Inaccurate, Selective Reporting Of Court Proceedings Can Attract Offence Of Defamation: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The court cannot turn its blind eye towards inaccurate and selective reporting of court proceedings, it said.No offender can be permitted to publish a report which only refers to a version of the one side and completely omits that defence put up from the other side, the bench said.The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in MP Mansinghka v Dainik Pratah Kaal, has observed that inaccurate and...

Madrasa Teacher Riyas Moulavi Murder Case: Kerala HC Stays Trial As Wife Asks Why UAPA Wasn’t Invoked Against Accused

The Kerala High Court has stayed the trial in the case of Madrasa teacher Riyas Moulavi’s murder after his wife petitioned that the trial in the matter without incorporating provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) would be denial of justice to her and send a wrong message to the society.Justice B Kemal Pasha stayed the trial in the matter pending before a Sessions court...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court, on Thursday, ruled that while a judgment and order of conviction of a foreign Court against an Indian citizen can be looked into by authorities and Courts in India, such judgment would not be ipso facto binding on such authorities.Chhattisgarh High CourtThe High Court of Chhattisgarh set aside the search committee constituted for making recommendations...

Former Kerala HC Judge Justice D Sreedevi Passes away

Former Kerala High Court Judge and Former Chairperson of Kerala Women’s Commission Justice D Sreedevi passed away on Monday at 2am at Cochin.She was appointed as a Judge in Kerala High Court on 14.01.1997 and retired from service on 28.04.2001. She was the Chairperson of Kerala Women’s Commission from 21-3-2001 to 12-5-2002 and from 02-03-2007 to 01-03-2012.Justice Sreedevi was...

Denial Of Pension For Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage: CIC Seeks Explanations From Department Of Posts [Read Order]

Reacting strongly to the denial of information relating to pension by the postal authority, the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) passed an order asking explanation from the respondent authority under what legal authority they had directed the post offices to link their employer’s pension payments with Aadhaar. The order was passed by CIC Sridhar Acharyalu in N N Dhumane v. PIO,...

Appointment On Compassionate Grounds Is Not A Vested Right That Can Be Exercised At Any Time: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Appointment on compassionate grounds is not a "vested right" which can be exercised despite a long period of time having passed since the employee's death, the Delhi High Court has held.Upholding an order denying appointment on compassionate grounds to the son of a deceased Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee, Justice Pratibha Rani observed, "After 13 years of the demise of his...

Delhi HC Quashes JNU Circular Declaring M.Phil Mandatory For 2016-17 Ph.D Students [Read Order]

In a huge relief for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who had taken admission in its PhD course in 2016, the Delhi High Court, last week, quashed circulars issued in 2017 making it mandatory for them to possess an M.Phil degree to pursue PhD course. These circulars had a retrospective effect on students who had been admitted for the academic session 2016-17 as well.The Petitions...

Madras HC Delivers Split Verdict In Challenge Against TRAI Regulations 2017 [Read Order]

The Division Bench of Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M.Sundar could not reach consensus regarding the validity of tariff order and interconnection regulations introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in 2017. While Chief Justice Indira Banerjee held the regulations and tariff order to be valid, Justice Sundar dissented and...

Auto-Rickshaw Driver's Daughter Tops Uttarakhand Judicial Services Examination

The declaration of final results of the Uttarakhand Judicial Service Civil Judge (Junior Division) Examination, 2016 on Wednesday brought good news for Dehradun based Ms. Poonam Todi, who topped the exam.With her father being an auto-rickshaw driver, Ms. Todi's achievement is being lauded throughout the country with congratulatory messages appreciating her hard work and perseverance...

Accused Needn’t Be Heard On Question Of Sentence When Appellate Court Reverses Order Of Acquittal To Conviction: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court has observed that the appellate court while converting the judgment of acquittal into conviction, need not hear the accused on the question of sentence.The bench of Justice S Sujatha and Justice John Michael Cunha made this observation while reversing the trial court order of acquittal of a man accused of murdering his wife. The trial court had concluded that the...

Mere Registration Of Criminal Cases Against Public Servant Can’t Form Basis Of Retiring Him Compulsorily: J&K HC [Read Order]

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday ruled that mere registration of a FIR against a public servant shall not be a ground for compulsorily retiring the official concerned.The bench also directed the reinstatement of the petitioner, who held the post of Assistant Manager in the Public Works Department, and against whom the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) had registered FIRs...

Conviction Of Indian By Foreign Court Can Be Taken Note Of, But Won’t Be Binding On Courts In India: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court, on Thursday, ruled that while a judgment and order of conviction of a foreign Court against an Indian citizen can be looked into by authorities and Courts in India, such judgment would not be ipso facto binding on such authorities.“We are of the considered view that, though the judgment and order of conviction of a foreign Court for the offence committed in India can...