Bombay HC Strikes Down Govt Resolutions Making Quota For SC/STs During Promotion [Read Judgment]

In a significant development, the Bombay High Court has struck down two state Government Resolutions as ultra vires to Article 16 (4A) of the Constitution of India.The said GRs dated May 25, 2004, grant reservation at the promotion stage to government employees belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and De-Notified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Category and Other...

‘Slap, Say Sorry And Forget’ Practice By Contemnors Unacceptable: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

While sentencing a person accused of contempt to six months’ imprisonment, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh observed that “slap, say sorry and forget” practice by some contemnors cannot be accepted and cannot be allowed to go scot-free by a simple ‘paper apology’.The court was considering a contempt case wherein the contemnor wherein he was accused of filing false and...

Allahabad HC Quashes State’s Order To Conduct AYUSH Admissions 2017-18 On NEET Basis [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court Tuesday quashed the UP Government’s decision to admit students to AYUSH undergraduate courses in different colleges of the state through a merit list prepared on the basis of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The AYUSH course includes within its ambit Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy.“In view of the aforesaid discussions, it...

It Is The Duty Of Court To Ensure That Decree Holder Doesn’t Suffer Indefinitely: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

‘It is often said that litigation in this country, particularly on the Civil side, commences only after obtaining a decree while executing,’ it said.Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, while disposing of a second appeal, made a pertinent observation with regard to the avoidable delay occurring in the matter of disposing civil cases. He observed that a person...

Damage To Public Property Is Damage To The Nation: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court recently reiterated the contours within which a peaceful dharna may be permitted within a democracy and observed, “Nobody is expected to sabotage any public property. Damage to public property is damage to the nation.” Justice U.C. Dhyani was hearing a Petition filed by one Mr. Praveen Aggarwal, challenging an order passed by the District Judge, Dehradun, wherein...

U’khand HC Bans Firearms At Religious/Marriage Procession,Other Public Assemblage [Read Judgment]

With a view to curb tendency of using firearms in marriages and social gatherings leading to unfortunate incidents, the Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that no person shall carry any firearm to a fair, religious procession/ marriage procession or other public assemblage or within the campus or precincts of any educational institution and that arms licence is not to be issued to...

Delhi HC Imposes 50k As Costs For “Forum Hunting” By Filing Writ Petition Against Order Flowing From Arbitral Appeal [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Monday levied costs of Rs. 50,000 on a private company which, it opined, indulged in “forum hunting” by filing a Writ Petition indirectly against an order delivered in an Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.Justice Vibhu Bakhru reiterated that a Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable against any order...

Petition Filed In Hyderabad HC Challenging Law Clerks Recruitment Notification For Leaving Out 3-Year LLB Course Graduates [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Hyderabad High Court challenging a notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court for recruitment of Law Clerks.The Petition, filed by Hyderabad based Advocate S.M. Saifulla, challenges the notification as being “discriminatory in nature and opposed to principles of natural justice”, as it makes eligible only those candidates who...

Never Told Jethmalani To Use Words Like ‘Crook’ For Jaitley: Kejriwal [Read the Reply]

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said he never asked senior advocate Ram Jethmalani to pose objectionable questions to Arun Jaitley or use objectionable words while recording of evidence in the Rs. 10-crore defamation suit initiated by the Finance Minister.In his reply to Arun Jaitley’s application that he is being asked scandalous questions and attempts were being made to delay...

Even If Wife Leaves Husband, It Doesn’t Absolve Him Of Duty To Provide Maintenance To Minor Child: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Imposing a cost of Rs. 25,000 on one Nirajkumar Kapurchand Jain who has a 7-year-old son, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has said a father cannot run away from the responsibility nor can he be allowed to skip his obligation to maintain his son or daughter and father is duty-bound to provide all facilities, including better facilities for education and health, for his minor...

Polish President To Veto Two Bills From The Ruling Party’s Contentious Court Reforms

Poland’s President, Mr. Andrzej Duda, who hails from Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, has announced that he will veto two Bills that form a part of the contentious legal reforms being pursued by the ruling party.The Polish Parliament had recently passed a Bill for removal and replacement of all Supreme Court Judges after a 15-hour debate. The Bill was to give...

Tenants Occupying Premises Before Public Premises Act Was Enacted To Be Ruled By State Rent Control Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently upheld the law laid down by the Supreme Court, in the case of Suhas H Pophale vs Oriental Insurance Company Limited and its Estate Officer, wherein it was held that such persons who are in occupation prior to the premises belonging to or taken on lease by government companies and corporations, will continue to be governed by the State Rent Control Act.The...