Gross Suppression Of Facts, Petitioner Himself Contesting Candidate: Calcutta HC Imposes 50K Cost On Plea Alleging Fake Caste Certificate For Elections

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday while hearing a plea alleging issuance of fake Scheduled caste certificate to a candidate contesting from a scheduled caste constituency, imposed costs to the tune of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner for suppressing the fact that he himself was also a contesting candidate in the concerned Bidhannagar municipal polls.A Bench comprising Chief Justice...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging RTE Act Exemption For Madrassas & Vedic Pathshalas; Gives Liberty To Approach HC

On Friday, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea assailing Section 1(4) and 1(5) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ("RTE Act") on the touchstone of Article 14, 15, 16, 21, 21A and the Preamble of the Constitution of India, to the extent that it excludes Madrasahs and Vedic Pathshalas from its ambit. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao...

If Judicial Officers Are Governed By Judicial Pay Commission Question Of Invoking Any Other Rules Governing Other Govt Services Would Not Arise: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that if the Judicial Officers are governed by Judicial Pay Commission the question of invoking any other rules or provisions governing the other services of state government would not arise.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar was considering SLP preferred by State of Tamil Nadu assailing Madras High Court's order dated September 5,...

Delhi High Court, District Courts To Commence Complete Physical Hearings From March 2; Restricted Functioning Till Feb 28

The Delhi High Court and district courts will function with restricted physical hearings till February 28. There shall however be complete resumption of physical hearings from March 2. According to the office orders issued by the Registrar of High Court:"The aforesaid arrangement shall continue up till 28.02.2022 and from 02.03.2022, there shall be complete resumption of physical hearings in...

Bhima Koregaon: Prof Anand Teltumbde Seeks Interim Bail To Visit Nonagenarian Mother Following His Brother's Death In An Encounter

Professor Anand Teltumbde accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case has approached the Bombay High Court seeking interim bail to visit his 92-year-old mother for 14 days following his brother - Milind's - death in an encounter. A division bench led by Justice SS Shinde sought details of Teltumbde's interim application and listed the matter for hearing on Wednesday, February...

90% Police Officers Corrupt, Incapable; Rest Can't Do All The Investigation, Time To Sensitize The Force: Madras High Court

In a contempt petition filed against a Police Inspector alleging willful disobedience of the court order, Madras High Court observed that the police department is running with 90 per cent corruptive officers as on date.Justice P. Velmurugan remarked that the Department is also plagued by police officials not having the required expertise to go forth with an investigation. According to the...

Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To A Civil Judge For His Failure To Sign Order Sheet

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued a show casue notice to the Presiding Officer of the Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), South, Lucknow, asking him as to why the disciplinary proceedings be not initiated against him for not signing the order sheet.The Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra directed the Civil Judge (Junior Division), South, Lucknow, Mr. Piyush Bharti to submit...

Issuance Of Faulty Test Result From Accredited Medical Laboratory Not Cheating If There Was No 'Intention To Deceive': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that to attract the offence of cheating, the person making the false representation should have knowledge of the fallacy and yet have proceeded to represent the same to another party with the intention of deceiving them. While partly allowing a petition, Justice Sophy Thomas observed that issuance of a faulty test result from an accredited...

Hijab Ban : Karnataka High Court Uploads Interim Order Banning Religious Dress In Classrooms In Colleges Where Uniform Is Prescribed

The Karnataka High Court on Friday uploaded the interim order passed in the petitions challenging Hijab ban in colleges in the state. The Court has requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and has restrained students from wearing any sort of religious clothes in classrooms, regardless of their faith, while the matter is pending hearing. The interim order is...

Allahabad High Court Directs Second Autopsy Of The Body Of Kasganj Custodial Death Victim Altaf

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed a second autopsy of the body of the Kasganj Custodial death Victim, Altaf by a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.The Bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Deepak Verma was hearing the plea moved by Chand Miyan (father of the Altaf) seeking a CBI probe and second autopsy in the...

Bidhannagar Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Refuses To Exclude WB Chief Secretary From Panel Assessing Need To Deploy Central Forces

There is a precedent of Chief Secretary misrepresenting facts before Court, petitioner had objected.

Supreme Court Seeks Views On It Hearing Petitions Pending In HCs Against State Laws Giving Domicile Job Quota

The Supreme Court on Friday sought views regarding it transferring to itself the matters pending in different High Courts in relation to the validity of laws providing job quotas for domiciles.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai was hearing the special leave petition filed by the State of Haryana against the order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on February 3...