Weekly Counseling Of Students, Plain Clothed Policemen Outside Schools, etc.: Uttarakhand HC Issues Directions To Curb Drug Peddling In The State [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday issued a slew of directions to check drug peddling and abuse in the State.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh specifically took note of drug abuse in educational institutions, and directed the State to ensure that a policeman in plain clothes is stationed around each educational institute from 8am to 6pm. It further ordered...

It Is The Duty Of The State Govt To Provide Medical Treatment To Inmates/Prisoners In Need: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has 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, injections and treatment to...

Punjab And Haryana HC Raps Haryana Govt's For "Casual Approach" In Pursuing Appeal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently rapped the Haryana Government for its "casual approach" while pursuing an Appeal filed before the Court.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice A.K. Mittal and Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa noted that the State had filed an application for condonation of 17 days delay in re-filing of the appeal. While the State had submitted that it was...

Disappearance Of Malabar Cements Case Files: Kerala HC Orders Inquiry By Registrar (Vigilance) [Read Order]

In a case involving a prominent scam in Kerala, wherein case files have gone missing, the High Court of Kerala has ordered an inquiry to be conducted by the Registrar (Vigilance) of the court.The cases pertain to massive misappropriations allegedly taken place in Malabar Cements Ltd, a public sector undertaking under the Government of Kerala.In the batch of cases, the first set of memorandum...

Shift All Stray Dogs From Roads To Shelter Homes Within 6 Months: Uttarakhand HC Directs State [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday directed the State to ensure that all stray dogs are shifted from the streets to shelter homes within a period of six months.The Bench comprising Justice V.K. Bist and Justice Alok Singh directed, "It is to be ensured that no stray dog should be found on road after a period of six months. Such dogs should be kept inside shelter house."To this...

DNA Test Can’t Be Used As A Shortcut To Establish Infidelity That Might Have Occurred Decades Ago: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Of 77-Yr-Old Husband [Read Judgment]

‘When the children are major, surely they cannot be compelled to give blood sample in a civil proceeding where they were not parties.’Dismissing the plea of a 77-year-old husband, the Kerala High Court has observed that DNA test cannot be used as a shortcut to establish infidelity that might have occurred decades ago.The man had approached the family court seeking a divorce from his wife...

Wakf Tribunal Has No Supervisory Jurisdiction Over Wakf Boards: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

'Tribunal cannot assume supervisory jurisdiction to pass any direction upon the Board of Wakf and/or any other authority under the said Act.'The Calcutta High Court has held that supervisory jurisdiction is not vested with the Wakf Tribunal, and it cannot assume jurisdiction to pass any direction upon the Board of Wakf to dispose of any pending application before it.A division bench of...

‘Selection Process For Highest Seat In A University Can’t Just Be A Routine’: Madras HC Quashes Appointment Of Madurai Kamaraj University VC [Read Order]

‘A university is a seat of learning and the highest seat in a university is so sanctus that the selection process cannot just be a routine, but should be a rigor by itself... Offices of such nature are so sanctus that when there are statutory violations in selection procedure, the curative response is non-negotiable and inevitable’The Madras High Court has set aside the appointment of Dr...

"Kindness To Convict Should Not Result In Cruelty To Society": Bombay HC Upholds Denial Of Furlough To Rape Convicts [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently upheld a provision denying furlough to rape convicts, asserting that "kindness to the convicts does not result in cruelty to the society".The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V.K. Tahilramani and Justice M.S. Sonak observed, "It would be dangerous to the society to release such a person on furlough merely out of consideration of penal reform and...

Uttarakhand HC Quashes Master Plan For Mussoorrie & Dehradun Notified By State Govt Without MoEF Approval [Read Judgment]

‘The Court can take judicial notice of the fact about the degradation of environment and ecology made after the promulgation of the First Master Plan, since the year 2008 till 2018 is irreparable and the same cannot be compensated in terms of money’The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed Master Plan for Mussoorrie & Dehradun which was notified by the state without seeking approval from...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court held that in the absence of a named legatee, courts can step in and remove an errant executor in order to protect the interests of one Bipin Gupta’s will.A man has lost his share in his father’s flat for mistreating his step-mother as the Bombay High Court held that it was implied that the father as well his second wife would be looked after by...

Faridabad Distt Bar Assn Passes Resolution Barring Outstation Advocates From Appearing In Courts Sans Local Lawyers

The District Bar Association of Faridabad has passed a resolution barring all out station advocates from appearing in any court of law there without local counsel saying it affects work of both the court and the local lawyers adversely.“It has been observed by the executive members that advocates appearing from out stations without local counsel cause inconvenience to members of the...