Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions. The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.On Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and...

'Will Leave No Stone Unturned To Render Justice At Grassroot Levels': Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari Assumes Office As 32nd Chief Justice Of Madras HC

While addressing the members of the bar after assuming office as the 32nd Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice Munishar Nath Bhandari remarked that he is cognizant of the problems faced by advocates, judicial officers and staff at all levels. He also pledged to leave no stone unturned to see that justice is rendered even at the grassroots levels.The Chief Justice was replying to...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [07 February- 13 February, 2022]

Allahabad High Court 1. UP Power Corporation EPF Scam: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Parveen Kumar Gupta Case title - Parveen Kumar Gupta v. State Of U.P.Thru C.B.I./A.C.B. Lucknow Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 37 The High Court granted bail to the former General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and prime accused in the Corporation's EPF...

'We Are Of The View That Such A Petition Cannot Be Maintained': Calcutta HC Reserves Judgment in PIL Seeking Removal Of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved judgment in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition praying for a direction to the Central government to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Governor of West Bengal, claiming that he was acting as the 'mouthpiece of the Bharatiya Janata Party'. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajrashi Bharadwaj orally observed, "We...

Share Transfer Dispute: Kal Airways Turns Down SpiceJet's Settlement Proposal, Supreme Court To Hear On 2nd March

The Supreme Court was on Monday informed by Kal Airways that it has refused to accept to SpiceJet's offer for full settlement of the share transfer dispute between SpiceJet and its former promoter Kalanithi Maran, and his firm Kal Airways.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli had on last occasion asked Kal Airways to consider and revert...

Plea Before Kerala High Court Accuses State Electricity Board Of Illegally Creating Massive Financial Liabilities On Consumers

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has reached the Kerala High Court alleging that the Kerala State Electricity Board is running on heavy loss due to its unjustified salary structure which is thereby causing the liability to be passed on to the consumers.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly on Monday admitted the PIL filed by Kerala High Tension &...

Public Prosecutor Must File Independent Report Justifying Detention Of Accused Beyond 180 Days U/S 36A(4) NDPS Act: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that default bail to an accused charged under NDPS Act cannot be denied on the pretext of investigation not being complete within the stipulated period of 180 days, unless the Public Prosecutor, after he has independently applied his mind, files a report disclosing justification for keeping the accused in further custody to enable the...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [7 February - 13 February 2022]

1. Encroachment Over Public Land Can't Be Retained Citing Right To Shelter: Gujarat High Court Case Title: Bandhkaam Mazdoor Sangathan vs State Of GujaratCase citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 26While dismissing a PIL seeking to restrain the Railway authority from evicting slum dwellers until rehabilitation, the Gujarat High Court has held that the right to shelter is not a ground to...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-103]

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Thanjavur Girl Suicide: Supreme Court Allows CBI Investigation To Proceed; Issues Notice On TN DGP's Plea Against HC Directions

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police against the order of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) which transferred the investigation in the case relating to the suicide of a girl in Thanjavur to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Court however refused to interject with the CBI investigation and said...

Only Use Of Motor Vehicle Required To Be Established U/S 163A MVA; Need Not Prove Someone Else Was Driving Negligently: Gujarat High Court

Affirming that it is not necessary under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act to prove that somebody else was driving the vehicle rashly and negligently which resulted in the death of the victim, the Gujarat High Court has imposed liability on the insurance company to pay compensation to the family of the deceased. The Bench comprising Justice Sandeep N Bhatt ordered this in connection...

BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Banning Online Gaming With Stakes

The Karnataka High Court on Monday held certain provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned online games with stakes to be ultra vires to the Constitution and struck them down. The Act provides maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty up to Rs. 1 lakh for violation of the provisions.A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi...