Bihar Municipal Polls 2022| What Yardsticks Were Adopted By Dedicated Commission For Fulfilling 'Triple Test'?: High Court Asks State Govt

Hearing a writ plea challenging the Bihar Municipal Polls 2022 and the report of the dedicated Commission constituted by the state government to study the representation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in urban local bodies, the Patna High Court last week sought Bihar Government's affidavit on several issues.The Bench of Justice Satyavrat Verma asked the state to specify on what basis...

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Consent To Quash FIR Against Man Who Allegedly Tweeted Rape Threat To Their Daughter After T20 Loss In 2021

The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed the FIR and charge sheet against a student accused of giving a rape threat to the 11-month-old infant of former Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma, after a no-objection from the couple.A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PK Naik quashed the FIR against Hyderabad techie Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini registered by...

NGT Directs Rajasthan And Punjab Pollution Control Boards To Conduct Joint Study On Increasing Cancer Patients

Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RJSPCB) and the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to commission a joint study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi or the Indian Toxicological Research Institute (ITRI), Lucknow.The aim of the study is to identify the root causes of the increasing number of cancer patients...

Teele Wali Masjid Dispute| Maintainability Of Lord Sheshnag's Suit In Lucknow Court Seeking Possession Of Premises Challenged In Allahabad HC

A plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the maintainability of a suit pending before the Lucknow Court seeking possession of the City's Teele Wali Masjid Premises. Hearing the matter on Monday, the HC sought replies from the opposite parties by April 28.Essentially, the Suit pending before the Lucknow Civil Court was filed in 2013 by Lord Sheshnagesht Teeleshwar...

Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: January-March, 2023

Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 50]1. Animesh Chakraborty v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 12. Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 23. Soli @ Sulachana Jena & Anr. v. Chief Executive Officer, NESCO (Electrical), Balasore & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 34. Sk. Jumman @ Badruddin v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 45. Santosh Kumar Nayak v. State of...

Karnataka High Court Raps Postal Officials For Opening HUF PPF Account After Withdrawal Of Scheme, Orders Payment Of Interest

The Karnataka High Court recently came to the rescue of a 48 years old Bengaluru resident who was denied interest on PPF deposits, stating that his HUF PPF account was opened irregularly after the scheme was amended.Stating that it was for the authorities to detect such irregular accounts and inform the investors immediately, a single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna cautioned the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs State To Follow Due Process In Land Acquisition For Road Widening In Narsipatnam

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to follow due process of law contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 in acquiring the properties of residents in Narsipatnam for the purpose of widening the road."Till the property of the petitioners is acquired by following due process of law as...

Succession Certificates Under Indian Succession Act 1925 Do Not Confer Any Titles: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Explains

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that the proceedings for grant of a succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 are of summary nature and do not confer any title to the amount in favour of the certificate holder.The observations to this effect were made by Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while hearing an appeal filed in terms of section 384 of the...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rajasthan-Based Restaurant From Using 'Sadda Pind' Mark, Asks It To Pay ₹2 Lakh Costs To NGO

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a Rajasthan-based restaurant from using the mark “Sadda Pind”, which is registered in favour of a famous tourist place in Punjab.Justice C Hari Shankar decreed the suit filed by JDM Heritage Lawns Heritage Private Limited after the defendant, Ankit Chawla, undertook not to use “SADDA PIND” mark for his restaurant. It was the case of...

Gujarat High Court Opens 'Sealed Cover' Results Of Two Public Service Aspirants After 25 Yrs, Finds Them Successful

About 25 years after two public service aspirants challenged the eligibility criteria for recruitment as Agricultural Officers through State Public Service Commission, the Gujarat High Court opened their sealed cover results on Thursday and found them successful.The merit was declared in December 1998 but results of the four petitioners were withheld.They had challenged the Deputy Director...

Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Submit Data On Number Of Persons Suffering From Breast Cancer

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Union of India to collect data regarding persons suffering from different types of Breast Cancer from the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.Justice Shaji P. Chaly was dealing with the petition wherein it had taken suo motu cognizance of the unaffordability of patented life-saving medicines, in light of the death of the erstwhile...

Lawyer’s Complaint Alleging Injury Can’t Be Disregarded Merely Because He Knows How To Draft It: Delhi High Court

Denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of causing hurt to an individual by hitting his head with an iron rod, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that merely because the complainant is a lawyer by profession, his complaint cannot be disregarded merely on the ground that he knows how to draft it. “The same would imply that an injured person who has his or her complaint prepared by...