Judges' Association Moves Bombay High Court Over Residential Woes; CJ To Examine On Administrative Side

Maharashtra State Judges Association has approached the Bombay High Court, highlighting the lack of infrastructure and the State Government's apathy regarding residential quarters for judicial officers of the subordinate judiciary. The petition seeks directions to set up a single-window portal to consider grievances of judicial officers, regarding electricity cuts without...

Lakshadweep Entry Permit Can't Be Rejected Without Hearing Applicant : Kerala High Court Directs ADM To Take Fresh Decision On MP's Application

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Additional District Magistrate Collector S Asker Ali to take a fresh decision in the matter of granting entry permits to Lakshadweep to the petitioner-MPs within one month. Justice P.B Suresh Kumar also noted that an application for an entry permit cannot be rejected without giving the applicants a reasonable opportunity to present their case....

'They Are Working For You & You Are Telling Their Women & Children To Go Out?': Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief To CAPF Personnel Seeking Extension Of GPRA

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed qua the Petitioners till next date, an OM requiring families of CAPF personnel posted in 'harsh areas' since more than three years, to vacate the General Pool Residential Accommodation in Delhi (allotted to them during posting of the Petitioners in the national capital).The plea was filed on behalf of 70 CAPF(Central Armed Police Forces) personnel...

'Desecrated The Temple Where Children Should Have Had A Safe Time': Delhi Court Sentences Priest To Life Imprisonment For Raping Two Minor Girls, Quotes American Poet Maya Angelou

A Delhi Court recently sentenced a 76 years old priest to life imprisonment for raping two minor girls aged 7 and 9 years. The minor victims were also granted compensation to the tune of Rs 7,50, 000 for the physical and emotional trauma suffered. Additional Sessions Judge Vijeta Singh Rawat observed, "The convict was a priest by profession and committed offences upon children within the...

Secular Law For Marriage And Divorce is The Need Of The Hour: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court while dealing with a matrimonial appeal examining the validity of marital rape as a ground for divorce, remarked that marriage and divorce must be brought under the secular law. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath while dismissing the appeal, observed as such:"Individuals are free to perform their marriage in accordance...

Twitter Tells Delhi High Court That It Has Made Permanent Appointments To Posts Required By New IT Rules

Twitter told the Delhi High Court on Friday that it has made permanent appointments to the posts of Chief Compliance Officer, Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person on August 4.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a plea filed against the non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and...

'Marital Rape A Valid Ground For Divorce': 15 Key Observations Of Kerala High Court-Read Judgment

The Kerala High Court in a significant judgment upheld that marital rape, although not penalised in India, is a good ground to claim divorce while dismissing a set of two appeals filed by a husband challenging the decision of the Family Court.A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath made several significant observations while granting divorce to the wife...

FMGE 2020: Delhi High Court Stays Order Awarding One Extra Mark To Candidates For Incorrect Question

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued an ex parte ad interim stay on the single judge bench order which had ordered for one extra mark to be granted to candidates of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), December 2020, in light of an incorrect question in the paper.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh stayed the operation and implementation...

Not Much Scope For Considering 'Territorial Jurisdiction' Issue In A Transfer Petition U/s 25 CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that there is not much scope of going into the question of 'territorial jurisdiction' of a court in a Transfer Petition under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure.This point is required to be urged before the Court in which the suit is pending, Justice Aniruddha Bose observed while dismissing a transfer petition.In this case, the petitioner is a defendant in a...

[Delhi Riots] High Court To Hear Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Bail Pleas On August 18

The Delhi High Court will hear on August 18 the bail applications filed by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in the multiple FIRs registered against him in connection with northeast Delhi riots cases.Justice Yogesh Khanna listed the matter for hearing on August 18 after hearing Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur appearing on behalf of Hussain and Special Public Prosecutor DK...

My Slowness To Use 'Contempt Power' Shouldn't Be Mistaken For My Reluctance Or Timidity: Justice G. S. Patel Of Bombay High Court

Dealing with a contempt plea, Justice G. S. Patel of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday remarked that he is always slow to invoke the law of contempt of court in matters before him, but that slowness should not be mistaken for reluctance or timidity. The Bench was dealing with the matter of one Sruti Dasgupta, who, despite giving an undertaking before the Court, continued to...

Supply Of Cooked Meals For School Going Children At Local Anganwadis To Resume From September 1: State Govt Informs Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Court that it would recommence the supply of cooked meals to school going children aged between two to six at local anganwadis in the State by September 1. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) moved by the Citizen Consumer and Civic Action...