Parishioners Cannot Be Deprived Of Their Right To Burial In Church Cemetery: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"The right to a burial in the cemetery must be seen as flowing from his status as a Parishioner of the Church"

Karnataka HC Prohibits Media From Publishing Details Involving Privacy Of Individuals In Matrimonial Proceedings

"What is an information to others according to a journalist, could be a personal and sensitive information to an individual in a litigation relating to a matrimonial dispute."

Docket Explosion At NCDRC!

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) seems to be crumbling under its own weight.Besides the alarming pendency levels, the infrastructure is in such a poor condition that the staircase and both the sides of the corridors of the Commission are flanked by the files, leaving the record vulnerable to any misdoing. These photographs of the Commission office speak for...

Majority Of Citizens Don't Want Judiciary To Show Any Sympathy To Rape & Murder Convicts: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

"We are shocked by the savagery of the offence unleashed by the accused towards the deceased. Such conduct of the accused would only show that he is an extremist and that he will be a menace to the society."

Delhi HC Issues Notice As Abhay Chautala Seeks Transfer Of DA Case To Spl Court For Legislators [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the CBI on a petition moved by Abhay Singh Chautala, the leader of Opposition in Haryana Assembly, seeking transfer of the disproportionate assets case against him from the Special CBI court, which was designated as one of the two courts in Delhi to try cases against MPs and MLAs, to some other court apprehending he would not get fair...

SC Reiterates Basic Principles Of Judicial Review Of Administrative Decisions [Read Judgment]

"Judicial review under Article 226 is directed, not against the decision, but the decision making process."

Bangalore Court Vacates Order Restraining 'The Wire' From Publishing Article Against BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar

A Bangalore City Civil Court has vacated the ex-parte order of interim injunction passed against online news portal "The Wire" restraining it from publishing an article against BJP MP Rajveev Chandrasekhar.The injunction order was passed two years ago, in a defamation suit filed by Chandrasekhar against 'The Wire' for publishing an article titled "In Whose Interests Our Soldiers...

Government Doctors Abandoning Duties And Developing Private Practice: Madras HC Directs State To Constitute 'Monitoring Committee' [Read Judgment]

“The prevailing practice as of now from amongst few Doctors are that after gaining experience by utilising the public resources and infrastructural facilities, abandoning the public employments by simultaneously developing their private practice just for their personal enrichment.”

Dismissal Of Soldier For Unauthorized Absence Not Harsh Punishment, Says SC [Read Judgment]

"Any responsible member of the Armed Force should not have absented from service without permission"

Marginal Delay In Deposit Of Court Fees Not A Ground To Refuse Prosecution Of Suit On Merits: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Monday held that marginal delay in payment of the deposit of court fees cannot be a ground to deprive the opportunity to prosecute suit on merits. The petitioners before the court had challenged an order passed by the trial court granting an extension of time for payment of deposit of court fees by invoking inherent powers under Section 151 CPC. The respondent's...

Mere Use Of Word 'Harijan' During Speech Not An Offence Under SC-ST Act: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

"It is found that the petitioner had not uttered word "Harijan" intentionally to insult anybody including informant"

HC Can't Interfere With Order Of Inferior Courts To Correct Mere Errors Of Fact Or Law Exercising Art 227: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]

The Single Bench of Jharkhand High court while considering a writ petition under Article 227 held that the High court cannot interfere with order of inferior courts or tribunals to correct mere errors of fact or law while exercising the power under Article 227.In a case (Panpati Devi v. Ram Barat Ram), the petitioner contested the order of the appellate court, rejecting their petition...