'Belatedly Approached Court': Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Against Centre's Decision To Exclude WB Gov's Netaji Tableau For Republic Day

The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed against the decision of the Centre to reject the tableau of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as proposed by the West Bengal government for the ensuing Republic Day parade. The PIL filed by advocate Ramaprasad Sarkar sought the Court's interference to issue a direction to the Central Government to permit...

SpiceJet Appeals Against Madras HC's Winding Up Order; Supreme Court To Hear On Jan 28

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday (January 28) the special leave petition filed by Spicejet against the winding up order passed by the Madras High Court.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing."This matter is regarding the winding up of airline called SpiceJet. The protection is till Friday, please list on Friday or...

[Missing CPM Worker] 'Investigation Is Progressing' : Kerala High Court Closes Wife's Habeas Corpus Plea

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday disposed of the habeas corpus plea moved by a CPM worker's wife alleging that her missing husband was abducted for reasons associated with the upcoming CPM branch election, recording that the investigation was progressing in the matter. A Division Bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran closed the writ petition after the...

Keeping Poultry Birds In Battery Cages Violates Their Right To Live With Dignity: Petitioners Argue In Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court was on Friday informed that keeping poultry animals in battery cages is detrimental to their inherent dignity and the right to live peacefully. The submission was made by Senior Advocates Anand Grover and Krishnan Venugopal before the Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, hearing a batch of petitions assailing...

Limitation Period For Seeking Appointment Of Arbitrator Commences After Expiry Of 30 Days From Issuance Of Notice Invoking Arbitration: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the Limitation period of 3 years for seeking Appointment of Arbitrator commences from the date of expiry of 30 days period, reckoned from date of issuance of the notice invoking arbitration.Holding thus, it has allowed the Petitioner, Bharat Sachar Nigam Limited (BSNL), to proceed with Arbitration against the Respondent, WIPRO...

Examine Possibility Of Creating A Ballistic Database: High Court Tells Delhi Police

The Delhi High Court has told the Delhi Police to examine the possibility of creating a ballistic database, storing reports of all firearms for which licenses are issued or endorsed to public, which may be accessed in case of an investigation. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked the Committee appointed by the Police Commissioner to also consult the technical experts of CFSL with regards to...

All District DCPs Sensitized For Sharing Data Of Cases Pertaining To Sexual Offences With DSLSA: Delhi Police To High Court

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that all the Districts' DCPs have been sensitized and necessary Standing Orders have been issued so that the entire data with respect to the cases pertaining to sexual offences can be shared with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA). The development came after Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri earlier sought to streamline the process...

Grievances Pertaining To Internal Affairs Of Unaided Private Educational Institutions Not Amenable To Article 226 Jurisdiction : Gauhati High Court

On Friday, the Gauhati High Court observed that disputes pertaining to the internal affairs of an unaided private Educational Institution are not amenable to the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. The High Court clarified that a mandamus can be issued against such an institution only if it performs public function and the grievance relates to discharge...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Medical Student To Serve At Community Health Centre Biweekly As Condition For Bail

Amending one of the conditions for her bail, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench, ordered the Applicant, a Medical Student, to tender her services biweekly, either at a District Hospital or a Community Health Centre. The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was essentially dealing with an application moved by the Applicant U/S 482 CRPC,...

Judges, Stenographers Facing Difficulties As State Website Not Updated With Latest Versions of State Enactments and Rules : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that judges and stenographers were facing problems getting hold of the latest State laws and amendments as the official website was not updated. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik directed the State to file its report showing compliance of an earlier order passed in 2017 regarding regular updates on the...

Tanjavur Girl's Suicide: Madras High Court Orders Forensic Analysis Of Video Containing Her Statements

In a petition filed for transfer of investigation pertaining to the suicide of a 17-year-old girl to CB-CID, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court has ordered the forensic analysis of the viral video in which the deceased had allegedly spoken about the forced attempts of the school authorities to convert her to Christianity.However, the court opined that the confirmation by investigating...

Appointment Of Maharashtra DGP: Chief Secretary Cannot Say Selection Committee Erred After Signing On Proceedings - Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court remarked that it was not proper of Maharashtra's then Chief Secretary to write to the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) empanelment committee stating it had erred in its recommendation of candidates for the post of Director General Police. The bench observed thus as Maharashtra's then CS was a part of the selection meeting and had signed on...