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Plea Alleges Prejudiced Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Complaints Against College Professor: Kerala High Court Issues Notice
The Kerala High Court has recently issued notice to the concerned authorities at the Sree Narayana Guru College in a petition alleging biased investigation into sexual harassment allegations levelled by several students against a professor.Through an interim order, Justice Amit Rawal also stayed the report of the Internal Compliance Committee constituted to investigate the allegations, to...
Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Sahil Khan In Abetment To Suicide Case
The Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan in an abetment to suicide and defamation case.The Oshiwara police booked Khan on September 16 on a complaint by Manoj Patil, an award winning bodybuilder, for allegedly instigating him to attempt suicide and defaming him.On Tuesday, Justice Nitin Sambre confirmed the interim protection granted...
"Children Are Dying": Delhi High Court Raps Centre Over Non-Utilization Of Unspent Budget, Allocated To Rare Diseases Fund
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rapped the Central Government for not utilizing the unspent budget, which was allocated for people suffering from rare diseases, for the last three years. Expressing unhappiness over the response filed by the Centre, Justice Rekha Palli directed Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma to come back with concrete reasons and justifications."Though an affidavit...
Nawab Malik Prima Facie Breached Undertaking To Not Make Statements Against Sameer Wankhede Family : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that State Cabinet Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik had prima facie "wilfully breached" his undertaking to the court, not to make any statements against Dnyandeo Wankhede and his family, including NCB officer Sameer Wankhede.A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav sought an explanation from Malik in the form of an affidavit...
Madras High Court Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Challenging AIADMK Intra-Party Elections
The Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a writ petition challenging the legality of intra-party elections to the post of Coordinator and Joint Coordinator of AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), that took place yesterday. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu was hearing the plea filed by J. Jayachandran, who claims...
Place On Record Procedure To Be Followed For Conducting Fresh Trials For World Championship: Delhi High Court Directs BFI In Arundhati Choudhary's Plea
Hearing a plea of boxer Arundhati Choudhary who has challenged the decision of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) of not selecting her for the upcoming Women's World Boxing Championships, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Federation to place on record the procedure to be followed for conducting fresh trials for the championship which now stands postponed to May next year amid...
Delhi Court Dismisses 30-Year-Old Civil Suit Filed For Recovery Of ₹13K As Damages
A Delhi Court recently dismisses a 30-year-old civil suit filed seeking recovery of Rs. 13,000/- as damages for use and occupation of the premises, over which there was a dispute between the plaintiff and defendant. Pronouncing the Judgment on November 9, the Additional Senior Civil Judge Ajay Kumar Malik noted that the case was adjourned for lack of evidence and the plaintiff did not...
High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Report Over Functioning Of Illegally Constructed Temple On Public Land In Defence Colony Area
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police to submit a report regarding the functioning of an alleged illegally constructed temple on a public land in city's Defence Colony area. Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a plea moved by one Viraht Saini being aggrieved by the alleged encroachment present in front of his private property, thereby seeking its removal. The plea stated...
Dispute Agreed To Be Resolved By Authority Other Than Arbitrator Becomes Arbitrable If Such Authority Fails To Take A Decision: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that if a dispute is to be adjudicated upon by an authority other than the Arbitrator as per the agreement between the parties, but the said Authority fails to/ refuses to take a decision, then such dispute would become arbitrable. While partly allowing an appeal, the Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice C.S Sudha elaborately examined...
Mumbai Based Doctor To Sponsor Dalit Girl's Studies Who Secured Admission In IIT BHU Following Allahabad HC's Intervention
A Mumbai-based doctor on Monday came forward to sponsor the studies of a Dalit girl student who secured admission to IIT BHU following Allahabad High Court's intervention last week.Essentially, filing an application for intervention, Dr.Sonal Chauhan [working as Consultant MD, DMRE, MBBS at Wadia Children Hospital, Mumbai] submitted before the Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, that she...
Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Sameet Thakkar In Thane FIR
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Nashik resident Sameet Thakkar in connection with an FIR in Thane for his alleged defamatory tweet against Maharashtra cabinet ministers and NCP leaders Nawab Malik and Jitendra Awhad.While Justice Nitin Sambre was of the view that Thakkar's custody was not required, the court admonished him for his tweets and sought an undertaking...