"Can't Rule Out Possibility Of Forced Marriage": P&H High Court Directs Inquiry Into Marriage Of 19 Yr Old Girl With 67 Yr Old Man

Calling it a shocking case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed a team of police officials to enquire into the marriage of a 19-year-old Girl with a 67-year-old man.The Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri was hearing the protection plea of the couple [petitioner No.1 being a girl of 19 years of age and petitioner No.2 being a man of the age of 67 years] who claimed that...

Kerala High Court Quashes Administrative Tribunal's Order To Extend PSC Rank List Validity

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed an order issued by the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) extending the validity of the Last Grade Servants (LGS) in State till 29th September. A Division Bench of Justice Alexander Thomas and Justice A. Badharudeen observed that it was unnecessary to extend the validity of the PSC rank list any further, considering that it has already been...

Kerala High Court Nods To Lateral Entry Scheme In Engineering Colleges To Admit Eligible Students In Third Semester Of B.Tech Courses

The Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that prospectus approving the Lateral Entry Scheme intended to admit eligible meritorious students to the third semester of the B.Tech courses was valid in law. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly upheld the decision of the Single Judge while dismissing the appeals filed before it, finding that the appellants failed...

"Freedom Of Speech Foundation Of Strong Democracy": P&H HC Grants Bail To Man Over Alleged Objectionable Speech Against Haryana CM

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted Bali to a farm leader who allegedly delivered an objectionable speech (during a protest) against the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar.Granting him bail, the Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan noted thus:"Suffice to say that freedom of speech is a fundamental right and makes a foundation for a strong democracy. At this stage must...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Ex-CM Yediyurappa, His Son In Plea For Probe Into Corruption Allegations

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, his son and others on a petition filed seeking probe in a corruption case. Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav issued notice to the respondents on a petition filed by a social activist, TJ Abraham. The matter will be next heard on August 17. Abraham had moved the trial court, filing a...

56 Cases Of Problematic Monkeys Recorded In Bengaluru Urban Division, Karnataka High Court Told

In a report submitted by the State government to the Karnataka High Court, it has stated that from 2018 till now, a total of 56 cases of problematic monkeys have been recorded within Bengaluru Urban Division. Giving details of the procedure followed by the Bangalore Urban Forest Division, on receiving complaints regarding problematic monkeys from the general public, the...

Allocation Of 100% PhD Seats To JRF Category Candidates In Selected Centres A Well Considered Policy: JNU Tells Delhi HC

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has informed the Delhi High Court that the allocation of 100% PhD Seats to JRF category candidates for the academic session 2021-22 in selected centres is a well-considered policy decision taken by the highest body of academic experts which is the University's Academic Council in conformity of UGC Regulations 2016.The development came after a short affidavit...

Delhi Court Issues Notice To Bollywood Singer & Actor Honey Singh In Domestic Violence Case By Wife

A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued notice to Bollywood Singer and Actor Honey Singh in a domestic violence case filed against him by his wife, Shalini Talwar.While seeking response of the singer, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Singh also passed interim orders restraining him from disposing off his jointly owned property, stridhan owned by his wife etc.The applicant wife has approached the...

Under Which Law News Portals Are Required To Be Registered/Licensed: Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Seeks Govt. Response

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has sought the pointed reply of the Jammu & Kashmir Government on the provisions of law under which, the news portals, if at all are required to be registered or licensed The Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar was hearing the plea filed by NGO, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Forum highlighting the mushrooming growth of...

'Excessive and Disproportionate': Madras High Court Strikes Down Tamil Nadu's Law Banning Online Games With Stakes-Read Judgment

The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 which imposes a ban on playing of games such as rummy and poker on cyberspace with stakes. Part II of the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 had amended the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthikumar...

"Is He Custodian Of Local Politicians?": Gujarat High Court Tears Into SDM For Externing Citizen For Questioning BJP MLA

The Gujarat High Court on Monday stayed an externment order passed against a man, the petitioner before the Court, taking into account the fact that the said order was passed right after an FIR was registered against him after he criticized a BJP MLA.Justice Paresh Upadhyay noted that the externment order passed by the SDM, Godhra Prant was, without the authority of law and beyond...

'No Death Caused Due To Oxygen Shortage In Jaipur Golden Hospital': Delhi Police Tells Court

The Delhi Police has told a Delhi Court that no deaths were caused due to oxygen shortage in the Jaipur Golden Hospital in the intervening night of 23rd and 24th of April where several patients allegedly lost their lives due to oxygen shortage.The status report has been filed by the Police in a plea seeking registration of FIR for the offence of murder against the management of Jaipur...