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Rent Tribunal Not Amenable To Article 226; No Intra-Court Appeal Against Article 227 Orders : Rajasthan High Court
A Full Bench of the Rajasthan High Court has held that orders passed by Rent Tribunal are not amenable to the writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. They can be challenged only by invoking the power of superintendence of the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution.Since the orders of Rent Tribunal can be challenged only under Article 227,...
Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Woman Booked U/S 377 IPC, POCSO Act For Alleged Sexual Assault On 6-Yr Old Boy
The Delhi High Court recently granted Anticipatory Bail to a woman who has been accused of sexually assaulting a 6 year old boy and thus, she was booked under Section 377 IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.The Bench of Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar granted her the bail noting that she has already joined the investigation and nothing remains to be recovered from her and so, no custodial...
"Name Mentioned In Suicide Note Must Be Probed With All The Seriousness": Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently observed that if the person dying by suicide names some other person being responsible to force him/her to take the extreme step, his/her such statement is required to be taken up with all the seriousness.The Bench of Justice H. S. Madaan further observed:"Why should a person leaving this mortal world by ending his life himself would blame...
Complete Trial In Sexual Harassment Case Of Woman IPS Officer Against DGP By Dec 20: Madras High Court To Trial Court
The Madras High Court on Monday directed a lower court in Villupuram to complete the trial in the sexual assault complaint of a woman IPS officer against the suspended special DGP by December 20, 2021. The Madras High Court had taken suo moto cognizance of alleged sexual harassment of an IPS cadre woman officer by her senior, a Special DGP, and had decided to monitor the investigation into...
When Spouse Refuses Offer To Cohabit Without Reasonable Cause, It Amounts To 'Constructive Desertion': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that when the appellant-husband makes an offer to resume the marital relationship, and the respondent-wife resists without any reasonable cause, failing to resume cohabitation, it would amount to "constructive desertion". While allowing an application for dissolution of marriage, a division bench of Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath drew from...
Madras High Court Directs State Govt To Vaccinate All Transgender Persons Within 3 Months
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that all transgender persons in the State are vaccinated within a period of 3 months. The Court was adjudicating upon a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by transgender rights activist Grace Banu Ganeshan seeking the extension of cash benefits as well as conducting special vaccination drives for transgender...
UAPA - Extension Of Detention Under Section 43D(2) Not Vitiated For Not Serving Prosecutor's Report On Accused : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that when seeking extension of detention under Section 43(D) of the UAPA, the fulfilment of the mandatory requirements is required in substance and not strictly in form. Justice Manish Pitale noted that substance would take precedence over form while deciding whether the mandatory requirements under the said provisions have been satisfied.The applicant-accused...
"Justify Dr. Kafeel Khan's Over 4-Yr Suspension": Allahabad High Court Seeks Uttar Pradesh Govt's Response
The Allahabad High Court has sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh Government regarding the reason behind the continuing suspension of Doctor Kafeel Khan for over 4 years.The Bench of Justice Yashwant Verma observed that the State of Uttar Pradesh is obliged to justify the continuance of the order of suspension which has continued for more than 4 years.The matter in briefDr. Kafeel Khan...
Dogs Are Not Ferocious By Nature, They Are Made So By Circumstances: Kerala High Court Remarks While Directing Action To Rehabilitate Community Dogs
The Kerala High Court on Monday while hearing a matter of stray dogs being poisoned to death in Thrikkakara Municipality of the State, remarked that dogs are not dangerous by nature and that they are made so by circumstances. A Division Bench of Justice AK Jayakrishnan Nambiar and Justice P Gopinath responded so when the counsel for the Municipality submitted that it has been receiving...
Delhi High Court Allows Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Of 22 Weeks Old Foetus Suffering From Multiple Abnormalities
The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a woman who had completed 22 weeks of gestation period on account of suffering from multiple abnormalities.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli perused the report of the 9 member expert medical board constituted by AIIMS to ascertain the feasibility of the woman undergoing medical termination...
Haryana Court Grants Bail To Rambhagat Gopal In Alleged Communal Speech Case
A Haryana Court has granted bail to Rambhagat Gopal in a case registered against him for allegedly making communal speeches at Pataudi in Gurugram. He has been granted Bail by an Additional District and Sessions judge. Gopal was arrested in this case for allegedly making provocative comments at a mahapanchayat in Pataudi wherein he allegedly provoked people to abduct Muslim girls and to...
'Permanent Wound On Environment': Calcutta High Court Directs Man To Pay Rs 40 Crore Penalty For Axing 62 Trees
The Calcutta High Court last week directed one Soumitra Kanti Dey to pay a penalty amount of Rs 40 crores and also plant 100 trees for illegally cutting down nearly 62 trees on a premises, under the garb of removing stagnated water."The cutting of trees has nothing to do with the removal of accumulated water. Yet under the garb of removing water, as many as 62 (sixty two) trees have been...