"Communication And Consultation Between Speaker Of Lok Sabha And Leader Of Opposition On Extension Of Tenure Of Secretary General Not Covered By Section 8(1)(c)Of The RTI": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court recently directed the Central Information Commission to give details on the communication and consultation between Leader of Opposition and Speaker of Lok Sabha about granting of a one year extension to the Secretary General, Lok Sabha Shri T.K Vishwanathan holding that such information was not protected by 'parliamentary privilege'...

RTI Activist's Murder: Former BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki, Six Others Convicted

Former BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki and six others were Saturday convicted by a special CBI court here for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 after he tried to expose illegal mining activities in Gir forest region. Special CBI Judge K M Dave will pronounce the quantum of sentence on July 11 in the case whose probe was handed over to the central agency by the Gujarat High Court after...

PIL Seeks Broadcasters To Refund Of Excess Subscription Fee, Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Centre and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on a PIL demanding refund of excess subscription fee running into thousands of crores of Rupees collected and misappropriated by broadcasters on the basis of illegal tariff orders. A bench headed by Chief Justice D N Patel issued notice on a PIL moved by NGO 'Justice for...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Upheld the constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh Self Financed Independent Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2018 which provides for regulation of fees in self financed independent schools in the State.Held that the right to shelter is a fundamental right and the State has a constitutional duty to provide house sites to the poor. Bombay High...

Obligation To Wear Helmet While Riding Motorcycle Cannot Be Exempted For Religious Reasons, Rules Germany's Top Court

"The helmet duty is not only to protect the motorcyclist, but also the physical and psychological integrity of other accident participants and rescue workers."

Calcutta HC Reinstates Magistrate Who Was Compulsorily Retired; Imposes 1 Lakh Costs On Itself [Read Judgment]

"Indeed, most Indians look the other way even when a crime is committed in their presence or a grievous wrong is done, lest they be dragged into any avoidable court proceedings. This judicial officer foolishly thought that he could single-handedly take on the smuggler mafia."

You Will Not Decide What One Wants To Watch, You Are A Certification Board Not Censor Board: Bombay HC to CBFC

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) received sharp rebuke from the Bombay High Court on Friday while a petition seeking grant of universal (U) certificate to a children's film Chidiakhana was being heard. Division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice GS Patel were hearing the said petition filed by Children's Film Society India (CFSI), a nodal organisation under...

Allahabad HC Upholds Vires Of UP Self Financed Independent Schools (Fee Regulation) Act Applicable To Minority Institutions [Read Judgment]

"The right to administer educational institutions by minorities does not permit to indulge in malpractices including, commercialization of education

SC Dismisses CBI's Appeal Against Commutation Of Death Penalty In A Murder Case [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in May, dismissed an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging commutation of death penalty by the High Court in a murder case.The death penalty awarded to Sakru Mahagu Binjewar and three others was commuted by the High Court, though it confirmed the conviction for murdering four persons. The mitigating factor, according to High Court was that (i)...

Bombay HC Dismisses Petition Challenging AICTE Decision To Reduce Lateral Entry In Engineering Colleges [Read Judgment]

The world is so fiercely competitive may be regrettable, but we can do nothing to change it, observed the Bombay High Court while hearing writ petitions filed by students challenging the All India Council for Technical Education's (AICTE) decision to reduce the percentage of intake of lateral entry students in second year of engineering from 20% to 10%.Division bench of Justice SC...

Insurer Cannot Avoid Third Party Liability On The Ground Of Non-Registration Of Vehicle : Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

"Merely because vehicle is not registered under Chapter IV of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Insurance Company cannot escape its liability towards third party"

DRT Not Able To Focus On High-Value Cases: Raj HC Upholds Centre's Notification Raising Pecuniary Limit To Rs 20L [Read Judgment]

Observing that "small value cases" were not allowing the Debt Recovery Tribunals focus on "high-value cases" which would have otherwise led to significant recovery of public money, the Rajasthan High Court has upheld Centre's notification raising the threshold pecuniary limit for filing application for recovery of debts before the Debt Recovery Tribunal from Rs 10 Lakh to Rs 20 Lakh. ...