COVID-19: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Stand On Compensation Policy For On Duty Deaths In Hospitals/ Non-Requisitioned Nursing Homes

The Delhi High Court has recently sought the stand of the Delhi Government about the policy framed by it regarding the compensation payable to doctors, nurses, security staff, sanitation staff, paramedical staff and other attendant staff, who were working with private or public hospitals or running private nursing homes that were not requisitioned for treatment and who died during the...

Condonation Of Delay | Indolence Beyond A Point Results In Forfeiture Of Right To Secure Justice: Delhi High Court

In the context of condonation of delay, the Delhi High Court has observed that indolence, beyond a point, results in forfeiture of the right to secure justice.Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the appeal challenging the impugned order dated 30th November, 2015, which was initially challenged before the High Court after nearly three years in 2018. The Court said that there was no explanation as...

Wrongful Availment Of ITC: Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses Bail

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice Gautam Chourdiya has refused to grant bail to a person allegedly involved in availment of fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC).The appellants created several fictitious and physically non-existent trading company firms in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra,...

Moynaguri Sexual Assault: PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks CBI Probe After Minor Victim Sets Herself Ablaze Over Threat To Withdraw Complaint, Dies

A renewed prayer for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been made before the Calcutta High Court on Monday with regards to an incident of attempted rape that took place at Moynaguri in West Bengal last month, in light of the fact that the minor victim had succumbed to her injuries. The minor victim girl who had set herself ablaze following a threat to withdraw a...

Mere Involvement In Other Cases Can't Be Sole Basis To Confine Accused In Perpetuity, Case To Be Considered On Its Own Merits: Punjab & Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 27, 2022, while dealing with a petition for seeking concession of regular bail in FIR registered under provisions of IPC and the Arms Act, held that taking into consideration, the role of the petitioner, the alleged recovery and the stage of investigation along with the period of actual custodial detention already undergone, it is appropriate to...

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Order Allowing Reopening Of Masjid In Nizamuddin Markaz Till October 14

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed reopening of five floors, including Ground floor as well as four floors, of the masjid premises in Nizamuddin Markaz till October 14. Justice Jasmeet Singh extended the operation of the interim order dated April 1, 2022 wherein the mosque was allowed to reopen for offering of prayers during the Ramzan month.The said interim order shall continue to remain...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea For "Uniform Syllabus" In CBSE, ICSE & All State Board Schools

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking uniformity in the syllabus and curriculum perused by school going students, across all boards including CBSE, ICSE and State Boards.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Central government to file its response in...

Re-Agitation Of Same Issue Is Gross Abuse Of Court Process: Delhi HC Imposes 10K Cost On Litigant Seeking Transfer Of Investigation To CBI

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on a litigant seeking transfer of investigation to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) despite a similar plea being dismissed as withdrawn by the Court on earlier occasion.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta was dealing with a plea seeking transfer of investigation of FIR to C.B.I. A similar criminal writ petition with identical prayer...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations: 115 - 153]

Nominal Index Pratap Singh Shekhawat v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 115 Suo Moto, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench v. Anand Singh 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 116 Laxman v. State Of Rajasthan & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 117 State, Through PP v. Atmaram & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 118 Anshul Sharma v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj)...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Arrest Of Dr. Kumar Vishwas In A Case Over His Comments On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the arrest of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet Kumar Vishwas in a case registered against him by the Punjab Police in connection with the statements made by him on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.The Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara issued the order today on Kumar Vishwas's plea challenging the FIR and seeking a stay on any...

Child Lost In Custody By Deceased Govt Employee To Be Considered As 'Dependant' For Compassionate Appointment: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the child of the deceased government employee shall be considered as 'Dependant', despite the parent losing their custody, for the purpose of compassionate employment. Deciding the writ petition, Justice Vivek Agarwal observed- I am of the opinion that impugned order deserves to be quashed as it is arbitrary and has failed to take...

Registration Of Family Arrangement Necessary Only If Terms Are Reduced Into Writing, Not Where Arrangement Is Oral: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that registration is not necessary where family arrangement is oral and that the same is necessary only if the terms of the arrangement are reduced into writing."It is well settled that registration would be necessary only if the terms of the family arrangement are reduced into writing. Here also, a distinction should be made between a document containing...