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PIL Filed In Gujarat High Court To Secure Rights Of Pregnant Women, Ensure Hospitals Don't Deny Treatment During Labour Pain
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Respondent authorities in a PIL seeking protection of the rights of pregnant women, unborn infants and the right of childbirth for pregnant women. The Petitioner who came to know of the case of a poor pregnant woman who was denied treatment on the ground that she could not deliver the payment of INR 42,000 before treatment, has now filed...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Hindu Dharma Parishad's Plea Seeking Appointment Of Trustee Committee In All Temples
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a SLP preferred by Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking appointment of Arangavalar Committee (Trustee Committee) headed by Retired Judge in all Hindu Temples with a social activist, a devotee, a Scheduled Caste person and a woman as its Members to manage the Temples.The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari was considering SLP...
J&K Terror Funding Case: Delhi Court Frames UAPA Charges Against Hafiz Saeed, Yasin Malik, Shabir Ahmad Shah & Others
A Delhi Court has framed charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Kashmiri separatist leaders Yasin Malik, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Salahuddin and other persons under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with Jammu & Kashmir terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Praveen Singh has also framed charges against Former MLA...
Son Can't Claim Right Or Share In Parents' Flats While They Are Alive : Bombay High Court
A son doesn't have any right, title or settled and enforceable share in his parent's flats till they are alive, the Bombay High Court has observed. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Madhav Jamdar rejected the son's suggestion that he has a settled and enforceable share in either of the flats in the lifetime of the real owners, his parents, as being "laughable." "The fact...
Pensioners Of Same Rank May Not Form Homogeneous Class; New Benefits Can Be Prospectively Applied : Supreme Court Summarizes Principles On Pension & Cut-Off Dates
In the judgment in the OROP case (Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement And Ors. v. Union of India And Ors), the Supreme Court has summarized the principles relating to pension and cut-off dates as follows :(i) All pensioners who hold the same rank may not for all purposes form a homogenous class. For example, amongst Sepoys differences do exist in view of the MACP and ACP schemes. Certain Sepoys...
Take A Decision Over Establishment Of Online RTI Portal In UT In 3 Months: JKL High Court Directs UT's Chief Secretary
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday directed the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of J&K to take a decision over the establishment of an RTI portal for the UT of J&K within the period of 90 days.The Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sindhu Sharma issued this order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by Mohammad Tuyyab Malik...
Motor Accident Claim | Offending Driver's Statement Can't Form Part Of Charge-Sheet: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that when proceedings against a driver are instituted for negligence causing a motor accident, then such driver's statements cannot form part of the charge sheet filed against him."The copy of charge-sheet filed against the driver of the offending vehicle – Truck and the fact that he is prosecuted in the Court of law, if at all, chargesheet is filed against...
It Would Be Extreme Injustice To Parties If Despite Settlement Criminal Proceedings Continue: JKL High Court Quashes FIR U/S 498A RPC
Quashing an FIR under Section 498A of Ranbir Penal Code [offence of cruelty], the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that it would amount to extreme injustice if despite settlement having been arrived at by the parties, the criminal proceedings are allowed to continue.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar further observed that refusing to quash an FIR in such a case would...
'Patent Illegality' : Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Which Favoured BCCI In IPL Telecast Rights Dispute
Observing that the arbitral award of three former Supreme Court judges by 2:1 majority missed out on "huge chunks of important evidence or not even referred to it," the Bombay High Court set aside the award in favour of the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India. The court passed the order on a challenge to the award by World Sport Group (India) Private Ltd. Justice BP...
No Need For Trial Court's Permission To Renew Passport When Criminal Proceedings Are Stayed By Higher Court : Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that the permission from a trial court is not necessary for renewal of passport when the proceedings are stayed by a higher court.The Court directed the Regional Passport Officer to consider a woman's application for renewal of her passport without insisting upon a facilitative order from the concerned Criminal Court before whom a case registered against her...
Intention Or Knowledge Essential To Attract Section 307 IPC: Gujarat High Court
"What is material to attract offense under section 307 of the IPC is the intention or knowledge with which all the acts are done irrespective of its results", the Gujarat High Court has held recently. Justice Sandeep Bhatt made this observation in connection with a criminal appeal challenging the order of acquittal of the accused for offences under Sections 147 (Rioting), 148 (Rioting,...