Right To Be Forgotten | Man Facing Difficulties In Getting Job Due To An Order By Which He Was Acquitted: Bombay HC Orders Its Removal From Court Website

The Bombay High Court recently ordered the removal of an acquittal order from the Court's website on a plea moved by a person/accused who was facing difficulties in getting job due to the acquittal order passed in his favor.Essentially, he had moved to the Court arguing that even though the order was one of acquittal, still it was descriptive, and it had the potential to put a bias in the...

Pre-Payment Charges Can't Be Imposed By Bank Without Giving Prior Information Of The Same: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that 'pre-payment charges' cannot be imposed by the banks without furnishing prior information about the same. While striking down such an imposition, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha observed, "…there is also no evidence that the referred circular was disclosed as attachment to the sanction letter. In facts and circumstances above, Court...

IIT-M Professors Move Madras High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Harassment Case

Two professors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have approached the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case for sexually harassing a PhD candidate of the University. They have been arraigned as accused number nine and ten. Justice G. Jayachandran has listed the matter for hearing on April 18. The petitioners submitted that they have...

Supreme Court Seeks Status Report On Haridwar Hate Speech Cases From Uttarakhand; Allows Petitioners To Approach Authorities Against Dharam Sansad Event In HP

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttarakhand Government to file a status report, indicating the progress in the investigation in the hate speech cases registered over the Dharam Sansad events held in Haridwar in December 2021.The Court also permitted the petitioners to serve on the State of Himachal Pradesh the copies of the new applications filed against the similar Dharam...

'Attempt To Suppress Incident': Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into Hanshkhali Gangrape & Murder Case, Report To Be Submitted By May 2

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the Hanshkhali gangrape and murder case.According to reports, a 14-year-old girl belonging to the scheduled caste community died on April 5 after she was allegedly gangraped by the son of a panchayat member owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and others in West Bengal's Nadia district. She was bleeding profusely...

Include Safety Regulations For Vulnerable Buildings In DCPR-2034: Bombay High Court Tells Maharashtra Govt

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to take steps to include the 2009 Draft Special Regulations for Safety of Buildings in the 2034 Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR).The division bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MG Sewlikar took strong exception to the State's affidavit citing destruction of documents in the 2012 Mantralay fire as...

Protests During Covid Lockdown: Madras High Court Quashes Proceedings Against DMK Minister Senthilbalaji

The Madras High Court on Monday quashed the criminal proceedings instituted Minister of Electricity of Tamil Nadu- V. Senthil Balaji and other DMK party members, for participating in protests against Farm Laws during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Justice A D Jagdish Chandra passed the orders in a petition filed by Balaji along with four others seeking to quash the chargesheet filed before...

BREAKING| Bombay High Court Extends Temporary Bail Of Varavara Rao By 3 Months On Medical Grounds; Refuses Permanent Bail

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant permanent medical bail to Telugu poet and Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused P Varavara Rao. It however extended the period of temporary bail by three months for his cataract operation and issued directions to expedite the trial.The Court has also refused him permission to reside at his home in Telangana. A division bench...

Employees Of Unaided Private School Entitled To Benefits Given To Employees Of Government Run Schools: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the employees of an unaided private school are entitled to the benefits as being given to the employees of the government run schools.Justice V Kameswar Rao thus granted relief to the petitioners who were working as Teachers including pre-primary, Librarian, TGT and PGT in city's Ahlcon Public School. The Court allowed the plea which had sought directions...

Undesirable For Courts To Make Remarks Censuring Action Of Police Officers Unless Strictly Relevant For The Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly relevant for the case.Justice Jasmeet Singh expunged the remarks made against the Investigating Officer by a Trial Court in a criminal revision case. The plea was filed by the IO seeking setting aside the direction of the Trial Court...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Urgent Listing For Nawab Malik's Plea Against ED Arrest

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to grant urgent listing to the petition filed by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal requested the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to grant urgent listing for the petition."This is the Nawab Malik matter where ED is...

Appeals U/S 58 RERA Act To Be Filed With Rs. 5,000 Court Fees, Will Be Heard By Single Bench: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court observed that where there is no specific provision available for payment of Court fees on appeals filed under Section 58 of the RERA Act, 2016 before the High Court, as a general principle of law, the Court fees of Rs.5000/- as required to be paid before the Appellate Tribunal under Rule 37 of the RERA Rules, 2017, be paid on appeal before the High Court.Justice...