P&H HC Directs Railway To Give Rs. 8 lakh To Kin Of Man Killed After Falling From Train [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana directed the Railway to pay Rs. 8,00,000/- to the heirs of the victim of an 'Untoward Railway Incident', as compensation along with interest @ 9% per annum, despite non-recovery of a valid ticket. The appeal was filed by sons of the deceased one Somnath through Advocate Somesh Gupta aggrieved by order of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh...

Shah Faesal Was Detained Under a Valid Law and By a Competent Authority: J&K Govt Tells Delhi HC

The government of Jammu & Kashmir has filed an affidavit before the Delhi High Court in response to a habeas corpus petition filed by the politician, Shah Faesal. The government submitted that the present habeas corpus petition is not maintainable as the Petitioner has been detained under a valid law and under the orders of competent authority. It is mentioned that the Petitioner...

In A Century Where Chandrayaan-2 Has Been Launched, The Plea That There Is No Toilet In A Govt Office Is Obsolete: P&H HC [Read Judgment]

An argument raised by Treasury Officer of Punjab Government to resist the regularization of the services of a full time sweeper took the Punjab and Haryana High Court by surprise.The Officer argued that there was no toilet or a bathroom in the office so as to require the services of a full time sweeper. The Court reprimanded the government for raising this frivolous plea that a government...

Bhima Koregaon: No Material Against Vernon Gonsalves; Sr. Adv Mihir Desai Tells Bombay HC In Bail Hearing

Senior Advocate Mihir Desai submitted before the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that the police had no evidence against his client former academic Vernon Gonsalves to prove that he was involved in inciting the violence that took place at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018. Justice SV Kotwal started hearing the bail applications filed by Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Arun Ferreira...

Convenience Of Lawyer No Ground For Transferring Petition To Another Jurisdiction: P&H HC [Read Order]

"The Court is not to see the convenience of the attorney. If the attorney has got difficulty in attending the dates of hearing, the applicant can very well appoint some other person as her attorney, who can put in appearance in the Court conveniently",said Justice H.S. Madaan of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, while declining a request for transfer of the divorce petition.In the backdrop,...

Abuse On Account Of Collective Dominance Not Recognized By Indian Competition Regime: CCI Dismisses Allegation Of Cartelization By Telugu Film Producers [Read Order]

The competition commission of India has dismissed a complaint filed by Ashok Kumar Vallabhaneni, a Telugu Film & T.V. serial producer and distributor of dubbed Telugu movies against various studios engaged in the business of production and distribution of movies in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Ashok Kumar (Informant) had purchased the distribution and exhibition rights for...

Law Student Who Accused BJP Leader Swami Chinmayanand Of Sexual Harassment Goes Missing

An LLM Student from Saharanpur, who had accused the former Union Minister and BJP leader, Swami Chinmayanand, of sexually harassing her and many other girls, has gone missing from her college hostel, reports News 18. The accused BJP leader is the director of Swami Shukdevanand Law College in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where the missing complainant is an LLM candidate. Citing threat to her...

Advocate Alleges That Movie 'Section 375' Shows Lawyers In Bad Light; Pune Court Summons Akshaye Khanna, Producers

A Pune civil court has issued summons to actor Akshaye Khanna and producers of the movie Section 375, in a petition filed by Advocate Wajed Pathan alleging that the movie shows lawyers in a negative light and demanding that it should be banned. Judge R Nathani asked producers Kumar Mangal Pathak, Abhishek Pathak and actor Akshay Khanna to remain present before the Court on the next date of...

Press Council Of India Now Decides To Support Media Freedom Before SC In Kashmir Times's Plea

After drawing flak for filing an intervention application in the Supreme Court backing the media curbs in Jammu and Kashmir, the Press Council of India assured its members on Tuesday that it will support press freedom in the top court.This was done through a letter issued by the PCI Secretary Anupama Bhatnagar to all the members of the Council, stating that the Council will stand for the...

Bombay HC Upholds Journalist Jigna Vora's Acquittal in J Dey Murder Case

The Bombay High Court has upheld the acquittal of former journalist Jigna Vora in the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. Court held that there was no direct evidence to prove Vora's involvement in her colleague's murder. Division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SK Shinde was hearing CBI's appeal against judgement dated May 2, 2018 passed by a Special Court. In the...

NHAI: Application Under Section 11 Arbitration & Conciliation Act To Appoint Arbitrator Not Maintainable: SC [Read Judgment]

"The power being exclusively vested with the Central Government as envisaged under sub-section (5) of Section 3G of Act 1956, Section 11 of the Act 1996 has no application."

PIL Seeking Uniform Civil Code: Delhi HC Asks Government to File Affidavit

Delhi High Court has asked the government to file an affidavit in a PIL seeking bringing about Uniform a Civil Code in the country. Filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, Ashwini Upadhyay had sought the following directions from the court: 1. Direct the Union of India to constitute a Judicial Commission or a High Level Expert Committee, to draft a UCC as per Article 44 of...