Punjab & Haryana HC Advises Judicial Officers Not To Use Abbreviations In Official Correspondence [Read Order]

‘The aforesaid abbreviation 'VOD' is not in legal parlance but perhaps purports to mean "Vide Order Dated".’The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the District Judge of Gurugram to advise all the judicial officers not to use abbreviations in official correspondence.Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill noticed the use of abbreviation VOD in a report he received from the Judicial...

Sabarimala : Kerala HC Seeks Govt Response In Petition Alleging Excessive Govt Interference In Temple Functions [Read Petition]

In the backdrop of Sabarimala temple entry issue, a petition has been filed in the High Court of Kerala alleging that the Chief Minister and Dewaswom Minister of Government of Kerala were making excessive interference in the functioning of Travancore Dewaswom Board, especially with regard to practises and ceremonies in Sabarimala Temple.The petition is filed by T.R Ramesh, who is stated to be...

Third Party Questioning The Marriage Of Any Other Party Won’t Be Entitled To Maintain Proceedings Before Family Court: Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

‘It would be only between the parties to a marriage to seek for such declaration for their benefit against the person who claims or contends not to be a party to the marriage.’The Gauhati High Court has held that a third party questioning the marriage of any other party would not be entitled to maintain proceedings before the family court.In this case, Ram (names changed) had approached...

Four New Judges Take Office In Kerala High Court.

The High Court of Kerala has got four new judges with Justices V G Arun, N.Nagaresh, T V Anilkumar and N Anilkumar swearing in today as Additional Judges.It was on November 1 that the President notified the appointment of four judges, pursuant to the recommendation made by Supreme Court on October 11.Justices V G Arun and N Nagaresh were practising lawyers at the High Court. V G Arun enrolled...

Fed Up Of Illegible Medico-Legal Reports, Allahabad HC Directs Filing Of Computerized Reports With Handwritten ones [Read Order]

Having repeatedly summoned doctors to decipher unreadable medico legal reports in many cases, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed submission of computerised reports along with original handwritten ones for facilitating the courts of law.The Bench comprising Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice DK Singh asserted that medico legal reports would not serve their purpose if they...

Provide 100 State-Of-The-Art Changing Rooms, 300 Toilets On Major Ganga Ghats: U’khand HC [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Haridwar Municipal Corporation to provide 100 state-of-the-art changing rooms and construct 300 toilets at the Har Ki Paudi area and other major ghats of river Ganga.A bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma said so in a string of directions passed by it in a PIL titled Narendra Vs State of Uttarakhand and others, stressing...

Linking Social Media A/C To Aadhaar: Madras HC Tells YouTube, Google LLC To Enter Appearance Even As Notice Served On Google India

In no mood to delay the proceedings in a PIL revolving around linking online identity of users with Aadhaar or other government-authorised ID proof and making social media companies duty-bound to assist probe agencies in criminal matters especially cyber crimes, the Madras High Court has directed Google LLC and YouTube to appear before it even as the notice issued to them was served on...

It’s a Policy Decision; Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Stay Construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Statue [Read Orders]

‘The priorities of the public need are matters which lie completely in the domain of the state government.’The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to stay the construction of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial observing that the project is a policy decision taken by the state.The bench of Chief Justice Naresh H Patil and Justice GS Kulkarni were considering three PILs...

Rape And Murder Of 7-Yr-Old Girl: Patna HC Commutes Death Sentence Taking Into Account ‘Early Age’ Of Accused [Read Judgment]

“It is true that in the present case, there were aggravating circumstances, but the early age of the appellant is also required to be noticed.”The Patna High Court on Friday commuted death penalty awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Bihar.Hari Kishun Sada was convicted by the trial court for rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. He was...

Senior Advocate Ashok Bhasin Passes Away

Senior Advocate Ashok Bhasin has passed away.The cremation will take place tomorrow (05.11.18) at 4.30pm  at Nigambodh...

This Kind Of Hooliganism Can't Be Viewed Lightly: Kerala Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Five ‘Protesters’ Against Sabarimala Women Entry [Read Order]

“From the case diary it is clear that the act of the petitioners and other accused is clear vigilantism”“This kind of hooliganism cannot be viewed lightly. If this type of vigilantism is permitted the rule of law will break down”, remarked Pathanamthitta District and Sessions Court while dismissing bail applications of 5 persons arrested by Kerala Police for their ‘protests’...

Bombay HC Reads Down MRTP Act Provision Which Permitted En-Bloc Regularization Of Illegal Constructions [Read Judgment]

‘By exercising the power under section 52A, unauthorised development which is contrary to the provisions of the Development Plans/Regional Plans under the MRTP Act and the Development Control Regulations framed under the MRTP Act shall not be declared as a compounded structure.’The Bombay High Court has read down the provisions of section 52A of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning...