Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses To Entertain Contempt Petition Alleging Violation Of SC Directives [Read Order]

‘A high court cannot initiate contempt proceedings or punish for contempt of the Supreme Court’.The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently refused to entertain a contempt petition alleging violation of Supreme Court directives in Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar.Justice Rajan Gupta said such a contempt petition alleging violation of Supreme Court directives will not be maintainable...

Minors Can’t Be Treated As Chattel For Claiming Custody: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has stayed an order by family court, Bandra, which granted access to the mother of six-year-old girl Janhavi, who has been in her father’s custody since birth.A vacation bench of Justice AM Badar was hearing a writ petition filed by Janhavi’s father, challenging the said order dated April 25, 2017, wherein the father was directed to give access to the mother...

Three New Judges Appointed In Jammu And Kashmir HC [Read Notification]

President has appointed  Shri (i) Sanjeev Kumar, (ii) Maharaj Krishan Hanjura, and (iii) Sanjay Kumar Gupta, to be Judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.Read the Notification...

MP HC Acquits Woman After 13 Years Of Conviction Of Charges Of Disappearance Of Evidence Of Offence [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted a woman from charges of section 201 of IPC after over 13 years of her conviction with her husband in a bribe case.A special court in Satna on 8.12.2003 convicted the appellants Ram Kumar Gupta for offence punishable under sections 7 read with 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 while his wife Mamta Gupta under section 201...

If No Urgency, Heavy Costs To Be Imposed: Bombay HC Notifies Advocates [Read Notice]

A few days before the Bombay High Court reopens after vacations on June 5, Justice GS Patel has issued the following instructions to all advocates and parties appearing in person:(a) There will be no separate production board on the very day. All mentioning for urgent circulation is allowed only at 11 am. There will be no mentioning permitted thereafter. All matters where circulation is...

CIC Tells Dept Of Posts To Provide Info On Demonetisation To RTI Applicant [Read Order]

The CIC, in the case of Ramswaroop vs PIO, Department of Posts, has directed the authority concerned to provide information regarding the number of currency notes exchanged during the demonetisation period to the petitioner since demonitisation had a huge impact on the everyday life of every citizen of the nation.In the instant case, the petitioner, Ramswaroop, filed an RTI application seeking...

CIC Notice to CPIO Railway Board For Not Replying RTI Query, Awards Compensation To Applicant [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission, in the case of Pankaj Bansal vs Central Public Information Officer, Railway Board, has issued a show-cause notice to the CPIO for non-compliance with the provisions of the RTI Act and awarded a compensation of Rs. 5,000 to the appellant.Pankaj Bansal, the appellant, sought a copy of the file notings/ correspondence and relevant records/ reports pertaining...

Maharashtra Govt Unaware Of 2-Month-Old CIC Order Directing All Depts To Disclose Info On Welfare Schemes [Read Order]

In its reply to former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi, the General Administrative Department (GAD) at Maharashtra Mantralaya claimed that they were unaware of any order by the CIC directing disclosure of information regarding various welfare schemes of the government.This said order was passed two months ago on March 25 and compliance of the same was kept on April 30.It...

TTV Dinakaran And Mallikarjuna Granted Bail In Election Commission Bribery Case [Read Order]

AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran and his aide, Mallikarjuna were on Wednesday granted bail by Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court for their alleged involvement in the Election Commission (EC) bribery case for the AIADMK’s two leaves symbol. The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakhs each. The duo was, however, directed to surrender their passports.Mr. Dinakaran had sought...

Delhi HC Appoints ABP News Reporter As Local Commissioner To Inspect Garbage Removal By Municipality [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi on Wednesday appointed an ABP news reporter as Local Commissioner to conduct inspections and place before the Court the position regarding the garbage removal and disposal in Delhi.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar also directed the reporter, Mr. Ankit Gupta, to submit an interim inspection report before 2 June, which is...

Highway Liquor Ban:Kerala HC Directs Excise Dept. To Consider Permission  To Bars Along Highways De-notified Prior To SC Judgment

The High Court of Kerala has directed the Excise Department to consider applications afresh seeking renewal of bar licence submitted by bar owners situated along Cherthala-Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur Kuttipuram roads.Justice Devan Ramachandran was hearing a batch of petitions filed by bar hotel operators who had been restrained from operating their bars from vending liquor, despite...

Consider ‘Wish’ And ‘Will’ Of People Of Locality Before Opening Liquor Shops: Madras HC To State [Read Judgment]

The attitude of the state is to be construed as 'pinching the child and swinging the hammock', the bench observed.The Madras High Court has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to revisit the entire policy in the matter of liquor prohibition by considering the 'will' and 'wish' of the larger sector of the society of each area in the matter of taking decision with regard to the establishment...