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Forcing Party To Undergo DNA Test Against Will Impinges On Personal Liberty & Right To Privacy : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that forcing an unwilling party to undergo DNA test impinges on personal liberty and right to privacy."When the plaintiff is unwilling to subject himself to the DNA test, forcing him to undergo one would impinge on his personal liberty and his right to privacy", observed a bench comprising Justices R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy."In circumstances where...
'Doctors Should Not Be Made To Run From Pillar To Post': Delhi High Court Allows Plea For Study Leave From Hospitals To Pursue PG Course
The Delhi High Court has allowed the pleas filed by several doctors seeking directions on the employer-hospitals to grant them study leave to pursue further education, NEET PG. The Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh orally observed that Doctors should not be made to run from pillar to post merely for obtaining NOCs and other permissions. It stated that grant of...
'Frivolous PIL To Stop Scheduled Caste Woman From Succeeding': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Land Conversion With Costs
The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the order of the Deputy Commissioner (Kodagu district) allowing conversion of land for operating and establishing a retail outlet of Indian Oil Corporation by a lady belonging to the Scheduled Caste community. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin...
Kerala Schools Reopening: Plea In High Court Seeks Urgent Vaccination Of Students With Homeopathic Prophylactic Medicines
A lawyer and former Central Government Counsel has preferred a writ petition before the Kerala High Court seeking to immediately administer homoeopathic medicines for Covid-19 to willing students, taking into account the fact that schools will reopen next month. The petitioner Advocate M.S Vineeth had previously moved a representation to the State to provide alternate medical protection...
I Have A Lot Of Reservations At How Bureaucracy & Police Officers Are Behaving In The Country : CJI NV Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday expressed his reservations regarding the behaviour of the bureaucracy particularly the police officers in the country."I have lot of reservations at the way of how bureaucracy particularly how police officers are behaving in this country!" , the CJI said. CJI Ramana also indicated that he has considered constituting a standing committee...
Javed Akhtar Defamation Case: Mumbai Court Seeks Magistrate's Response In Kangana Ranaut's 'Lost Faith In The Court' Transfer Plea
The Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court has sought the Andheri Magistrate's response on actor Kangana Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar against her, as she had lost faith in the court. The in-charge CMM ST Dande at Mumbai said she would first want Magistrate RR Khan's response on the actor's allegations of "bias" against him. The judge also...
Cannot Be Blind To Junior Lawyers' Agony: Kerala HC Slams Bar Council For Delay In Implementing GO Mandating Stipend
The Kerala High Court on Thursday has expressed dissatisfaction with its State Bar Council for not implementing the Government's Order issued in 2018 directing to pay a stipend of Rs 5,000 each to junior lawyers. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan observed:"The Court cannot pretend that it does not see the agony of junior lawyers."The Bar Council explained that the delay in implementing the...
CBSE Class XII Marks Not Assessed As Per 30:30:40 Formula; No Dispute Resolution Mechanism : Plea In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday considered two writ petitions filed by Class XII students who complained that their schools have failed to assess their results as per the 30:30:40 formula approved by the Court and that the CBSE has not adequately redressed their grievance. A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar asked the petitioners to serve advance copy of the petitions...
Juvenile Justice Act: Delhi High Court Terminates All Petty Offences Cases Against Children Where Inquiry Is Pending For Over 1 Year
The Delhi High Court has directed that all cases alleging petty offences against children or juveniles, where the inquiry has been pending and remains inconclusive for a period longer than one year, regardless of whether such child or juvenile has been produced before the Juvenile Justice Boards in Delhi, shall stand terminated with immediate effect.The order has been passed in view of...
'Right Of Reply Not For Dishonest Defendant': Bombay High Court Fumes At Violation Of Court Undertaking In Copyright Dispute On Bollywood Movies
Demonstrating little tolerance against a defendant who breached the consent terms and tried to exploit film rights they sold in the year 2004, the Bombay High Court granted immediate ad-interim relief to Indian cinema distributor Narendra Hirawat & Co. Justice Gautam Patel directed Aftab Music Industries to pull down the 20 Bollywood movies from their YouTube page, whose rights it...
Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To One In Rahul Solanki Murder Case
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Sirazuddin in connection with the case concerning murder of one Rahul Solanki, who died after being shot during the North East Delhi riots last year.Justice Mukta Gupta rejected Sirazuddin's bail plea after opining that he was seen as a part of the mob carrying a danda, as per the video footages available on record."Considering the fact that at the...
Article 136 - Direct Appeal From HC Single Bench Orders Maintainable In Cases Of 'Glaring Errors & Injustices' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that existence of alternate remedies is not an absolute bar against the exercise of discretion under Article 136 of the Constitution of India. Observing that the discretion under Article 136 is "flexible and sufficiently wide to correct glaring errors and injustices", the Supreme Court recently entertained a petition filed challenging a single bench order of...