Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations 221 - 270]

NOMINAL INDEX Kavita Gupta (Corpus) v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 221 Dr. Ayub v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 222 Sushil Kumar And 6 Others v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 223 Suresh Yadav v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl.Chief Secy Deptt. Of Home 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 224 Jitendra Kumar v. Anil Kumar And Another 2022...

Kerala High Court Issues Precautionary Guidelines Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases Among Employees

The Kerala High Court has released an official memorandum with precautionary guidelines to be complied with by the employees in light of the rising number of Covid-19 cases reported at the Court. The memorandum dictates the following precautions to contain the spread of the virus: Face mask must be worn properly, covering the nose and mouth, all the time during office hours. Maintain hand...

"No Flight Risk" : Delhi High Court Permits NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy To Travel Abroad Between August 1 To 30

The Delhi High Court yesterday allowed NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy to travel abroad between 1st to 30th August, 2022.The development came in the backdrop of a Look Out Circulars (LOC) having been issued against the duo by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The LOC in turn was opened pursuant to the registration of two FIRs dated 2 June 2017 and 19 August...

Three New Judges Take Oath In Delhi High Court, Working Strength Rises To 47

Advocates Anish Dayal and Amit Sharma today sworn in as Judge and Additional Judge respectively of the Delhi High Court.Additionally, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also took oath as Judge of the High Court. His transfer was cleared yesterday by the Centre from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Delhi High Court.On the other hand, the name of the two advocates were recommended by the Supreme...

Why So Many AAGs & Chief Standing Counsels Appointed To Defend State?: Allahabad HC Directs Placing Of Matter Before UP Cabinet

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has asked the UP Govt as to what is the requirement to appoint so many Additional Advocate Generals and Chief Standing Counsels at Allahabad High Court (both Benches) to defend the State when already more than 400 State lawyers are impaneled by it.The Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also took expectation to the practice of outsourcing...

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Examine Rival Claims Of Delhi & Haryana For Allocation Of Power From Dadri-II Thermal Plant

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre through Ministry of Power to examine the rival claims and consider the validity of the right of the States of Haryana as well as Delhi for continued allocation of Dadri-II power plant.Justice Yashwant Varma also asked the Centre to explore avenues which may safeguard the interests and projected needs of the two States and take an...

'Similarly Situated': Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Single Judge Order Retrospectively Granting Promotional Benefit To Employee At Par With Junior

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld the order of a single Judge, directing the Bhakra Beas Management Board to give the benefit of 9 years promotional scale to one of its employee, (original petitioner) since the benefit had been extended to a junior.Rejecting the contention of the Board that the original petitioner assumed office in 1989 whereas the pay scale with...

Reasonable Connection Between Concerned Act & Performance Of Official Duty Necessary For Public Servant To Avail Benefit Of S.197 CrPC: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that when a government servant is accused of a criminal offence, there has to be a reasonable connection between the act concerned and the performance of his official duty for him to claim that there is need of sanction to prosecute under Section 197 of CrPC.Holding thus, Justice Nikhil S. Kariel dismissed the applications filed by members of the...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Final Answer Keys Of Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination 2022

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the final answers keys of the Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination, 2022, which was declared after considering the objections raised by various candidates.A division bench comprising of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed four pleas filed the candidates who were unsuccessful in being shortlisted...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations 192 to 232]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 232 NOMINAL INDEX Agavai (Name Changed) v. The State represented by Inspector of Police, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 Case Title: M.Ani v. The Government of Tamilnadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 193 Hema Jwaalini and others v. The Commissioner of Police and Others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 194 Nakshatra Bind A.K v. State of...

'Woman Not Prosecuted If She Tricks Man With False Promise Of Marriage': Kerala High Court Says Rape Should Be Gender-Neutral Offence

In a noteworthy development, the Kerala High Court orally remarked that the offence of rape should be made gender-neutral while adjudicating upon a matrimonial dispute moved by a divorced couple over custody of their child. Justice A Muhamed Mustaque made the observation when during the course of the case when the party brought up the fact that the husband in the case had once been accused in...

US Jury Holds Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Liable For Defamation Of Each Other; Awards $15 Million Damages To Depp, $2 Million To Heard

Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp won his defamation case against Amber Heard, his ex-wife and former costar, reported Associated Press. Following a six-week trial, a US jury found that Heard had defamed Depp in a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million...