"Rampant Felling Of Trees Affects Right To Clean Air", Says PIL :Karnataka HC Issues Notice To Tree Authority [Read Petition]

The city of Bengaluru is rapidly losing its tree cover, which has resulted in a severe reduction in the health of its citizens and a severe degradation of the environment of the city,violating the right to clean air, clean environment, and sustainable development of the residents of Bengaluru in violation of their rights to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India".

Payal Tadvi: Sessions Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Three Doctors Accused Of Abetting The Suicide

The City Civil and Sessions court in Mumbai rejected bail pleas filed by three doctors who allegedly were responsible in abetting Payal Tadvi's suicide. The 26-year-old Tadvi was in the second year of MD at BYL Nair hospital. Ankita Khandelwal, Hema Ahuja and Bhakti Mehare are third-year resident doctors at BYL Nair hospital and they allegedly tormented Tadvi about her tribe. On May 22,...

'Maintain The Status As Idols', Madras HC To Film And Drama Artist Association [Read Order]

The High Court of Madras has permitted the South Indian Film Artistes' Association(SIFAA) to hold an election at Ebba's Girls Higher Secondary School on Radhakrishnan Salai at Mylapore on 23.06.19. Justice N Anand Venkatesh, who granted the permission said that he expects the members of the association to keep up the reputation and maintain their status as idols rather than...

Civil Court Verdicts On Rights & Title Of Litigants Binding On Revenue Authorities: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that when the rights and title of the litigants is settled in proceedings by the Civil Courts, such verdicts would be binding upon the revenue authorities.In this case, the mutation entry was carried out in favour of the decree holder, which was confirmed by Appellate authorities. However, the Minister for State (Revenue) allowed the revision of the...

Orders On Bail Plea By Kerala CPI(M) Chief's Son In Rape Case Adjourned To June 27

The Dindoshi branch of Bombay City Civil and Session Court today adjourned to June 27 the pronouncement of order on the application for anticipatory bail moved by Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.Binoy has filed the application seeking pre-arrest bail in a crime registered by Oshiwara police for rape and cheating. A...

CIC Directs NIMHANS To Provide Answer sheets To Examinee

The Central Information Commission has directed National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) to provide the answer sheets of M.Phil PSW Part I Annual and Supplementary Examinations held in 2017 to an examinee.The Commission has reiterated that examinees have the right to inspect their own answer sheets under the Right to Information Act 2005.The CIC was hearing a plea...

Air Pollution Due To Solid Waste Management Plant: NGT Directs Karnataka Pollution Control Board To Take Action [Read Order]

An email complaint sent by a resident Dharmin Patel, of Electronic City Phase II, to the National Green Tribunal, on February 15, about Air pollution caused in the area due to a Solid Waste Management Plant being started by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), had prompted the tribunal to direct the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to look into the matter and take...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Bombay High Court Held that the bare act of touching hands of a fellow colleague is not sufficient to constitute the offence of outraging mode of a woman. Division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice KK Sonawane quashed a FIR filed against Dilip Lomate under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code....

Any And Every Suit Relating To A Public Trust Need Not Be Under Section 92 CPC: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"Any and every suit relating to a public trust need not be under Section 92 of the Code, unless the reliefs claimed therein do fall within the matters enumerated in Section 92(1) of the Code"

Prior Permission Not Required For Conducting Prayers In One's Own Residence: Madras HC [Read Order]

"The question of requiring the Petitioner to get prior permission from any authority for assembling and conducting any prayers in his dwelling place per se, without causing nuisance or disturbance to others and without causing hindrance to the general public of the locality, does not arise.”

Contempt Action Cannot Be Taken After The Period Of Limitation Under Sec.20 Contempt Of Courts Act : Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court cannot invoke powers under Article 215 of Constitution by entertaining applications beyond the period of one year so as to dilute or eradicate the law prescribed under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

Wife Need Not Be Subjected To Virginity Test Merely Because She Sought Divorce On The Ground Of Non Consummation Of Marriage: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

"The contention raised by the husband that since the wife made an allegation that the marriage was not consummated she should be subjected to virginity test cannot be accepted, particularly, when it is undisputed that the marriage took place on 30th November, 2006."