Supreme Court Panel Splits Over The Adequate Width Of NH Routes To Chardham In The Ecologically Fragile Himalayan Valleys

The High Powered Committee (HPC) constituted to review the ecological impact of the Chardham (CD) project on the direction of the Supreme Court has split in two factions over the issue of using a double-lane with paved shoulder (DL+PS) design standard on the NH routes to Chardham. The majority vote (13 members) has recommended widening the existing roads to a uniform DL+PS road design...

No Discrimination Against Lawyers If Court Staff, Staff Of Advocate General's Office Or Staff Of GP's Office Allowed To Travel In Local Trains; State Tells Bombay HC [Read Affidavit]

The state government has submitted before the Bombay High Court in affidavit that lawyers cannot allege discrimination if court staff or staff of the advocate general's office or the staff of government pleader's office are being allowed to travel in local trains and buses.The affidavit was filed on behalf of the State by Kishor Raje Nimbalkar, Secretary, Disaster management, Relief...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Additional Judges Of Kerala, Bombay & Jharkhand HCs As Permanent [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for making permanent four Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court, four Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court and two Additional Judges of the Jharkhand High Court. The following Additional Judges have been recommended to be made permanent at the Kerala HC: Justice VG ArunJustice N. NagareshJustice...

E-Commerce Websites Required To Declare Country Of Origin Of Products Sold By Them: Centre Tells Delhi HC

The Central Government on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, the e-commerce websites are mandatorily required to declare the country of origin of the products sold on their portals. The information was provided to a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a plea seeking a direction to be issued...

Allahabad HCBA Secretary & President Write To Chief Justice Highlighting Difficulty In VC Hearings & E-Filing [Read Letters]

Hony. Secretary of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association, Prabha Shanker Mishra, has addressed a letter to the HC Chief Justice, urging him suspend the functioning of the High Court until proper arrangement for physical/ video conference hearings are made. "Today, i.e., on July 22, 2020, I personally inspected the Video Conference facility made available by the High Court and the...

Can Degrees Be Given To Students Online With Digital Signatures?, Delhi HC Asks Delhi University To Consider

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to consider the feasibility of making a special interface for providing degrees to students through an online mode with digital signatures. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has directed the Computer Cell as well as the Dean of Examinations of the Delhi University to look into the issue of making a special...

How Is A Physically Fit Actors Above 65 Yrs Expected To Live A Dignified Life If They Are Not Allowed On Film/TV Sets? ; Bombay HC Seeks Reply From State [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the State Government regarding the guidelines issued dated May 30, 2020 barring cast/crew members above the age of 65 years from entering TV/Film sets and sought a detailed reply from the State. Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice RI Chagla were hearing a writ petition filed by Pramod Pandey who contended that he has been...

'When A Person Can Be Considered As A History Sheeter': Madras HC Issues Directions [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment delivered earlier this month, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court identified material "inconsistencies" in the Police Standing Orders (PSO) and set out specific directions to the department on when a person can be considered a history-sheeter. While disposing of a batch of 30 writ petitions, seeking removal of the Petitioners' name from the history...

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Brajesh Thakur's Appeal Against His Conviction For Gangrape

Delhi High Court has issued notice in criminal appeal moved by Brajesh Thakur against his conviction for gangrape in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajneesh Bhatnagar has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation. On January 20, Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha had convicted Brajesh Thakur...

[Acid Attack] Wife's Repeated Refusal To Return With Her Husband Is A Mitigating Factor At The Time Of Sentencing: Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

The Tripura High Court on Monday reduced the sentence of a man, convicted for throwing acid on his wife, while holding that his frustration, caused due to the wife's refusal to return with him to their matrimonial house, was a mitigating factor. "…After their separation, the appellant met his victim wife several times at her parental home to take her back to his home but she refused...

MP From Andhra Pradesh Alleges Threat From His Political Party, Seeks CRPF Protection: Delhi HC Issues Notice [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh, Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, seeking CRPF protection as he's allegedly facing threats from his own political party YSR Congress. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The order has come in...

Administrative Tribunal Not An 'Alternative', But The'Only' Forum For Service Matters : Delhi HC [Read Order]

In a recent decision, the single bench of the Delhi High Court held that, in service matters the High Court lacks original jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. The bench of Justice Jyothi Singh, by placing reliance on the landmark apex court decision in L.Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997) 3 SCC 261 observed that , "It is clear that after the authoritative pronouncement of...