Partly Heard Cases Can Only Be Retained By Judges On Litigants' Request: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has issued a circular stating that even partly heard matters would now stand released from the Judges upon change of roster, and stipulating a procedure in case such retention is desired.As per the circular, the request for such retention must emanate from litigants or the lawyers representing them before the court, get endorsed by the judge concerned and then approved...

Medical College Bribery Case: RTI Reply Reveals CJI Wrote To President’s Secretariat For Removal Of Allahabad HC Judge

Armed with the in-house committee report that made adverse remarks against Allahabad High Court Judge, Justice Narayan Shukla, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has written to the President’s Secretariat requesting them to initiate removal proceedings against the Judge.A probe against Justice Shukla was initiated by the CJI in November last year, and a three-member...

Justice Khanwilkar To Head Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal

The Centre has notified constitution of the "Mahanandi Water Disputes Tribunal", in furtherance of the Supreme Court order directing it to constitute the same to resolve the long-standing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of water from Mahanandi river.A Bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao had, in January this year, directed constitution of...

INX Media Case: Karti Chidambaram Sent To Tihar, No Separate Cell For Now

A Delhi court on Monday sent Karti Chidambaram in judicial custody till March 24 while declining his prayer for a separate cell in Tihar Jail or home-cooked meals.Special judge Sunil Rana remanded Karti, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in 12-day judicial custody in connection with INX Media case.On his plea for separate cell, the court said jail manual would be...

Delhi HC Awards Rs 10L Compensation Each To Wife, Mother Of Two Manual Scavengers Who Died Of Toxic Fumes Inside Chocked Sewer [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the wife and mother of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning sewerage in Bawana Industrial area here in the year 2011.Justice V Kameshwar Rao directed Delhi government’s Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (DSIIDC) to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the wife of Tilak Ram and...

Different Age Criteria For State Govt Job Candidates Based On Domicile Status Unconstitutional: MP HC [Read Order]

There cannot be any different age limit only on the basis of place of birth or place of residence, the bench observed.The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in Mukesh Kumar Umar v State of MP, has held that different age criteria for the candidates from outside the state and the candidates who are domicile of state of Madhya Pradesh in relation to employment under the state government is...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court upheld the CBI enquiry ordered by the Central Government into serious allegations against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) in respect of examinations and their results held/declared during the period between 01.04.2012 and 31.03.2017.The High Court, on Friday, directed the State Government to ensure that all Government officials...

Bombay HC Directs Action Against Husband Who Made False Allegations Of Extra-Marital Affair Against Wife In Affidavit [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently directed that action be initiated against a husband for making allegations against his wife in his anticipatory bail application, despite such allegations having been found to be false during police investigation.Justice A.S. Gadkari was hearing an application filed under Section 340 read with Section 195 (prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of...

Condition Of Govt. Hospitals In UP: Allahabad HC Orders Govt. Officials To Not Use Private Hospitals; Directs Special CAG Audit, Etc [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, directed the State Government to ensure that all Government officials and employees, who receive salary or other financial gains from public exchequer, should avail medical care services only from hospitals run and maintained by the Government.The Bench comprising Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice Ajit Kumar also directed that such officials should not...

Some Dishonest Litigants & Unethical Advocates Bringing Entire Judicial System To Disrepute: Bombay HC Imposes 10 Lakhs Cost To Litigant [Read Judgment]

It is anguishing to note that such Advocates facilitate the unethical misadventures of their clients, often encouraging their clients' dishonest practices, causing grave stress to the Judiciary, and unfortunately bringing the entire judicial system to disrepute, the court observed.At this point of time, the Judiciary is mired in challenges of a very grave nature, perhaps like never before,...

State Can’t Be Told To Appoint Bureaucrats Whose Credibility It Doubts, Says K’taka HC; Holds 2011 Exam Results Illegal [Read Order]

In a major setback to Karnataka Public Service Commission and the candidates selected in 2011 for the post of gazetted probationary officers, the Karnataka High Court has quashed all appointment orders so issued considering the nature of malpractices in the selection process.A bench of Justice HG Ramesh and Justice PS Dinesh Kumar set aside the October 19, 2016, order passed by the...

Public Opinion Invited On Draft IBBI Regulations, 2018

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has invited comments from the public, including the stakeholders and the regulated, on the draft Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Mechanism for Issuing Regulations), Regulations, 2018 which is available at www.ibbi.gov.in. A cost-benefit analysis of the draft regulations is appended at the end of the draft regulations.Section 240 of...