Cutting Down Teak Wood From Govt. Accommodation: FIR Registered Against Suspended Judge In Jharkhand

Day after the Jharkhand High Court suspended Dumka Principal District and Sessions Judge Om Prakash Singh for allegedly flouting forest laws, the state police on Saturday registered an FIR against him. The court had suspended Singh on the basis of a vigilance report. On the basis of the report received from the High Court Registrar (Vigilance) Brajesh Kumar Goutam, an FIR was...

Court Premises Across Rajasthan To Go-Green: High Court Bans Single-Use Plastic [Read Circular]

In welcome initiative, and as a mark of respect to the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary and in the interest of the institution and public at large, Full Court of Rajasthan High Court passed a resolution to the ban single-use plastic/thermocol - bottles, carry bags, cups, glasses, dishes, spoons, forks, bowl containers, plates, bottles, straws, sachets and...

Calcutta HC Stays Summons Issued By ED To An Advocate Representing His Client Before ED [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday stayed the execution of summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to an Advocate, who had been representing his client before ED. The ED had summoned the Petitioner-Advocate, B. N. Joshi, who had been representing one Nilesh Parekh before it, in proceedings against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The summons was issued...

Subtitles Can Be Added Even After Film Is Certified By Getting Endorsement From CBFC : Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted relief to Indian Motion Pictures Association (IMPAA) and held that a notice issued by the Central Board for Film Certification in India (CBFC) dated April 27, 2017 was not sustainable.Under the said notice, CBFC directed that all the applicants must submit an undertaking along with the application clearly stating whether subtitles are included in...

Father Not Bound To Pay Monthly Maintenance To Daughter Who Is Gainfully Employed: Karnataka: HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court had said a father is not bound to pay monthly maintenance amount to his daughter, who is gainfully employed. A division bench of Justice S N Satyanarayana and Justice P G M Patil, partly allowed the appeal filled by one Sadashivananda. The bench said "The Court below was justified in awarding certain sum at the initial stage but not after the plaintiff secured...

Only Transferred Judge Can Challenge, No One Else: Madras HC Rejects Plea Challenging Justice VK Tahilaramani Transfer [Read Judgment]

"Challenge to the order of transfer only at the instance of the transferred Judge himself and not anyone else."

Plea In Delhi HC Challenges Delhi Judicial Service Exam Results On Ground Of Incorrect Answers

A writ petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the results of the Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination 2019, which were declared on September 26.The challenge is made by Nishant Basoya, a candidate who appeared in the exam, on the ground of incorrect answers in the results published by the High Court.The petitioner has cited three questions - Question numbers 171,...

Welfare Of Child Overrides Principles Of Comity Of Courts, Intimate Contact, Etc.: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court on Monday re-emphasized on primacy of child welfare in cases for granting custody of a minor child. It observed, "…while considering the question of the custody of the minor child, the doctrine of comity of Court intimate contact and orders passed by the Foreign Court, etc. cannot override consideration of the best interest and welfare of the child. The...

NCLAT Allows Dutch Administrator To Participate In Insolvency Proceedings Of Jet Airways

The NCLAT has given its nod to offshore proceedings in the Jet Airways insolvency case by allowing the Administrator, Rocco Mulder, appointed by Dutch Insolvency Court (Trustee) to participate in the meetings of the Committee of Creditors (CoC). The Appellate Tribunal was dealing with cross border insolvency in the matter, as insolvency proceedings were initiated against the...

Karnataka HC Paves Way For Restructuring Of Central Public Works Dept. [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has given a go ahead to the Union government for restructuring the Central Public Works Department. It quashed an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) directing the Union Government to call for inputs from all stakeholders, including employees of the Central Public Works Department, before moving ahead with restructuring of the Department.A division bench...

Rajasthan HC Launches First Mobile App In India For Electronic Service Of Summons In Hindi

In a big leap towards digital revolution, Rajasthan High Court on Friday launched the first mobile app in the country for electronic service of summons in Hindi.In a ceremony organized by Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, the Acting Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq launched two mobile applications - "National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP)" for electronic service...

'It Is Not Mandatory': Karnataka HC Disposes Of PIL Challenging MHRD Circular Directing To Connect Students' Social Media Accounts With Colleges

The Karnataka High Court on Friday disposed of a public interest litigation challenging the notification issued in July, by the Union Government, through the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), directing all Higher Education Institutes, to connect social media accounts, of all the students and teachers to their respective institution account to be created and...