Can A Minor Become A Swami? Karnataka High Court To Examine Legality Of 'Bala Sanyasa'

The Karnataka High Court on Monday appointed Senior Advocate SS Naganand as amicus curiae to assist the court in a petition questioning the legality of appointing 16-year-old Aniruddha Saralathaya (now named as Vedavardhana Tirtha) as the Peetadhipathi of the Shiroor Mutt in Udupi. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar...

Writ Petition By Gram Panchayat For Protection Of Public Property Is Maintainable: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a Gram Panchayat in furtherance of its objective of protection of a public property is maintainable. Justice M Nagaprasanna relied on the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Village Panchayat, Calangute v. Director of Panchayat, wherein the Apex Court...

Thalassery A Hub Of Political Rivalry, Trial Will Take Time: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Ten Accused In Post Poll Violence Murder

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to ten CPI(M) workers allegedly involved in the Thalassery post-poll violence which culminated in the death of one and injury of another Indian Union Muslim League worker. Justice K Haripal while releasing all the accused on bail proclaimed that Thalassery being a hub of political rivalry and clashes, a huge number of sessions cases are pending in...

Compassionate Appointment: 'Divorced' Daughter Cannot Be Treated At Par With 'Widowed' Or 'Unmarried' Daughter: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment that held that a divorced daughter would fall in the same class of an unmarried or widowed daughter for the purpose of Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose reiterated that norms prevailing on the date of consideration of...

CJI Agrees To Grant Early Listing For Delhi Govt's Challenge To GNCTD Amendment Act

The Chief Justice of India on Monday agreed to grant early listing to a writ petition filed by the Delhi Government challenging the Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Act 2021 passed by the Parliament this year granting more powers to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor over the elected government.The petition was mentioned by Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi before the CJI...

'Petitioner Is Personally Interested, PIL Not Maintainable': AG Kishore Datta Argues Before Calcutta High Court In Case Against Mukul Roy

The Calcutta High Court on Monday heard extensive arguments from Advocate General Kishore Datta representing the State of West Bengal in the plea moved by BJP MLA Ambika Roy challenging the appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker...

Sentencing On The Same Day As Conviction Denies An Effective Hearing: MP HC Commutes Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment

While commuting the death sentence awarded to a man to life imprisonment, the Madhya Pradesh High Court referred to the jurisprudence laid down in Bachan Singh to observe that the accused was denied an effective hearing. A Division Bench of Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava noted that no sufficient opportunity was given to the accused-appellant for placing...

NHRC Committee Politically Biased : West Bengal Govt To Supreme Court In Post-Poll Violence Case

Challenging the Calcutta High Court's order directing CBI probe into the post poll violence cases related to murder and rape, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the State of West Bengal, questioned the neutrality of the fact-finding committee formed by the National Human Rights Commission.The NHRC committee was asked by the High Court to prepare a report on the post-poll violence cases...

'Beating About The Bush Won't Solve The Issue' : Supreme Court To Centre In Pegasus Case | 10 Quotes

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will pass interim orders in the Pegasus case, after the Central Government expressed unwillingness to state on affidavit whether it has uses the spyware for snooping on citizens."Beating about the bush will not solve the issue", the Chief Justice of India told the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, after the latter repeatedly said that the issue cannot...

National Lok Adalat Organised By WB State Legal Services Authority: 24,702 Cases Settled Including A Trademark Infringement Suit Of Rs 1300 Crores

The State of West Bengal organised the National Lok Adalat on September 11, 2021 under the aegis of the State Legal Services Authority, West Bengal and the National Legal Services Authority. A total number of 229 benches were constituted in the State for amicable settlement of disputes in the Lok Adalat.38,795 pre-litigation matters were taken up in the Lok Adalat out of which 10,600 matters...

'Bar Under Article 329 of Constitution': ECI Objects To Maintainability Of Plea In Calcutta HC Against Bhowanipore Bye-Election

The Election Commission of India (ECI) raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prioritize the bye-elections of Bhowanipore Assembly Constituency from where the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is set to contest on September 30. The petition moved...

Sterlite Protests- 'State Must Be Seen To Be With The Families, Not An Adversary': Madras HC Orders State To Provide Compensation, Assistance To Victims and Their Kin

The Madras High Court on Monday issued a host of directions to the State government for the rehabilitation of the victims and their families of the 2018 incident of police firing that had followed the Sterlite Protests (May 28, 2021) in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People's Watch seeking disclosure of...