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Justice GR Swaminathan Of Madras High Court Resolves To Decide 445 Second Appeals Pending Since 2010 In 58 Days
Justice G.R Swaminathan of Madras High Court has expressed his resolve to dispose off 445 second appeals pending since the year 2010 within 58 days. In a letter addressed to the members of the Bar, the judge, who will be handling the second appeals for the time span of 2010-2014, has made it clear that adjournments won't be granted to ensure expeditious disposal of pending cases.He has made...
Minor Child Entitled To Claim Maintenance For His Upbringing By Father, Not Bound By Divorce Settlement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a minor child is entitled to claim maintenance for his upbringing by the father and that such a child is not bound by the divorce settlement regarding maintenance between his parents. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with an appeal filed by a minor child being aggrieved by the grant of interim maintenance by the Family Court at...
CWC Can't Act As Family Court In Child Custody Matters: Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses NGO's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Power With 10K Cost
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently dismissed a PIL that sought for transfer of power of a Family Court in respect of deciding custody of a child, to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Rajendra Kumar (Verma) also imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on the Petitioner, calling the petition to be "nothing but a misuse of the...
Appeal U/S 14A SC/ST Act And Not Revision Would Lie Against Order Of Framing Of Charges: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Rejecting an objection raised by its registry, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently held that the order of framing of charges, which also attracts provisions of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 'SC/ST Act'), is not an interlocutory order, and therefore, an appeal U/S 14A SC/ST Act would have to be preferred...
'Employer Entitled To Carry On Business In Company's Best Interest': Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail In Employee's Abetment To Suicide Case
The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Director of a company accused of abetting the suicide of an employee, observing that all the allegations seemed to be part of "normal course of business" and that a company was "entitled to carry its business in the manner that was in the best interest of the company."Justice Sarang Kotwal, in a recent order, observed that...
"No Discrimination": Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Allowance Reduction For Air India Employees
The Delhi High Court has dismissed pleas challenging office order by which allowances of the Air India employees were reduced, observing that there was no discrimination rather there was a justifiable ground in reducing the allowances for the pilots and engineers.Justice V Kameswar Rao said that it was for the Centre and Air India to determine, by taking into account relevant considerations,...
Minor's Deposition Should Be Completed Expeditiously, Bombay High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Judge On Delay
The Bombay High Court has said that in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, where the victims are minor, the trial court should complete the deposition of the victim as expeditiously as possible."In cases where the victims are minor, POCSO Courts should atleast complete the examination of the victim/prosecutrix, as expeditiously as possible, lest the victims who...
Rajasthan High Court Restrains State From Issuing Registration Certificate To Senior Lawyers Association On Bar Association's Plea
The Rajasthan High Court restrains state from issuance of registration certificate to Rajasthan High Court Senior Lawyers Association, Jaipur till further orders. The plea was filed by Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur through its General Secretary Adv. Girraj Prasad Sharma. Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal, ruled , "Taking into consideration the contentions advanced...
UP Power Corporation EPF Scam: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Parveen Kumar Gupta
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to the former General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and prime accused in the Corporation's EPF Scam, Parveen Kumar Gupta.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia has granted him bail on the condition of his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.5,00,000/- each to the satisfaction of the court concerned.The case...
Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain SP Leader Azam Khan's Plea Seeking Interim Bail To Participate In Election Campaign
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking ad-interim ex-parte bail filed by Mohammad Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Rampur in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections, to participate in the election campaign. Refusing to grant relief in a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, a Bench...
Hijab Ban - Students Should Not Wear Religious Symbols In Educational Institutions : Karnataka Govt Tells High Court
The State government has told the Karnataka High Court that it is not interested in interfering with the religious beliefs but is only concerned to maintain uniformity, cohesiveness, discipline and public order which is indispensable to an educational institution. In the statement of objection filed in response to the batch of petitions filed challenging the action of colleges...
Natural Justice Principles Have Limited Role In Matters Of National Security : Kerala High Court In MediaOne Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday while upholding the order of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoking the broadcast license granted to Malayalam news channel MediaOne observed that the principles of natural justice have to give way when national security is at threat. In the judgment that runs into 42 pages, Justice N. Nagaresh has contemplated this issue in several...