Paying ₹450 Per Month Is 'Forced Labour' & Violation Of Article 23: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Pay Minimum Wages To A IV Class Employee

The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Government for paying Rs. 450 per month as wages to a Class-IV post since his initial engagement in 2001, which is less than the minimum wages as prescribed in the State. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia observed that it was beyond comprehension as to how the state government could exploit a Class-IV employee by...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State & Municipal Corporation To File Compliance Report on Road Safety Policy, 2015

The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the State and Gwalior Municipal Corporation [GMC] to submit a compliance report to the Madhya Pradesh State Road Safety Policy, 2015.A Division Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Deepak Kumar Agarwal was hearing a petition alleging failure to maintaining and leveling the roads with a lack of adequately lighting of the public streets...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Local Court Sends Union Minister's Son Ashish Misra To Three-Day Police Custody

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra 'Teni's son and prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence incident, Ashish Misra has been sent to Three-day police remand with conditions by a Lakhimpur court.On Sunday, he was sent to 14-day judicial custody following his arrest by the UP Police on Saturday at around 11 PM.Today, the Uttar Pradesh police had filed an application before a...

"Inaction Being Defended By Lame Excuses": Allahabad HC 'Dissatisfied' With UP Govt On 'Serious' Issues Related To Courts Functioning In UP

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court last week expressed its dissatisfaction over the manner in which the officers of the State are progressing on the serious issues pertaining to the functioning of the Courts in the State of U.P. A Seven-judge bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Naheed Ara Moonis, Justice...

[S.197 CrPC] State Sanction Not Required To Prosecute Policemen For Their 'Illegal Acts': Kerala High Court

"Sanction contemplated under Section 197 is not intended to safeguard illegal acts," the Court added.

Uthra Murder Case: Kerala Sessions Court Finds Accused Husband Guilty For Inducing Fatal Snakebite

In a much-awaited move, a Kerala court on Monday convicted Sooraj S Kumar for murdering his wife by getting her bitten by a venomous snake with an intention to kill her. The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court, presided by Justice Manoj M, pronounced its verdict in a one of its kind murder case where the husband threw a starving cobra on his wife while she was asleep to induce her...

Kerala High Court Orders Police Protection To Transport Contractor After NFSA Godown Workers Illegally Obstruct Ration Distribution

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted police protection to a transportation contractor and his employees in a plea where he alleged that certain NFSA godown workers illegally obstructed the distribution of ration articles in Cheriyanadu.Justice Devan Ramachandran passed an interim order directing the Chengannur Station House Officer to provide protection to the petitioner amid...

Justice Yashwant Varma & Justice Chandra Dhari Singh Sworn In As Judges Of Delhi High Court

Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court on Monday.Chief Justice DN Patel administered the oath for both the newly appointed Judges. The Central Government had, earlier this month, notified the transfer of 15 High Court judges, including the two.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Yashwant Varma were earlier serving as judges of...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 4, 2021 To October 10, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Magistrate Meeting BJP Leader In Chamber No Ground To Transfer Case: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Transfer Plea [Himanshu Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh] The High Court rejected a plea to transfer a case to another court on the ground that the Magistrate presently hearing the case had met a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader in his chamber. Justice...

"Don't Register Multiple Cases On Same Allegations": Telangana HC Directs DGP In Case Of Journalist-Youtuber Facing 35 FIRs

The Telangana High Court last week directed the Telangana State's Director General of Police to refrain from registering multiple FIRs on the same allegations against a Journalist-YouTuber facing multiple FIRs on allegations of using abusive and derogatory language against the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, and his relatives.The bench of Justice K. Lakshman was hearing...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt Response On Ongoing Police Service Recruitment Process/Stage In Suo Moto Case

The Allahabad High Court recently asked the Uttar Pradesh government as to whether any recruitment in the police services is under process in the state of Uttar Pradesh and if there is any such ongoing process, then to submit the details regarding the stage of that process.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Piyush Agrawal was hearing a writ plea registered...

Proposed Scheme Of Compensation/Social Security For Doctors/Frontline Health Workers Handling COVID: Gauhati HC Seeks Assam Govt Response

The Gauhati High Court has sought a response from the Assam State Government regarding its proposed scheme for providing compensation and social security to doctors and other frontline health workers who are exposed to serious risks while discharging their professional duties especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Bench of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh was hearing a bunch of pleas (including...