Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Summons In Manish Sisodia's Defamation Case

A Single Judge bench of Justice Anu Malhotra of the Delhi High Court today reserved its order on BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's petition seeking quashing of summons issued against him by a Delhi Court in a criminal defamation case by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The court has also allowed the parties to file their written submissions by the next date. The defamation...

Willing To Issue A Public Notice That 'Cauvery Calling' Is Not A State Project? Karnataka High Court Asks State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to clarify whether it was willing to issue a public notice that the 'Cauvery Calling' project is the project of 'Sadhguru' Jaggi Vausdev's Isha Foundation and Isha Outreach and that the government has nothing to do with it.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said :"Entire grievance is...

Transgenders To Be Included as Separate Gender Category in NCRB Reports: Centre Informs Delhi High Court

The Centre today informed the Delhi High Court that transgenders shall now be included as a separate gender category in Prison Statistics Report prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).The Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma submitted this before the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan hearing the petition.The Court was hearing a petition...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Rejects AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Filed By Bikramjit Singh Majithia

The summoning order clearly demonstrates application of mind by the learned magistrate at Ludhiana: P&H HC

Delhi High Court (FB) Mandates Filing Of Convict's Income Affidavit & Victim Impact Report To Determine Compensation U/S. 357 CrPC

"Court has to take into consideration the effect of the offence on the victim's family even though human life cannot be restored but then monetary compensation will at least provide some solace"

High Courts Weekly Round Up [Nov 30 - Dec 06]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

P&H Bar Council Extends Its Support To Farmers Protest; Decides To Abstain From Work On Dec 8 To Support Bharat Bandh

The P&H Bar Council has requested the Union Govt. to immediately withdraw the 3 Farmers' Acts.

TN Appointment On Preferential Basis Related Bill - Tamil Medium Students Suffering Due To Non Granting Of Governor's Assent: Madras High Court

While suo-moto impleading the Secretary to the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Friday (04th December) directed the State to get instructions as to when a decision with regard to the Bill to amend the 'Tamil Nadu Appointment on Preferential Basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium Act, 2010' will be taken.The Bench of...

Complaint Against Defamation Of Deceased Person Can Be Filed Only By 'Family Members' Or 'Near Relatives': Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that only the 'family members' or 'near relatives' of the deceased person, against whom imputations have been made, can claim to be 'persons aggrieved' to file defamation complaint under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code.Sant Kanwar, a follower of late Chaudhary Matu Ram Hooda, an Arya Samajist and freedom fighter [Grandfather of former...

Rent Control Court Has Power To Condone Delay Under Section 5 Of Limitation Act: Kerala High Court [FB]

The Kerala High Court has held that a Rent Control Court has the power to condone delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act.The appointment of a Munsiff as Rent Control Court is not as a persona designata or a quasi judicial authority, a Full Bench comprising Justices AM Shaffique, Sunil Thomas and Gopinath P. observed while overruling a division bench judgment in [Ratheesh v. A.M.Chacko...

Denotification Of Shivalik Elephant Reserve In Uttarakhand: Over 80 Advocates Urge High Court Chief Justice To Take Suo Moto Cognizance

Advocates urge Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court to take suo moto action against denotification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve

5 Cremation Grounds Earmarked For Different Communities 'Division' Of Society: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Noticing that five cremation grounds have been earmarked for different communities in a village situated in the Ambala District, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (04th December) sought response from the Deputy Commissioner, Ambala with regard to "such divisions of the society". The Bench of Justice Jaswant Singh and Justicr Sant Parkash sought response from a...