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Under What Provision Bail Can Be Granted Citing Pendency Of Mercy Plea?Madras HC Asks Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict Nalini
The Madras High Court has indicated that it is not inclined to hear the bail application of the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case convict, S. Nalini, at the current stage.The first bench was hearing a writ petition filed by S.Nalini, convicted for murdering the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to declare the unconstitutionality in the failure of the governor to act in accordance with the...
The Judge Who Heard Cases Till 3.30am : Justice SJ Kathawalla Of Bombay HC Retires
"Should we touch his feet?" an intern asked trying to get the clan's approval in room number 57 where lawyers across the bar had gathered to bid farewell to Justice Shahrukh Jimi Kathawalla. The judge known for burning the midnight oil demits office today, after nearly 14-years of judgeship. The interns eventually dropped the idea, but such was the atmosphere on Wednesday when...
Disciplinary Proceedings Can Be Quashed In Entirety Only When 'Show-Cause Notice' Is Bad: Meghalaya High Court
In an interesting judgment, a Division Bench of the Meghalaya High Court comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh ruled that 'disciplinary proceedings' should be sparingly quashed in their entirety, only when the 'show-cause notice' leading to such proceedings is bad. In other words, they should only be quashed in their entirety, when the proceedings were bad...
Subordinate Court Cannot Initiate Contempt Proceedings Itself, Can Only Make Reference To 
High Court: Delhi High Court Reiterates
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the subordinate court can only make a reference to the High Court and that it cannot initiate contempt proceedings by itself. Justice Anu Malhotra placed reliance on the judgments delivered by the Delhi High Court in Nusrat Ali v. State & Anr., Rajeev Mittal v. Sanjay Goel and Neville A Mehta v. Sanjay Goel as well as the provisions of sec. 10, 11...
Accusations Of Extra Marital Relationship "Grave Assault" On Health & Character Of Spouse: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Decree
Upholding a Family Court order granting decree of divorce in favour of the husband, the Delhi High Court has dismissed wife's appeal noting that accusations of unchastity or extra marital relationship is a grave assault on the character as well as health of the spouse against whom such allegations are made. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Dinesh...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 10 New Judges To Telangana High Court
The President of India has appointed 10 new judges - 5 advocates and 5 judicial officers- to the Telangana High Court. Following are the Advocates and Judicial Officers who are appointed as Judges of the Telangana High Court in the following order of seniority: 1. Shri.Kasoju Surendhar alias K Surender, Advocate2. Smt. Surepalli Nanda, Advocate3. Shri. Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, Advocate4....
Calcutta HC Asks Legislature To Consider Introducing Provisions In Electricity Act, 2003 For Payment Of Compensation For Death/Injury Caused By Electrocution
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday called upon the legislature to immediately introduce specific provisions in the Electricity Act, 2003 (2003 Act) regarding payment of compensation to victims of injury, death or damage to property caused by electrocution or to their next of kin. The Court also observed that the legislature should also consider providing for a dedicated hierarchy of forums...
Allotting 7.5% Medical Seats For Govt School Students Not Reservation But Institutional Preference : TN Govt Tells Madras High Court
In a plea challenging the constitutionality of the State Act providing horizontal reservation of 7.5 per cent seats in medical colleges for students passing out of government schools, the State Higher Education Department submitted that the impugned Act cannot be treated as 'communal reservation'.In the written submissions to the bench, Senior Counsel P. Wilson contended that the allocation...
"Public Organisations Must-Have Regard For Livelihood Of Persons In Armed Forces": Gujarat HC Imposes INR 50,000 Fine On ONGC For Exclusion Of Ex-serviceman From Job post
The Gujarat High Court has imposed a fine of INR 50,000 on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited while holding as follows; "since it prima facie appears that the exclusion of the petitioner was not by an accident and further, in any case, the respondent organization, more particularly, being a Public Sector Undertaking under the Government of India was required to act fairly,...
Bar U/S 362 CrPC Is Not Absolute; Court Has Inherent Jurisdiction To Recall Order For Securing The Ends Of Justice: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently held that bar under Section 362 is not absolute and the same cannot be strictly applied to 'recall of orders' which are obtained through playing fraud upon the Court. While recalling an order which was obtained through misrepresentation of dates, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra held, "The position that emerges from a reference to...
'Police Totally Inactive, People At Mercy Of Goons': PIL Filed In Calcutta High Court For CBI/NIA Probe Into Rampurhat Violence
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday seeking an investigation by either the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the incident of Rampurhat violence that erupted in the State of West Bengal. Shortly after the alleged murder of a Trinamool Congress deputy panchayat chief at Bogtui village...