Karnataka HC's Order Upholding The Ban On Mate Mahadevi's Book Is In Consonance With Law, Says SC [Read Order]

On September 20, the Supreme Court bench of Justices S.A. Bobde and L.Nageswara Rao dismissed the Kannada author and scholar, Mate Mahadevi's petition against the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the Karnataka Government's ban on her book, Basava Vachana Deepthi, without a reasoned order, after hearing arguments for two days. The Karnataka Government had imposed a ban on the book in...

Madras HC Orders Security For Woman Scared Of Being Branded A Terrorist [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of a woman who was scared of being branded a terrorist. The Court recently took suo motu cognizance of the complaint of a woman from Choolaimedu who had accused a business conglomerate of harassing her due to a private dispute between them.“I don’t want to become another Ishrat Jahan (a 19-year-old woman killed in a police encounter in Gujarat...

Is The Purpose Of NCLTs Being Defeated?

The NCLT was constituted on June 1, 2016, with 10 benches and one principal bench. It consolidates the corporate jurisdiction of the Company Law Board, Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR) and powers related to the winding up or restructuring of a company and other provisions, earlier vested in...

Collegium Clears Three Names For Appointment As Kerala HC Judges [Read Collegium Recommendation]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three District Judges for the appointment as Additional Judges in Kerala High Court.According to the sources the names of Senior District Judges Ashok Menon, R. Narayana Pisharadi and Annie John were recommended by the collegium.Mr.Ashok Menon is now working as the Registrar General of High Court. Mr. Narayana Pisharadi is the...

One Candidate Should Be Able To Contest Polls From One Constituency Only At A Time, Seeks PIL Before SC [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to do away with the provision which allows one person to contest election from over one constituency simultaneously, for being unjust to the voters and a financial burden on the exchequer.The PIL has been filed by advocate and social-political activist Ashwini Upadhyay praying that Section 33(7) of...

Allahabad HC Allows Woman’s Plea To Give Her Child In Adoption To Her New Husband [Read Judgment]

Renunciation of the child by a parent can be taken into consideration while determining whether the power to give in adoption has been delegated or to determine the consent to giving in adoption, the court observed.The Allahabad High Court, while expressing its concurrence with the Delhi High Court’s view taken in a matter relating to adoption laws, observed that though the Indian law does...

Jharkhand HC On Special Drive To Dispose Of 500 Cases Pending In Trial Courts

The Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand has initiated a special drive for disposal of over 500 cases pending in trial courts by January next year. There shall be day-to-day hearing of these fast-tracked cases, which are related to law and order issues in the state.A press release issued by the high court stated that the Jharkhand government has given the first list of 362...

Madras HC Rejects Plea Challenging Inquiry Commission To Probe Jayalalithaa’s Death

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, rejected a Petition seeking a stay on the enquiry commission set up to probe AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa’s death.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar reportedly refrained from interfering with the State Government’s order appointing Justice Arumugasamy, a retired Madras High Court Judge, as the one-man...

Land Acquisition Lapses If Possession Has Not Been Taken & Compensation Unpaid: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently allowed a petition filed under Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice NM Jamdar ruled that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the said Act and hence, the petition was allowed.Case BackgroundA piece...

Madras HC Lays Down Guidelines For Recording Of Witness Statements, Confessions, Dying Declarations & TIP Reports [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has laid down guidelines for recording and production of statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The directions were issued by a Special Division bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P.N. Prakash. The Bench was constituted after Justice Prakash came across a bail plea of a hearing and speech impaired person accused of...

Madras HC Constitutes Committee Of Medical Experts For Children Suffering From LSD [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has constituted a committee of medical experts to submit a report on the kinds of treatment as well as supportive care available for children suffering from Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD) in the State.Explaining the need for formation of such a committee, the Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar observed, “To save the children, it...

Consider Framing Regulations Restricting Setting Up Of Petrol/Diesel Outlets Near Schools: Madras HC to State [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has opined that prima facie the Government should consider framing regulations restricting the setting up of petroleum/diesel outlets near all schools attended by small children.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar noted that the State had, in fact, framed the Code of Regulations for Play Schools, 2015, prohibiting setting up...