Delhi HC Unhappy With Exclusion Of 6 Eastern States From Archery Assn’s Meeting, Appoints Ex-CEC SY Quraishi As Administrator

Disapproving of the exclusion of six eastern states from an emergency meeting called by the Archery Association of India in March this year and attempt to amend its constitution, the Delhi High Court has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi as the administrator-cum-returning officer to resolve various issues the sports body is facing.Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice...

Bombay HC Tells State To Pay Rs. 6-Lakh Compensation For Wrongly Prosecuting Man For Murder

The Bombay High Court recently directed the state of Maharashtra to pay Rs. 6 lakh towards compensation for wrongly prosecuting a man named Jawaharlal Ramtirth Sharma over a period of 10 years for murder.A bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Sarang Kotwal was hearing a petition filed by Sharma himself.Case backgroundAn FIR was lodged at Jogeshwari Police Station against unknown persons by...

Janamashtami :Delhi ,Punjab&Haryana HCs Declare Holiday On Aug 14; CJI Turns Down Request For SC Holiday [Read Notification]

The courts in Delhi don’t seem to be on the same page when it comes to observing holiday on account of Janamashtami.While the Delhi High Court has decided to observe holiday on account of Janamashtami on August 14, which was earlier a working day, it will be work as usual at the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court Bar Association had made a request on August 1 to the Chief Justice of India...

Clarify Stand On Claims Of Taj Mahal Being A Shiva Temple: CIC Recommends Centre [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission recommended that the Ministry of Culture should clarify its stand on the conflicting claims regarding the Taj Mahal being a Shiva Temple rather than a mausoleum built by Shahjahan.Information Commissioner Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu also directed the Archaeological Survey of India to share with the Appellant, documents and affidavits filed on behalf of the...

Contractor Can’t Be Blacklisted For Indefinite Time: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the blacklisting of a contractor cannot be done for an indefinite period.The petitioner firm had challenged the order of the engineer-in-chief of MP state public works department that rejected an appeal against its blacklisting.The firm was awarded contract for road construction, but due to certain disputes, including paucity of funds with...

Actress Molestation Case: Kerala HC Adjourns Actor Dileep's Second Bail Plea To August 18

Kerala High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of second bail application filed by actor Dileep in the actress molestation case.Dileep has been under custody since 10.07.2017, after he was arrested on conspiracy charges for committing abduction and sexual assault on another leading actress. His earlier bail application was rejected by the Kerala High Court on July 24.One of the reasons...

Proper Valuation Of Suit Property Stands On Different Footing Than Applicability Of Particular Provision Of Court Fee Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in J Vasanthi vs N Ramani Kanthammal, has observed that proper valuation of the suit property stands on a different footing than applicability of a particular provision of an Act under which court fee is payable and the defendant can raise the plea of jurisdiction in the latter case.The high court, in the instant case, had upheld the trial court order wherein it held that...

Transgender Moves HC After Being Stuck In A Rut Over Change In Name, Gender In CBSE, DU Records

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Delhi University on the plea of a transgender challenging the guidelines for Public Notices for change of sex.The petitioner moved court after her efforts to change her name and gender in CBSE records and that of Delhi University failed.In the petition filed through advocate Yashraj...

SC Permits Abortion Of 25-Weeks-Old Fetus With Neurological Disorder [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a 26 year-old woman to abort a 25-weeks-old fetus, noting that it was diagnosed with a neurological disorder that causes absence of major portion of the skull and scalp.A medical report prepared by a board of Sir JJ Hospital in Mumbai had submitted before the Court that the foetus had anencephaly – a condition where the baby is born without parts of...

Ensure That Aadhaar Numbers Are Not Displayed In Birth And Death Certificates: Centre To States, UTs [Read Circular]

A recent circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all States and Union Territories to ensure that Aadhaar numbers are not displayed in birth and deaths certificates.The circular makes reference to an office letter issued in January, 2015, instructing inclusion of a column for Aadhaar number of the parents in their child’s birth certificate, and of the deceased, his...

Fee Fixation Of Private Medical Seats:- Kerala High Court Declines To Stay Provisional Fee Fixation [Read Petition & Order]

A Division Bench of Kerala High Court comprising Chief Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh and Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan refrained from ordering interim stay of the provisional fee fixation of the private medical seats in Kerala. This is despite the Court observing prima facie that the prima facie fee fixation done was not sustainable in law.The provisional fee fixation was done by the Fee...

Woman Alleges Rape In Diesel Auto, HC Upholds Accused’s Acquittal As Such Vehicles Are Banned In Delhi [Read Judgment]

Upholding the acquittal of a man in a rape case, the Delhi High Court found that while the woman claimed she was raped in a diesel auto rickshaw with Haryana registration number, the same was banned in Delhi and as such a TSR (three-seater auto rickshaw) could not have been hired for travelling in Delhi.Justice Pratibha Rani upheld the December 2016 order of the trial court by which the man...