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Gaushala Has Locus Standi To Challenge The Orders Regarding Custody Of Cattle: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi while setting aside the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Basmathnagar held that a Gaushala (cow shed) has locus standi to challenge the orders passed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act) regarding custody of Cattle. In the present case, the Hatta Police Station,...
Bina Modi's Anti-Arbitration Injunction Suit Against Her Son Lalit Modi Maintainable : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the anti-arbitration injunction suit filed by late industrialist KK Modi's wife Bina Modi against her son Lalit Modi is maintainable. The suit was filed seeking to restrain the arbitration proceedings initiated by Lalit Modi in Singapore over property disputes in the family. In March, a single bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw had dismissed the suits filed...
Non-Compliance Of Section 42 Of NDPS Act Vitiates Trial: Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court, while upholding the acquittal order of the Special Judge for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (NDPS Act) Pandharpur, held that failure to comply with the requirements under Section 42 of the NDPS Act would affect the prosecution's case and vitiate the trial. The Learned Special Judge passed an order on May 15th, 2004 acquitting all the accused...
Writ Petition Cannot Be Entertained Ignoring Statutory Dispensation: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that a writ petition should not be entertained ignoring the statutory dispensation.In this case, M/s Radha Krishan Industries had approached the High Court by filing a writ petition challenging an order passed by GST Authorities provisionally attaching the payment receivable by it from a consumer. While conceding that there is alternative...
Patna High Court Decides To Start Functioning In Physical Mode On 'Experimental Basis' For Two Weeks, SOP Issued
The Patna High Court has decided to start functioning in physical mode purely on 'Experimental basis' for 'Two weeks' i.e., from 4.1.2021 till 15.1.2021 while observing the social distancing norms. The Notice to this effect was issued by the Registrar General of the High Court by an order of the Chief Justice on Tuesday (29th December). The Notice states, "Due to...
Creation Of UHID To Be Voluntary: Centre Notifies Unique Health Identifier Rules
The Union Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare has notified Unique Health Identifier Rules, 2021.The notification states that the ministry intends to create Unique Health Identifier (UHID) for identification and authentication of beneficiaries in various health IT applications implemented by the Ministry.According to National Digital Health Mission, every patient who wishes to have their...
Litigants Facing Difficulties In Absence Of Central Administrative Tribunal Bench At Srinagar: J&K High Court
Underlining the difficulties faced by the litigants of the Kashmir region in pursuing their cases before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday (31st December) hoped that difficulties in the process of establishment of the Bench of the CAT at Srinagar are removed "as expeditiously as possible." The Bench of Justice Vinod...
Uttarakhand HC Notifies 'High Court Of Uttarakhand Rules, 2020'; A4 Paper & Both Side Printing Made Mandatory
Making the use of A-4 sheets with printing on both sides in all the proceedings mandatory, the Uttarakhand High Court has Notified 'High Court Of Uttarakhand Rules, 2020'on Thursday (31st December). The 'High Court Of Uttarakhand Rules, 2020' shall apply to all matters including petitions, memorandum of appeals, applications, affidavits, annexures, vakalatnama or any other...
Significant Kerala High Court Judgments Of 2020
The Kerala High Court pronounced several significant verdicts in 2020. Here is an annual round-up.Transfer Deed Can Be Declared Void U/s 23 Senior Citizens Act Only If It Expressly Contains Condition To Provide Basic Amenities/Physical Needs To Senior Citizen[Subhashini vs. District Collector]A bench comprising Justices K.Vinod Chandran, VG Arun and TR Ravi held that the condition as...
Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Adult Woman Married Of Her Own Free Will From Children Welfare Home
A vacation bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani and Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri on Friday directed the release of a married woman who was lodged in Rose Udaan Care Children's Home for Girls, Delhi after her father lodged a missing complaint FIR alleging that she was a minor. Mr. Avinash Sarvan, the petitioner and husband of the woman, approached the...
Opinion Of Doctors Of Armed Forces To Prevail On Question Of Physical Fitness Of Candidates: Delhi High Court
Reiterating that the opinion of doctors of the Armed Forces shall prevail over that of private or other government doctors on the question of an applicant's physical fitness, the Delhi High Court today rejected a plea by an aspirant of the Central Armed Police Forces.A vacation bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon hearing the plea said that, as the standard of physical fitness...