'Serious Question About Locus Of Petitioner': Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Against Physical Classes For Unvaccinated Students Aged Below 15 Yrs

The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to ensure that conduct of physical classes for Class VIII students in the State should resume only for vaccinated children and that children who are below 15 years of age i.e. are born after the year 2007 should be permitted to attend online classes. The PIL had been filed one Gaurav Purakayastha,...

Delay Fatal Only If Parties Attempt To Obtain Any Unfair Advantage : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a delay in filing an application only becomes fatal if by allowing such application, the applicant obtains an unfair benefit or if any prejudice will be caused to the opposite party in the case. Justice Kauser Edappagath while partly allowing a petition seeking to re-examine 7 witnesses and summon 9 additional witnesses observed that the delay in...

"You're Fighting Amongst Yourselves": Supreme Court Dismisses Swami Chakrapani's Plea Seeking Permission For Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha To Contest Elections

The Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by Swami Chakrapani, claiming to be President of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, challenging Delhi High Court's order denying permission to him and other office bearers to contest Assembly elections in several states. A Bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari was considering a special...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [31 January- 06 February, 2022]

Allahabad High Court1. [Child Custody] Habeas Writ Lies Only If Minor Is Detained By A Person Who Isn't Entitled To His/Her Legal Custody: Allahabad HCCase title - Shradha Kannaujia (Minor) And Another v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 28The High Court has observed that the power of the High Court in granting a writ of Habeas Corpus in child custody...

Karnataka High Court Full Bench Resolves To Place Portrait Of Dr. BR Ambedkar At All Official Court Functions

The Full bench of the Karnataka High Court has resolved to place the portrait of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, Architect of the Constitution of India, in all official functions of the courts. As per the circular issued on February 4, the portrait is allowed to be placed during functions such as Republic Day on 26th January, Independence Day on 15th August and Constitution Day on 26th November in...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 31 To February 6, 2022

1. Karnataka High Court Reduces Sentence Of KSRTC Employee Convicted For Rash Driving, Endangering Life Of Others Case Title: Devendrappa H v. The State Citation: 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 34 Grating relief to a bus driver employed with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and convicted for the offence of rash driving, the Karnataka High Court recently reduced his...

'Don't Harass People; Show Deference To Our Orders' : Supreme Court Warns Tripura Police Over Notices For Posts About Riots

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Tripura police over the notices sent to activists over social media posts about the communal violence, despite an earlier interim order passed by the Court. The Court warned that if the State Police does not refrain from harassing people over their social media posts on violence, the Court will direct the personal presence of the Superintendent of...

Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Transferred To High Court : Supreme Court Rejects YES Bank's Plea

The Supreme Court observed that consumer complaints cannot be transferred to High Court.The bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian dismissed the Transfer petitions filed by YES Bank seeking transfer of some consumer complaints filed in District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi."The consumer complaints are filed under...

Whether Auction Purchasers In Pursuance Of Decree Will Have Preferential Right Over Purchaser Of Mortgaged Property Under SAFRAESI? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider as to whether auction purchasers in pursuance of a decree will have a preferential right qua the mortgage property or not. The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian agreed to consider the issue while dealing with the SLP assailing Madras High Court's order dated April 15, 2021. Appearing for the petitioner,...

Subsequent Reconstruction Of File Records Doesn't Change Original Filing Date: Bombay High Court

The limitation period for considering an appeal (reference) against a land acquisition order must be calculated from the date an application was first filed and not from the date a missing appeal copy was reconstructed and submitted by the applicant, the Bombay High Court held. The court set aside the Deputy Collector's (Sangli) order rejecting an application to refer the...

'Prima Facie No Material': Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Dileep In Murder Conspiracy Case [Updated With Judgment]

I am of the opinion, prima facie, that at present, there is no material to suggest that the accused had committed the offence of criminal conspiracy", Justice Gopinath noted in the order.

Rajasthan HC Reverses Finding Of Motor Accident Tribunal; Directs Insurer Of Offending Vehicle To Reimburse Payment Made By Opposite Vehicle's Insurer

Reversing the findings of a Motor Accident Tribunal which had fixed 50% contributory negligence on the truck driver against which the claimants' car had dashed, the Rajasthan High Court has directed the car insurance company to reimburse the payments made by insurer of the truck.Justice Birendra Kumar held that the Tribunal had passed the impugned order without taking note of the fact that...