Uttarakhand HC Issues Landmark Guidelines On Solid Waste Management [Read Judgment]

Every citizen, at the same time, has a fundamental duty to maintain cleanliness in and around his abode, the court observed.The Uttarakhand High Court has issued landmark guidelines on solid waste management while disposing a public interest litigation filed by Sai Nath Seva Mandal.The Society, through the PIL, had brought to the notice of the court that the municipal waste generated in...

Gujarat HC Orders Probe In Graft Case Against Two Magistrates [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday appointed a team from the Anti Corruption Bureau to probe into an alleged corruption case against two suspended Judicial Magistrates.Justice Sonia Gokani directed Ms. Rupal Solanki, Assistant Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, along with her team to carry out further investigation in the case. The team has been directed to complete the investigation within...

Delhi HC Junks JNU Students’ Plea Against UGC Regulations [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging UGC regulations pertaining to admission policy for MPhil and PhD courses.The students had contended that the implementation of the Notification 2016 (Regulations) would imply drastic reduction not only in MPhil /PhD courses, but also make it almost impossible to students from marginalised communities to gain education in JNU.As per...

Bombay HC Does U-Turn On Victoria Horse Carriages, Suggests Policy Changes To Continue Those As Joyrides [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday did a U-turn from its earlier judgment dated June 8, 2015, wherein it had declared the activity of running horse-driven Victoria carriages in the city as “completely illegal”.A bench headed by Justice VM Kanade said the state might consider plying of these horse carriages under “certain conditions and the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty...

Justice Antony Dominic Kerala Acting CJ [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed senior most Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice Antony Dominic as Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.He will perform the duties of the office of Chief Justice of High Court with effect from the date Justice Thottathil Radhakrishnan relinquishes charge of the office of Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court consequent upon his appointment as...

Delhi HC Upholds Centre's Ban On Zakir Naik's NGO [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the Centre’s decision to ban NRI televangelist Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) for five years.Observing that the Ministry of Home of Affairs (MHA) has “sufficient material for immediate ban”, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed Naik's plea, which has challenged the ban order."Immediate action appears to have been taken in...

Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate Mathews Nedumpara [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has issued notice under Article 215 of the Constitution of India and Section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 to Advocate Mathew Nedumpara on March 15, 2017. The notice is returnable in two weeks.The order which was passed in open court states- “Mr.Nedumpara is directed to show cause as to why action should not be taken against him under Article 215 of...

Senior Advocate Atul Nanda to be Punjab’s next Advocate General

Supreme Court Lawyer Atul Nanda has been appointed as Punjab’s next Advocate General. Senior Advocate Nanda will be taking over the reins from his predecessor advocate Ashok Aggarwal, who resigned earlier this week.Advocate Ashok Aggarwal had served six years after being appointed by the SAD-BJP government. His resignation comes soon after recent political developments in the State.A...

Dawoodi Bohra Succession: Following Father’s Death, Bombay HC Allows Son To Continue His Suit In Claim To Dai Al-Multaq Title

The Bombay High Court has allowed an application filed by Taher Fakhruddin, son of Khuzemabhai, to continue his father’s suit where he had staked claim to the title of Dai Al-Mutlaq (spiritual leader and head) of the Dawoodi Bohra community.This comes as a significant development following Khuzemabhai’s death in the US in March last year. Brief BackgroundKhuzemabhai claimed to be entitled...

MP HC Directs Police To Inquire Accounts Of Bribe Givers Seeking Job In Railways [Read Order]

In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the police to thoroughly inquire how the bribe givers got hefty amount to pay to the Railway’s employee to seek job in the Railways and if needed proceed against them.The court issued the directive during hearing of the bail application of the railway employee.A case of cheating is lodged in the police station at Pipariya...

Sikkim HC Acquits Man Who Killed His Son In Self-Defence [Read Judgment]

It is unrealistic to expect of the convict to modulate his defence step by step with any arithmetical exactitude, the court said.The Sikkim High Court has set free a father accused of killing his son, finding that the death happened as the man was trying to save himself from his son who was strangulating him.Chief Justice Satish K. Agnihotri set aside a trial court judgment, which had found...

A Successful Advocate May Not Always Be A Good Teacher: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

No doubt, an advocate, who has experience, would have considerable weight, but that weightage will be in the field of practice of law, the court said.Merely being a successful advocate and having a good practice as an advocate will mean that such a person should be equated to a person who has teaching experience, the Delhi High Court observed while dismissing a plea challenging the...