'Ensure No Further Elephant Is Taken Into Custody Except For The Purpose Of Treatment': Madras High Court Directs State

The Madras High Court on Friday reiterated that the State must ensure that no further elephant is taken into captivity except for the purpose of treatment of such elephants if found unable to support itself in the wild. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu issued the directions on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by activist...

Rummy A Game Of Skill: Kerala High Court Lifts Ban On Online Rummy, Finds It Unconstitutional

The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed an amendment to a government notification issued under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 banning online rummy in the State, bringing huge relief to the online skill-gaming industry.Justice TR Ravi noted that the notification was arbitrary and violative of the right to trade and commerce guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution and...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [September 20, 2021 To September 26, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. "No Concrete Action Taken By Govt Officials To Control Noise Pollution Through Modified Silencers": Allahabad High Court [Noise Pollution Thru Modified Silencers (Suo Moto)(P.I.L.)] Dealing with the suo moto matter regarding Noise pollution through the modified silencers, the High Court remarked that the Government officials miserably failed in their duty...

Delhi Riots- High Court Grants Bail To One In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case, Denies Bail To Other

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to Mohd. Saleem Khan while denying it to Mohd. Ibrahim in connection with murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and causing head injuries to a DCP during the North-East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year. (FIR 60/2020 PS DayalPur). Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order after reserving it last month. The Court heard at...

Seat Of Arbitration Is Decided As Per Arbitration Agreement, Rules To Be Applied Only After Commencement Of Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the seat of arbitration is to be decided according to the arbitration agreement between the parties and that the Rules of Arbitration of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution shall come into play only after the arbitration commences before appropriate jurisdiction.In other words, the seat of arbitration, in cases where parties...

"Pending Litigation Cannot Become Subject Matter Of Private Correspondence By Litigant To Judge": Delhi HC Deprecates Act Of Sending Personal Email

Observing that a pending litigation cannot become subject matter of private correspondence by a litigant and a judge, the Delhi High Court has deprecated the act of a student sending personal email while highlighting the pendency of his case since last 8 years.Deprecating the act, Justice Prateek Jalan said:"There appears to be an attempt to pressurise or embarrass the Court, which is to...

Facebook Post Against Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man, Directs IO To Block Account

The Bombay High Court last week granted bail to one Abdul Rahim Abdul Gani Ghadiyali booked for making a 'disrespectful' Facebook post on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.The Court granted him protection from arrest noting the submission of APP that unless it is ascertained, whether it was a fake account of the applicant or not, it would not be appropriate to deny him the protection.The Bench of...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Union Govt On 'Unfortunate Condition' Of Dogs Retired From Various Central & State Services

Hearing two civil applications filed in the suo moto court proceedings initiated in the year 2016 taking into account the plight of a dog by the name ''Reno'', a labrador who worked in the Railway Protection force, the Bombay High Court last week issued notice to the Central Government.Filing two applications, the attention of the Court and the society, in general, was drawn to the...

"Further Custodial Detention Not Required": Gauhati HC Grants Bail To UAPA Accused Booked For Glorifying Tehreek-e-Taliban

The Gauhati High Court last week granted bail to one Maqbool Alam booked for praising and glorifying Tehreek-e-Taliban, i.e. a terrorist organization.Allegedly, Alam had posted a Facebook post in which he had shown his support towards Tehreek-e-Taliban, a terrorist organization that engaged in a war to throw out a democratically elected government in Afghanistan and also targeted Indian...

Delhi High Court Directs Police To Ensure No Encroachment By Any Miscreant On Temple, No Law And Order Issue In Area

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to ensure that no encroachment happens on a 'Mandir' a part of which was claimed to have been demolished overnight by the Municipal Corporation. Directing that the layout plan of the temple must be ensured to be protected, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also directed the Police to ensure that there is no law and order issue in the...

"Time Has Come For Shops To Reach Consumers' Doors": Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea Against WB Govt 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme

The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' (ration at doorstep) program holding that it does not appear that the Scheme contravenes any of the provisions of law and that Time has come for the shop to reach the doorstep of the consumers.The Bench of Justice Amrita Sinha was hearing a plea filed by some...

"Parliament Already Intervened": Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Declaration Of Talaq-ul-Sunnat As Unconstitutional

Observing that the Parliament had already intervened and enacted a law, the Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking declaration to declare the "assumed absolute discretion" of the Muslim husband to give divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) to his wife at any time without any reason or advance notice to her, as arbitrary, anti-shariat, discriminatory and unconstitutional.Justice Vipin Sanghi...