Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Against Govt. Decision To Declare As "Martyr" Farmer Who Committed Suicide During AAP Rally [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the challenge to the State's decision to declare as a "martyr" a Rajasthan-based farmer who had allegedly hanged himself at an AAP rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The incident had occurred during an anti land bill rally called by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).The Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar, noted that...

Imprisoning Muslim Men Will Further Alienate The Muslim Community: Bebaak Collective On Triple Talaq Bill

After being opposed by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 has now been criticized by the Bebaak Collective, a women's rights group that played a pivotal role in the Shayara Bano case.The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday, prescribes a punishment of three years and fine for any man who resorts to triple...

Open Land, Especially Govt Land, Can’t Be Used As Burial Ground By Anyone: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

No person has any right to use any open land, especially government land, indiscriminately as a burial ground, the Delhi High Court has said.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said so while dismissing the petition moved by Kabristan Intzamia Association, an NGO, staking claim over a piece of government land in west Delhi.The NGO claimed that premised on...

NHRC Censures UP Police For "Illegal Proceedings" Against Newly-Wed Couple

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a show cause notice to the Uttar Pradesh Police for initiating "illegal proceedings" against a newly-wed couple in district Balrampur.As per a press release, the couple had eloped from Balrampur district and had tied the knot in Mumbai. The girl's father, however, lodged a complaint of kidnapping with the Police, following which, the...

2-yr Residency Period Not Mandatory For PhD Student Before Taking Ad Hoc Job: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Undoing  the “more than unfair” treatment meted out by the Delhi University to a PhD student, the Delhi High Court has held that there is no requirement of having a compulsory two-year residency period before a PhD student can obtain ad-hoc employment if she or he been permitted to join work by the supervisor and the Departmental Research Committee.Justice Indermeet Kaur so ruled...

An Innovative Experiment In Crowdfunding For PIL In SC: CJAR Leads The Way

There is much heated discussion around the latest Supreme Court (SC) judgment in the Prasad Education Trust case, which involves allegations of corruption against top judiciary members, including retired Orissa High Court judge Ishrat Masroor Quddusi. Things took a sharp turn in the case, when on the 1st of December 2017, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal and comprising...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Accused Of Rape And Voyeurism, Violates Mandate Against Identity Disclosure Of Victim

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused charged under sections 354C, 376 and 506 of the IPC for acts of voyeurism, rape and criminal intimidation, respectively, and sections 66E and 67A of the Information Technology Act of 2000 for violation of privacy and transmitting and publishing sexually explicit content.Further, violating the judicial mandate against identity disclosure...

Bombay HC Refuses To Permit ‘Mentally Challenged’ Man To Donate Kidney To His Brother [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused a plea seeking permission to a ‘mentally challenged’ person to donate his kidney to his brother.The parents and two sons had approached the high court, contending that one son, who is mentally challenged, can be donor for removal of his organs or tissues within meaning to section 2(f) of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994....

Ensure Women Employees Get Child Care Leave: MP HC Asks State [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the state government to issue directions to all concerned to ensure that women employees get child care leave.The court took a tough view on a petition filed by a woman employee seeking direction to the authorities to grant her child care leave.Issuing directives to the Chief Secretary of the state government, the court...

Ex Parte Decree Can Be Passed By Bombay HC In Notice Of Motion Filed Under Original Side Rules Only, Not Under Order VIII Of CPC: HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently held that on its original side, an ex parte decree can be passed in a notice of motion filed only under Rule 90 of the Original Side Rules and not under Order VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.Justice GS Patel followed the judgments of the Supreme Court as well as two division benches of the high court in the application for recall of an ex parte decree passed...

We Are Proud To Be Known For Our Religious Tolerance And We Need To Maintain This For Our Country To Grow And Flourish: Madras HC [Read Order]

We are proud to be known for our religious tolerance and we need to maintain this for our country to grow and flourish, the court said.The Madras High Court has allowed celebration of Christmas in a private land in a place in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, which was disallowed by the police authorities citing law and order problems.S Jayaprakash submitted before the court that his mother used to...

Legal Aid For Accused Should Not Be For Namesake,Experienced Lawyers Should Be Provided For Conducting His Case: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Legal aid to be provided at state expenses should not be for namesake, the bench said.The Bombay High Court has directed trial court judges that sufficiently experienced lawyer should be provided for conducting the case of the accused and they should be appointed only after recording satisfaction of their competency.The Aurangabad bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice AM Dhavale made...