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Frequent Elephant Attacks: Kerala High Court Directs Forest Department To Take Immediate Action
The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a Public Interest Litigation filed by Vettampara Pourasamithy alleging frequent elephant attacks in the Malayatoor Forest areas. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly has directed the Forest Department to file a statement and produce documents on action taken in the matter. "This is a serious situation, immediate...
Depression Can Be Classified As 'Serious Illness' In COVID's Context: Gujarat High Court
Depression can be classified as a serious illness, especially in the context of the COVID, observed the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday as it set aside the order and decision of a government college to cancel the registration and admission of a student as he failed to appear for the examination due to depression and suicidal thoughts. The Bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria...
Murder Case Against Gurmeet Singh: Justice Arvind Sangwan Of P&H High Court Recuses Himself From Hearing Transfer Plea
Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan of Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday recused himself from hearing the plea to transfer the murder trial against Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh pending before special CBI judge, Panchkula, noting that he appeared as a lawyer on behalf of Ranjit Singh (regarding whose murder trial, the petition was filed).Justice Sangwan has now directed that the case...
Rule Making Reevaluated Candidates Ineligible For Award Of Rank/Prizes Unconstitutional: Sikkim High Court
The High Court of Sikkim held that a Sikkim University regulation that made Reevaluated candidates ineligible for the award of Rank/prizes and medals is unconstitutional.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai and Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan court held that the provision violates Article 14 of the Constitution since it creates an impermissible classification between...
Supreme Court Asks Gujarat Govt. To Implement Common Guidelines For Parking Policy Under The Town Planning Act Or GDCR
In January 2020, the court had directed the State to frame a policy whereby commercial establishment parking facilities could be used in the nighttime by the residents upon payment of a fee.
Illegal Sale And Possession Of Diesel: Prosecution Not Maintainable Under EC Act In The Absence Of Notification Prohibiting It: J And K And L High Court
Essential Commodities Act- When No Notification Under Sec. 3 Prohibiting Illegal Sale And Possession Of Diesel Is Placed On Record, Petitioner Cannot Be Convicted Under Sec 7: Jammu & Kashmir HC
'Court Not Powerless': Jammu & Kashmir High Court Issues Directions For Recovery Of 24-Days-Old Girl Child Allegedly Kidnapped By Father's Family
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is hearing a matter relating to a 24-days-old missing girl child, abducted by her own father and grand-parents, against the wishes of her mother. The Petitioner, i.e., the mother, apprehends that the infant will be killed by her in-laws who are reportedly absconding.Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has expressed the importance of the mother in the life of...
"Case Of Custodial Torture": Delhi HC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Transfer Of Probe To CBI In Alleged Murder Of Tihar Inmate Ankit Gujjar
Calling it a serious matter, the Delhi High Court on Thursday remarked that the death of 29 year old Tihar Jail inmate, Ankit Gujjar, is a clear case of custodial torture.Justice Mukta Gupta made the said observation while reserving order on the plea seeking transfer of probe into Ankit's alleged murder inside the jail premises, from Delhi Police to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Against Appointment Of Chairperson To National Commission For Indian System Of Medicine
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the appointment of the Chairperson of the newly formed National Commission for Indian System of Medicine. The plea was filed by the former president of the erstwhile Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) who is also an Ayurvedic doctor. It alleges that Mr.Vaidya Jayant Deopujari, the current Chairperson of NCISM,...
Are Petitions Alleging Judicial Misconduct Maintainable? Kerala High Court To Decide
The Kerala High Court on Thursday inquired as to the maintainability of two petitions alleging judicial misconduct against one of its sitting judges and two of its retired judges in light of their orders in the Maradu flats demolition issue. Justice P.B Suresh Kumar while condemning the petitions orally remarked:"If the Court entertains writ petitions like these, how will judges work? How...
Delhi Court Discharges Tahir Hussain's Brother Shah Alam And Two Others In Delhi Riot Case Citing Failure Of Investigating Agency To Conduct Proper Investigation
"When history will look back at the worst communal riots since partition in Delhi, it is the failure of investigating agency to conduct proper investigation by using latest scientific methods, will surely torment the sentinels of democracy," observed a Delhi Court on Thursday while discharging three accused persons in a Delhi Riots case.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav discharged...