J&K HC Dismisses Plea Complaining Of Arbitrary Pricing Of Air Tickets By Private Airlines [Read Judgment]

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) complaining that "the pricing of airlines tickets by private airlines is arbitrary; that airlines use differentiated pricings whereby the price discrimination is effected and air services are sold at varying prices simultaneously to different segments, to the prejudice of the consumers."A Bench comprising...

Implement Provisions Of Transgender Act : Karnataka HC To State Govt [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take steps for implementation of the relevant provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and also extend all kinds of reservation to members of the community. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi said "By way of interim relief, we direct the State Government...

Madras HC Issues Notices On Plea Seeking Govt To Take Over Fee Collection In Pvt Schools/ Colleges [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Monday issued notices on a PIL seeking a direction upon the State Government to "take over" the financial transactions of all private schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu, with respect to the salary of teachers/ professors and students' fees. A Division Bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and R. Hemalatha has issued notice to the Respondents, returnable within...

All Women, Whether Or Not Belonging To Reserved Category, Entitled To Compete For Posts Earmarked For Women Under General Category:Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

"All women, irrespective of whether they belong, or do not belong, to the reserved category are entitled to compete for posts earmarked in favour of women under the General Category", the Gujarat High Court has ruled. Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J. B. Pardiwala observed that there is no reservation for posts in the General Category, and horizontal reservation in favour of women...

Bombay HC Allows Members Of Parsi Community To Offer Prayers For Their Departed Ones At The Doongerwadi Tower Of Silence [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed Bombay Parsi Panchayat's plea seeking directions to allow members of the Parsi community to offer prayers for their dear departed ones at the Doongerwadi Tower Of Silence in South Mumbai's Malabar Hill area, on September 3 between 7 am and 4:30 pm after an undertaking by the petitioners that all social distancing norms and guidelines issued by the...

Anticipatory Bail To Retd. DGP Cancelled Upon Addition Of Murder Charge To FIR In 1991 Custodial Death Case [Read Order]

An Additional Sessions Judge, Mohali on Tuesday rejected the plea for anticipatory bail by former state DGP S. S. Saini in connection with a 1991 custodial death case, in the wake of the recent addition of section 302 IPC in the FIR against him. On May 11, an equivalent court had granted anticipatory bail to Saini in the initial FIR, prior to the addition of the murder charge. ASG Rajnish...

Gujarat HC To Resume Physical Functioning From Sept 14 In Phased Manner [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has decided to resume physical hearing of cases from September 14 onwards, in a phased manner. In an administrative order issued by the High Court Chief Justice, it is intimated that the following Benches will be constituted to take up matters in a weekly running board (cause-list): One Division Bench for In-Jail Conviction Appeals i.e. of which the...

State To Widely Publicise RERA Act To Prevent Criminalisation Of Property Disputes: Orissa HC Holds Investor Protection Laws Inapplicable To Builder-Buyer Relations [Read Judgment]

The Orissa High Court last week asserted that the State Government will do well to give wide publicity to the provisions of the RERA Act, 2016 in order to "enable the lay and laity to seek refuge under the appropriate law" and "injunct any unnecessary litigations" arising out of builder-buyer relations. Observing that the State will do well to ensure that the Regulatory Authority...

[Case On Violation Of Election Code Of Conduct] Karnataka HC Stays Summons Against Yediyurappa [Read Petition]

The Karnataka High Court while reserving its order on the petition filed by Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa has stayed the summons issued to him by a district court at Gokak. Yediyurappa has moved the court seeking to quash a complaint dated 26.11.2019, registered against him for offences under Section 123 (3) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 and under Section 171 (F)...

Institution Of 2 Bail Petitions Arising Out Of The Same FIR By The Same Petitioner Is A Matter Of Serious Concern', HP HC Issues Slew Of Directions [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday (31st August) expressed its concern over the case of the institution of two bail petitions arising out of the same FIR by the same petitioner.The bench of Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua also directed the Registrar General of the court to try and evolve software wherein filing of more than one bail petition in this Court by the same petitioner during...

Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl: Delhi HC Refuses To Grant Injunction In A Plea Moved By Centre

Delhi High Court has refused to provide injunction against the movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl in a plea moved by Central Government claiming that the said movie has wrongfully depicted the Indian Air Force in bad light. While refusing to grant relief, the Single Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher noted that the movie has already been on the Netflix platform for long and it is...

Maratha Reservation : SC Urged To Tag Matter With Petitions Challenging EWS Reservation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (1 September) heard arguments with respect to reference to an 11-Judge Bench of the issue pertaining to whether the State had the power to exceed the 50% reservation cap, as dictated by a 9-Judge Bench in the case of Indra Sawhney.A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat heard the matter as Senior Advocates Mukul Rohatgi,...