This Kerala Judge Overcame Personal Tragedy In Floods To Dedicate Himself To Relief Work

The story of a Kerala judicial officer's selfless service during flood crisis is inspiring and poignant. Jomon John, Judicial First Class Magistrate of Irinjalakuda, Thrissur District, had to suffer personal bereavements in the torrential rains which wreaked havoc all over the state. However,undaunted by personal tragedies,he dedicated himself to relief operations in Irinjalakuda, which...

NDPS Bail Conditions Discriminatory, Irrational And Defy Human Logic, Says Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

“On mere opposition by the Public Prosecutor, to the grant of bail to the accused, this Section castes a duty upon the Court to satisfy itself that there are reasonable grounds for believing: (A) that he is not guilty of such offence; (B) that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. The entire controversy, in this case, is regarding the above-said two conditions.”While...

Two Rooms Sans A Kitchen Can’t Be Called A House, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Order]

HC asks govt to re-decide plea of a woman for an alternate plotTwo rooms without the basic facility of the kitchen cannot be called a house, the Delhi High Court has reiterated while asking the government to decide the plea of a woman for an alternate plot in lieu of acquired land.In this case, petitioner Fahmida Anjum’s application for allotment of an alternate plot in lieu of acquired...

“Hindu Courts Colour Justice With Religion”: Plea In Allahabad HC Demands Dismantling Of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Maha Sabha’s Courts

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Allahabad High Court demanding dismantling of the “Hindu Courts” established by the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Maha Sabha and restraining the Sabha from constituting such courts in the future.The PIL, filed by Allahabad based Advocate Ankit Singh through Advocate Rohan Gupta, contends, “…the establishment of such ‘Hindu courts’ is...

Allahabad HC Judges & Staff, SC Staff Members To Donate One Day’s Salary To Kerala Flood Relief Fund

The staff members of the Supreme Court have decided to donate their one day’s salary towards Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund for rehabilitation of Kerala flood victims.In a circular issued on 20 August, Apex Court Registrar RK Goel noted the devastation caused to the State: “Unprecedented floods due to incessant rain have created havoc in the state of Kerala causing immeasurable...

Pay For Kerala Flood Relief To Restore Petition, Directs Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

For restoration of a petition which got dismissed for default, the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed a condition of payment for Kerala flood relief, observing that "people of Kerala are facing the natural calamity in the form of severe flood". The order was passed by Justice Anand Pathak of Gwalior Bench of MP High Court.The Court said that restoration application can be allowed on the...

Patna HC Gags Media From Covering Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case [Read Order]

The Patna High Court has restrained all print and electronic media from reporting anything with respect to Muzaffarpur shelter home case, particularly the investigation of the case, on the ground that media reportage will hamper investigation. The case pertains to alleged rape and sexual abuse of children in Muzaffarpur shelter home.We have also noticed that in the media, both print media...

People Without A Degree Performing Surgeries: U’khand HC Directs State To Seal Hospitals Not Adhering To Clinical Establishment Act [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has passed several directions to the state government and hospitals/clinical establishments in the state to strictly adhere to the Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari passed several directions in a petition filed by one Ahmad Nabi who pointed out how...

U'khand HC Finds Centre Vindictive Towards Whistleblower IFS Officer, Imposes Cost Of Rs 25K, Sets Aside CAT Stay

The Uttarakhand High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for misleading the principal bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal in New Delhi into staying proceedings in a service matter instituted by IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi before the Nainital bench wherein he had sought quashing of his poor appraisal report for year 2015-16 during which time he had served as CVO,...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre, LIC, RBI As IDBI Officers Challenge LIC Plan To Acquire Over 51% Stake In IDBI [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought to know the stand of the Centre, LIC, RBI, SEBI, IDBI Bank Ltd and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on a petition against the government reducing its stake in the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and LIC acquiring over 51 stake in the public sector bank which, it says, will result in “loss of status” of the bank and...

Attendance Shortfall Case: DU Agrees To Declare Results Of Students Within Next Three Days [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Delhi University’s Law Faculty to declare within three days the results of students who were allowed to sit for their semester exams on court orders due to a shortage of attendance and ordered that those who have failed can take supplementary examinations to be conducted soon.The Bench comprising Chief Justice and Justice V. Kameswar Rao issued...

Woman’s Claim Of Conversion To Hinduism Can’t Be Doubted After VHP’s Acceptance: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has upheld the claim of a teacher of her conversion from Christianity to Hinduism can be very well accepted as her conversion has been accepted by Vishwa Hindu Parishad which, being an internationally acclaimed organisation for Hindu Religion, performed the ‘Suthi Satangu’ Pooja for her way back in 1998. In the instant case, the woman originally called as 'Daisy...