Rajasthan HC Upholds Validity Of Interchangeability Of Reservation Vacancies Between Widows And Divorcee Women In Case Of Non-Avilability Of Candidates In Either Category

We find no constitutional impediment in making the reservation for widow and divorced women interchangeable i.e. filling up of unfilled vacancies of one sub-class from another sub-class; category wise. The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of a Notification issued by the Government of Rajasthan substituting a rule pertaining to reservation of vacancies for...

Gujarat HC Issues Notice On Challenge To 2020 State Ordinance Rendering Factories Act "Toothless" [Read Petition]

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea challenging the ordinance promulgated by the Governor of Gujarat in connection with Factories Act, 1948, making all the offences compoundable so far as previous prosecution is concerned, and restraining new prosecution from being initiated for many offences.Justice R. M. Chaya and Justice I. J. Vora issued notice on the plea by the...

'Final Report Filed Only After Lapse Of 90 Days, Even Before Which Plea For Default Bail Filed': Madras HC Releases Murder Accused [Read Order]

Noting that the final report has been filed only after the lapse of the statutory period of 90 days, and even before the final report was filed, the petitioner had moved the subordinate court seeking default bail, the Madras High Court last week held a murder accused, in custody since 5 months, to be entitled to bail under section 167(2), Cr. P. C.Justice V. Bharathidasan noted that...

Grave Mental Injury To Woman: J & K HC Allows Minor Rape Victim To Medically Terminate Pregnancy Of Almost 25 Weeks [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently permitted a minor rape victim to terminate her pregnancy of 26 weeks.The High Court order reveals that as per the expert team, the medical opinion of which the Court had sought to decide the feasibility of the termination, the petitioner-victim was carrying a pregnancy of 24 weeks and 2 days on June 29. Vide order dated July 1, the Court allowed...

Justice Nariman Launches Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation with Secretariat in India

Ten arbitration and mediation centers from Asia Pacific countries came together to launch a one of its kind Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation (APCAM) today. The e-inauguration was held at 4 PM on Thursday, August 6 with various legal luminaries gracing the occasion.Justice Rohinton F. Nariman inaugurated the launch. He began by welcoming dignitaries from Malaysia,...

'One Fine Day When The Relationship Turned Sour, She Filed A Complaint'; Bombay HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Rape [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to a man accused of rape by a 24-year-old woman who befriended him on Facebook. The accused was arrested on March 20, 2020 and has been in jail since then.Justice Bharati Dangre heard the bail application filed by Ataullah Ansari, who was arraigned as an accused after a case was registered at Kandivali police station and he was booked for offence...

Orissa HC Sets Aside GO Mandating Furnishing Of Bank Guarantees, Instead Of Solvency Certificates, For Grant/Renewal Of Excise Licenses For Liquor Shops [Read Judgment]

The Orissa High Court last week set aside a Government Order, mandating furnishing of Bank Guarantees, instead of Solvency certificates, for grant or renewal of Excise Licenses in respect of IMFL shops, Beer Parlours, etc. The order has been passed by a division bench led by Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq in a batch of petitions challenging the letter dated March 30, 2020, issued by...

Law Student Moves HC Against Karnataka Law University's Decision To Hold Exams For Intermediate Semester Students [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Karnataka High Court against the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold intermediate semester examinations from October, 2020. The decision is alleged to be violative of the UGC guidelines, mandating promotion of intermediate semester students on the basis of alternate evaluation scheme. The petition has been filed by Purbayan Chakraborty,...

Bar Council Of India Moves Karnataka HC Challenging 25% Domicile Reservation In NLSIU [Read Petition]

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to declare that the National Law School of India (Amendment) Act, 2020, which permits 25 percent horizontal domicile reservation for students of Karnataka, as ultra vires to the Constitution of India. The petition claims that without prior consultation of the BCI, the State has enacted the amendment to the Act,...

Rajasthan HC Upholds Death Sentence Awarded To Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

The Rajasthan High Court last week upheld the death sentence awarded to a murder accused. Mohan Singh @ Mahaveer was accused of murdering a woman by strangulation, and thereafter taking out certain organs from her body by cutting her abdomen. As per the post mortem examination report Exhibit P36, liver, ovary, bladder, uterus and part of intestine of the deceased were missing. The Trial...

Delhi HC Seeks Status Report From Govt. On Setting Up Special Cell For Honour Killing Victims, In Terms Of SC's Shakti Vahini Judgment

Plea Seeking Strict Compliance With SC's Judgment In For

Govt. Generating Lot Of Litigation Due To Ad-hocism In Recruitments, Promotions: Jammu And Kashmir HC [Read Judgement]

Noting that because of adhocism in recruitment and promotions, a lot of litigation is being generated by the government, the J & K HC has sought comments from the UT as to how this system can be put to an end and all recruitments and promotions are made strictly in terms of the Rules governing the post and not in-charge basis."The system is being followed despite strict observations made...