Jammu And Kashmir HC Denies Bail To Judicial Officer Accused Of Rape [Read Order]

If a judicial officer transgresses the scales of justice the effect would be disastrous and deleterious, the court said.The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, while denying bail to a judicial officer in the state accused of rape and cheating, observed that the conduct of the judicial officer in indulging in the activities of which he is accused makes the crime all the more grave and the act in...

MP HC Reinstates 2 Judicial Officers Expelled For Having Over 2 Kids

It was mandatory for the high court to seek information about the number of children in the application form itself, the court said.The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reinstated two judicial officers for the reason that they have more than two children, though the application form never asked them about it.The court observed that the eligibility of the candidate has to be satisfied before...

Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Search Committee Constituted For Appointing Vice-Chancellor Of Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya [Read Order]

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has set aside the search committee constituted for making recommendations for the post of Vice-Chancellor at the Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya.The order was passed by Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal on a Petition filed by Dr Rajendra Kumar Bagherwal, who was one of the candidates who had applied for the post. He had alleged that the search committee constituted...

Slain Youth Congress Leader Shuhaib's Parents Petition Kerala HC For CBI Probe [Read Petition]

The Kerala High Court, on Tuesday, sought response from the State and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a Petition seeking CBI probe into Youth Congress leader, Shuhaib's murder.While five people have been arrested so far in the case, Justice B. Kemal has now directed the Respondents to file their replies by March 6 on a Petition filed by Shuhaib's parents.The Petition alleges that...

Delhi HC Upholds Rs.19.92-Cr Award To Ager Hotels Grp After Failure Of Share Subscription Deal [Read Judgment]

 The Delhi High Court has upheld the Rs. 19,92,51,981 award passed by the Arbitral Tribunal in favour of Ager Hotels Group Limited and against the Convention Hotels India (CHI) Private Limited, both of which had a share subscription agreement.The arbitral proceedings had arisen from a claim of Ager Hotels Group Limited for the refund of a sum of Rs. 12,69,12,090 with interest as the amount...

Gujarat HC Advocates’ Assn Moves HC For Polling Booth In HC Premises For Bar Council Elections

The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association has moved the Gujarat High Court demanding setting up of a polling booth on the premises of the high court for the Bar Council elections while challenging the provision of one polling booth for entire Ahmedabad city which, it claimed, adds to the travel time for high court lawyers desirous of casting their votes.The association has challenged...

Telangana And AP Advocates Demand Supreme Court Bench At Hyderabad, Speedy Appointment Of CJ And Judges To HC

It has been over a month since the collegium cleared Justice Thottathil  Radhakrishnan’s candidature for the post of Chief Justice of the High Court. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu’s transfer from Kerala High Court to High Court at Hyderabad was also cleared by the collegium last year, but has since been pending with the Centre. Justice K.M. Joseph, who is currently the Chief Justice...

Delhi HC Imputes ‘Strict Liability’ To Delhi Govt PSU For Death Of 2 Manual Scavengers; Directs Award Of Compensation Of Rs. 10 Lakh Each [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed PSU Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) to award compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each to the dependents of two manual scavengers who lost their lives in 2011 while cleaning the sewerage in Bawana Industrial Area in Delhi.Relying on judgments in MCD v Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy [(2011) 14 SCC 481] and...

Meant To Serve Public At Large, GSTN’s Pathetic State Of Affairs Draws CIC’s Rebuke [Read Order]

GSTN told to suo motu disclose info u/s 4 RTI ActTaking note of the “alarming and pathetic state of affairs at the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)”, the company set up primarily to provide IT infrastructure and services to the Centre, states and taxpayers for efficient implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Central Information Commission was appalled to see that...

Delhi HC Disquieted Over Lack Of Free Water, Toilets At Metro Stations

A division bench of Delhi High Court was disquieted over lack of free drinking water and toilets at metro stations and directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to place before it the reasons for adopting such a policy for the past 14 years.A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice AK Chawla expressed its displeasure at the DMRC’s “no free water/ toilet facilities” policy...

Hema Malini’s Holi Cultural Fest Venue Shifted From Yamuna Bank On NGT’s Intervention [Read Order]

On account of the intervention of the NGT, the cultural programme sought to be hosted by BJP MP Hema Malini on the bank of river Yamuna in front of Vishramghat in Mathura, UP, on the occasion of Holi, now has a different venue.The intervention came on an original application moved by Shri Mathur Chaturved Parishad before the principal bench of the NGT praying for the following relief: An...

Justice Hurried Is Justice Buried: Delhi HC Slams Trial Judge's 'Super-Fast' Procedure In Murder Trial [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, came down heavily on a Trial Court Judge for rushing through a trial involving allegations of serious offences like murder and unnatural sex with a 14-year-old boy.Noting that the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) had allowed examination of "disproportionately" large number of prosecution witnesses on a single day, the Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar...