Marriage Permissible Only Between Biological Man & Woman; Navtej Johar Case Doesn't Recognize Same-Sex Marriage: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has listed a batch of pleas seeking recognition and registration of same-sex marriages under the law for final hearing on November 30. The bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has meanwhile granted time to all the parties to complete their pleadings.The Bench was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by Abhijit Iyer Mitra, Vaibhav Jain, Dr Kavita...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Voting Rights For Nurses Registered With Delhi Nursing Council

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL filed by Indian Professional Nurses Association, an NGO, seeking voting rights to all nurses registered with Delhi Nursing Council for the purpose of electing it's office bearers and executive committee. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has kept the matter for hearing on December 13. The Bench...

Pollution In Doodh Ganga & Mamath Kull Of Jammu & Kashmir; NGT Constitutes Five Member Committee To Ascertain Water Quality

Recently, the Principal Bench Of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at New Delhi has taken note of the pollution crisis in Doodh Ganga and Mamath Kull, both tributaries of River Jhelum in Jammu & Kashmir. After examining the petitioner's grievances, NGT was convinced that there are prima facie violations of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 in terms of these two...

Maintenance Amount Awarded By Family Court Must Be Realistic & Reasonable; Order Should Be Clear & Reasoned: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that maintenance amount awarded by the Family Court must be realistic and reasonable and that the order passer by such Courts must be clear and well reasoned- indicative of the facts, controversy and reasoning of it's conclusion.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also observed that the objective of granting interim or permanent maintenance to a...

Right To Education: Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Relief Against State's Decision To Not Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Pre-School Admissions

The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Saturday granted interim relief against the State's decision to not reserve 25% seats for admission of students from the weaker sections in pre-schools.Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava observed that the State cannot come in the way of performance of statutory obligation by the schools provided under the Right of Children to Free and...

'Dismal State Of Affairs': Delhi High Court On Lack Of VC Hearing Infra At Central Govt Industrial Tribunal

The Delhi High Court has once again expressed its dismay over the lack of infrastructure to conduct virtual hearings at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal.Observing that the status report filed by the Centre depicted a "dismal state of affairs" at the Tribunal, Justice Pratibha Singh said:"Till date, the Cisco Webex licences and the high speed internet connection does not appear to...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 18, 2021 To October 24, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Hathras Gang Rape Case- Allahabad HC To Conclude Hearing On Quantum Of Damages To Victim's Family On Nov 25, 26 [Suo-Moto Inre: Right To Decent & Dignified Last Rites/Cremation] The High Court fixed November 25 as the date on which it would conclude hearing on the question of quantum of compensation to be given to the family of the Hathras gangrape...

NCB Officer Sameer Wankhede Urges Mumbai Police Commissioner To Ensure No Precipitate Legal Action Over Aryan Khan Case Extortion Allegations

Hours after a witness's explosive affidavit alleging fabrication and an extortion bid in the cruise liner drug case involving Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, NCB Mumbai's Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede wrote to Mumbai Police Commissioner requesting that no precipitate legal action is carried out to frame him falsely with ulterior motives in relation to alleged vigilance issue in the...

Cross Challenges U/S. 34 Of Arbitration Act- Delhi HC Advises Registry To Devise System To Ensure Listing Before Same Bench

In order to avoid confusion, the Delhi High Court has advised it's Registry to devise of system to maintain records of the cross challenges to awards under sec. 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act so as to ensure that they are listed before the same bench. Observing that the cross challenges to awards were being put up by the Registry before different Benches, Justice C Hari Shankar...

S. 311 CrPC- Party Seeking Expert's Attendance Needs To Plead With Accuracy & Precision Why He/She Must Be Summoned: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) recently ruled that a party seeking a scientific expert's attendance under Section 311 of CrPC needs to plead with accuracy and precision as to why the expert witness must be summoned before the court. This assertion came from the Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Pranay Verma as it stressed that for invoking power under Section 311...

Aryan Khan Case - Witness's Affidavit With Extortion Allegations Forwarded To NCB Director General For Necessary Action : DDG

The affidavit of Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the cruise ship drug case involving Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, containing startling allegations of extortion plans and payoffs, has been forwarded to the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau, informed the Deputy Director General of NCB Mumbai.A press release issued by Mutha Ashok Jain IPS, NCB DDG, also...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Paternal Grandparent's Habeas Corpus Plea Seeking Child's Custody From Her Maternal Grandfather

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition of paternal grandparents, seeking the custody of a minor girl child aged about 3 years, from her maternal grandfather.Justice Y.K Srivastava observed that the facts do not indicate that the custody of the minor with her maternal grandfather can in any manner be said to amount to illegal and improper detention....