AP HC Issues Notice On HC's Petition To Regulate Defamatory Social Media Posts Against Judiciary

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has issued notice to Centre, AP Government, AP Police, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp in a writ petition filed by the High Court itself seeking action against defamatory social media posts against judiciary.The petition filed through HC Registrar seeks directions to the police to take action on two FIRs, lodged on 16 April and 18...

Rajasthan HC Upholds Classification Of Prisoners For Release On Parole

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday upheld the classification of convicts, for the purposes of granting parole, on the basis of the nature and gravity of offences committed by them. The division bench comprised by Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Narendra Singh observed, "Special parole can be granted to certain category of prisoners and if benefit is not given to those who...

Gujarat HC Stays Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra Citing Covid Concerns [Read Order]

Two days after the Supreme Court stayed the Rath Yatra in the Lord Jagannath Temple, scheduled to be held on June 23, 2020, the Gujarat High Court has also passed a similar order, putting a stay on the Yatra or any other related activities. The order has been passed by a division bench comprised by Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice JB Pardiwala during an urgent hearing held on...

'Magic', 'Masala' Common Words In Indian Food Industry; No One Can Monopolise Them : Madras HC In Sunfeast -Maggi Dispute

The Madras High Court had dismissed a suit filed by ITC Limited seeking to restrain Nestle Indian Ltd from using phrases "Magic Masala", "Magical Masala" with respect to its noodles product 'Maggi'.ITC claimed that it had exclusive right to use 'Magic Masala' with respect to its noodles brand "Sunfeast Yippiee!' launched in 2010. It complained that the use of the expression...

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing June 15 To June 21 Allahabad High Court 1) Allahabad HC Grants Wife Guardianship Of Husband In Comatose Condition; Calls Upon Central Government To Enact A Law [Uma Mittal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.] The bench comprised by Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Saurabh Shyam Shamshery allowed the plea of a wife, to be appointed as the guardian of her...

Delhi HC To Hear Plea Seeking Action Against Manufacturing of Faulty PPE Kits Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act

Delhi High Court will be hearing a plea seeking action against the manufacturers of faulty PPE kits. Filed by Advocate Amit Jain, the writ petition seeks a direction to be issued to the Health Ministry to initiate legal actions as envisaged under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 against the manufacturers of faulty/substandard PPE kits under the guise of "COVID-19 kits. The...

Plea For CLAT Exam In Local Languages: Delhi HC Asks BCI To Consider Petition As Representation

The Delhi High Court has asked the Bar Council of India to consider as representation a plea seeking conducting of CLAT examination in local languages. The Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri asked the BCI to consider the present petition as a representation, take a decision within three weeks and convey the same to the Petitioner. Filed by Mr Pratham Kaushik, the petition sought...

Presence Of Accused For Framing Charges, Sec 313 CrPC Examination Can Be Via Video Conferencing : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has held that during the Pandemic situation, trial courts can use video conferencing to record the plea of the accused with respect to framing of charge under Sections 228, 240 or 252 and examination of an accused under section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) through video-conference. The facility can be used in case of accused who are in judicial custody...

Suppression Of Material Facts Is Not Advocacy: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

"Frivolous and groundless filings constitute a serious menace to the administration of justice."

Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Against Imposing 'Unscientific' Masks On Public [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation against imposition of the use of the 'unscientific' Masks and PPE's. SR Krishna Murthy, who claims to be a Life-Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India, had approached the High Court contending that in Indian conditions, use of a mask is most unscientific, and making it compulsory is violative of Article 21...

Allahabad HC Refers Plea Seeking Cancellation of Remaining Board Exams To Centre [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has referred to the Government of India a PIL to cancel the examination of remaining papers of classes X and XII scheduled by the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, in the backdrop of the increasing cases of COVID-19. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioner that considering the present...

Karnataka HC Urges State Bar Council To Ensure Financial Assistance To Advocate's Clerks Across The State

The Karnataka High Court on Friday urged the State Bar Council to ensure that advocate's clerks across the state get financial assistance and help is not only extended to registered clerks working in Bengaluru. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Nataraj Rangaswamy while hearing a petition filed by Karnataka State Level Advocates Clerks Association observed...