Compelling Students,Who Do Not Want To Continue In A Particular College, Will Only Affect Their Future & Career : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Kerala High Court held in Jisin Jijo &Ors v. State of Kerala that compelling the students, who do not want to continue in a college, will only affect the future and career of the students. An atmosphere without room for apprehensions and conducive to carry on the studies peacefully, is essential and hence it requires paramount consideration, it said. Bench of Justice P.V.Asha...

Juvenile Justice: Judgment Passed By Single Member Of The Juvenile Justice Board Is Void Ab Initio, Holds Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

High Court of Himachal Pradesh held in State of Himachal Pradesh v. Happy that judgment passed by a single member of the Juvenile Justice Board is void ab initio as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. It said that the Principal Magistrate could not have finally disposed of the case in contravention of the provisions of the Juvenile...

Polluting River Ganga: NGT Directs Three States To Deposit Rs. 25 Lakhs Each For The Continued Damage To The River [Read Order]

In a significant move, given the way there has been lackadaisical approach on part of the authorities in the past to implement NGT's orders, National Green Tribunal pulled up states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal over inaction on their part to respond to the Green Tribunal for unabated damage to river Ganga. Green Tribunal was considering, in furtherance of its order...

Delhi HC Repels Challenge Against Rules Enabling District Magistrate To Evict Children Who Do Not Provide Maintenance To Parents [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to quash the Rules 22(3) and 22(4) of The Delhi Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2016 for being ultra-vires the parent Act of 2007 and the Constitution. The impugned Rules stipulate a summary procedure empowering the District Magistrate to effect the eviction of a senior citizen's son / daughter /...

'It's A Serious Issue': Delhi HC Issues Notice In PIL For Protection Of Jahanpanah City Forest

The Delhi High Court today issued notices to Centre, Delhi Government and Delhi Development Authority in a PIL filed for protection of Jahanpanah City Forest from encroachment and deforestation.The PIL filed by lawyer Amit Gupta states that the forest area spanning 435 acres in South Delhi has been affected by encroachment, garbage dumping and unregulated tree felling."It is a serious...

"State Health Scheme Not Charity", Govt. Cannot Reject Reimbursement Claims Of Employees & Pensioners On Technical Grounds: Madras HC

Madras High Court ruled in Marimuthu v. Government of Tamil Nadu that medical reimbursement claimed by the employees and pensioners or their family members is not the bonus or bounty. It noted that since it has been made compulsory that, every employee or pensioner of the State Government must join in the Health Insurance Scheme by paying a continuous contribution towards premium...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On PIL For Allowing Conjugal Visits To Jail Inmates

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi government and the Director General (Prisons) on a PIL demanding that inmates in Delhi prisons be allowed conjugal visits, which is their fundamental as well as human right. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi issued notice on the PIL moved by advocate and activist Amit Sahni who rued that inmates...

Law Students Criticize BCI Chairman's Remarks Against Justices Lokur, Chelameswar [Read Letter]

The stand taken by the Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra has yet again come under sharp criticism from a body of law students.Criticizing the press release issued by the Chairman against ex-judges Justice Lokur and Chelameswar, who had disapproved the procedure followed by in-house enquiry while clearing the CJI's name in the sexual harassment allegations, the...

Architect Has No Right To Object Demolition Of Building Designed By Him; Delhi HC Dismisses Raj Rewal's Plea To Recreate Nehru Pavilion [Read Judgment]

"The requirements of urban planning outweigh the moral rights of an architect.The architect cannot demand the intangibility of work because it would violate the right of ownership and the principles of freedom of commerce. Similarly, the functionality of the building has to necessarily outweigh the interest of the architect on the preservation of integrity. Thus, the owner of the building has full power to dispose it of and to destroy it"

Delhi HC Grants 4 More Months Time To CBI To Complete Probe in Asthana Bribery Case [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court Friday granted four more months to the CBI to complete its probe in a bribery case involving the agency's former special director Rakesh Asthana.Justice Mukta Gupta allowed the CBI's plea seeking extension of time to complete its investigation in the case lodged against Asthana, DSP Devender Kumar and middleman Manoj Prasad.On January 11, the court had granted 10 weeks to...

Administering Of Oath To Deceased Before Recording Dying Declaration Doesn't Render It Invalid: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court held that the mere fact that in the dying declaration, a sort of oath has been administered to the deceased before recording the same, would not make the credibility of the dying declaration doubtful and would not nullify the same. If Executive Magistrate chose the particular language for recording the dying declaration, the deceased cannot be blamed nor any fault can...

Section 138 NI Act: Omission To Mention Nature Of Debt Or Liability In Notice Does Not Render It Invalid: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"There is no requirement that the complainant must specifically allege in the complaint that there was a subsisting liability.”