Karnataka Govt Gives Reservation To Transgender Persons In State Service

The Karnataka Government has decided to provide 1 percent of vacancies to be filled in any services or post by the State government from among the transgender candidates in each category of General merit, SC,ST and in each of the OBC categories. In a memo filed before the Karnataka High Court, the State government informed that Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms...

DMK MP P Wilson Writes To President Regarding Inadequate Representation Of Many High Courts In Supreme Court

Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson addressed a letter dated 19th June to the President Ram Nath Kovind expressing anguish regarding the inadequate representation of High Court Judges from many states at the Supreme Court. Wilson has emphasized on several elements of the Constitution to establish that India has a federal Constitution. Stressing on Art 124, he demonstrated...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [June 14, 2020 – June 20, 2020]

Allahabad High Court 1. 'Incomplete & Defective Gang Charts In UP Resulting In Easy Bail For Accused, Giving Ample Room For Miscarriage Of Justice': Allahabad High Court [Nishant@Nishu v. State of UP] A Single Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi has taken serious note of "half backed" gang-charts being filed under the UP Gangster Act 1986, that ultimately helps alleged gangsters...

COVID- "Identify Families Who Need Assistance In Form Of Food Grains, Other Materials In Slum Areas Due To COVID": Gauhati HC Directs DLSA

The Gauhati High Court has directed Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kamrup to identify Families wanting assistance in the form of food grains and other necessary supplies in slum areas due to covid.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak ordered thus:"Let the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kamrup...

Personal Service Of Contempt Notice Is An Essential Requirement Of Law; Service Through Office Not Sufficient: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that under the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, affecting of personal service on the alleged contemner is an essential requirement. It has ruled that service on the contemner through the official attached with him is a clear violation of the prescribed Rules and cannot in any way be presumed personal service. "Contempt Court notices are to be served on...

Manipur High Court Expresses Concern Over Lack Of Medical Facilities In 'Far-Flung' Areas; Also Gives End Of June Deadline For Installation Of Oxygen Plants

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over lack of medical facilities in remote areas of the state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Kh Nobin Singh was informed that there are no ICU beds available in several districts of Manipur, such as Tamenglong, Kamjong, Noney, Kangpokpi etc. The Court noted that it would be difficult to...

"Why Marriage Not Ended Legitimately?": P&H High Court Questions Man Who Is In Live In Relation After Wife Allegedly Deserts Him

The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week questioned a man as to why he didn't legitimately end his matrimonial alliance from his wife, after he (and his female live-in partner) filed a protection plea and claimed that he has been compelled to provide motherly care to his children since his wife has deserted him. The Bench of Justice Arun Monga observed that his inaction...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Of Interim Maintenance To Alleged Live-In Partner Of Married Man Under DV Act

The Delhi High Court recently upheld the order of an Additional Session Judge directing a married man to pay ad-interim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 to a woman claiming to be his live-in partner. While doing so, the Single Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the issue as to whether the parties were residing in a shared...

Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs: Infrastructure In Place, Special Courts To Dispose Of Cases Quickly: Madras High Court Closes Suo Moto Plea

The Madras High Court last week directed the Special Courts hearing pending criminal cases against the MLAs and MPs to dispose of the cases as quickly as possible and with this direction, the Suo Moto Plea was closed.The bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing a petition wherein the Court had taken suo moto cognizance for monitoring the progress...

'Advocate With 10 Yrs Experience Eligible To Be HC Judge But Not To Be Consumer Commission Member' : Plea In Bombay HC Challenges Consumer Protection Rules

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Saturday directed the Union and State to file their replies in a petition challenging the Consumer Protection Rules 2020 framed by Central Government u/s 101 of Consumer Protection Act 2019, regarding the eligibility criteria for the appointment of adjudicating members to the state and district consumer commissions. A division bench of...

Patna High Court Grants Bail To Student For Allegedly Posting 'Objectionable' Facebook Pics Of Hindu God, Goddess After 10 Months In Custody

Patna High Court recently granted bail to a student who allegedly shared some objectionable Facebook photograps of Hindu God and Goddess and who remained in custody for over 10 months.The Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Sinha, granted bail to student Jawed Akhtar after noting that he had been in custody since August 9, 2020 and had no criminal antecedents.He was charged under section 153...

4 TMC Leaders Who Lost West Bengal Assembly Polls File Election Pleas Before Calcutta High Court

Apart from West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, 4 other TMC leaders have also moved to the Calcutta High Court seeking a review of the results [West Bengal Assembly Polls 2021] in their respective constituencies.The 4 other TMC leaders who have moved to the Calcutta High Court are Alorani Sarkar, Sangram Kumar Dolai, Manas Majumder and Shantiram Mahato, who lost narrowly in the...