Seeking Criminal Trial's Transfer At Drop Of Hat Not Recognized By Any Tenent Of Law: Allahabad High Court

Dismissing a transfer application moved under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Allahabad High Court today observed that seeking of the transfer of criminal trial at the drop of a hat is not recognized by the courts or by any tenent of law. The Bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan also emphasized that an order of transfer is not to be passed as a matter of routine...

Unfortunate That Even After 75 Yrs Of Independence, People Face Difficulties For Funerals: Andhra Pradesh High Court

"It is very unfortunate to notice that even after 75 years of independent India some sections of people of the society are facing difficulties even for funerals also for lack of burial grounds and crematoriums in some villages and Towns," the Andhra Pradesh High Court observed while holding that right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not only available to...

'Arbitrary Exercise Of Power': Kerala High Court Quashes District Collector's Order Cancelling Appointment of Seva Bharati As Relief Agency

The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed the order of a District Collector cancelling the appointment of a Seva Bharati as a Relief Agency on account of all the service rendered by its volunteers during the pandemic. Justice N. Nagaresh while allowing the petition remarked:"The fact that complaints are made by the Panchayat President or District Panchayat President, does not make...

High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Delhi Govt's Decision Linking Hotel Beds With Hospitals For COVID Treatment Of Govt Officials

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the decision of the Delhi Government linking hotel beds with two hospitals, for the purpose of Covid-19 treatment of its government officials and their families.Finding no merit in the plea, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh remarked that while people were locked inside their homes during the lockdown...

Supreme Court Expresses Concerns Of Judicial Propriety, Discipline Over P&H High Court Entertaining Fresh Plea When Proceedings Before It Pending

Noting that where the proceedings are pending before it and instead of pursuing them to the logical conclusion, the party chose to institute a fresh writ petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which the High Court has entertained, the Supreme Court expressed concerns of judicial propriety and discipline."The Division Bench of the High Court, in entertaining the petition under 226, ...

Board Exams: Kerala High Court Nod To State's Decision Scrapping Grace Marks This Academic Year

The Kerala High Court on Thursday agreed with the Government Order scrapping the policy of awarding grace marks to students in Grade 10th and 12th in the State Board examinations, for the academic year 2020-2021. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly after hearing the parties agreed with the Government Order and disposed of a batch of...

'Why Does School Teacher Have To Seek NOC With Folded Hands?": Calcutta High Court On Repeated Non Issuance of NOC For Transfer

The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on a school and its Headmistress for deliberately refusing to issue a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) and a release order to a teacher who had sought leave to get transferred to another school on health grounds. The Court also instructed the concerned Headmistress to vacate her post and accordingly demoted her to the post of an assistant...

'No Work No Pay' Not Applicable When Law Expressly Provides For Grant Of Fully Pay On Exoneration: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that when the Fundamental Rules expressly provide for the grant of full pay and allowances on the exoneration of a Government servant from punishment/criminal charges, the principle of 'No Work No Pay' would have no application.Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal remarked that the principle of 'No Work No Pay' would not override sub-rule (2) of Rule 54 of...

"Bail Plea Doesn't Become Maintainable By Invoking Wrong Provisions In Law": Prosecution Opposes Ishrat Jahan's Bail Plea In Riots Case

Opposing a bail plea moved by Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Prosecution has challenged the maintainability of the bail application moved by Jahan.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was informed by Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad that bail application filed under sec. 437 must have been moved in place of sec. 439 of CrPC...

10.5% Vanniyar Reservation Case: Madras HC Orders That Every Admission, Appointment Will Be Subject To Final Outcome Of Challenge [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that every admission made in educational institutions or appointment in public posts by implementing the 10.5% internal reservation for Vanniakula Kshatriyas, will be subject to to the final outcome of the writ petitions challenging the validity of such reservation. The interim order was passed by a Bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and S Kanammal...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Dr.Kafeel Khan Over Anti-CAA Speech At AMU

In a huge relief to Dr. Kafeel Khan, the Allahabad High Court today quashed the entire criminal proceedings arising out of an FIR & pending against him over his speech given about CAA and NRC at a protest meeting at Aligarh Muslim University in December 2019. The Bench of Justice Gautam Chaudhary has quashed the entire criminal proceedings, which was initiated pursuant to his...

For Speedy Trial Of Cases Against MPs/MLAs, Special/CBI Courts Need To Be Set Up In Different Parts Of The State Where More Than 100 Cases Are Pending : Supreme Court

Expressing deep concern at the long pendency of criminal cases against sitting and former MPs/MLAs, the Supreme Court has called for the establishment of more Special/CBI Courts to deal with such matters.The Court said that the establishment of only one Special Court to try cases against legislators in a State with large number of such cases will be a travesty of justice."Amicus Curiae...