Father Assails Order Allowing Estranged Wife To Take His Son For 5 Hours On Raksha Bandhan; Delhi High Court Reduces Visitation Time

The order was passed in view of consent given by the parties.

Homeless Persons Lodged In Night Shelters Provided With Two Meals A Day Without Requiring Govt ID: DUSIB Informs Delhi High Court

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board has informed the Delhi High Court that all homeless persons residing in the night shelters in the national capital are provided with two meals per day, irrespective of them having a government issued identification card.A counter affidavit stating thus has been filed on behalf of DUSIB in a plea filed by NGO Bandhua Mukti Morcha seeking directions...

"Purely Administrative In Nature": Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Of Two Female ITBP Constables Seeking Redeployment In Afghanistan

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a plea filed by two female constables working with Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) who sought redeployment at the Indian Mission, Afghanistan.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Amit Bansal observed that the issues with regards to deployment and re-deployment of personnel based at a foreign mission are purely administrative in nature which...

Masters In Law, Enrolment As Advocate Not Required For Teaching 'Pre-Law Courses' At Govt Law Colleges: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Thursday held that the notification issued by the Teachers Recruitment Board mandating candidates to be enrolled as an advocate and to possess a master's degree in law (ML degree) in order to be qualified for appointment as Assistant Professors for pre-Law courses in Government law colleges is irrational and illegal. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of...

Gujarat Anti-Conversion Law Prima Facie Interferes With Marriage & Right To Choice, Infringes Article 21 : Gujarat High Court [Read Order]

The Court said that the law puts parties who have validly entered into inter-faith marriage "in great jeopardy".

Gauhati HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Reporter Accused Of Extorting Money From Doctor For Not Publishing Adverse News About Covid-19 Vaccination

The Gauhati High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a Press Reporter who allegedly threatened the District Immunization Officer of Assam's Dibrugarh of publishing an adverse news report, stating that a person was administered two Covid-19 vaccine doses on the same day instead of one, if the latter failed to pay money to him."A serious allegation has been raised by the informant," the...

[CPC] Court May Grant Leave Under Order XI Rule 5 To File New Documents Not Filed With Plaint: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that under Order XI Rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Code, the court can grant leave to the plaintiff to file documents that were not filed with the plaint.Justice Asha Menon while observing so, allowed a petition that challenged the order of the Trial Court dismissing applications to place additional documents on record which were not initially produced when...

Sony Pictures Moves Bombay High Court To Quash Defamation Case Filed By Bank Over 'Scam 1992 Series'

The Bombay High Court on Friday orally asked the Pune Police not to take coercive steps against Sony Pictures Network India Pvt Ltd in an FIR, in which a bank claims to be defamed by the web series 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta story,' that aired on SonyLIV App. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar briefly heard Sony's plea to quash the FIR registered on Karad...

Orissa High Court Lauds Prompt Efforts Taken By District Administration For Providing Facilities To Leprosy Patients In State

The Orissa High Court has appreciated the prompt efforts taken by the district administration, Balasore for providing facilities to the inmates living in Leprosy home and requiring urgent medical attention.Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice B.P. Routray was dealing with a PIL seeking directions to the State authorities for effective implementation of the National Leprosy Eradication...

Non-Compliance Of Assurance Given In Contempt Proceedings: Supreme Court Imposes Rupees One Lakh Fine On Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Supreme Court also directed to pay the petitioner actual benefits including salary arrears at 6 % annual interest with effect from the date on which promotion was granted to him.

Debatable If Lower Courts Bound By Supreme Court Decision When Another SC Bench Refers It To A Larger Bench: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently remarked that once a Supreme Court Bench has doubted the correctness of an earlier bench of equal strength and referred the issue to a larger bench, the lower courts may not be bound to follow the earlier decision.Justice C. Hari Shankar opined so while hearing a petition filed under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act for the appointment of...

Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction In Trademark Infringement Suit Filed By 'Amul'

The Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction to Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, popularly known as 'Amul', in a trademark infringement suit which alleged that a company was using a misleading mark i.e. 'Amul Cookware' for selling kitchenware and utensils.Observing that a prima facie case is made out in favour of the Amul, Justice C Hari Shankar...