16Yr Old Student Gets Prosthetic Limb ‘As A Matter Of Right’ After Delhi HC’s Order

Sixteen-year-old Ritik is ecstatic about his prosthetic right arm and gleefully responds, “Thank you”, to all the congratulatory messages.For the 12th grader and his family, it is nothing less than a special occasion to celebrate with the teenager getting a prosthetic right limb in compliance of the Delhi High Court order from last year.Delhi HC Orders Govt To Give Prosthetic Arms...

No Bar In Withdrawing Resignation Before Its ‘Effective’ Acceptance By Appropriate Authority As Per Rules: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has held in Shabeer Ahammed v Sivadasan VP that a government employee can withdraw the resignation tendered by him before its ‘effective’ acceptance by appropriate authorities as per concerned rules.Sivadasan was appointed as a peon in an aided school by its manager. On 17.11.2011, following initiation of disciplinary proceedings against him, he tendered resignation...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court held that it is the duty of the state to provide free medical assistance to any inmate or prisoner. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice VK Tahilramani and Justice MS Sonak disposed off the petition for parole filed by one Ajaysingh Dahiya and held that the prison authorities and the state will continue to provide necessary medicines, injection...

Magistrate Needn’t Examine ‘All’ Witnesses In Complaint Case Triable Exclusively By Court Of Session: T&AP HC

‘During trial no more witnesses would be permitted to be examined by the complainant. However, if the ends of justice require that some more witnesses have to be examined, by following the procedure under Section 311 Cr.P.C., the Court can examine any other witness, but not as witness of the complainant or prosecution rather as a court witness.’The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court...

Centre Returns 2 Names For Appointment To Allahabad HC The Second Time In 2 Years

Amidst growing concerns of enhanced Government interference in the appointment of judges, the Narendra Modi government has for the second time returned for reconsideration the names of two lawyers cleared to be appointed as judges of the Allahabad High Court by the three-member Supreme Court collegium.According to a report by The Print, the files of Basharat Ali Khan and Mohammad Mansoor...

Teacher Not Liable For Abetment If Student Commits Suicide On Punishment,MP High Court [Read Order]

Like a parent, who would, and is expected to admonish and chastise the child when the child errs with the intention of correcting the child, so is a Principal and teachers at school expected to admonish and chastise students when they transgress the discipline of the school.- High Court said. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that criminal proceedings for abetment of suicide cannot...

Madras HC Moved Against Constitution Of Appellate Tribunal Under GST Act [Read Petition]

An advocate has moved the Madras High Court challenging the constitution of the appellate tribunal (AT) under the GST Act.Advocate V Vasanthakumar filed the petition praying that Sections 109 and 110 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 relating to constitution of the AT and qualification, appointment and condition of services of its member be declared ultra vires of...

Let Peace Be Upon Them, Says Madras HC About Those Who Sent Them Letters In Wakf Succession Dispute [Read Order]

‘This Court felt that in a society where degeneration is fast, rapid, and goes almost unchecked, litigants, or may be his rivals, too are easily consumed by it, and hence we decided to consign their unholy efforts to the dustbins of our chambers.’“For the present, let peace be upon them,” said a Madras High Court bench to those who sent them letters regarding the case of succession to...

Cancel Licences Of Drivers Using Cell Phones; Helmets With ISI Mark Compulsory: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]

In a slew of directions issued to ensure road safety, the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday directed the State to issue directions authorising cancellation of licences of drivers found using cellphones while driving.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh was hearing a petition filed by one Avidit Noliyal, seeking directions to the State authorities to...

Swachh Bharat Mission: Register FIR Against Those Found Misappropriating Toilet Funds: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to register FIRs against those responsible for the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated for toilet construction for BPL families in Dehradun district under the Swachh Bharat Mission.The Bench comprising Justice Lok Pal Singh and Justice Rajiv Sharma observed, "The Swatch Bharat Mission 2014 is the most laudable project undertaken by...

Can Be Convicted For Only Intentional Killing: Rajasthan HC Acquits Man Accused Of Beating Ox ‘To Death’ [Read Judgment]

‘Even if, the ox died of the injuries suffered by the relentless lathi blows by the accused Narayan, but the same was a result of sudden and explicable outbreak of anguish of a tribal, on finding his field being ruined or damaged by the ox.’The Rajasthan High Court recently acquitted a man accused of killing an ox, which is an offence in the state attracting imprisonment up to 10...

Document Presented For Registration Can’t Be Impounded By Registering Authority For Being Insufficiently Stamped: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

‘Deficit stamp pointed out, if the presenter refuses to pay the due amount, the Sub-Registrar shall refuse to register the instrument, record the reasons under Section 71 of the Registration Act, and return the document to the presenter.’The Kerala High Court, in Dr. Abdul Rasheed v. State of Kerala, has held that a registering authority cannot impound...