Kerala High Court Invokes Doctrine Of Desuetude To Permit Construction Of Commercial Building Contrary To Town Planning Scheme

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday approved the construction of a commercial building on a site reserved for residential buildings as per the Town Planning Scheme invoking the doctrine of desuetude. The Court also issued guidelines to the State Government and its authorities to revise the master plans and schemes in line with the current developmental trends in the locality.The petitioner...

Karnataka High Court Protects Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari From UP Police Coercive Action In Ghaziabad FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday restrained the Uttar Pradesh police from taking coercive action against Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director of Twitter Communications India Private Ltd(TCIPL), pursuant to the notice issued to him under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the Ghaziabad FIR.The Twitter employee was asked by the UP Police to appear before Loni Border...

Community Members' Act Of Snatching Away Woman's Right To Marry Requires To Be Condemned: Gujarat High court

The Gujarat High Court last week ruled that the act of community members in snatching away a woman's right to marry and entering into violence and causing harassment is required to be condemned.The Bench of Justice Gita Gopi observed thus while taking into account the fact that a major woman has a right to decide about her marriage and her future. The Bench, therefore, dismissed two...

Section 24 CrPC- "Can Advocates With Less Than 7 Yrs Of Practice Represent State In Criminal Cases?": MP High Court Seeks State's Response

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern on contractually appointed Panel Lawyers without the requisite 7 years of experience representing the State Government in important criminal matters like criminal appeals, suspension of sentences, bail applications, etc.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla questioned the State...

'CBSE, ICSE Students Will Get Seats & Your Students Will Suffer' : Supreme Court To Andhra Pradesh On Class XII Exams

The Supreme Court on Thursday called upon the state of Andhra Pradesh to provide a "snapshot" of its file-recording that records the satisfaction of the authorities as regards the infrastructural, logistical and other arrangements like invigilators, support staff and examiners, to hold the examination.The bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari also clarified that the state...

Indian Air Force Officer Receives Notice Over Refusal To Take COVID Vaccine: Gujarat High Court Grants Temporary Relief

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday restrained Indian Air Force (IAF) from taking any coercive action against an Air Force Officer who refused to take COVID Vaccine and thus, he was served a show-cause notice by the IAF.The Bench of Justice A. J. Desai and Justice A. P. Thaker was hearing the plea of Air Force Officer, Yogendra Kumar (currently posted in Gujarat's Jamnagar) who has been served...

"Jagannath Temple Constitutes A Class Apart": Orissa HC Dismisses Pleas For Permission To Hold Rath Yatras In Other Places On Parity With Lord Jagannath Temple

The Orissa High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by devotees and the sevayats of the deities praying for permission to hold Rath Yatras/Car Festival in other places in the State on parity with the permission granted in relation to Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice S.K. Panigrahi observed thus:"These...

'Aisha Sultana Violated COVID Protocol, She has No Respect For Law And Legal Obligations': Lakshadweep Administration Submits Before Kerala High Court

Lakshadweep Administration has submitted before the Kerala High Court that Aisha Sultana had virtually abused the interim protection granted to her by the Court.The Administration has filed an application before the Court seeking permission to file the caution notice issued to Lakshadweep Aisha in the anticipatory bail matter pending before the Court Kerala High Court had...

'We're Focusing Only On Class XII' : Supreme Court Asks Students Seeking Cancellation Of Kerala Class XI Exams To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition seeking the cancellation of physical exams for Class XI proposed to be held by the Kerala State Board in September.Observing that the Court is focusing only on the grievance of Class XII students, it dismissed the petition, giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Kerala High Court."As regards Kerala, the issue is limited...

Bombay High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case Till July 29

Bombay High Court at Goa has adjourned the appeal against acquittal of Journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case by a fast track court in Mapusa, GoaSenior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Respondent submitted before the Court that he had not been supplied with an updated copy of the appeal. "A copy of the judgement of the sessions judge not available"., he submitted.In response, the...

'If I Recuse, Will It Be Giving Into Media Trial?' : Justice Kausik Chanda Of Calcutta High Court Reserves Order On Mamata Banerjee's Plea Seeking Recusal

A single bench of Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved order on an application moved by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking the judge's recusal from hearing her election petition.The Chief Minister has objected to Justice Chanda hearing her petition citing "likelihood of bias "due to the associations the had with BJP during his days as a...

Supreme Court Directs State Boards To Notify Assessment Scheme For Class XII Within 10 Days; Sets July 31 Deadline For Results

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed state boards to notify their respective schemes for assessment for the cancelled Class 12 physical exams within 10 days from today.The Court further directed the state boards to declare the results of internal assessment by July 31."We're passing General order for all boards. We direct the Boards that schemes be formulated and notified in 10 days from...