Section 24(1) RFCTLARR Act? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether the expression "proceedings" in section 24(1) of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act is to be reckoned from the date of notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition 1894 or with the date of notification under Section 6 of the old Act.Section 24 is titled 'Land acquisition process under Act No 1 of 1894 shall be deemed to have lapsed in...
In A Rare Move, Kerala High Court Examines Witness At Appeal Stage Allowing NIA's Plea
In an extraordinary step, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed witness examination before the Court at the appellate stage. The development happened in the in the Kashmir terror recruitment case. Generally, witness examinations in criminal appeals are completed at the trial courts and the High Courts only evaluate the evidence gathered by the trial court. While considering appeals filed...