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"State Acquiring Private Land Without Payment Of Full Compensation Is Not Acceptable": High Court Imposes 10L Exemplary Cost On J&K Govt
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the State cannot be permitted to acquire private lands without paying full compensation to affected people for a very long period of time. While coming down heavily upon the lackadaisical behaviour of the State, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar observed, "It is an alarming...
Pondicherry Courts Can't Pass Orders On French Civil Code Or Otherwise Without Verifying Original Civil Court Records: Madras High Court
Criticising an additional sub court in Pondicherry for issuing directions on making alterations in the marriage register without verifying the original documents, Madras High Court observed that courts cannot pass orders without proper enquiry and by solely relying upon the copies of the documents presented by the litigants.The single-judge bench of Justice S.M Subramaniam was hearing the...
All NCDRC Benches To Conduct Only Physical Hearings From Feb 21 Onwards
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has resolved that all its Benches shall conduct only physical hearings from February 21, 2022 onwards. It was also specified that alternate forms of hearings such as virtual court proceedings and hybrid hearings would also remain suspended February 21 onwards.The notification dated February 15, 2022 issued by the Joint Registrar...
Supreme Court Stays NGT's Order Of Imposing Around 9 Crore Cost On RICO For Causing Damage To Environment
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed NGT's order imposing on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited a penalty of around Rs 9 crore as compensation for causing damage to the environment.The bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari while issuing notice in the appeal assailing NGT's order dated October 29, 2021 in their order said, "Issue notice....
Actor Assault Case: Survivor Seeks To Be Heard In Dileep's Plea Before Kerala High Court Against Further Probe
The plot thickens in the 2017 sexual assault case as developments ensued before the Kerala High Court on Tuesday as the survivor in the case filed an impleading petition in the plea moved by actor Dileep seeking to suspend further investigation into the 2017 case. Upon the actress seeking to be heard in the matter, Justice Kauser Edappagath adjourned the case to be called on February 21. In...
PIL Seeking Ban On Using Of Loud-Speakers In Mosques: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Govt
The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the Gujarat Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the state government to take appropriate measures for banning the use of loudspeakers in mosques all over the State.The bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J. Shastri issued the notice on a plea moved by one Dharmendra Vishnubhai Prajapati,...
Maharashtra Govt's CCTV Project In Police Stations A 'Farce', Rs 60 Cr Wasted : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over a report submitted by the Maharashtra government on the status of installation of CCTV cameras inside police stations across the state and said the whole process was a farce and the money allotted for the project has been wasted.A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and M N Jadhav had last week sought a report from...
Motor Accident- Insurer Not Absolved From Paying Damages Merely Because Erring Driver Had Fake Driving Licence: Allahabad HC
In a motor accident death claim case, the Allahabad High Court recently observed the insurance company cannot be permitted to avoid its liability only on the ground that the person driving the vehicle, which caused the accident of the deceased, was not duly licensed at the time of the accident. Referring to a 2003 ruling of the Apex Court (United India Insurance Company Limited vs....
Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Assembly Polls On Ground Of Discrepancies In ECI's Poll Data
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking postponement of Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Polls 2022 on grounds of certain discrepancies in the information/data provided by the Election Commission of India regarding UP Assembly polls.Essentially, the PIL plea moved by petitioner in person Rajan Singh submitted that the Election Commission of...
'All Is Not Well As Regards The Procedure Followed By NIT': Madras HC Sets Aside Appointment Of Asst Professor In Dept Of Architecture
Pointing towards the opacity with regards to the selection process followed by the National Institute of Technology (Tiruchirapalli) for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, the Madras High Court has directed the institute to issue a fresh call for filling the vacancies.It has also set aside the appointment of one S. Amalan Sigmund Kaushik to the...
'Sentiments Can't Govern Judicial Discretion': Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Opposing Closure Of Century Old Railway School Running In Losses
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation opposing the decision of the railway authorities to close down the railway senior secondary school at Abu Road, which was operating since the year 1862. Noting that the school has been running in losses due to dwindling number of students, the division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kuresh and Justice Sudesh Bansal...
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Teacher Who Refused Covid-19 Vaccination Due To Medical Reasons, Orders Release Of Salary
As an interim relief, the Delhi High Court has directed release of two months' salary to a teacher who did not take any vaccination dose for COVID-19 owing to his medical conditions and was resultantly denied to take online classes in a city school. Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the plea filed by one R.S. Bhargava seeking directions to be reinstated into service and to be removed...