"Can't Underestimate Power Of Mother's Love, It Must Be Given Unconditionally": Allahabad HC Grants Custody Of 2 Kids To Mother

Stressing that a mother's love must be given unconditionally to establish trust and a firm foundation of emotional intimacy in a child's life, the Allahabad High Court recently granted the custody of two children to their mother.The bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi ordered thus while dealing with a habeas corpus plea moved by one Seema Sharma seeking the custody of her two kids who were in...

Decided To Give Reservation In Promotion To SC/ST Employees Cadre-Wise : Bihar Govt Tells Supreme Court

The State of Bihar on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided now to give reservation in promotios to government employees belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on the basis of "cadre". The submissions were made before the bench of Justices LN Rao and BR Gavai in an application seeking withdrawal of the civil appeals against the judgment of Patna High...

Hanskhali Gangrape & Murder: Calcutta HC Issues Orders For Witness Protection At State Expense

The Calcutta High Court vide order dated April 20 has allowed for the filing of a witness protection application before the competent authority as specified under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 to protect the family members of the victim in the Hanskhali gangrape and murder case wherein a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had been ordered into a week back.The Court...

S.16C Karnataka Municipalities Act | Lodging Accounts Of Electoral Expenditure Ensures Transparency & Accountability Of Candidates: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by four persons challenging the order passed by the Karnataka State Election Commission disqualifying them from continuing as the elected members of the Municipality, on failure to lodge a true and correct account of electoral expenditure with the Returning Officer, within prescribed time.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S...

Karnataka Mining: Supreme Court To Appoint Former Judge Justice Sudarshan Reddy As Oversight Authority

Supreme Court on Thursday decided to appoint former Supreme Court Judge Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy as the oversight authority for implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Plan for Mining Impact Zone (CEPMIZ) with regard to mining operations in the State of Karnataka.The plan is for eco-restoration, socio economic development and railway backbone infrastructure for the mining impact...

Genuineness Of Document Has To Be Proved By Plaintiff Who Relies Upon It, Then It Is On Defendant To Discredit It: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently reiterated that the genuineness of the document has to be proved by the plaintiff who relies upon the document. After that, it is for the defendants to dislodge the document's credibility as a fake, sham and bogus document. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas observed,"It is well settled legal position is that initial onus is always upon the plaintiff to prove...

Let's Decide On Being Respectful Towards Everyone: Bombay High Court On Narayan Rane's "Slap CM" Remark

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Government if it was willing to make a statement not to take coercive action against Union Minister Narayan Rane in an FIR registered in Dhule over a slap remark against Uddhav Thackrey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. While the State will inform the bench comprising Justices PB Varale and SM Modak tomorrow, the High Court told...

'Police Leaking Privileged Communication Between Advocate & Clients' : Lawyer's Complaint Before Bar Council

A lawyer has filed a complaint before the Bar Council of Kerala seeking appropriate legal action against the police officers who allegedly leaked privileged communication between lawyers and their clients in the cases involving actor Dileep. This is in light of the reports that suggest that calls between Senior Advocate B. Raman Pillai who represents the actor in most cases and Dileep's...

Orders Passed By Divisional Commissioner U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act Are Quasi-Judicial, Must Be Supported By Reasons: Bombay High Court Full Bench

A full bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday held that the Divisional Commissioner's orders on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative orders but are quasi-judicial in nature and the officer is duty-bound to give reasons for the same. Consequently, the matters challenging the order passed under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 would...

Arbitrators Raising Fees In The Middle Of Arbitration May Amount To Misconduct, Supreme Court Says During Hearing

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant were considering the issue regarding the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. In the hearing...

Girl Who Had Inter-Caste Marriage Abducted From Advocate's Chamber: Allahabad HC Orders SSP/SP To Look Into 'Unfortunate' Matter

Calling it an unfortunate issue, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Prayagraj / Superintendent of Police, Jaunpur to produce the girl who had an intercaste marriage and was abducted from the chamber of the advocate forcefully.The Bench of Justice Umesh Kumar was essentially dealing with the protection plea filed by a Girl who recently married a...

State Govt Can't Cause Impediment In Process Of NCTE To Grant/ Refuse Recognition To Institutes Upon Satisfaction Of Norms: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that while it is for the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to grant or refuse recognition to the institutes upon satisfaction of all the norms laid down, the State Government, though is to be consulted, cannot cause an impediment in such process.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla added that...