Randomness In Fixation Of Cut Off Age For Reservation Not Sufficient To Characterize It As Arbitrary: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that randomness in fixation of a cut off age for availing the benefit of reservation for a particular category is not sufficient to characterize it as an arbitrary or unreasonable decision. "The fixation of a cut off age does sometimes occasion hardship upon a particular category of applicants or candidates. Although there is some randomness in the fixation of...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To DMK MP T.R.V.S Ramesh, Murder Accused In Cashew Factory Worker's Death Case

Madras High Court has on Friday granted bail to murder accused T.R.V. S Ramesh, DMK MP from Cuddalore, upon satisfaction that a substantial portion of the police investigation has been already completed. Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, while granting bail, noted that the accused MP had voluntarily surrendered after the demise of his cashew nut factory employee, and that only the...

E-Copies Of Bail Orders Sufficient For Release; Certified Copies Not Necessary: Telangana High Court

Observing that the indefeasible fundamental right of an accused to bail is not sufficient in itself unless the bail order is furnished within reasonable time, Telangana High Court has dispensed with the requirement of certified copies of bail orders. The court has ruled that an order copy from the High Court's Website along with case details which are available in the...

[India Vs New Zealand T20] Jharkhand HC Dismisses PIL Filed Against Organising Ranchi Match With Full Audience Capacity

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed challenging the decision of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association to conduct a T-20 cricket match between India & New Zealand today with full capacity.The match is currently being played at JSCA Stadium, Dhurwa, Ranchi.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice...

'Constitutional Rights Cannot Be Sacrificed At The Altar Of Flimsy Explanations': Bombay High Court Seeks Inquiry, Orders Compensation To Man Illegally Detained In Custody

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to pay compensation to a man and urged an inquiry against errant police officers regarding the 28-year-old's detention in a police lockup despite a court order remanding him in judicial custody. "The constitutional and legal rights of a person cannot be sacrificed at the altar of such flimsy explanations," the bench...

Senior Advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia Appointed As The New Advocate General Of Punjab

Senior Advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia has been appointed as the new Advocate General of Punjab.This comes days after Senior Advocate Amar Preet Singh Deol resigned from the post of AG and his resignation was accepted by the Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi.A notification in this regard was issued today and which reads thus:"The Governor of Punjab in exercise of the...

Enforcement Directorate Agrees Before Kerala High Court To Trace Financial Trail Of Fake Antiquities Scam

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday informed the Kerala High Court that it will look into the financial trail of the alleged scam plotted by fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal. Justice Devan Ramachandran allowed impleadment of the Joint Director of the Enforcement Directorate as an additional respondent in the petition. Central Government Counsel Jaishankar Nair appeared for ED and...

Delhi Court Imposes 10K Cost On Frivolous Litigant Accusing Judge Of Threatening With Judicial Powers

A Delhi Court has imposed Rs. 10,000 cost on a litigant who had sought transfer of his case alleging bias against the presiding Judge. It was alleged that during the proceedings, the Judge threatened the Petitioner's counsel of showing his judicial powers.Finding the allegations to be baseless and the petition to be devoid of merits, District & Sessions Judge Girish Kathpalia dismissed...

Sabarimala Spot Booking Intended To Ensure Maximum Participation At Darshan, Cannot Be Confined To Two Days: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that the validity of seats registered for Sabarimala darshan through spot booking cannot be confined to 2 days as followed presently. A Division Bench comprising Justices Anil K. Narendran and P.G Ajithkumar emphasised that the very purpose of introducing spot booking centres was to enable devotees who did not have the required facilities for online...

Madras High Court Orders Status Quo On Construction Activities Near Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

The Madras High Court has ordered status quo in a PIL alleging illegal construction and quarrying near Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Singavaram. It has directed the authorities not to undertake any construction activities for the time being. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice M. Duraiswamy and Justice Satya Narayana Prasad also deemed it fit to list the matter before the special...

Disaster Management Act Statutorily Recognizes Apat Dharma, Overrides Other Laws During Disasters: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Disaster Management Act, 2005 provides statutory recognition to the principle of Apat Dharma and that in times of disasters, the Act will override other laws in times of disasters since it is intended to protect lives. Justice N Nagaresh observed that without the Act having such overriding power, all other rights liberties and freedoms will lose...

Mere Non Drawing Of Formal Decree Not Ground For Court To Dismiss Execution Of Compromise Deed: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere non-drawing of a formal decree, and objections which are raised later by the party to the compromise in order to resile from it, are no grounds which can be taken by the Executing Court to dismiss the execution of a Compromise Deed.Justice Pratibha M Singh also added that the mere act of not drawing a formal decree in respect of the settlement would...