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Owner Can Bequeath Properties Even To Strangers By Will: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that an absolute owner of a property is entitled to bequeath his properties by Will in favour of strangers.In this case, Saroja Ammal filed a suit for a declaration of title and for permanent injunction in respect of certain properties. Her claim was based upon the last Will and Testament by one Munisamy Chettiar, whom she claimed to be her husband....
Justice Sadhana Jadhav Of Bombay High Court, The Third Judge To Recuse From Hearing Petitions In Bhima Koregaon Case This Year
A third judge of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sadhana Jadhav, recused from hearing a clutch of petitions in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case this year, including two petitions alleging the planting of electronic evidence through malware. Justice Jadhav said no Elgar Parishad matters to be placed before her. the judge had earlier recused from hearing BK matters in 2019 and...
Gujarat High Court Asks State Govt To 'Clear Its Stand' Over Ban On Using Of Loud-Speakers In Mosques
The Gujarat High Court has asked the State Government to clear its stand on the use of loudspeakers for azaan in mosques all over the State.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J. Shastri was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed seeking a direction to the state government to take appropriate measures for banning the use of loudspeakers in mosques...
'Your Decision Causing Much Inconvenience': Delhi High Court Seeks DTC's Response Over Discontinuation Of Bus Services To Private Schools
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) over its decision of withdrawing bus services to private schools in the city.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla noted that the arrangement has been ongoing since decades and the sudden withdrawal of services despite amelioration of the Covid-19...
No Accused Can Be Subjected To Unending Detention Pending Trial : Supreme Court Affirms Right To Seek Bail
Affirming the right of an accused to seek bail, the Supreme Court has observed that no accused can be subjected to unending detention pending trial, especially when there is the presumption of innocence. The Court made this observation while remanding the bail application of Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case to the High Court, after cancelling the bail granted to him by the High...
WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Asks NHRC & WBHRC If It Can Constitute Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) to obtain instructions as to whether they are in a position to conduct an enquiry into the allegation that close to 303 victims have been displaced due to the post-poll violence in West Bengal and have been obstructed from returning to their houses...
Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules| No Opportunity Of Hearing U/R 66(5) Before Registrar Accepts Report: HC Full Bench Upholds Precedent
The Kerala High Court has upheld the position established by its Division Bench in 2010 by agreeing that Rule 66 (5) of the does not contemplate any opportunity being given by the Registrar before accepting any report or initiating any action based on the report.A Full Bench of Justice P.B Suresh Kumar, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan and Justice C.S. Sudha thereby upheld the law as found in State...
Dependant Parents Entitled To Family Pension After Wife & Children Of Deceased Lose Eligibility: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that entitlement for the grant of family pension to the dependent parents needs to be seen after the widow or the children loose their eligibility for the grant of the said benefit.The Court was dealing with a case where the petitioner who is the mother of the deceased armed police personnel and the sole survivor of the family as well as the claimant...
Onus To Prove That Employee Was Not Gainfully Employed During Period Of Dismissal Is On Employer : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the onus to prove that an employee was not gainfully employed elsewhere when his service was terminated is on the employer.An employee is not required to prove the negative that he was not gainfully employed.Once he asserts that he is not gainfully employed, thereafter the onus will shift to the employer positively and it would be for the employer to prove...
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Project : Supreme Court Reconstitutes Oversight Committee
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reconstituted the expert committee formed by the National Green Tribunal to oversee the compensatory afforestation for the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project by including additional members.The Court directed that the Chairperson of the Committee will be Mr.CP Goyal, Director-General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. As per the NGT...
PIL For CBI Probe In 5 Recent Rape Cases In WB: Calcutta HC Calls For Case Diary & Status Report, Extends Police Protection To Victims & Witnesses
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to submit the case diary along with a status report pertaining to the investigation into the 5 recent rape cases that are reported in various districts of West Bengal this month.Incidents of rape have been reported to have taken place at Netra and Namkhana villages in South 24 Parganas district, at Pingla in West Midnapore...