Power To Revoke Passport Serious Restriction On Fundamental Rights: Delhi HC [Read Order]

“In the present case, there is no whisper of any allegation or any circumstance which would indicate that it is necessary to impound/revoke the petitioner’s passport in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of India or friendly relations of India with any foreign country,” it said. Observing that the power to revoke or suspend passport under Section...

Bombay HC Dismisses Appeal By State Against Acquittal Of Cop Charged With Taking Bribe 14 Years Ago [Read Order]

After 14 years, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the state, through the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Buldana, against the order of acquittal of the then head constable in Buldana district, Sakharam Jadhav, by special judge on February 28, 2003.Justice VM Deshpande held that the order of acquittal against charges of offences punishable under Sections...

After Delhi HC, Now Bombay HC Issues Notice To Centre, State On PIL Seeking GST Exemption On Sanitary Napkins

The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Centre and state government in a PIL that seeks Goods and Services Tax exemption on sanitary napkins.A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice NM Jamdar issued the notices and posted the matter to be heard in four weeks.According to the PIL filed by Mumbai-based NGO Shetty Women Welfare Foundation, the 12% tax imposed on...

Orissa HC Issues Notice To Election Commission On Petition Demanding Disqualification of CM Naveen Patnaik [Read Petition]

The Orissa High Court recently issued notice to the Election Commission of India for its inaction on a complaint demanding disqualification of Mr. Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha.The Petition, filed by Mr. Subash Mohapatra, highlights certain discrepancies in the statement of accounts and expenses submitted by the CM subsequent to the 2014 General Assembly Elections. According to...

Delhi HC Dismisses Advocate’s Plea Seeking Revaluation Of Answer Sheets For Advocates-On-Record Exam [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging Regulation 12 of the Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2013, which bars revaluation of answer sheets.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal dismissed the petition filed by Ravi Chandra Prakash, an advocate, who had prayed that Regulation 12 be declared “arbitrary, unjust, unfair, unreasonable, inequitable and violative...

Gujarat HC Directs Payment Of Rs 50k As Compensation To Murder Convict For Extra Months In Jail [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court, on Tuesday, directed the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs. 50,000 to a murder convict who was not released from prison, despite his case being eligible for remission of sentence.“The lethargy shown by the State and its Officer has kept a person behind the bars for a period of around six months. These six months of illegal incarceration of the petitioner...

Online Medicines’ Sale: Union Health Ministry Plans National E-portal, Submits Before Bombay High Court

In a matter regarding sale of different types of medicines online in an unregulated manner, the Assistant Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration has filed an affidavit before the bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice NM Jamdar.According to a PIL filed by one Mayuri Patil, a professor, several schedule ‘H’ drugs as well as drugs which are not approved by the Food and...

Bombay HC Issues Notice To UoI In PIL Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Finance Act, New Tribunal Rules

In a PIL filed by Tax Friends association challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 156 to 189 of the Finance Act, 2017, the Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union of India seeking a reply.A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur directed the Union of India to file its reply in eight weeks, and the petitioners to file the rejoinder two weeks thereafter.It...

Encroachment Over Tactile Paths: Delhi HC Notice To Centre, Local Agencies, Others [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi government on a public interest litigation highlighting the difficulties faced by visually challenged students due to lack of tactile paths in most public places or encroachments over it, wherever such paths have been laid down.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal also issued notices to the Delhi Police, DTC,...

No Relief For Villagers Demanding Land On Lease From MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the plea of some villagers of Chakaldi in Sehore district seeking direction to the state government not to demolish their houses and allocate the land on lease on which the houses are constructed.The petitioners stated that the lease may be granted in view of the policy announced by the Chief Minister on allocation of patta (a small piece of land) to...

Sunanda Pushkar Murder: Delhi HC Tells Delhi Police To Submit Status Report In 3 Days

The Delhi  High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to submit within three days its status report about its probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a five-star hotel suite in Delhi on January 17, 2014.The court also directed the Delhi Police to give an advance copy of the status...

Assembly Ruckus: Madan On Hunger Strike Inside Tihar

Rajan Kumar Madan, who along with Jagdeep Rana has been in Tihar Jail after being jailed by the Delhi Assembly Speaker for Assembly ruckus, has gone on a hunger strike inside the Central Jail.Madan has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday 4 pm.Madan's advocate Vibhor Anand, who visited him in Tihar Jail told LiveLaw that Madan has been on hunger strike without water."I met him today...