Writ Petition By Gram Panchayat For Protection Of Public Property Is Maintainable: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a Gram Panchayat in furtherance of its objective of protection of a public property is maintainable. Justice M Nagaprasanna relied on the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Village Panchayat, Calangute v. Director of Panchayat, wherein the Apex Court...

Thalassery A Hub Of Political Rivalry, Trial Will Take Time: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Ten Accused In Post Poll Violence Murder

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to ten CPI(M) workers allegedly involved in the Thalassery post-poll violence which culminated in the death of one and injury of another Indian Union Muslim League worker. Justice K Haripal while releasing all the accused on bail proclaimed that Thalassery being a hub of political rivalry and clashes, a huge number of sessions cases are pending in...

'Petitioner Is Personally Interested, PIL Not Maintainable': AG Kishore Datta Argues Before Calcutta High Court In Case Against Mukul Roy

The Calcutta High Court on Monday heard extensive arguments from Advocate General Kishore Datta representing the State of West Bengal in the plea moved by BJP MLA Ambika Roy challenging the appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker...

Sentencing On The Same Day As Conviction Denies An Effective Hearing: MP HC Commutes Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment

While commuting the death sentence awarded to a man to life imprisonment, the Madhya Pradesh High Court referred to the jurisprudence laid down in Bachan Singh to observe that the accused was denied an effective hearing. A Division Bench of Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava noted that no sufficient opportunity was given to the accused-appellant for placing...

National Lok Adalat Organised By WB State Legal Services Authority: 24,702 Cases Settled Including A Trademark Infringement Suit Of Rs 1300 Crores

The State of West Bengal organised the National Lok Adalat on September 11, 2021 under the aegis of the State Legal Services Authority, West Bengal and the National Legal Services Authority. A total number of 229 benches were constituted in the State for amicable settlement of disputes in the Lok Adalat.38,795 pre-litigation matters were taken up in the Lok Adalat out of which 10,600 matters...

'Bar Under Article 329 of Constitution': ECI Objects To Maintainability Of Plea In Calcutta HC Against Bhowanipore Bye-Election

The Election Commission of India (ECI) raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prioritize the bye-elections of Bhowanipore Assembly Constituency from where the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is set to contest on September 30. The petition moved...

Sterlite Protests- 'State Must Be Seen To Be With The Families, Not An Adversary': Madras HC Orders State To Provide Compensation, Assistance To Victims and Their Kin

The Madras High Court on Monday issued a host of directions to the State government for the rehabilitation of the victims and their families of the 2018 incident of police firing that had followed the Sterlite Protests (May 28, 2021) in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People's Watch seeking disclosure of...

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Bill To Exempt Medical Admissions From NEET

The Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly today passed a bill to which seeks to 'dispense' with the requirement to qualify National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) for getting admission to medical seats. Importantly, the Chief Minister, while introducing the bill in the assembly said that since admissions to medical education courses are traceable to entry 25 of List III, Schedule...

Anand Teltumbde Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Stringent Bail Conditions & 'Vague Terminology' In UAPA

In a significant challenge, Professor Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad Caste Violence Case, has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court to quash the terminology "and all its formations and front organizations" attached to the banned CPI (Maoist) in the first schedule of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He claims that the "vagueness" of...

Necessary To Preserve Nizamuddin Markaz Premises In View Of Cross Border Implications: Centre Tells Delhi High Court In Plea For Reopening

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that it is necessary to preserve the premises of Nizamuddin Markaz, which has been locked since March 31 last year, as the case involves cross border implications and diplomatic relations with other countries.Public entry was banned at the Nizamuddin Markaz in the aftermath of Tablighi Jamaat members testing positive for Covid-19 last...

Bombay High Court Inquires About Adequacy Of Steps Taken To Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons; Directs State To File A Better Affidavit

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a "better affidavit" regarding the steps to vaccinate mentally-ill homeless wanderers against Covid-19, instead of merely stating the number of inmates vaccinated in psychiatric institutions. In an affidavit filed in July, the state government submitted that around 20,930 homeless persons were identified in July...

'They Resided Together Only For Two Days': P&H HC Condones Mandatory Period Of 1Yr For Filing Divorce Petition; Dissolves Marriage Of 'Young Couple'

Last month, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted a divorce decree to a couple who had stayed together only for two days after they had gotten married.A Division Bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Archana Puri went on to allow the application filed by the couple under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act wherein they had prayed that mandatory period of one year before filing the...