Can't Deny House To A Govt. Employee On Ground That He Already Has One Of A Lower Type: P&H HC

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana have ruled that merely because a person is in occupation of a government accommodation which is lower than his legal entitlement would not be a cogent reason to refuse him allotment as per his legal entitlement. With this observation, Justice Rajiv Narain Raina directed the Administration of UT of Chandigarh to alot the Petitioner, Rajinder Parsad,...

Existence Of Alternate Remedy Not An Absolute Bar To Entertain A Petition Under Article 226 : Meghalaya HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Meghalaya on Thursday held that existence of alternate remedy does not operate as an absolute bar to entertain a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution and that a person may approach the high court in case of natural rights violation. "Existence of alternate remedy is not an absolute bar to entertain a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

Injured Witness Should Be Relied Upon But For Major Contradictions & Discrepancies In His Evidence: Reiterates Patna HC

The Patna High Court on Wednesday reiterated that evidentiary value of an injured witness carries greater weight and the same may be relied upon unless there are major contradictions in his statements. In this view, the high court refused to interfere with the order of conviction passed by the trial court, whereby it had imposed imprisonment of seven years on the Appellant, Chandan Chaudhry,...

J&K HC Orders Govt To Provide Free Legal Aid To Detainees Under Public Safety Act [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked the government to ensure that legal assistance is made available to all the detenus under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. The order was passed by the division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rashid Ali Dar, in a petition filed by one, Syed Tassadque Hussain, who asserted that no access to legal aid was...

Pehlu Khan Lynching Case: Rajasthan Govt Moves HC Against Acquittal Of Accused

The Rajasthan government has filed an appeal in the high court here against the acquittal of all six accused in the Pehlu Khan lynching case. Pehlu Khan and his sons were thrashed by a mob on the suspicion of cow smuggling in Alwar's Behror on Aprli 1, 2017. Khan had died at a hospital in Alwar on April 3. "The appeal was filed in the Rajasthan high court on Monday,"...

Caste Of A Person Cannot Be Changed By Virtue of Marriage:Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has reiterated that caste of a person is determined on the basis of birth and it cannot be changed by virtue of marriage. It said, "…deprivations, indignities and humiliates faced by the member of the Community is the real test and mere marriage or conversion can never be put against a person, who was actually born in the Scheduled Caste Community." The order was...

University Bound To Provide Answer Sheets Under RTI: Madras HC

The Madras High Court on Monday held that evaluated answer sheets are `information' under the Right to Information Act, 2005 and Universities are bound to provide them to the Respondent-students. In this regard, the court said, "why should any public authority shy for providing public informations to the information seekers. Undoubtedly, confidential files are protected under the provisions...

Bombay HC Quashes LORs Issued By DRI For Probe Into Alleged Evasion Of Customs Duty By Adani In Import Of Indonesian Coal

The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed all the Letter of Rogatory (LOR) issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to authorities in Singapore, UAE, Hongkong and British Virgin Islands seeking information about the purchase and sale of Indonesian coal by subsidiary companies of Adani group.A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharati Dangre heard the petition filed...

Delhi Police Have Not Shown Sunanda Pushkar's Actual Cause of Death: Shashi Tharoor Tells Court

In the proceedings before Special CBI Judge today, the counsel appearing for Shashi Tharoor argued that no evidence or reports have been put on record to prove the actual cause of Sunanda Pushkar's death. Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for Tharoor, informed the court that since no report has been able to ascertain the actual cause of death of Pushkar, the police have conducted...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Judges At HCs Of Karnataka, Gauhati, J&K & Meghalaya

In its meeting held on October 15, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the elevation of various Advocates and Judicial Officers as judges of the different high courts. Their names were notified today. The following have been recommended as judges of the Guahati HC: 1. Soumitra Saikia, Advocate; 2. Parthivjyoti Saikia, Judicial Officer; and 3. S. Hukato Swu, Judicial...

Failure To Stop Air Pollution Caused By Burning Crop Residue: NGT Pulls Up Centre, States[Read Order]

National Green Tribunal has come down heavily on the Central Government and State Governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for failing to stop crop residue burning, leading to Air Pollution in the NCR region. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the bench has been monitoring the situation and remedial measures regularly. "Even in five years if the...

Collegium Recommends Elevation Of An Advocate & 2 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Guahati HC [Read Resolution]

In its meeting held on October 15, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the elevation of one Advocate and two Judicial Officers as judges of the Guahati High Court. Their names were notified today. They are: 1. Soumitra Saikia, Advocate; 2. Parthivjyoti Saikia, District & Sessions Judge at Tinsukia District of Assam; and 3. S. Hukato Swu, Judicial Officer.Click Here To...