Mandi Shivaratri Fair: Himachal Pradesh High Court Gives Go-Ahead To The International Fair Approving Government's Arrangements

The Himachal Pradesh High Court last week gave its go-ahead to the Mandi Shivaratri Fair, an annual renowned international fair that is held for 7 days, taking into account and expressing satisfaction with the arrangements made by the Government for the Fair. The Bench of Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Anoop Chitkara was hearing a plea filed by a practicing Advocate at...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Riots Case Accused Natasha Narwal's Plea For Enrolment In PhD 3rd Year At JNU

A single judge bench of Justice Prateek Jalan of the Delhi High Court today issued notice on Pinjra Tod activist, and Delhi riots accused Natasha Narwal's petition seeking to be enrolled into her 3rd year of PhD studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, from where she has been pursuing the doctorate degree since 2018.The court has directed the state authorities to file their...

Students Who Followed 10+3 (Diploma)+3 (Degree) Course Structure Granted Interim Permission To Pursue 3 Yr LL.B Course By Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently issued an interim direction to the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University to let those students participate in counseling (3-year LLB Course), who, instead of pursuing +2 (Higher Secondary), pursued polytechnic and thereafter, completed their Engineering degree by a regular course. The Bench of Justice B. Pugalendhi has further directed the University...

'Nobody Can Study On A Hungry Stomach' : Karnataka HC Urges State To Resume Midday Meals In Schools

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to respond by March 30 on whether cooked meals are being provided to children in Anganwadis as well as to other categories of persons who are entitled to receive nutrition from the anganwadis. The state is also to respond about whether mid-day meals are provided to children attending schools physically from 6th standard...

[Financial Investigation Underway] NCB Challenges Bail To Rhea Chakraborty's Brother Showik, Eight Others In Bombay High Court

The Narcotics Central Bureau (NCB) has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the bail granted to actor Rhea Chakroborty's brother - Showik and eight others in the drug case connected to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Showik, accused of being a part of a drug cartel and booked under the stringent sections 8 (c) r/w section 20 (b) (ii), 22, 27A, 28, 29 and 30 of the...

'Govt. Can't Act Like An Absolute Despot': P&H High Court Bars Convicted, Charge sheeted Cops From Investigating Cases, Occupying Public Dealing Posts

Underlining that under the rule of law, the Govt. can't act like an absolute despot, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued an interim order barring charge-sheeted, convicted cops from occupying posts having public dealing. The Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal further directed that such cops shall not be assigned investigation, either as investigating officer or in...

Any Affected Party May Prefer Appeal Against Order Of Tribunal Under Senior Citizen Act 2007: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that any person, affected by an order passed by a Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007, is entitled to file an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal. A Single Bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh ruled, "appeals by any affected party who may be aggrieved by an order of the Tribunal, as constituted...

[Domestic Arbitrations] Settled That When Party Does Not Objection To Court's Territorial Jurisdiction, It Is Deemed As Waived: Bombay High Court

"The policy is to treat objections to territorial jurisdiction as technical and not open to consideration...unless there has been a prejudice on the merits."

Electricity Integral Part Of Right To Life; Duty Of Distributor To Provide Connection Within A Month Of Application: Kerala HC

"To light up a tiny bulb in his tiny house Sainuddeen had to walk from pole to pole..."

TN Govt Has Decided To Withdraw All Anti-CAA Protests Cases, Madras HC Notes While Quashing Case Against Lawyer

The Madras High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against an advocate for indulging in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai in December 2019.The FIR was lodged against Advocate S Devika under Sections 143(unlawful assembly) and 188(disobedience to orders of public servants) of the Indian Penal Code.While allowing the petition filed by Advocate...

Indian Man Incorrectly Buried As Per Muslim Rites In Saudi: Delhi High Court Directs Senior MEA Official To Appear Before Court

In what the bench of Justice Prathiba Singh of the Delhi High Court termed as an "unfortunate incident", the Court today directed the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to appear online before it in a case where an Indian man upon his death was incorrectly buried as per Muslim rites in Saudi Arabia.The wife of the deceased man has moved the Delhi High Court seeking...

Bombay HC Rubbishes Contention That Appearance Of Respondent's Details Among Search Results Infringed/Prejudiced Appellants' Trademark

“..even the Website of the appellants and that of the respondent are quite different..”, the Judge remarked.