State Can’t Act Like Robinhood: Kerala HC Sets Aside Land Conservancy Act Proceedings Against Harrisons Malayalam [Read Judgment]

The Welfare State exists for the downtrodden and the marginalised, but cannot act like Robin Hood; which would be a negation of the democratic principles and blatant flouting of rule of law, the Bench said.The Government if given a carte-blanche to negative such ownership and possession, at one go, by an officer authorised to evict unauthorized possession of lands; then it would be an...

Lawyers Routinely Giving Certificates For Filing Review Petitions Defeats Purpose Of Trusting Them With The Task: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, rapped litigants for making it a habit of filing review petitions without understanding whether the case was fit for it."Some litigants, it appears, are never satisfied. This is being stated by this Court because filing of review petition has now become almost a habit with respect to certain litigants," Justice Valmiki J. Mehta observed.The Court also scorned...

Maulana Azad- Najma Heptullah Morphed Pic: 13 Yrs On, CBI Says Photo Morphed But Not Clear Who Did It

Thirteen years after a photograph of Independent India’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Najma Heptullah, presently the Governor of Manipur, appeared on an official publication, the CBI has repeated before the Delhi High Court that its probe has revealed that the photograph was morphed but it was not clear as to who was behind the morphing.The CBI has told Justice...

Unnao Rape Case: Allahabad HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance; Appoints Senior Advocate Gopal Chaturvedi As Amicus Curiae

The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, took suo motu cognizance of an incident of rape followed by the custodial death of the victim's father in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.The Bench comprising Chief Justice D.B. Bhosle and Justice Suneet Kumar took cognizance of a letter written to it by Senior Advocate Gopal S. Chaturvedi detailing the incident. It has now directed the matter to be...

Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Disqualification Of A District Judge Aspirant Who Has More Than Two Children [Read Judgment]

The independence of the judiciary is not impinged when the High Court itself makes the condition of disqualification in the said Rules applicable for the purpose of recruitment, the Bench said.The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld disqualification of a District Judge aspirant who had cleared main examination and interview, but whose candidature was canceled on the ground that she has more...

1988 Patiala Road Rage Case: Accused Navjot Singh Sidhu Is Guilty of Murdering Gurnam Singh, Argue The Legal Heirs of Complainant

Sidharth Luthra, Senior Counsel for the legal heirs of the complainant in the 1988 road rage case against cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Wednesday, told the Supreme Court bench of Justice J.Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, that the victim, Gurnam Singh, died of head injury, allegedly caused by Sidhu, and therefore, it was a clear case of murder.Making a...

Minority Ministry Cites Quran To Justify Haj Ban On Disabled; Says Also Have To Prevent Some From “Begging” In S Arabia [Read Affidavit]

“That retaining this provision also needs to be understood in the light of CGI Jeddah advice in 2012 for strict screening of disabled persons in view of instances of many such people indulging in begging which is strictly prohibited in Saudi Arabia”, MMA affidavit in SCThe Centre has cited the Quran before the Delhi High Court to justify its policy barring differently-abled persons...

Bombay HC Refuses To Interfere In State-Wise E-Tendering Process For Bulk Transportation Of LPG By Road [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently ruled in favour of three major oil companies in the country, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum and decided not to interfere in their new policy for the tendering process of awarding contracts to bulk LPG transporters (by road) across the country.According to the new policy, preference is given to transporters whose tank trucks (TTs) are...

Centre Notifies Nomination Of 7 New NALSA Members [Read Notification]

Through a notification dated 5 April, the Centre has nominated eight members for appointment to the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). Those nominated are: Justice D.N. Patel, Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court (Ex-officio member) Justice Rekha Sharma, Former Judge of Delhi High Court (Member) Justice Gita Mittal, Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court (Member) Senior...

Bombay HC Allows Termination Of Pregnancy Of Minor Girl [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the termination of pregnancy of a minor girl after a specially-constituted committee of medical officers opined that continuation would be riskier.A bench of Justice Naresh H Patil and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai allowed the petition filed by the minor girl’s guardian and gave directions to terminate her pregnancy under Section 3(2) of the...

74 Civil Judges Move Guj HC To Treat Service As Ad-Hoc Judges As Continuous Service, Notice Issued To Govt, HC Registrar

Seventy-four civil judges in Gujarat have moved the high court challenging the non-consideration of their period of service as ad-hoc judges for the purpose of seniority, pay scale and other benefits.The Gujarat High Court has issue notice to the state government and the Registrar General of the High Court itself on their petition.The civil judges – from the 2011 and 2012 batch--...

Call To Abstain From Judicial Work Violates Fundamental Right Of An Advocate: MP HC Directs Advocates To Resume Work [Read Order]

None of the provisions of the Act confers power on the statutory body to call the members to abstain from judicial work which is a responsibility of every member of the Bar in terms of the provisions of the Act itself, the bench said.Holding that call to abstain from judicial work is a violation of fundamental right of an advocate, the Madhya Pradesh High court observed that the decision of...