Gowari Community Can’t Be Denied ST Status, They Were Categorised As A Tribe 100 Years Ago: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, for the first time since Independence, the Bombay High Court has held that the Gowari community cannot be denied benefits of a Scheduled Tribe status and granted them independent status.The division bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice AD Upadhye of the Nagpur bench delivered an 84-page judgment on a batch of petitions seeking ST status to be accorded to the...

Uttarakhand HC Issues Directions For Humane Treatment Of Poultry Animals [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines to be observed by the Centre and the State for humane treatment of poultry animals.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Kr. Tiwari further directed the Centre to consider framing the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Egg Laying Hens) Rules well as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Broiler Chicken) Rules, on...

Mere Oral Evidence Of Production Of Contraband Before Magistrate Won’t Suffice For Conviction In NDPS Case: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored a trial court order that acquitted an accused in an NDPS case, on the ground that the oral evidence adduced that the contraband was produced before the magistrate cannot form the basis to record the conviction, in the absence of the order of the magistrate to that effect.The bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice R Banumathi and Justice Navin...

No Constitutional Compulsion To Include Any Particular Community In Council Of Ministers: HC Rejects PIL For Including Women In Telangana Cabinet

It is within the domain of the Chief Minister to make his choice and advice the Governor as to who shall be appointed as the Minister in the Council of Ministers.The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court recently rejected a plea seeking the appointment of women ministers in Telangana, observing that there is no constitutional compulsion as to inclusion or exclusion of any particular...

SC Bar Association (SCBA) Begins Fund Collection Drive For Kerala Flood Relief; Rs. 30L Being Transferred

In view of the raging floods in Kerala and level of water in Mullaperiyar dam rising menacingly, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has called upon Advocates to contribute to the “SCBA Calamity Relief Fund” in order to help the food-hit people of the State.According to an SCBA Circular, an amount of Rs. 30,00,000 already lying in the fund is being transferred for the cause. Taking...

Consider Email, WhatsApp Etc. For Substituted Service Of Summons: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently suggested that courts can opt for “modern ways of service”, while ordering substituted service of summons.Justice Mridula Bhatkar discussed the different modes of effecting substitute service of summons under Order 5 Rule 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and observed, “…in sub-rule (i) and (ii), the substituted service means fixing the copies of...

TN Governor Calls Up Madras HC CJ Regretting Protocol Gaffe At Raj Bhavan; Few Judges Skip Independence Day Reception Anyway

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit reportedly telephoned Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani, expressing regret over the protocol lapse during the Chief Justice’s swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan on Sunday.During the ceremony, High Court judges were made to sit behind the Ministers and police officers. This had led to a statement being issued by Justice...

As Residents Of UP Villages Fall Prey To Cancer, NGT Orders Polluters To Bear Cost Of Treatment Of Patients [Read Order]

NGT says water not only for those who can afford bottled water, no citizen can be deprived of potable waterAs industries continue to pollute river water in the districts of Saharanpur, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh for over two decades and hundreds of people falling prey to cancer every year due to consumption of contaminated water, the National...

Ridiculing Husband Before His Close Friends, Relatives, Colleagues & Challenging His Dignity Amounts To Cruelty: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

‘The extent of cruelty is well evident from the nature of wild allegations levelled against him in those complaints and letters…This cannot be condoned on a later point of time as it will remain in the mind of the petitioner as an incurable injury.’The Kerala High Court has observed that ridiculing the husband before his close friends, relatives and colleagues and challenging his...

Technical Problems In Uploading Part B Of E-Way Bill Not A Ground To Set Aside Penalty & Detention Under CGST Act : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that technical glitches in uploading Part B of E-Way Bill cannot be a ground for setting aside penalty and detention under the CGST Act.The Court held so in the case Garuda Timber Traders v. Assistant Sales Tax Officer and others,  while dismissing a writ petition filed by a timber dealer, who challenged  detention of his consignment by the authorities...

NGT Orders Scientific Closure Of Abandoned Asbestos Mines In 4 States, Restoration Plan To Be Implemented By 6 Months

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the governments of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to scientifically close all abandoned asbestos mines falling within their territories.Taking a serious note of health ailments faced by people residing around abandoned mining sites in Roro Hills and the surrounding areas in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, the...

Fresh Application Filed In SC Seeking Clarification On Retirement Age Of CESTAT Members [Read Application]

An Intervention Application and Application for Clarifications/Directions has been filed in the Supreme Court in the case of Kudrat Sandhu vs. Union of India, which challenges the constitutional validity of the Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017.The two Applications have been filed by Rajesh Kumar...