Bombay HC Dismisses Petition Filed By Congress And Its Candidate From Nagpur Nana Patole On The Day Of Counting [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, the day of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, dismissed a petition filed by the Nagpur Shahar Congress Committee and Congress party's candidate from Nagpur, Nana Patole seeking directions to the Returning Officer (RO) to allow the candidate himself or his agent on the table of the Assistant Returning Officers (ARO).Justice PV Ganediwala...

Now District Court In Delhi Launches E-Filing For Arbitration Matters, Test Run On

In a major boon for lawyers and litigants, the Delhi District Courts today launched e-filing facility, limited as of now to arbitration matters. The Delhi District Court website has undergone a facelift. It has become minimalist, more organised and user-friendly. The new facility was launched by District Judge (Head Quarters) Talwant Singh. The e-filing project is on...

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Delhi Court Dismisses Swamy's Plea, Says Filing Of PILs Does Not Confer Right Of Victim On Any Pvt Person [Read Order]

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Delhi Court Dismisses Swamy's Plea

Wife Expected To Be With Husband's Family; Cannot Compel To Stay Separated From Mother-In-Law Without 'Justifiable' Reason: U'khand HC [Read Judgment]

"Normally, no husband would tolerate this nor would any son like to be separated from his old mother, who is dependent upon her son."

Delhi HC Seeks ECI Response On Plea To Bar Parties With Religious, Casteist, Ethnic, Linguistic Names

The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India in a petition seeking banning of political parties with religious, ethnic, linguistic or casteist connotations.The petition filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyaya cites the examples of parties like Hindu Sena, All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Indian Union Muslim League etc. The petition also adds that parties such...

NGT Seeks PCB Response On Application For Allowing Road Transportation Of Coal [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board to respond to an application for allowing transportation of coal by road.Earlier, the NGT had passed an order on August 28, 2018 accepting a suggestion of Expert Committee that coal for thermal power plants should be transported only by railway wagon or dedicated conveyor belt system...

'Teachers Are Like Gods,They Cannot Question Each And Every Decision Taken By Govt. In Public Interest': Madras HC

Madras High Court sides with the reasoning of single judge bench of Justice S. M. Subramaniam, which had dismissed writ petitions filed by Tamil Nadu Elementary School Teachers Federation challenging the order passed by the Director of Elementary Education deploying Secondary Grade Teachers in the Elementary Education to the post of Nursery / Montessori Teachers in...

NGT Seeks For Implementation Of Its Order On Noise Pollution [Read Order]

National Green Tribunal in an execution application in appeal in case of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness v. Union of India & Ors. has directed for implementation of its earlier order on noise pollution. Coram of Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, two judicial members, Justice S.P.Wangdi and Justice...

Photographs Of Couple In A Happy Mood Does Not Mean They Were Leading A Happy Married Life: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"Though the photographs may reflect that the couple was in a happy mood, that does not reflect as to how they were living together."

2003 Haryana Teacher Recruitment Scam: OP Chautala Approaches Delhi HC Again For Premature Release

Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala, now aged 84 years, has once again approached the Delhi High Court for premature release after the Delhi government rejected his plea for release on the grounds of seniority and disability. A bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal heard Chautala's plea against the decision of the government dated April 3 vide which...

Calcutta HC Appoints Justice K J Sengupta To Enquire Police Violence Against Howrah Lawyers

Terming the police action against lawyers in Howrah Court premises "unprecedented, crude and barbaric", the Calcutta High Court has appointed former HC judge Justice K J Sengupta as one-man commission to enquire into incident.The order was passed by a bench of Justices Biswanath Somadder and Arindam Mukherjee in the suo moto proceedings initiated by the High Court in the wake of...

4 Judicial Officers Appointed As Delhi HC Judges [Read Notification]

Four judicial officers have been appointed as Judges of Delhi High Court.The President of India appointed Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon and Brijesh Sethi as Judges of the High Court.The Collegium of the Supreme Court had recommended these names for elevation earlier this month.Read Notification...