High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Granted conditional bail to Anuj Shukla, editor of news channel Nation Live, which had allegedly aired defamatory content about Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.Dismissed a writ petition holding that once evidence was closed and the court proceedings entered the stage of arguments, any application filed for appointment of a commissioner would...

Does Not Have The Power To Define 'Minority Community', Says National Commission for Minorities [Read Report]

In response to a Supreme Court direction to take a decision on a representation for redefining the definition of 'minority' based on state-wise population, the National Commission of Minorities has said that it does not have the power to identify any community as minority.The SC has passed the order on February 11 in a petition filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking a...

HC Dismisses Plea To Regulate Education In Madrasas, Gurukul

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking regulation of education imparted in 'madrasas' and 'gurukuls' in the country, saying it is akin to vocational or coaching classes and one can always opt-out of it. "These are like tuition or coaching classes. There are drawing classes also. Then there are so many vocational classes. They are imparting some education. Take it or do...

Produce Blood Samples for DNA Test Tomorrow; Bombay HC Directs Binoy Kodiyeri

The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned why Binoy Kodiyeri had not taken the DNA test till now and directed him to produce blood samples for the said test on Tuesday. The test will be conducted in order to determine whether Kodiyeri is the father of an eight-year-old, after a Mumbai based woman filed rape case against him. According the complainant, Binoy cheated her into having a...

Jairam Ramesh's Statements Hurt Business, Vivek Doval Tells Court In Caravan Defamation Case

Vivek Doval was cross-examined before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal in a criminal defamation case he has filed against Jairam Ramesh and Kaushal Shroff, a former Union Minister and a Caravan journalist respectively. The cross was conducted by Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid who is representing Jairam Ramesh, and Mr Bhavook Chauhan who is the counsel for...

CVC Is Not An Investigating Agency In Disciplinary Proceeding Against Bank Employees: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Dismissing the Writ Petition filed by a bank employee, the Allahabad High Court held that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is not an investigating agency in disciplinary proceeding leveled against employees of the bank.The Petitioner was aggrieved by the charge-sheet drawn against him by the Respondent, the Union Bank of India. He contended that charge-sheet was issued in violation of...

Foreign Banks Cannot Engage Recovery Agents In India : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Foreign banks have to adopt legal measures for recovery.

Cognizance Can't Be Taken Without Judicial Application Of Mind: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court quashed the charge-sheet and criminal proceedings leveled against the Applicant girl, for use of unfair means in UPSC examination, stating that the Judicial Magistrate had taken cognizance of the matter without judicial application of mind and that the proceedings instituted were frivolous in nature. The Applicant was alleged to have not submitted the answer-sheet and...

NCLT, Mumbai Bench Directs Petitioner To Pay 2 Lakhs To The "Prime Minister's National Relief Fund" By Way Of Cost Payable [Read Order]

The NCLT, Mumbai bench hearing an appeal filed by Yule Investments Pvt. Ltd. seeking restoration of the company's name in the Register of Company maintained by the RoC, Mumbai, directed the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai to restore the name of the Petitioner company subject to payment of a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- as cost payable in the account of "Prime Minister's National Relief Fund" within...

NLU-O: Indefinite Student Protest Called-Off

As the college administration conceded to all its demands, the Student Body of National Law University of Odisha called off the protest, four days after it first began. All the assurances were made in the presence of the Advocate General of Odisha who mediated the issues between the student body and administration. With regards to the most pressing issue of the protest pertaining to the construction of Girls Hostel II and library, Rs. 25 crores have been released, the administration submitted....

'Glorification Of Violence Has Given Rise To Culture Of Gangsters' : P & H HC Bans Songs Glorifying Violence In Public Events [Read Judgment]

While prohibiting the use of loudspeakers in the the states of Punjab and Haryana without prior permission from the authorities, the Punjab and Haryana High Court also took judicial notice of glorification of liquor, wine, drugs and violence in songs in the States which affected the children of impressionable age. Accordingly, the States were directed to ensure that: (i) No one carries...

Allahabad HC Transfers Judge After He Allegedly Ordered A Police Man To Take Off Uniform

After a judge in Agra allegedly asked a police constable to remove his uniform in court as punishment for not giving passage to his car, the Allahabad High Court ordered his transfer, reports the Hindustan Times.On Saturday, the Registrar General of the High Court ordered the transfer of Judge Santhosh Kumar Yadav, from the post of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Agra to that...