Uttarakhand HC Suspends Three Lower Court Judges For Misconduct

Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph has reportedly suspended three lower Court Judges after having found them guilty of misconduct, through an enquiry carried out by the Registrar General of the High Court Mr. Narendra Dutt.Following the enquiry, Presiding Officer of Labour Court Haldwani Neetu Joshi was suspended on Monday, while Joint Director of Uttarakhand Judicial and...

Uttarakhand HC Directs 25L Compensation To Son Of Woman Home Guard Who Died Of Accidental Gunshot Injury [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Uttarakhand on Monday directed payment of Rs. 25 lakhs as compensation to the dependent son of a woman home guard who died of an accidental gunshot injury at a Police Station, while on duty.The Bench, comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Alok Singh, further directed that the appellant be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds, either in Police Department...

GoI Has No Obligation To Raise Dispute With Foreign Govt In Relation To Private Claims: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Rejecting the plea of a widow of freedom fighter, the Delhi High Court in Harbhajan Kaur vs. Union of India, has held that the Government of India (GoI) has no obligation to raise a dispute with a foreign government in relation to the private claim.Harbhajan Kaur’s late husband, who worked in the Indian National Army formed by Subhash Chandra Bose, had deposited some money in his accounts...

In A Full Bench Judgment, Bombay HC Holds That A Hindu Can Re-Marry 90 Days After Divorce [Read Judgment]

A full bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a Hindu can marry 90 days after his/her marriage has been dissolved through a decree, provided no appeal is pending against the decree. The primary question before the full bench comprising of Justice Naresh Patil, Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice Sadhana Jadhav was that whether an appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 will...

Ensure Video Conferencing Facility In All Courts By March End, Bombay HC Tells Maharashtra Government

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to install video conferencing facilities in all courts in the state by the end of March 2017. These directions came while the division bench of Justices VM Kanade and Nutan Sardesai was a hearing a criminal PIL filed in 2011 after court took suo-motu cognizance of a letter written by Shaikh Abdul Naeem, one of the accused in...

Delhi HC Imposes Rs. 3-Lakh Costs On Petitioner For Filing Successive Writ Petitions On Same Issue [Read Judgment]

This concept of filing a new writ petition essentially for getting earlier admitted writ petitions heard is an unheard concept and argument and needs to be put down with heavy hands, the Court said.The Delhi High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs. 3 lakh on a person who had filed successive writ petitions on the same issue, for getting earlier admitted writ petitions heard.Justice...

Delhi HC Acquits Accused In 25-Year-Old Murder Case [Read Judgment]

In a rare verdict in Jai Bhagwan vs. State of Delhi, a division bench of the Delhi High Court, speaking through Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra, quashed and set aside a lower court’s judgment that held the petitioners guilty for commission of offences punishable under Section 498A and Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for...

Indian-origin Faiz Siddiqui Sues Oxford University For ‘Boring’ Teaching

An Indian-origin Oxford University former student, Faiz Siddiqui, has sued the University for wrecking his career owing to the ‘boring teaching’ imparted at the institution. He has alleged that if it wasn’t for the ‘negligent’ and ‘boring standards’, he would have earned decent grades and a soaring career as an international commercial lawyer. A judgment is expected end of...

How will Teachers in Aided Schools get Salary? Bombay HC asks RBI in Demonetisation Petition

The Bombay High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to file it’s reply regarding payment of salaries to school teachers working in aided schools. Since these salaries are disbursed by co-operative banks. This direction came while the bench of Justices AS Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai were hearing a bunch of petitions filed by District Co-operative Banks(DCBs).A total of five DCBs...

Bombay HC Stops Mumbai Police from Filing Chargesheet Against Ex-Urdu Daily Editor Shirin Dalvi

The division bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice Nutan Sardesai of the Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to Shirin Dalvi ex-editor of Awadhnama , by ordering the Mumbai police not to file a chargesheet against her. Awadhnama an urdu daily, was forced to shut down after it published the controversial cover story of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring a cartoon...

Requirement Of Pre-deposit Under SARFAESI Act Mandatory And Cannot Be Waived Off : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside two orders of the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal(DRAT). The bench of Justices SC Dharmadhikari and BP Colabawalla pronounced the judgement in a petition that sought the orders by DRAT to be set aside. The petitioner company Eskays Construction Pvt Ltd, placed the winning bid of Rs. 8.74 crores in an auction of moveable and...

Defence's Documents May Be Examined At Preliminary Stage, If Needed: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior) in Kunaldev Singh Rathor vs. State of MP and Ano, has quashed criminal proceedings against applicant Kundaldev by exercising its power under section 482 of the CrPC as allegations by his wife (complainant) were absurd and were levelled to make the case more grave.Marriage was solemnised between Kunal Dev and his wife on 21.11.2007, and a son was born out...