Plea Against Unauthorized Construction Requires Leading Of Evidence, Can't Exercise Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a PIL against alleged unauthorized construction on a government land, stating that it cannot exercise writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution in such matters. "We will not decide unauthorized construction in writ jurisdiction. It involves lengthy hearings, evidences, etc.," the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel...

Kerala High Court Directs Principal District Magistrates To File Report On Manner Of Appointment Of Public Prosecutors

In a suo motu writ petition initiated to investigate the matter of appointment of Public Prosecutors in the State, the Kerala High Court has directed all Principal District Judges to file a report regarding the same.This comes after a Division Bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran noted the abject incompetence displayed by the prosecution while dealing...

[Agusta Westland Case] 'Not Having Deep Rooted Connections In India Cannot Be Ground To Deny Bail': Christian Michel Tells Delhi High Court

Christian Michel, accused in connection with Augusta Westland case, seeking bail in the matter has told the Delhi High Court that mere fact of not having deep rooted connections in India cannot be a ground for the Trial Court to deny him bail. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was hearing the bail plea filed by Michel in the case registered against him by the CBI. Advocate Aljo K Joseph appearing...

[Tripura Polls] 'We Intervened Only To Ensure Peaceful Elections': Supreme Court Suggests Trinamool Congress To Move High Court For Other Reliefs

Noting that the electoral process in Tripura is now complete and that it has taken care of the urgent situation which had arisen in terms of the poll violence, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally considered relegating the All-India Trinamool Congress to the Tripura High Court to revive its writ petition there as regards the residual prayers for investigation into acts of vandalism...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Revision Of Wages Of 'Palledars' Working In City Agricultural Markets, Issuance Of Licenses

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea concerning the issue of non-revision of wages payable to Palledars or head load workers, employed in city agricultural markets. The lea also concerns issuance of G-category licenses to them. Justice Rekha Palli sought response of the Delhi Government, Delhi Agricultural Market Board and APMC Azadpur while granting three weeks time to...

'Matter Has Been Put In Cold Storage': Calcutta High Court Directs State Gov To Take Proactive Steps To Ensure Implementation Of Street Vendors Act

The Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that there is a duty cast on the State of West Bengal to implement the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and the 2018 Rules framed thereunder. Accordingly, the Court directed the State to file an affidavit before the Court detailing a route map in this regard within 4 weeks. A...

'Elders Work From Home But Children Go To School?' Supreme Court Criticizes Delhi Govt Decision To Reopen Schools Amid Pollution

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday expressed its disapproval towards the Delhi Government's decision to reopen schools amidst the ongoing pollution crisis in the national capital.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant called out the Delhi Government for reopening schools even after having told the court before that schools have...

Whether Provisions Of 'Family Courts Act' Have Been Made Applicable In Himachal Pradesh?: High Court Asks Centre

The Himachal Pradesh High Court this week asked the Central Government as to whether the provisions of Family Courts Act 1984 have been made applicable by way of issuance of a statutory notification vis-à-vis the State of Himachal Pradesh or not.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel was hearing a criminal revision plea when the counsel for the petitioner drew court's attention...

Can't Pass Blanket Orders To Protect Doctors From Acts Of Violence By Relatives Of Patients: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by one Dr Vinod G Kulkarni, seeking directions to authorities to protect doctors/medical practitioners from acts of violence by dissatisfied relatives of patients. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,"We cannot issue a blanket direction to authorities to...

CMA Exams : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Online Mode & Pattern Changes Of Cost Accountancy Exams

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the writ petition challenging the pattern of the Intermediate and Final CMA Exams which is scheduled to be conducted online on 8th December by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI). While dismissing the petition, the bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna orally remarked, "We can't turn ourselves into supervisory authorities."When...

Delhi High Court Directs CIC To Decide RTI Application Seeking Statistics Of State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance Within 8 Weeks

The Delhi High Court today directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide within 8 weeks, the appeals filed by Apar Gupta, founder of the Internet Freedom Foundation, against rejection of his RTI applications seeking statistical information on state sponsored electronic surveillance. Justice Yashwant Varma observed,"This Court had requested the counsel appearing for CIC to submit...

'Educational Institutions Should Be Sensitive About Aftermath Of The Pandemic': Patna HC Sets Aside CNLU's Demand For Payment of 'Library Fees' & 'Examination Fees'

The Patna High Court has recently ruled that the demand of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) with respect to payment of facilities fees and examination fees from the students with respect to academic year 2020-2021 is 'arbitrary and illegal' in view of the fact that students had not attended classes and had not availed these facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court...