Protection Petitions: P&H High Court Makes Declaration Regarding Status Of Minor Children From First Marriage Mandatory

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it mandatory for parties moving the High Court with their protection pleas in case of Live-in relationships or second marriage, despite subsisting marriages, to declare the status of the minor children from their first marriage, if any.A notice has been issued in this regard on Tuesday by the HC administration which states thus:"This is for...

Letters Patent Appeal Against Division Bench Order Not Tenable In Law: Delhi High Court Imposes Cost

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal, filed against an order passed by the division bench, with Rs. 5,000 cost.The Bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh made it clear that a "LPA against a division bench order is not tenable in law.""File the appropriate remedy. A Special Leave Petition or whatever recourse is permissible in law,"...

Rajasthan HC Issues Notice To State's Chief Secretary In Contempt Plea Over Vacant Posts In State Women Commission

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Chief Secretary, State Of Rajasthan and Principal Secretary Department Of Women And the Child Development State Of Rajasthan on a contempt plea filed regarding vacant posts in Rajasthan State Commission For Women.The bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani was hearing the contempt plea filed by a social worker...

Chairperson & Members Of State Minorities Commission Can Be From Same Minority Community : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that merely because the Kerala State Commission for Minorities (Amendment) Act, 2017 permits appointing Chairperson and members from the same community, it cannot be said to be conferment of unbridled power infringing rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. While dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a Division...

Payment Of Wages Act Is Beneficial Piece Of Legislation, Weaker Section Can't Be Denied Legal Entitlement On Technicalities: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that Payment of Wages Act is a beneficial piece of enactment. The workmen cannot be denied the legal entitlement by applying technicalities while adjudicating the claim application. Justice Jyoti Mulimani thus quashed the order dated January 28, 2015 passed by the Assistant Labour Commissioner rejecting the claim petition filed by...

'Produce Umar Khalid Without Handcuffs Or Fetters': Delhi Court Directs Jail Authorities In 2016 JNU Sedition Case

A Delhi Court has recently directed the jail authorities to produce Umar Khalid in a routine manner, without any handcuffs or fetters. He is under custody in connection with the 2016 JNU sedition case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma of the Patiala House Court ordered thus:"…considering the facts and circumstances, it is directed to jail authorities that accused Umar Khalid...

Uphaar Tragedy- Should Ansal Brothers Be Out During Pendency Of Appeal When A Court Has Already Found Them Guilty?: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday continued the hearing in the plea filed by real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, seeking suspension of their seven-year jail terms in the evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997.During the course of the hearing, the Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad stressed that the instant case related...

'Greatest Agony Of Parent Is To Lose Child During Lifetime': Karnataka HC Enhances Compensation For Death Of 2Yrs Old In Motor Accident

Observing that the amount awarded to the parents is the compensation for loss of love, affection, care and companionship of the deceased child, the Karnataka High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) to a couple who lost their 2-year old daughter in an accident. Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar modified the order dated August...

Borrower Can't Claim Loan Moratorium As A Right Based On RBI's Circular Of March 2020 : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside the directionsissued to Reserve Bank of India by a single judge bench of the High Court directing it to monitor the implementation of Covid-19 package announced on March 27, 20202, by which RBI had allowed Banks to declare a three-month moratorium on all term loans, outstanding as on March 1, 2020.The High Court also held that the RBI's circular...

Restriction On Fishing Under Rule 17(7) Of TN Marine Fishing Regulation Rules Not Illegal Or Discriminatory: Madras High Court

A plea filed by Poompuhar Traditional Fishermen challenging Rule 17(7) of the amended Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Rules, 1983, was dismissed by Madras High Court. The first bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu observed that the restrictions imposed on the use of fishing gear, especially the ban on fishing by pair trawling or...

'Funds Released To Dead Persons': Calcutta HC Directs Conduct Of Enquiry Within 3 Months Into Alleged Misappropriation Of Govt Scheme Funds

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas to conduct an enquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme and pass a reasoned order within a period of 3 months. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was adjudicating upon a Public Interest...

Rajasthan High Court Stays Constructions Within 1 Km Of Kumbhalgarh Forest Reserve

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed all construction activities being undertaken within a distance of 1000 meters from the boundary of the Kumbhalgarh Forest Reserve.The bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani has also clarified that the Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism and District Collector, Rajsamand and Pali shall be personally responsible for...