Jessica Lal Murder: Delhi HC Asks SRB To Consider Manu Sharma's Plea For Premature Release

HC has asked SRB to consider his plea in next meeting

NSA Ajith Doval's Son Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Jairam Ramesh, Caravan Magazine [Read Complaint]

Vivek Doval, son of National Security Advisor Ajith Doval, has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Jairam Ramesh and Caravan Magazine for making publications and statements linking the growth of his company with demonetization of Rs.500 and 1000 currency notes announced in November 2016.Last week, the Caravan Magazine had published an article titled "The D Companies: Ajith Doval's...

Cannot Reject Incomplete Applications Attributable To Technical Glitches In PSC Website: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court last week refused to allow disqualification of teaching candidates on the ground that they had not submitted their NET qualification certificates on time. The bench comprising Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice VG Arun pointed out that the incomplete applications were due to technical glitches in the Public Service Commission (PSC) website and not for any fault of...

Death Row Convict Seeks IB Report To Prove Innocence, Delhi HC Asks CIC To Reconsider Order Of Denial [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC says info on HR violation, corruption, though exempt under S.24, would be covered under S.8 RTI Act

EWS Quota : Madras HC Issues Notice In DMK Member's Petition Challenging Constitution Amendment

The Madras High Court today issued notice to Centre and State Governments in a petition challenging Constitution(103rd) Amendment Act providing for quota up to 10% for persons belonging to economically weaker sections.The petition was filed on Friday by R S Bharathi, Organizing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam(DMK) contending that the amendment violated 'basic structure' of...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High Court The Allahabad High Court directed the Municipal Corporations of Varanasi and Meerut to make the entire city stray cattle free by February 5. The direction was issued by a bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh. The court was hearing three petitions highlighting the problems being faced by the residents of Varanasi and Meerut due...

Imposing High Cash Security As Bail Condition Amounts To Virtual Denial Of Bail : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Bail order should not be illusory, said the Court.

Non Payment Of Salary For Work Done By Virtue Of An Interim Order Of Court Amounts To Begar: SC [Read Order]

"Non-payment of salary to them for the period they have served under the interim order or otherwise would tantamount to taking begar from them, which is prohibited under Article 23 of the Constitution of India."

EWS Quota Effective For Direct Recruitment Vacancies In Central Service Notified After Feb 01 [Read OM]

The Ministry of Social Justice has specified the income criteria for EWS

Time For Oral Arguments Limited By Delhi High Court For Final Hearing In Commercial Suit [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has set the time limit for oral arguments during the stage of final hearing of a commercial suit.Jusitce Rajiv Sahai Endlaw passed the order in an application filed under Order XV-A CPC for Case Management Hearing by the plaintiff in a commercial suit. The plaintiff's counsel submitted that he will not take more than 45 minutes in his opening argument and not more than...

Need A Trained Dedicated Team To Probe Dabholkar-Pansare Murders: Bombay HC Tells CBI, SIT

The Bombay High Court on Thursday continued to question the investigating agencies conducting the probe in the murders of both rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and CPI leader Govind Pansare.A division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice MS Karnik observed that both the CBI and SIT were relying on the information given by the accused in Gauri Lankesh case arrested by the Karnataka...

Bombay HC Imposes 25 Lakhs Costs For Preventing Court Inspection & Threatening Court Receiver With False Molestation Case [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently imposed costs of Rs. 25 lakhs on a couple, after they prevented a Court-appointed Receiver from inspecting and seizing copyright infringing goods from their factory.Refusing to show any leniency, Justice SJ Kathawalla asserted, "If such abhorrent behaviour is left unpunished, by showing 'compassion' to a person who knowingly, grossly abuses the process of law,...