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Justice Pankaj Mithal Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Justice Pankaj Mithal on Monday took oath as the 34th Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. He was administered the oath of office by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Convention Centre, Jammu. Warrant of appointment of Justice Mithal was read by Jawad Ahmed, the Registrar General of the High Court. Proceedings of the oath ceremony were conducted by Nitishwar...
Medical Negligence- Tripura High Court Orders Govt. To Pay Rs.10 Lakhs Compensation To Mother Of Deceased Lawyer
A division bench of Tripura High Court consisting of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice SG Chattopadhyay on Monday ordered the State of Tripura to pay a compensation of Rs. 10,00,000 in a case of death of an advocate namely Bhaskar Debroy after it was found that the he died due to medical negligence of GBP hospital. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE A PIL was filed by Mr. Pulak Saha,...
Kerala High Court Allows Medical Termination Of 26 Weeks Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Victim
Kerala High Court on Monday allowed for the medical termination of a 26 weeks pregnant minor rape victim. The court recorded that continuation of pregnancy is contrary to the safety and interests of the victim, who is only 15 years old . Justice P V Asha of held that as per section 5 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, it is allowed to terminate pregnancy beyond...
If Women Organizations Complain About Illegal Sale of Liquor, All The More Necessary For State To Act Expeditiously: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently said if an organization of women makes a complaint about illegal sale of liquor, the State Government and its officers will have to act very expeditiously, considering the rights of women. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vioshwajith Shetty in its order dated December 1, 2020, noted "It is the duty of the State Government...
TRP Scam: Mumbai Court Denies Bail To BARC's ex-CEO Partho Dasgupta
A local court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Partho Dasgupta, former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), who was arrested in the alleged manipulation of TRP (Television Rating Points) scam.Dasgupta had filed an application seeking bail on December 30 after the court remanded him to judicial custody.On Monday, a court of metropolitan magistrate in Mumbai rejected...
Need Safeguards For Members Of Internal Complaint Committees; PIL Before Bombay HC Seeks Changes To The POSH Act
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay High Court by lawyer Abha Singh and Janaki Chaudhary, a social worker seeking changes to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.Petitioners contend that they have encountered 'various deficiencies' in functioning of the said act which defeat its stated objectives. The Act...
'Has Trappings of Ministers' Office': Karnataka High Court Declares Parliamentary Secretaries Act As Unconstitutional
The Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down the Karnataka Parliamentary Secretaries Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1963 (as amended in the year 1999) as void ab initio, being ultra vires the Constitution of India. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Abhay S. Okay and Justice SR Krishna Kumar held that the State Legislature of Karnataka had...
Names Of Persons Declared As Absconding Accused Can Be Published In Social Media: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has recently observed that there is no harm in the publishing of the names of persons declared as absconding accused (as are statutory allowed to be published vide Punjab Police Rules, 1934), in the social media. The Bench of Justice Amol Rattan Singh observed thus while perusing the relevant provisions of the Punjab Police Rules, with regard to...
SC/ST Commission Not Empowered To Adjudicate Disputes Between Individuals: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the Karnataka State Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, is not empowered to adjudicate and decide disputes between parties and pronounce its orders either interim or final. A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said "Sections 8 and 10 of the Karnataka State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2002, makes...
Justice Muralidhar Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Orissa High Court
Justice S Muralidhar on Monday took oath as the 32nd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office to the new chief justice in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.Law Minister Pratap Jena, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Kumar Naik, Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra, DGP Abhay, ACS Home Sanjeev Chopra and other senior dignitaries were present at...