Madras High Court Seeks State's Response In Plea Challenging Recruitment Of Only Hindus In HR&CE Educational Institutions

The Madras High Court on Friday sought State government's response in a plea questioning the appointment of only Hindus to teaching as well as non-teaching posts at educational institutions run by the Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE). The petition had been filed by one A. Suhail who had applied for the post of office assistant at the Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar...

'Offence U/S 171H IPC Can Only Be Done By A Person Other Than Election Candidate': Karnataka HC Sets Aside Case Against BJP Leader Karunakarareddy

The Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside the criminal case registered against BJP leader, Karunakarareddy for conducting an election program and holding a public meeting in 2018, within the premises of Chowdeshwari Temple without written permission from the Election Commission.Karunakarareddy was the BJP Assembly Candidate from Harapanahalli Taluk, Davanagere. A single bench...

Foreign Medical Graduates Who Interned In Country Of Study Not Required To Undergo Another Internship In State: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a medical graduate from a foreign university who has fulfilled all requisite qualifications as per the norms prevailing in that country to become eligible to be enrolled as a medical practitioner therein, need not undergo another internship in the State to be registered with the State Medical Council to practice Medicine in terms of the Travancore...

Hathras Gang Rape Case- Allahabad HC To Conclude Hearing On Quantum Of Damages To Victim's Family On Nov 25, 26

The Allahabad High Court on Friday 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 and murder victim.This order by the Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh came after the Assistant Solicitor General, in pursuance of the Court's September 24 order, submitted...

Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar's Bail Plea

A Delhi Court on Saturday reserved order on the bail application filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal will now be pronouncing the order on October 30. The Court had sent Thapar to judicial custody after an application was filed on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate.An ECIR was registered against...

Courts Have To Be Circumspect While Allowing Foreign Travel During Pendency Of Criminal Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week observed that Courts have to be 'even more circumspect' while granting permission to a person to travel abroad during the pendency of a criminal case against him/her.The Bench of Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul, however, did underscore that the right of a person to travel admittedly cannot be curtailed."However, if the person is seeking to travel that...

Menace Of Encroachments On Public Properties Creating Obstructions To Planned Development Of Nation: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the menace of encroachments on public properties are creeping up day-by-day and creating obstructions to the planned development of the nation. The Bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Ashok Kumar Verma observed thus while dealing with a plea filed by one Gurmukh Singh, accused of encroaching upon a common property under...

Delhi Court Asks Police Why Compensation Be Not Given To Man Threatened With Arrest Sans Registration Of FIR

A Delhi Court has sought response of the Delhi Police as to why appropriate proceedings should not be initiated against it for compensating a man who was threatened with arrest without registration of an FIR against him. Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Chaudhary brought the facts into the notice of DCP, North-East for the purpose of intimation and taking appropriate action for...

Anand Teltumbde's Letters Alleged Planting Of Evidence On Computer, Had Objectionable Contents, Hence Withheld : NIA

Taloja Prison officials only restricted "objectionable" and "incriminating" letters written by Professor Anand Teltumbde and activist Vernon Gonsalves as it was "hampering the trial" and material against them in the Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad Case, the National Investigating Agency has said. The NIA's reply responds to their wives' - Rama Teltumbde and Susan Abraham's - plea...

World Bank Not A Govt Agency Within Article 12 Of Constitution: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the World Bank is not a 'Government agency' for the purposes of Article 12 of the Constitution, which defines "State" and "other authorities". A Division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh observed that to be a government agency, a body must be under "pervasive and actual control" of the Government of India. It also observed that...

Can't Transfer Cases Based on False Allegations, Will Affect Judge's Morale: Mumbai Court In Order Refusing Kangana Ranaut Relief in Javed Akhtar's Defamation Case- Read Order

Merely because a judge proceeds with a case by following the law, doesn't mean he is biased against the accused, the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrates court at Mumbai observed while rejecting actor Kangana Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by Javed Akhtar out of the 10th Andheri court. Ranaut had approached the CMM court alleging that the Magistrate in...

Document Leakage Case- Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga, Sub Inspector Abhishek Tiwari

The Delhi High has denied bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga and Sub Inspector Abhishek Tiwari in connection with the allegations of leaking sensitive documents in the ongoing investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, thereby subverting investigation.Justice Yogesh Khanna, while passing a common order, said that since...