'Stigmatic': Gujarat High Court Directs Reinstatement Of Employee Terminated Without Inquiry Following Allegations Of Corruption

The Gujarat High Court recently quashed and set aside the order of termination issued against the Petitioner, sans any inquiry, merely on the basis of a FIR registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.It directed that the Petitioner be reinstated however, it refused to grant back-wages considering the principle of no work, no pay, as also applied by a Division Bench...

Irreversible Loss Will Be Cause If Allegations Of Threat To Life Are True: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Protection To Live-In Couple

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has come to the rescue of a live-in couple, allegedly facing threat to their lives from their families.The bench comprising Justice Anoop Chitkara allowed their plea by stating that if the allegations of apprehension turn out to be true, it might lead to an "irreversible loss". It ordered,"It shall be appropriate that the concerned Superintendent of Police,...

'The Legal System Works Differently For The Poor': Orissa High Court Chief Justice Muralidhar

"There are many barriers to accessing justice that a marginalised person faces. The laws, rules and processes are mystifying and befuddling even for an educated, literate person. The laws are themselves structured to discriminate against the poor." 

Supreme Court Orders CBI Investigation Into Case Of Minor Girl Found Dead In School In UP

The Supreme Court of India on Monday(April 11) transferred the investigation in the case of death of a minor girl in a boarding school in Uttar Pradesh, to the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI).The Bench has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh and State of Haryana to hand over the papers/documents regarding investigation to the CBI within four weeks.A Bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi...

Couple Held Two Marriage Ceremonies, Saptapadi Performed In Latter: Gujarat High Court Orders Registrar To Consider Application For Change In Date

The Gujarat High Court has allowed a writ seeking a direction upon the Registrar of Marriages to consider the petitioners' application for issuance of a fresh marriage certificate, mentioning the date on which a pompous wedding was held with 'saptapadi', rather than a former date on which the couple had exchanged varmala in presence of a small gathering.Due to pandemic of COVID-19 and...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Show Cause To District Collector, Jail Superintendent Over Delay In Deciding Convict's Emergent Parole

The Rajasthan High Court recently issued show cause notice to the Jail Superintendent and the District Collector in Bikaner, seeking their explanation over one month's delay in deciding the emergency parole application of a convict, whose mother had passed away.The bench comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Rameshwar Vyas observed that Court has time and again directed the jail as...

Statutory Time Limit For Filing Final Reports Must Be Strictly Complied With: Madras High Court Directs Police To File All Final Reports Online

Observing that there is a trend of delay in filing of the Final Report after the statutory time limit, the Madras High Court has directed the Police to file all final reports On-line. Such On-line filing of final reports by the Police, will be in compliance with the requirements of Rule 25 of the Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019. The court further clarified that the mandatory period...

19 Year Old Allegedly Dies Post Covishield Vaccination: Kerala High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Parents' Plea

The parents of a 19-year-old student have moved the Kerala High Court seeking justice alleging that their daughter died due to the compulsory administration of the Covishield vaccine and they have sought Rs 1 crore as compensation for the death of their only daughter.Justice N Nagaresh has sought the view of the central government on the petition.The petitioners' daughter, a postgraduate...

Mere Similarities Do Not Attract S.14 Of Copyright Act: Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Moved By Broadcasters Of Sitcom 'Uppum Mulakum'

The Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal moved by the broadcasting team of the popular Malayalam sitcom 'Uppum Mulakum' seeking an injunction on the telecasting of another programme which was allegedly an imitation of the appellant's programme. Justice P. Somarajan observed that although copyright is intended to protect one's work, that does not stop others from adopting the very...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Vires Of 'Uttar Pradesh Land Record Manual' With ₹10K Cost

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a writ petition styled as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed seeking a declaration of the Uttar Pradesh Land Record Manual as ultra-vires the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, and the Revenue Code Rules, 2016.The Bench of Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava also imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000/- on the petitioner...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Person Accused Of Illegally Transporting 55 Kgs Ganja

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh recently granted bail to a person accused of illegally transporting 55 KGs of Ganja in his car. Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy observed that he has been languishing in jail for the last more than 240 days period of time. Since the entire investigation in this case is completed and charge sheet was also filed. Therefore, in the said facts...

Possession Of 16 Kg Ganja Does Not Attract The Bar Under Section 37 Of NDPS: Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Accused

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a person accused of illegal possession of 16 kgs of Ganja. Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy observed : "The contraband involved in this case is 16 kgs of Ganja which is not a commercial quantity. Therefore, the bar under Section 37 of the Act is not applicable to the present facts of the case." The petitioner was found to...