'No Right To Get Salary': Calcutta HC Orders State Gov To Stop Payment Of Salary To Illegally Appointed 'Group-D' Non-Teaching Staff

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salary to the 25 appointees of Group-D' (non-teaching staff) who had been allegedly been appointed after the expiration of the panel prepared for giving appointments to the post of Group-D in the Education Department. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of...

"Will Lead To Anarchy If Permitted": Delhi HC Sentences Man For Three Months For Wilful Disobedience Of Repeated Court Directions In Matrimonial Dispute

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sentenced a man to simple imprisonment for a period of three months including imposition of a fine of Rs. 2000 for wilful disobedience of repeated Court directions in a matrimonial dispute requiring him to pay maintenance to his wife. Observing that the actions or omissions of the husband in choosing to show complete disregard to the orders of the Court cannot...

New Excise Policy Not Consistent With Its Proposed Goal Of Avoiding Syndication Of Distributors: Petitioner Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday commenced hearing a batch of petitions challenging Delhi Government's New Excise Policy 2021-22.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today heard Advocate Parag P Tripathi representing a wholesale licensee Anita Choudhary.Choudhary has primarily opposed one of the clauses under the new policy which provides that such...

Feasibility Study Of Establishing Ropeways At Hill Temples Underway: TN Govt Tells Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has disposed off a public interest litigation pertaining to the introduction of rope car carriages in some hill temples across the state of Tamil Nadu.The Division bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu took on record the assurance given by Advocate General R Shanmuga Sundaram that State Government has taken steps...

"Marked Improvement In Last Few Months": Court Appreciates Coordination Between Police & Prosecution In Investigating Delhi Riots Cases

A Delhi Court has appreciated the coordination between the Delhi Police officials as well as the prosecution in investigating the cases concerning the North East Delhi riots, remarking that there has been a marked improvement in the last few months. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat lauded the effective supervision of concerned DCP and said:"I must state that investigation in the...

"If The Engineers Do Not Know How to Maintain the Roads, They Should Just Resign": Kerala HC Reprimands Authorities For Improper Maintenance Of Roads

The Kerala High Court on Thursday pulled up the concerned authorities in charge of construction and maintenance of roads as complaints of faulty roads have been pouring in since the onset of rains in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran was visibly enraged particularly since the Bench had given specific directions on this regard in October 2019. It noted how tragic the situation was for...

Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, Poonam Pandey And Others In Porn Videos Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail applications of six people including Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, and Poonam Pandey in a 2020 porn videos case. Justice Nitin Sambre however granted the accused four weeks to approach the Supreme Court. The other three accused whose anticipatory bail applications were rejected include Suvojit Chaudhari, Umesh Kamat,...

Ensure Param Bir Singh's Presence, Inquiry Commission Tells His Lawyer

The Chandiwal judicial committee constituted to probe ex- Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh's allegations against NCP leader Anil Deshmukh warned Singh to appear before it. "The bailable warrant is still in force. Ensure the presence of Param Bir Singh before the commission or then the police will be directed to execute the warrant," Justice KU Chandiwal told...

Sexual Assault Survivor Allegedly Denied Admission In Govt School: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response

A helpless mother has approached the Kerala High Court on Thursday alleging that her daughter, a survivor of sexual harassment, is being denied admission to a Government School. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the respondent School. The petitioner is the mother of a...

Is 'Denial Of Sex' Sufficient Cause To Condone 1Yr Waiting Period For Filing Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act? Delhi High Court To Examine

The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether denial of sex by married parties to each other itself is sufficient to cause 'exceptional hardship' under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, so as to waive off the one year waiting period for filing a divorce petition. Observing that the issue needs consideration, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh appointed Senior...

Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant

"Lawyers are not only professionals whose sole purpose is to represent their client. Instead, their role is that of social engineers", said Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant addressing a gathering of law students. The judge also quoted former President and teacher Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's statement, 'Books are your true companion' and stated that a library is the only place where there...

Rejection Of Muslim Women's Candidature For Hijab Clad Photos: Calcutta HC Makes Result Of WB Police Recruitment Process Subject To Its Orders

Following rejection of candidatures of several Muslim women from the West Bengal Police Recruitment process for annexing hijab (headscarf) clad photographs in their application forms, the Calcutta High Court on Monday made it clear that the recruitment process will be subject to its orders in the petition filed by aggrieved candidates."The petitioners question the rejection of their...