'Loot To Own Policy': J&K HC Orders CBI Inquiry Against High Ranking Govt & Police Officials For Alleged Encroachment Of Public Land [Read Order]

Shocked by the "loot to own policy" implemented by the high-ranking Government and police officials in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir to grab public land, the High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry. The Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal has also directed the UT administration to upload the details of the land which are in illegal and unauthorized occupation,...

Chhattisgarh HC Disposes Over 10,000 Cases During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Chhattisgarh High Court disposed of as many as 10,000 cases during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is intimated that between the period from March 23, 2020 till October 9, 2020, i.e. last week, the High Court disposed of a total of 10,017 cases, out of which 1094 cases were over 5 years old. Division Bench Out of the total number of disposed cases, 714 cases were disposed of...

Parle Products' Packaging Copied By Future Group, Observes Bombay HC; Passes Injunction Against Violation [Read Order]

Biscuit manufacturers Parle and Future Consumer Ltd are having a litigation in the Bombay High Court over a dispute related to the infringement of trademarks in packagingRecently, a bench of Justice A K observed that the Future Consumer Ltd has violated the trademarks of Parle products in packaging, and passed an ad-interim injunction against it.The bench was hearing an interim application in...

Renewal Of Passport Cannot Be Refused Because Of Criminal Case Pending Against Applicant: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has said that section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act, by which Passport Authority can refuse issuing a fresh passport to a person against whom criminal case is pending in India, will not apply in cases where the applicant is seeking renewal of his passport. A bench of Justice Hemant Chandanagoudar said "A reading of Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act indicates...

Conviction Can Be Based On Sole Eye Witness Testimony Only If He Is Wholly Reliable, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that conviction can be based on the testimony of a single eye witness so long he is found to be wholly reliable.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari observed thus while setting aside concurrent conviction of murder accused observing that the conduct of the sole testimony of one eye witness in this case, was...

Use Of Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Registration Of Births & Deaths, Clarifies Registrar General Of UoI In RTI Reply

The Registrar General of Union of India has elucidated that production of Aadhaar number is not mandatory for registration of births and deaths. The clarification has come in response to a RTI application made by a resident of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. MVS Anil Kumar Rajagiri. He had asked the Government whether Aadhaar is mandatory for registration of death or not. In this regard, the...

Collegium Proposes To Make Two Additional Judges Of Gauhati HC Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday approved the proposal for appointment of two Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Sanjay Kumar MedhiJustice Nani Tagia Both of them were appointed as Additional Judges at the Gauhati HC on November 19, 2018. Justice Medhi obtained enrolled at the North East...

No Bar On Step Parent To Become Adoptive Parent Of Child: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Observing that "by the process of adoption, the child is transplanted into the family of his natural father and step-mother thereby creating a permanent parent-child relationship," the Karnataka High Court recently declared a stepmother as the legally adoptive mother of the minor child and the couple as parents of a minor child for all legal purposes. When the minor was barely a...

'District Judge Has Shown Undue Favour To Plaintiffs' : Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Explanation From Judge; Transfers Case

In an extraordinary order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a District Judge, after noting that the judge has shown undue favors to plaintiffs in a suit.The High Court made this observation in a petition filed by the State Bank of India challenging an order of interim injunction passed by District Judge, Nawanshahar(Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), restraining the...

Mandamus Cannot Be Issued To Parliament To Enact Legislation: SC Rejects Plea To Enact Law To Provide Uniform Compensation To Victims Of Violence [Read Order]

"Whether any scheme should at all be framed by the executive is a matter of policy."

Orissa HC Reinstates Police Constable Terminated 25 Years Ago For Height Deficiency Of 1 Centimeter [Read Judgment]

The Orissa High Court directed reinstatement of a police constable who was terminated from service 25 years ago on the ground of deficiency of height by 1 cm.Th court directed the authorities to condone the height of 1 cm and allow him to resume training for left out period and continue in service as before. Dolamani Bishi, was selected and appointed as Writer Constable,on 16.08.1993. He...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Anil Ambani's Plea Seeking Impleadment of Chinese Banks In His Case Against SBI

Delhi High Court has issued notice in an application moved by Anil Ambani seeking the impleadment of Chinese banks in his pending petition challenging the appointment of a Resolution Professional for personal guarantee given by him for loans taken by Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) and Reliance Infratel Ltd (RITL) from the State Bank of India. The Division Bank of Justice Vipin...