'Presumption Of Death' Can't Be Raised Before Administrative Tribunal Or Article 226/227 Proceedings : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that its constitutional jurisdiction cannot be used for deciding disputes for which remedies under the civil law are available. Upholding the decision of the Administrative Tribunal, Justices K.Babu and Alexander Thomas held that the petitioners are not entitled to any reliefs refusing to exercise the powers of the judicial review and superintendence. In a...

Bust Drug Cartels, Catch Hold Of Fake Medical Stores: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Police

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered the Director-General of Police (Punjab) to take practical steps to curb the spread of drug supply and consumption in the State. It has further directed the DGP to 'catch hold' of such persons who are running fake companies/ fake medical stores without valid licenses, for illegal drug trade.The direction was made by a bench of Justice HS Madaan...

Don't Obstruct Research On Tiger Moth Disease : Kerala High Court To State

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the state to inform whether there was any obstruction in permitting the petitioner scientist to collect discarded blood samples of patients suffering from fever from various health centres, health laboratories, and district hospitals in the State to develop a diagnostic kit to detect tiger moth disease from infectious viral fevers.Justice PB Suresh...

Once Substantive Provisions Of Part IXB Are Held Unconstitutional, Provisions On Multi-State Co-operative Societies Can't Be Saved : Justice Joseph's Dissent

The Doctrine of Severability must apply on surer foundations, said Justice KM Joseph while opining that the entire Part IXB of the Constitution dealing with co-operative societies is liable to be struck down.The majority judgment by Justice RF Nariman (Justice BR Gavai concurring) invoked doctrine of severability to hold that Part IXB of the Constitution of India is operative insofar...

"No Testimony Worth Its Salt Connecting Accused With Offence, Identification Not Established": Court While Acquitting Man In Delhi Riots Case

"There is no testimony worth it salt which connect the accused to the present offence in question" observed a Delhi Court on Tuesday while acquitting one Suresh of all charges levelled against him involving rioting, dacoity and being a part of an unlawful assembly which had allegedly attacked and looted a shop during the North East Delhi riots that erupted in the national capital...

"No Vaccine Hesitancy In Tripura": High Court Lauds Frontline Workers, Public Participation Over Covid-19 Vaccination Drive

Observing that there is little or no vaccine hesitancy in the State, the Tripura High Court on Monday lauded the efforts of health and frontline workers in the State and also participation of the general public in receiving sufficient vaccination dozes."These figures are quite impressive and could not have been achieved without selfless and tireless work put in by the health workers and...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To MEA On Plea For Repatriation Of Five Indian Seafarers Stranded In Iran

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea moved by families of five Indian seafarers who are said to be stranded in Iran despite their acquittal by a local Court in an alleged case of conspiracy. The plea seeks directions on the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the issue with Iran Government and repatriate them.The plea additionally prays for directions on Centre...

ISRO Espionage Case: Maldivian Women Move Kerala High Court Against Former Police Officers' Bail Plea

Two Maldivian nationals Mariyam Rasheeda and Fouziyya Hassan who were arrested in the ISRO espionage case in 1994 along with scientist Nambi Narayanan, have filed an objection before the Kerala High Court opposing the anticipatory bail plea of two former police officers involved in their arrest and detention.The two women have alleged that the joint plea moved by S Vijayan and Thampi S Durga...

De-Recognition Of Political Parties Can Be A Last Resort To Enforce Compliance, Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

"The recourse to Paragraph 16A in all cases may not be called for. Your Lordships may censure the political parties and see how an election or two fan out with the threat of 16A hanging over their heads. If nothing is done, the 16A route can be gone down", Senior Advocate Harish Salve, for the Election Commission of India, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The bench of Justices...

"Lawyers Think Entire Burden Is On Courts In PILs; PIL Like Any Other Writ Petition & Must Comply With Rules Of Pleadings": Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that while filing PILs, litigants have to comply with rules of pleadings and the entire burden of fact-finding cannot be left on Courts. "Advocates think that in PILs entire burden can be cast upon the Court. You at least produce which are the FIRs, give us the details. PIL is like any other regular writ petition. You have to help yourself and comply...

Aisha Sultana Not Cooperating With Investigation: Lakshadweep Administration Tells Kerala High Court

The Lakshadweep Administration has filed its statement in the Kerala High Court opposing filmmaker Aisha Sultana's plea to quash the FIR registered against her in the sedition case. The statement filed through Central Government Standing Counsel S Manu pressed that the FIR was not liable to be quashed and urged that a detailed investigation was required in the matter. It narrated a...

Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Noise Pollution By Modified Silencers Specifically On 'Bullets'

Comparing the menace of noise pollution with the legend of Hydra, the Allahabad High Court today took suo moto cognizance of Noise pollution generated through modified silencers specifically Bullet Bikes and the other two wheelers. The Bench of Justice Abdul Moin observed that the problem of noise pollution is like the hydra where anyone who attempted to behead the Hydra found that...