Now Court Staff In New Delhi Distt Can Apply For Leave In Hindi Only

A circular has been issued by the District and Sessions Judge of the New Delhi District asking all employees to henceforth apply for leaves in Hindi only.District and Sessions Judge Poonam Bamba has issued the circular which is also in Hindi.It asks employees of all grades to henceforth give their leave applications in Hindi.This, the circular says, is a step towards promoting the use of...

This Is What SC Held When It Quashed Charges Under POCSO Act Against Doctors In Kottiyoor Rape Case [Read Judgment]

‘Evidence should be such which should at least indicate grave suspicion. Mere likelihood of suspicion cannot be the reason to charge a person for an offence.’The Supreme Court has discharged the gynaecologist, paediatrician and the hospital administrative who were arrayed as accused in the Kottiyoor rape case.The main accused in the case is a church priest. As per the complaint, when...

No Conflict Between Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act And FSS Act, License For Carrying Catering Business Mandatory: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has upheld the vires of Section 394 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act of 1888 and ruled that a license under the provision is mandatory in order to carry on a catering business.A division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai held that the objective of the Food Safety and Standards Act is to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food...

Thanks To Uttarakhand HC, A Functional State Level Authorization Committee For Organ Transplants Is Now In Place In The State [Read Order]

The State of Uttarakhand did not have a fully functional State Level Authorization Committee under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 until last month. However, owing to an order passed by the Uttarakhand High Court, the committee is now fully functional.The committee is expected to regulate living donor transplantation by reviewing each case of transplant and ensuring...

Madras HC Allows Marina Beach To Be The Final Resting Place of Karunanidhi [ Read Order]

(Story updated with the operative portion of Order)The Madras High Court has allowed ex-CM and DMK leader Karunanidhi to be interred near Anna Memorial at Marina Beach, after a special hearing session.The special hearing was held by Acting CJ Huluvadi.G Ramesh and Justice S.S Sundar when DMK moved an urgent petition against the decision of State Government denying permission to bury...

Madras HC Holds Midnight Hearing On Plea To Permit Burial Of Karunanidhi At Marina Beach

The Madras High Court held a special midnight hearing on DMK's plea to permit burial of Ex-CM M.Karunanidhi, who passed away today evening, at Marina Beach. After hearing the counsel for DMK, the hearing has been adjourned to 8AM today for the reply of government.The hearing was held at the residence of Acting Chief Justice H.G Ramesh, on the basis of request made by DMK lawyers, following...

Delhi HC Orders CBI Probe Into Irregularities In DNA Reports Submitted By Forensic Science Laboratory, Delhi [Read Judgment]

In an unprecedented order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the irregularities noticed by it in certain DNA reports prepared by Forensic Science Laboratory, Delhi.The Bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice P.S. Teji ordered, “The present case involves the working of the FSL Delhi, whose reports are called for by...

Doctors Cannot Be Held Guilty of Medical Negligence Merely Because Sterilization Operation Was Unsuccessful: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to hold a hospital and its doctors guilty of medical negligence merely on the allegation that the sterilization operation performed on a woman was unsuccessful.Justice Valmiki J. Mehta observed, “Since medically there is never a 100% chance of success in sterilization operations, the mere fact that the operation was not successful, that by itself...

Suspended Director Of Corporate Debtor Not Entitled To Confidential Info In Possession Of CoC Or RP: NCLT [Read Order]

It says if the information is confidential, the CoC could keep it to itself to maximise the valuation of assets.Is a suspended director of a corporate debtor entitled to confidential information in possession of the Resolution Professional (RP) and the Committee of Creditors (CoC)?The Mumbai bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has answered the question in negative while concluding...

Centre Notifies Appointment of Acting Chief Justices For Delhi And Patna High Courts [Read Notifications]

The Central Government, on Monday notified the appointment of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat as the Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court until Justice Rajendra Menon assumes charge as the Chief Justice of the Court.This is in view of the fact that Justice Gita Mittal will now be assuming charge as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.Another notification announced the appointment...

Corporate Life Extinguished Without Being Heard: Madras HC Sets Aside RoC’s Order Disqualifying Pvt Firms’ Directors For Non-Filing Of Financial Statements [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has set aside the disqualification of directors of private companies for failure to file annual returns/ financial statement for three consecutive years saying the same the disqualification was disproportionate to the lapse as the default.Justice T Raja said the Registrar of Companies (RoC) cannot disqualify directors, over 35,000 in number, for the financial years...

Delhi HC Forms Committee Of Experts In Area Of Child Sexual Violence To Suggest Measures To Check Rapes And Reform Rape Convicts, Especially Young Persons [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has given its nod for constitution of a committee of seven expert members for suggesting preventive measures to control incidents of rape (especially of minor girls) based on scientific principles and data and to come out with reformative steps in the field of sentencing, especially for young persons convicted for the offence of rape.A bench headed by Acting Chief...