Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Haryana State's Law On 75% Job Quota For Locals In Pvt Sector

A Writ petition challenging the vires of the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020 has been moved by the Faridabad Industries Association (FIA) before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.It may be noted that the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020, which was notified on November 6, 2021, seeks to provide 75 percent reservation for local candidates in...

'No Legal Evidence': Gauhati High Court Quashes Proceedings Against MP Subramanian Swamy In 2015 Hate Speech Case

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday quashed all orders pertaining to an alleged hate speech case registered against Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy at the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Karimganj in 2015. Justice Manish Choudhury passed the order in a petition filed by Swamy seeking to all quash all criminal proceedings connected with the case. The High Court on November...

"No Legal Right To An Award": Delhi HC Rejects CRPF Officer's Plea Challenging Denial Of Gallantry Award For Operation With Armed Naxals

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by a CRPF officer challenging the denial of grant of Police Medal for Gallantry Award for a 2019 operation between the force and armed Naxals. Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla dismissed the plea observing that the officer has no legal right to an award or a medal. "In the opinion of this Court, the Petitioner has only a right for consideration...

Alleged Corruption In Construction & Desilting Of Storm Water Drains: Madras HC Dismisses Plea For Constituting SIT To Prevent Misuse Of Public Funds

In a public interest litigation filed for instituting a special investigation team to prevent the criminal misuse of public funds for construction and desilting of drains in Chennai, Madras High Court has dismissed the same for want of clarity. A Division Bench of Justices T. Raja and D. Bharatha Chakravarty observed that the petitioner has not listed in the representation made to...

Can't Withhold Passport Application Merely On Account Of Pendency Of Govt Appeal Against Acquittal Order: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a person's application for issuance of a passport cannot be withheld merely on account of the pendency of a Government Appeal against acquittal order.The Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Vikram D. Chauhan further clarified that so long as the order of acquittal (in connection with a criminal case) remains, the petitioner's...

Headload Workers Act A Relic Of The Past : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court while hearing a matter of a firm seeking police protection for its staff from the obstruction caused by headload workers in loading and unloading the goods, remarked that the Kerala Headload Workers Act should ideally not be in force in these modern times. During the proceedings, Justice Devan Ramachandran orally remarked that the practice of headload work should have...

Aryan Shahrukh Khan Approaches Bombay High Court For Modification Of Bail Condition

Aryan Shahrukh Khan has approached the Bombay High Court for modification of his bail condition to appear before the Narcotics Control Bureau every Friday between 11am to 2pm.Khan's plea states that his bail condition could be relaxed since the Cruise Ship Drugs Case is transferred to a Special Investigations Team set up by the NCB in Delhi.He has cited difficulties faced by him due to the...

"Not A Tinge Of Remorse Or Apology": Delhi HC Pulls Up Man Seeking Setting Aside Of Sentence Awarded To Him For Contempt In Matrimonial Case

Coming down heavily on a man who was sentenced to three months simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000 for wilful disobedience of repeated Court directions in a matrimonial dispute requiring him to pay maintenance to his wife, the Delhi High Court rejected his plea seeking setting aside of the punishment. Observing that there was not a tinge of remorse or apology in the application...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment In Plea Filed By BJP Leader To Hold Municipal Polls In State In One Phase

The Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved judgment in the plea moved by BJP Sate vice-president Pratap Banerjee seeking direction to the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold municipal polls in the State in one phase.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj had earlier sought response from the State government...

Patna High Court Starts Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings On YouTube

After Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa High Courts, now Patna High Court has become the fifth High Court in the Country to commence live streaming of Court proceedings on YouTube.Today, the division bench comprising Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Madhuresh Prasad live-streamed its proceedings.#Breaking: After Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Orissa High...

Court Convicts Man For Harbouring Shahrukh Pathan, Who Pointed Gun At Cop After He Absconded During Delhi Riots

A Delhi Court has convicted a man for harbouring Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the North East Delhi riots, after he had absconded. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat convicted one Kaleem Ahmed under sec. 216 of IPC after he had voluntarily pleaded guilty to the charge framed against him. Sec. 216 talks about harbouring an offender who has escaped...

Large Scale Food Adulteration: Madras High Court Issues Directions For Food Safety Commissioner To Spread Awareness And Take Swift Action

Madras High Court has underscored the aggravating consequences of food adulteration in the public domain while disposing off a writ petition questioning the order passed by the Designated Officer under The Food Safety And Standards Act, 2006. Despite the submission of respondent authorities asserting that they have been taking swift action, large scale adulteration is on the rise,...