Arbitration Appeals By Public Sector Undertakings Are Main Contributors To "Menace Of Docket Explosion": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently censured public sector undertakings for challenging arbitral awards, opining that such attempts contribute to "the menace of docket explosion, which plagues our Courts and consumes valuable time".The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar observed, "Despite wealth of judicial authority on this point, and repeated...

Bombay HC Refuses To Order Probe Into 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare’s Death

The Bombay High Court recently refused to entertain a PIL filed by former Bihar MLA Radhakant Yadav seeking an SIT probe into 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare's death and disposed off the matter.Yadav had filed a similar plea before the Supreme Court which was rejected, but he was granted liberty to approach the high court, which he did in 2010.Although it has been reported widely how...

While Institutes Have Autonomy To Maintain Discipline, They Cannot Be Allowed To Mete Out Injustice To Students: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

While coming to the rescue of a rusticated student, the Delhi High Court recently advised institutes to be fair in punishing its students, emphasizing on the fact that such punishments must also help in making them better individuals."Thus in any view, while giving autonomy to the institute to maintain its standards and ensure disciplined behavior by the students, injustice cannot be allowed...

False Cases Of Caste Discrimination Are As Damaging To People's Integrity As Genuine Cases: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently made some scorching remarks against false cases of caste discrimination, opining that they are "equally divisive and pernicious to the integrity of the people of this nation as acts of hostile discrimination on that basis".Justice Vibhu Bakhru was hearing a Petition filed by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), challenging the minutes of the meetings of the...

Delhi High Court Orders Demolition Of Road Passing Through Forest In Sainik Farms [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has ordered the demolition of the road which connects Sainik Farms with Indira Enclave, noting that the same passes through a forest. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar also ordered completion of a boundary/fencing of the forest, in compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court of India, in the case of MC Mehta v. Union...

"Sorry Sir" Says Madras HC To 89-Yr-Old Freedom Fighter Made To Wait For Pension For 37 Years [Read Order]

"Sorry sir, you are made to suffer at the hands of our people too, as, unfortunately, this is how the bureaucratic dogmatism with wooden approach works, at times, in this country, for which you fought to get freedom”, said the Bench.The Madras High Court has apologised to an 89-year-old freedom fighter, V Gandhi, who waited “patiently” for freedom fighter pension for 37 long years...

Lack Of Knowledge And Experience Of Lawyer Not A Ground For Recalling Witnesses: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reiterated that the incompetence of a lawyer cannot be a ground for recalling witnesses under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The Court was hearing a criminal revision petition challenging an order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Gwalior, who had rejected an application for recalling a witness on the ground that the Counsel...

Can't Deny Gold Medal To Student Scoring Highest Mark For The Reason That He Could Not Attend Exam In The First Chance: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the sitting for an examination by a student in the successive academic year, by reason of his inability to write the examination as per the schedule of the curriculum on account of circumstances beyond his control, shall still qualify as the student’s ‘first attempt’. The High Court also observed that the University could not deprive the student...

Modern Marriages Fixed On Facebook Bound To Fail, Observes Gujarat HC [Read Order]

Gujarat High Court Judge Justice JB Pardiwala has observed that modern marriages fixed on Facebook are bound to fail.Justice Pardiwala made this comment while hearing a petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code for quashing FIR filed under Sections 498A, 323, 504 read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3 and 5 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.FactsX...

Legal Scholar Prof. Ved Prakash Nanda Gets Padma Bhushan

The Government of India has announced the list of Padma awardees on Thursday.Reputed legal scholar Prof Ved Prakash Nanda has been awarded with Padma Bhushan. He is an expert in International Law. He is currently the John Evans Distinguished University Professor, University of Denver Thompson G. Marsh Professor of Law.He is also the Founding Director and Director Emeritus ,International...

‘S Durga’ Case: Kerala HC Holds That CBFC Has Power To Prohibit Public Exhibition Of Films For Re-Examination [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has the power to re-examine a certified film, and to prohibit public exhibition of the film till such re-examination, in order to ascertain whether the film was complying with the conditions of certification. The decision was rendered in the writ petition filed by the makers of film S Durga , against the...

Prisoner Has Right To Conjugal Visits, Says Madras HC; Allows Leave To Lifer For Fertility Treatment [Read Order]

Recognising that “Conjugal visits of the spouse of the prisoners is also the right of the prisoner”, the Madras High Court has allowed a 40-year-old lifer detained at Palayamkottai Central prison to proceed on a leave for two weeks for assisting his wife in infertility treatment.Quoting from a 1978 Supreme Court judgement which said “Whether inside prison or outside, a person shall not...