Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Reply On A Plea By Man With Skin Disorder To Allows Solar Control Film On His Vehicle

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre whether a man suffering from a rare skin disorder can be allowed to use solar control film on his vehicle as a "special consideration"."Can't you give him a special consideration," a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Prateek Jalan asked the Centre, which has sought dismissal of the man's plea on the ground that he had raised the issue in the...

Shashi Tharoor Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Ravi Shankar Prasad For Calling Him “Murder Accused”

Congress leader Dr. Shashi Tharoor has filed a criminal defamation case against Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, after the latter called him an “accused in a murder case” during a press conference. The case was filed on December 7 in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate of Thiruvananthapuram.Mr. Prasad had made the remarks after Mr. Tharoor referred to an article quoting an unnamed...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtActing on its earlier warnings, Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court recently slapped Rs. 5000 as costs on a doctor of Bahraich District Hospital for writing a post-mortem report in illegible handwriting. Justice Anant Kumar opined that Dr. Rama Shankar Gupta “cannot be excused”, and ordered the amount to be deducted from his salary. The amount is expected to...

Bombay HC Gives Benefit Of Doubt To Man Suffering From Paranoid Schizophrenia, Acquits Him Of Grandmother’s Murder [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently gave the benefit of doubt to a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and set aside his conviction and life sentence in murder of his 82-year-old grandmother in 2009.A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice AS Gadkari was hearing an appeal filed by Sagar Patil, who was convicted under Section 302 of IPC by the Joint Ad­Hoc Additional Sessions...

Delhi HC To Petroleum Ministry: Tell Bharat Petroleum Harassment Of Citizens Unacceptable, Slaps Cost Of Rs 1L [Read Order]

BPCL was “harassing” petrol pump dealer since 1991 Terming it “highly unfortunate” how Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking, has been harassing a petrol pump dealer and her legal heirs since year 1991 by not honouring the dealership agreement and extending litigation against them, the Delhi High Court has slapped a cost of Rs 1Lakh on the PSU while asking...

RTI Not Applicable To Religious Institutions Not Funded By Government: T& AP HC [Read Order]

“It is desirable to amend the Act at least to bring in its fold all the registered temples / institutions having income over and above a particular limit”The High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has held that religious institutions like temples, churches, mosques, which are not financed/funded by the government, do not fall within the purview of the Right To Information...

Mere Movement Of SIM Doesn’t Prove Movement Of Accused Along With It: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

In a setback to investigating agencies, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that mere movement of SIM card would not be sufficient to prove the movement of the person allegedly using the SIM card.A bench comprising Justice AB Chaudhari and Justice Kuldip Singh asserted, “To repeat, the prosecution cannot claim that by movement of SIM cards from one place to another, that it has...

Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge Against Adoption Regulations, 2017, Stipulating Upper Age Limit For Prospective Adoptive Parent(s)

“Once it is admitted that the child is either a child in need of care and protection and that the adoption is liable to be regulated in terms of the Act, 2015, then the petitioners' right to adopt is regulated by the Regulations framed under the said Act and the rights of the prospective parents has to immediately give way to the best interest of the child.”The High Court of Kerala...

PIL In Delhi HC Seeking Entry Of Women Into Nizamuddin Dargah [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court on December 6 that seeking to permit the entry of women into sanctum sanctorum of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah. The plea was moved by a group of female law students from Pune, who on visiting the holy shrine in Delhi were aggrieved with ban on women entry.The PIL, which is likely to be taken up in the Court next week,...

Punjab & Haryana HC Abolishes Solitary Confinement Of Murder Convicts [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Thursday, abolished the practice of keeping death row inmates in solitary confinement in Haryana jails, ruling that it violated Articles 20 and 21 of the Constitution of India.A bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill ruled, “Accordingly, we abolish the practice adopted by the jail authorities in the State of Haryana,...

Gauhati HC Issues Notice On PIL To Extend Ayushmaan Bharat Scheme To Transgenders [Read Petition]

The Gauhati High Court, on Thursday, issued notice on a petition demanding inclusion of the transgender community as beneficiaries under Centre’s Ayushmaan Bharat Scheme.The scheme allows families with maximum annual income of Rs. 5 lakh to avail health insurance of up to Rs. 2 lakh every year. It is also known as the Atal Amrit Abhiyan, named after the former prime minister, Atal...

'Nothing Short Of Environmental Emergency': NGT Passes Stern Directions To Revive Bangalore Lakes [Read Order]

Accepting the Panjwani Committee Report that said the situation in Bengaluru was nothing short of environmental emergency, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Karnataka government to transfer Rs. 500 crore in an Escrow Account to execute action plans for rejuvenating the Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes in the city.The apex environmental court has further ordered the...