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Permit Anand Teltumbde & Vernon Gonsalves To Receive & Send Letters : Spouses Move Bombay High Court
A plea has been filed by wives of Anand Teltumbde and Vernon Gonsalves in the Bombay High Court seeking action against the Superintendent of Taloja Prison for withholding communication from Teltumbde and other co-accused to their family members. The matter was posted before a division bench of Justice S.S Shinde and N.J Jamadar, where counsel on behalf of the National Investigation...
Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Demolition : Mosque Committee Moves Allahabad High Court To Quash FIR Over 'The Wire' Report
The Secretary of the Gareeb Nawaz Masjid Committee, Mohammad Anees and a Barabanki (UP) resident named Mohd. Naeem have approached the Allahabad High Court seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against them by the Uttar Pradesh Police. The FIR in question was registered against them & news portal, The Wire and its two journalists, who are...
Portuguese National Moves Kerala High Court Questioning Engagement Of Foreign Pilots On Contract Labour
The Kerala High Court recently sought response from the Centre, Indigo Airlines, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, and other concerned authorities on a petition filed by a former Indigo Airlines Captain, a Portuguese national, questioning practices related to engaging foreign pilots on contract. Justice PB Suresh Kumar issued notice to all the respondents, including the Bureau...
Urgently Fill Up Vacancies In District & State Consumer Forums: Madras High Court Tells State
The Madras High Court on Friday sought a report from the Tamil Nadu Government regarding steps taken for expeditious filling up of vacancies in District Consumer Forums across the state. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has granted three weeks' time to the State in this regard. The Court noted that though it is justified that because of...
Karnataka High Court Allows Service Of Notice By Email To BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB
The Karnataka High Court has directed that in all the appeals/petitions/applications filed in the High Court, where the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and BBMP are parties or where their officers are made parties in their official capacity, it will be open for the members of the Bar and parties in person to serve copies of the...
"No Arbitrary Fixing Of Cut-Off Date Within Homogeneous Classes Of Pensioners": HP HC Sets Aside Notifications Denying NPA Benefits To Superannuating Doctors
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday set aside notifications denying benefits of Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) as a part of basic pay for calculating retiral benefits to superannuated doctors who retired prior to 1st September 1997 and 1st January 2006. Quashing the notifications, a single judge bench comprising of Justice Sureshwar Thakur ordered thus: "A reading of the afore...
Term 'Unemployment' Sounds Like A Death Knell For Youth, Duping Them On Pretext Of Securing Job Is 'Cheating Of Highest Order': Orissa HC
Economic offences are considered grave offences as it affects the economy of the country as a whole and such offences having deep-rooted conspiracy and involving huge loss of public fund are to be viewed seriously. The economic offence is committed with cool calculation and deliberate design solely with an eye on personal profit regardless of the consequence to the community: Orissa High Court
"Homeless Persons Should Also Work For The Country, Everything Cannot Be Provided By The State": Bombay High Court
Disposing of a public interest litigation seeking relief measures for the homeless and poor persons, the Bombay High Court on Saturday orally observed they the homeless persons should also work the Country and that everything cannot be provided by the State.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish S Kulkarni orally remarked thus: "Homeless persons...
"Have Taken Effective Steps For Early Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MP/MLAs": UP Govt. Submits Before Allahabad High Court
The Uttar Pradesh Government has submitted before the Allahabad High Court that it has taken effective steps have been taken for early disposal of criminal cases against Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly. The Bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing the instant writ petition filed seeking the following reliefs: Direct...
"Follow Dress Code, Etiquettes & Mannerism": Bombay HC Defers Final Hearing As Counsel Assisting Sr. Advocate Wasn't In 'Advocate's Uniform'
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) recently deferred the final hearing in a matter noting that the counsel for the petitioner, assisting the Senior Advocate though visible on screen but, was not wearing Advocates' Uniform.The Bench of Justice Sunil B. Shukre and Justice Anil S. Kilor remarked thus:"Shri Abdul Subhan shall do well to follow the dress code, etiquettes and mannerism and till...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Refund Of Exam Fee Of Cancelled CBSE Examination
In light of the recently canceled Board Examinations by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for Xth and XIIth standard students, a plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking refund of the examination fees collected from students. Filed by one Deepa Joseph, who describes herself as an Advocate, a social welfare activist and the mother of a child in the Xth standard in...
Constitutional Duty Of State Is To Protect Devotees' Faith, Prevent Ill-Feelings Among Them For Non-Performing Of Daily Pujas: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently observed that it is the constitutional duty of the State to protect the faith of the devotees, to prevent ill-feelings among them for non-performing daily pujas and Nitya nivedyam. The Bench of Justice M. Ganga Rao further said that it is the bounden duty of the State Government to see that the temple premises should not be inundated due to...