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...

Kerala HC Allows Power Of Attorney Of Husband To Sign In Marriage Register; Directs Registrar To Verify Identity Of Husband Through Video Conference [Read Judgment]

If there is no difficulty to identify the person through the medium of video conference, certainly that can be resorted, the court said.The Kerala High Court, on a plea of a lady whose husband works abroad, has directed the Registrar of Marriage to allow power of attorney holder of the husband to sign in the marriage register, after verifying the identity of the husband by holding a...

Court Staff Accused Of Raping Litigant In Judge’s Chamber Gets Bail From Delhi Court

The court staff accused of raping a woman litigant in judge’s chamber two years ago has been granted bail by a Delhi court.Additional sessions judge Ramesh Kumar granted bail to the staff named Premveer who is posted as ahlmad in Tis Hazari court.The complainant, in this case, is a woman who is pursuing a civil case in Tis Hazari court. She lodged a complaint in December 2017, saying...

Delhi HC Orders For Expeditious Appointment Of Daulat Ram College Girls’ Hostel Warden As Per Rules [Read Judgment]

Putting to rest the controversy surrounding the appointment of warden in Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the governing body of the college to initiate the process of appointment of warden within two weeks.Justice Sunil Gaur held the appointment of last warden Dr Asha to be irregular.The court disposed of the petition moved by Dr Asha with...

Kerala Govt Sanctions Stipend For Junior Lawyers [Read Circular]

The Government of Kerala has approved stipend for junior lawyers. Lawyers aged less than 30 and having less than three years of practise, with annual income less than Rs. 1 lakh are entitled to stipend. The stipend amount is Rs. 5,000 per month.The stipend is disbursed out of the Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund constituted under the Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund Act 1980. Section 9 of the...

After Padma Shri Lalji’s Death, Advocate Sends Legal Notice For Medical Care At Airports

Prompted by a petition started by Abhishek Singh, son of Padma Shri Lalji Singh, famously known as the ‘father of DNA fingerprinting in India’ who died of heart attack at the airport in Uttar Pradesh, an advocate has served a legal notice on the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, for immediate steps to provide medical facilities at all airports across India.Advocate Gurmeet...

Trademark Holders Cannot Be Penalized For Non-Compliance Of Rules By Registrar: Delhi HC Upholds Single Judge's Order [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, upheld Justice Vibhu Bakhru's in-depth analysis of the provisions relating to renewal and restoration of the trademark in the case of M/S Epsilon Publishing House Pvt. v. Union Of India.In the impugned order, Justice Bakhru had inter alia emphasized on the legal proposition that a registered proprietor of a trademark cannot be penalized for non-compliance of...