Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt To Inform Regarding Steps Taken to Fill Up Vacant Posts At Police Complaints Authority

The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra Government to inform the court in three weeks about the steps taken to fill up vacant posts at the Police Complaints Authorities (PCA) meant to address complaints of citizens against police officials.The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a petition filed recently by activist Medha Patkar and a student for the...

Law Officers Render Their Services Above Self, Must Be Given Due Respect: Madras High Court Issues Directions To Govt

The Court further ordered State to settle bills raised by former AAG claiming special fees for appearance in certain matters.

Marriage To Another Caste Not Relevant For Claiming Reservation Under Article 16(4) : Kerala High Court Reiterates

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the marriage of an individual from one caste to another as permitted by law has no relevance for the purpose of claiming the benefit of reservation under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India.Observing so, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan allowed the plea moved by a woman who had challenged the order rejecting her application for a caste...

Rajasthan High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Mastermind Of Psychotropic Drugs Case- Anand Singh

The Rajasthan High Court recently cancelled the bail granted to the mastermind of psychotropic drugs case Anand Singh. The court also dismissed the bail applications of other three accused, namely, Anil Chaukdiwal, Deepak Chaukdiwal and Bhagwan Sain. Justice Pankaj Bhandari, while allowing the suo moto bail cancellation application. observed, "The involvement of accused respondent...

Madras High Court Directs Government Of India To Put In More Efforts For Release Of Tamil Fishermen In Srilankan Jail

The Madras High Court has directed the Government of India to continue their efforts and to invoke any existing agreements for ensuring the the release of 68 fisherman laid up in the Srilankan jail.The bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy were hearing petitions filed for the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were taken into custody with their...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: March 28 To April 3, 2022

Nominal Index Anubrata Mondal v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 94Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited v. Optimal Power Synergy Ltd 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 95In Re : Guddu Mondal @ Guddu Ali Mondal & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 96Dr. Santi Prasad Sinha v. Md. Abdul Gani Ansari and others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 97Abu Fazel Fakir & Ors v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 98Md....

'Suggest Name Of High Ranking Police Officer To Oversee Investigation': Calcutta HC Declines CBI Probe Into Minor's Rape In WB's Basirhat

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the gruesome incident of rape of a minor 11 year old girl at Matia in North 24-Parganas' Basirhat but granted leave to the petitioners to suggest the name of a high ranking police officer from the police department of West Bengal under whose supervision the investigation can be...

"The Amendment In The Pleadings, By Way Of Adding Mutually Destructive and Inconsistent Pleas/Reliefs/Claims, Not Permissible": P&H HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 28, 2022, dismissed the revision petition filed against the impugned order by holding that the same is free from any illegality, irregularity, infirmity, or perversity. The bench comprising Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta was dealing with a revision petition challenging the impugned order passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division) Ludhiana. The...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: March 28 To April 3, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 94 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 103 Nominal Index Mahendra Harilal Parekh vs Meenaben Hirenbhai Parekh 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 94 Niraj Jaidev Arya Versus State of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 95 Gitaben Govindbhai Patel vs Rameshbhai Hirabhai Patel 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 96 -Mohsinkhan Muso Murajkhan v. Directorate General Of Police 2022 LiveLaw (Guj)...

"Go To Delhi, Don't Embarrass The Court This Way": Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of PIL To Fill Up Judicial Vacancies

The Chief Justice's bench on Monday refused urgent hearing in a PIL to fill up the high vacancy of judges at the Bombay High Court, asking the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court, and not embarass the court.The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik questioned the maintainability of the PIL and directed for the matter to be listed after eight weeks, after...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: March 28 To April 3, 2022

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: March 28 To April 3, 2022 CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 142 TO 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 157 NOMINAL INDEX Gopal Krishna Shankdhar @ Krishna Gopal Shankdhar v. Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal And 2 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 142 Aparna Purohit v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 143 Smt. Shalinee Dubey @ Radhika Dubey v. Abhishek Tripathi @...

[Actor Assault Case] Kerala High Court Dismisses Witness' Plea Alleging Harassment From Investigating Officer

The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Sagar Vincent, a witness in the 2017 actor sexual assault case alleging that investigating officer in the case Biju Paulose was threatening him.While observing that the relief sought for by the petitioner cannot be granted, Justice Anu Sivaraman clarified that the petitioner shall be summoned only after giving due notice under...