Madras HC Raps Jamaath For Calling Its Judges “Kafirs” And Issuing Fatwa Against Litigant [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of the High Court of Madras on Friday rapped a Jamaath (congregation of Muslims) for having issued a Fatwa against a woman’s father for having approached the High Court seeking an interim stay against Triple Talaq (divorce) pronounced by her estranged husband.The Fatwa issued by the Tamil Nadu Jamaathul Ulama Sabha had stated that the father “ought not to have gone to the...

Int’l Yoga Day: Delhi HC Holding Yoga Classes

The Delhi High Court is organising yoga classes in connection with the upcoming International Yoga Day on June 21.The officers and staffs of Delhi High Court are participating in the classes, which are being conducted on the ground floor hall of the extension block. The classes started on June 9.Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal inaugurated the function in the presence of Justice PS Teji...

AIBE-2017 Results Announced

The results for the 10th All India Bar Exam (AIBE) have been declared, according to a notification on the official website. These can be accessed by entering the roll number and date of birth.The exam, which is conducted by the Bar Council of India, has been marred by several delays. It was initially scheduled to be held on 26 February, but was postponed to 26 March. The declaration of...

MP HC Restrains Rewa Collector From Taking Action Against Tribals [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the district collector of Rewa from taking any coercive action to remove hutment of 200 Tribals till their representation is not decided.The Tribals, who are illiterate and economically impoverished, were allegedly encroaching upon the government land and were affected by the order passed by the court of Nayab Tehsildar on 23.05.2017.The...

5th KIIT National Moot Court Competition, 2017

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Environmental Law Case Commentary Competition

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Can State Specify Percentage Of Disability For Reservation In Recruitment? Madras HC Asks [Read Order]

The High Court of Madras recently questioned the Additional Advocate General on the source of the power of the Government to specify the percentage of disabilities for reservation in recruitment for various posts.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar was hearing a PIL seeking 4% reservation for the disabled in the direct recruitment of Post Graduate...

Imposing Inadequate Sentence Showing Undue Sympathy Harms The Justice System: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi recently refused to reduce the sentence awarded to a 45 year old man convicted for raping and attempting to murder his ex-employer’s daughter-in-law, observing that showing undue sympathy and imposing inadequate sentence harms the justice system.“It is the duty of every court to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence and the manner in which...

Adulteration Of Milk: Madras HC Directs Government To File Status Report On Complaints

The High Court of Madras last week directed the Government to file a status report on action taken on complaints against milk adulteration.“Status report be filed with regard to the steps taken for implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, particularly in relation to the allegation of adulteration of milk meant for children. Needless to mention that strong action will be...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtIn a huge relief for a police head constable of Uttar Pradesh, who was instrumental in saving the life of a former chief justice of Allahabad High Court from an unruly mob during a bandh in 1994, the High Court observed that he cannot be denied promotion to the post of sub-inspector on the sole ground that he had not qualified the training course for the post of...

Amend Rules To Ensure Speedy Disposal Of Election Petitions: Madras HC Tells State [Read Order]

‘Ensure complete and comprehensive adjudication of Election Dispute assigned to the designated concerned judge/tribunal within the prescribed time.’The Madras High Court has called upon the state to make an endeavour to bring necessary amendments so as to see that election petitions/disputes are determined expeditiously.Justice M Venugopal was considering an election petition by Saidai...

Remand Order Passed In The Absence Of Accused Does Not Entitle Him To Seek Bail: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has observed that mere non-production of the accused from time to time and failure of the Magistrate to pass express order remanding the accused to custody do not vitiate the proceedings, nor does it confer a right on the accused to seek for his release on bail.The Bench comprising Justice H.G. Ramesh And Justice John Michael Cunha however clarified that the production...