Kerala HC Upholds Amendment To Keep Coop Societies Other Than Primary Agricultural Credit Societies & Urban Coop Banks From Controlling District Coop Bank [Read Judgment]

Says any society availing loan or financial help from any agency with govt links should always be under the watchful eyes of the DepartmentUpholding the amendment to the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act which does not provide voting rights to primary societies in the District Cooperative Bank and admits them as nominal members only, the Kerala High Court has held that the government was...

Maran Bros, Others To Face Trial In Telephone Exchange Case; Madras HC [Read Order]

Former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and five others will now face trial in the BSNL illegal telephone exchange case with the Madras High Court setting aside the order of Special CBI court which had discharged them in March.Justice G Jayachandran allowed a revision petition filed by the CBI, which argued that in this case even though materials are adequately...

This Case Is Nothing Else But A Copy Of The Movie ‘102 Not Out’: Delhi HC Imposes Costs On Son For Harassing His Mother Over Property [Read Judgment]

Movies are no longer reel; they are becoming realJustice Valmiki J Mehta recently observed that the facts of a property dispute case between a mother and her son is ‘is nothing else but a copy of the Movie ‘102 Not Out’.The Delhi High Court, dismissing an appeal filed by a son against his mother in a property dispute matter, observed that it is a classic case of aged parent/mother...

Right To Education Amendment Passed By Lok Sabha Allows Detention of Students Until Class VIII

The amendment gives discretion to state governments to decide whether or not to allow holding back of students until completion of elementary education.The Lok Sabha has passed a Bill to amend the Right To Education Act ( Right of Children To Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009), to relax the absolute prohibition against holding back a student up to class VII. Section 16 of the principal...

Industries Producing Absolute Alcohol To Remain Shut Until Licenses Are Procured, Directs NGT [Read Order]

Industries manufacturing absolute alcohol or ethanol without necessary licenses from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) shall remain shut, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed.Maintaining its earlier order of August 30, 2017, the tribunal has held that PESO has to ensure that no industry producing absolute alcohol or ethanol operates without such...

Police Can’t Drag Accused Out Of Court Hall, Thereby Disrupting Court Proceedings: Madras HC Pulls Up Cop [Read Order]

‘May be, as contended by the contemnor respondents, the accused Don Santhosh was wanted in several criminal cases including murder cases. The police personnel, however, cannot drag any accused out of the Court hall, disrupting Court proceeding.’The Madras High Court recently imposed fine on a police officer for dragging an accused who had surrendered before the Magistrate’s Court from...

Advocate Alleges CM Devendra Fadnavis Suppressed Facts In Nomination Papers, Sessions Court Issues Notice To CM

A Sessions court in Nagpur has issued notice to Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis in a revision application filed by advocate Satish Uke who has alleged that Fadnavis suppressed certain facts about pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 Assembly elections.Satish Uke had earlier filed a criminal application before the Additional...

Movie Goers Can Carry Food & Water Inside Multiplexes/Cinema Theatres: Jammu & Kashmir HC [Read Judgment]

‘Such kind of acts on the part of Multiplex/Cinema Hall owners are against the right to choice of food, including the right not to eat junk food and right to good health, which comes under the purview of Article 21 of the Constitution of India guaranteeing protection of life and personal liberty of every citizen.’There is happy news for movie goers in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.The...

Advocate Seeks Quashing Of Law Distinguishing B/w Candidates In Poll Expenses, Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre, ECI

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India on a PIL pleading that Section 77 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, be struck down as it distinguishes arbitrarily between a person contesting from a political party and an Independent when it comes to expenditure on campaigning.The court has sought responses on the PIL filed by advocate Amit...

Tripura HC Tells Govt To Destroy Cannabis Crop In 6 Months, Prevent Further Cultivation [Read Judgment]

‘No leniency should be shown to those who are found to be involved in the illicit trade of narcotic drugs and phychotropic substances, as it may completely ruin the life of a large body of persons.’Taking note of the gravity and precarious situation of illegal drug trafficking in the state, the Tripura High Court has directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police in the state...

Seldom It Occurs: Patna HC Recalls Its Judgment In Criminal Appeal

‘Section 482 of the CrPC prescribes and properly identifies the power of the High Court under its inherent jurisdiction and further having been boundless limit.’Can a high court, dealing with criminal appellate jurisdiction, recall a judgment after it is pronounced? Does Section 482 CrPC empower it to do so when Section 362 puts an embargo to call, recall or review any judgment or...

Transfer Of College Not A Matter Of Right, Students Can’t Be Foisting Their Choice On Authorities: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused relief to a medical student who filed a petition seeking writ of mandamus to the State of Maharashtra allowing the petitioner to be transferred to a medical college of his choice in Mumbai and not the one he had already been allotted in Mumbai.A division bench of Justices SC Dharmadhikari and Bharati Dangre was hearing the writ petition and held that...