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Delhi High Court Vacation Bench To Hear Extremely Urgent Cases On 27th, 29th And 31st December
The vacation bench of the Delhi High Court will hear only extremely urgent cases on 27th, 29th and 31st of December, 2021. Vacation bench will be constituted by Chief Justice DN Patel. The public notice issued in this regard states that during the ensuing winter vacations, only extremely urgent matters shall be entertained for listing through the designated mentioning link, already in use....
Interesting Observations In Kerala High Court's Judgment Upholding PM's Photo On Vaccination Certificate
The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed the petition that had sought for removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph from the Covid-19 vaccination certificates. There were two prayers in the plea: (i) to declare that affixing the photograph of the Prime Minister of India in the COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate of the petitioner is an infringement of his fundamental right. (ii)...
"Failure On Wife's Part To Disclose Her Mental Disorder Before Her Marriage Constituted Fraud On Husband": Delhi HC Annuls Marriage After 16 Yrs
The Delhi High Court on Friday annulled marriage between a husband and wife after 16 years observing that the failure on wife's part to disclose her mental disorder before her marriage with the husband constituted a fraud perpetrated upon him.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with an appeal filed by the husband challenging a Family Court order wherein his petition...
"Avoid Large Congregations, Show Restraint, Be Responsible": Delhi HC Disposes Plea Challenging Ban On Religious Gatherings On Christmas, New Year
Appealing to the people to avoid large congregations and show restraint in light of the increasing number of COVID 19 cases, the Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of the plea challenging the orders of Delhi Government imposing a complete ban on religious gatherings during Christmas and New Year at religious places of worship."We appeal to the people to avoid large congregations in the light...
"Frightening State Of Affairs, Hundreds Of People Can Die In Stampede": Delhi High Court Concerned On Overcrowding In Sarojini Nagar Market
"The state of affairs is such that covid or no covid, what we saw it's frightening. There could be a stampede. There could be hundreds of deaths," remarked the Delhi High Court on Friday expressing it's concern on overcrowding of thousands of people in the Sarojini Nagar market. Taking note of the photographs and videos shown of the people recently witnessed shopping in the market in...
Transparency Must In Management Of Educational Institutions Run By Charitable, Religious Organizations: Allahabad High Court
While dealing with a plea that alleged that the affairs of the Lucknow Christian College, Lucknow are wholly mismanaged, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the affairs of the educational institutions, particularly, run by the charitable/religious organizations, such as the church and the society, should be conducted in a proper and transparent manner.Essentially, the Bench of...
PIL Moved In Gauhati High Court Seeking Independent Probe Into Assam Police's Alleged Fake Encounters
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Gauhati High Court seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounters of the Assam Police. The Plea has been moved by a Delhi-based Lawyer- Arif Jwadder has sought a probe by an independent agency like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Special Investigation Team (SIT), or any other police team from another...
Pharmacy Council Of India Moves Supreme Court Against Chhattisgarh HC Order Granting Interim Relief To Pharmacy Institutions
The Pharmacy Council of India, within a week of the judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court granting Interim Relief to Pharmacy Colleges, has moved a Special Leave Plea before the Supreme Court.It may be noted that the Chhattisgarh High Court last week granted interim relief to a batch of colleges who had approached it challenging the 5-year moratorium/ ban imposed by the Government of...
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On Plea To Quash FIR Filed Over Alleged Religious Conversion Conspiracy
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition filed seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) registered over the allegation against the applicants alleging that they are involved in a conspiracy to forcefully convert the religion of people.The Bench of Justice Ilesh J. Vora was hearing the FIR quashing plea filed by the petitioners...
"All Good In Paperwork, Nothing On Ground, No Supervision": Delhi High Court Calls For Task Forces To Control Mosquito Infestation
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed all the city local bodies, including the three municipal corporations and Delhi Cantonment Board, to constitute their task forces in order to monitor and control the menace of mosquito infestation in the city. Expressing unhappiness over the inaction of the authorities on ground, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh directed that such task...
Karnataka High Court Permits KRDCL To Cut 18 Heritage Trees For Widening Of Bengaluru Roads
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted the Karnataka Road Development Corporation (KRDCL) to fell 18 heritage trees for widening of various roads around Bangalore. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said that, "So far as cutting of 18 trees is concerned we are of the considered view that we are not experts on whether trees...
9 Years In Custody; Trial Not Complete : Delhi High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused; Says Process Becoming Punishment
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man who was in custody for 9 years in an NDPS case observing that while drug trafficking must be deterred with stringent punishments, plight of the undertrials cannot be ignored. "Deprivation of personal liberty without the assurance of speedy trial contravenes the principles enshrined in our Constitution under Article 21, and is,...