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Consider Early Re-Testing Of COVID-19 Positive International Travellers: High Court Tells Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it expects the Delhi Government to consider expeditiously the issue of early re-testing of international travellers who are testing COVID 19 positive in case there are no guidelines framed by the Central Government in this regard. Justice Rekha Palli was dealing with a petition filed by a mother whose son, an 18 years old student returned from the UK,...
Dishonor Of Cheque Due To Incomplete Signature Would Constitute An Offence U/S 138 Of NI Act: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the dishonor of a cheque for the reason that there were incomplete signatures appearing on the cheque, constitutes an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.This assertion came from the bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar, which was dealing with a plea filed by Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat and another challenging the complaint...
WB Post Poll Violence: ASG Seeks Retraction Of ToI Report Stating That CBI Found No Evidence In 21 Rape Cases
Additional Solicitor General for the Calcutta High Court YJ Dastoor has written a letter to the Editor of the Times of India, seeking retraction of its news report claiming that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had found no evidence in 21 rape cases filed in the aftermath of post-poll violence in West Bengal.He referred to the print and web version of a Times of India report...
Covid Third Wave: Karnataka HC Issues Revised SOP; Principal Bench At Bengaluru To Function In Virtual Mode Till Jan 14
As per a revised standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the Karnataka High Court, all cases at the Principal Bench at Bengaluru, will be heard through Virtual Mode till January 14. While at the benches in Dharwad and Kalaburagi, all the cases shall be heard by hybrid mode. The SOP is issued in view of the rising number of cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19. It states...
'Prayers Omnibus In Nature': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Alleged Corruption In Madarsas
The Allahabad High Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a farmer to point out corruption in the appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff in certain Madarsas as the Court noted that the plea contained omnibus prayers. "...it is apparent that the prayers, instead of being specific, are omnibus in nature. The prayer to issue such directions...
WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta High Court Seeks Reasons For Exclusion Of Howrah Municipal Corporation From Election Schedule
The Calcutta High Court has sought response from the West Bengal government as well as the State Election Commission as to why Howrah Municipal Corporation has been excluded from the election schedule notified on December 28, 2021.It was only last month that the State Election Commission, represented by Senior Advocate Jayanta Mitra, had informed a Bench comprising Chief Justice...
Mental Cruelty: Delhi HC Dissolves Marriage On Ground That Husband Treated Wife As 'Overseas Wife' For Temporary Companionship
The Delhi High Court on Monday dissolved marriage between a couple on the ground of cruelty, observing that the husband treated the wife as his 'overseas wife', only to use her as a temporary companion and that their marital bond was beyond repair. Observing that continuation of such a matrimonial bond is sufficient to cause immense mental cruelty to the wife, Justice Vipin Sanghi and...
COVID Omicron: Rajasthan High Court To Have Only Virtual Hearings From January 5 To January 14
Considering the instant surge in Covid-19 cases and the spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant during the last couple of weeks and the preventive measures adopted by the State Government, the Rajasthan High Court has decided to have only virtual hearings from January 5, to 14, 2022.This decision has been taken for the safety and security of all concerned, a notification issued in...
Karnataka High Court Directs Govt To Immediately Start Construction Of Organ Transplantation Institute In Bengaluru
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to immediately start construction of Gastroenterology Science & Organ Transplantation Institute in Bengaluru and complete the same in a time bound manner. It will be the first hospital only for organ transplant in the country. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed...
'Madras University Losing Its Reputation Rapidly, Erring Officials Must Be Dismissed From Service': High Court
The Madras High Court recently expressed its dismay over the rapidly declining reputation of the Madras University, and observed that disciplinary proceedings must be instituted against errant officials for not maintaining absolute integrity and devotion to duty.The remarks were made by a division bench of Justice S. Vaidyanathan and Justice A.A. Nakkiran after it noted irregularity in...