High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court refused to grant police protection to a live-in couple on the ground that one of them is married to another person and the marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date. Bombay High CourtA division bench of the Bombay High Court held that sales tax dues cannot be recovered from a transferee under Section 38C of the Bombay Sales...

Mumbai Lawyer Afroz Shah Wins UN’s Champion Of The Earth Award For Versova Beach Clean-up

Mumbai-based lawyer Afroz Shah has been conferred with Champion of the Earth award, UN’s top reward recognising outstanding leaders who have striven to lead a positive impact on environment.Shah has been recognised for spearheading the clean-up of Mumbai's Versova Beach, hailed as world’s largest beach clean-up.Afroz Shah’s efforts won him the much-acclaimed slot among this...

Karnataka HC Asks Registries To Accept Vakalatnama Of New Advocates, Without Insisting On NOC From Previous Ones [Read Order]

A party has the freedom to change his advocate any time and for whatever reason, the court observed.The Karnataka High Court in Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation vs. M. Rajashekar, has ruled that courts, tribunals or other authorities shall not ask for ‘no objection’ of the advocate already on record, to accept the vakalatnama filed by a new advocate.Overruling objections raised by...

Third Party Has No Locus Standi To Present Civil Contempt Petition: Karnataka HC (DB) [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court in Shamshuddin vs. Haris MY, has held that a third party has no locus standi to present a petition to initiate action for civil contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.In the instant case, though the administrator of a masjid was arrayed as a respondent to the writ petition, the contempt petition was filed by one Shamshuddin in his personal name and in...

Salient Features of Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) Bill

Addressing a Press Conference on the occasion of “International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December)” Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment has said that in the “Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) Bill, the Disability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept and the types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to...

Cleaning Ganga: Uttarakhand HC Issues Directives To Authorities; Calls For CAG Audit Of Schemes

In a bid to take affirmative action over unabated pollution of river Ganga, the Uttarakhand High Court issued a set of mandatory directives to be carried out by Central and state authorities. Among others, the high court directed a special audit to be done by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of all Centrally-financed schemes to check alleged misuse of funds.Lalit Miglani, an advocate...

Termination Of Service: Jurisdiction Lies At The Place Where Communication Has Been Made: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in PKS Shrivastava vs. Union Of India And Anr, has dealt with the maintainability of a writ petition on the ground as to whether it had the territorial jurisdiction to decide it or not, as the petition was filed against an order of termination of service passed by the Ministry in New Delhi against Shrivastava, who worked as a Director of Goa Shipyard Ltd.Shrivastava...

No Police Protection For ‘Adulterous’ Live-In Relationships, Rules Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

"Relationship 'in the nature of marriage' is recognised and not a simplicitor live-in relationship, the court observed."The Allahabad High Court has refused to grant police protection to a live-in couple on the ground that one of them is married to another person and the marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date.The couple had approached the high court contending that...

#Demonetisation: Cash Withdrawal Restrictions A Policy Decision, Can’t Interfere: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Restriction is only with regard to withdrawal in the form of cash, the bench said.The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea against restriction imposed on cash withdrawal as part of the demonetisation drive, observing that it is a policy decision by the Central government and is beyond the scope of powers of judicial review.Petitioner Ashok Sharma contended that the money, which had been...

After CJI, SC Panel Push, A Beijing-like Pollution Code For Delhi

The Supreme Court and the Environment Pollution Control Authority appointed by it have given a green signal to a pollution code for Delhi (for the first time) on the lines of what has been implemented in Beijing for a graded response to health emergencies caused by noxious air that frequently engulfs the area in the winter.The plan finalized by the Central Pollution Control Board in...

Once again, Bombay HC Refuses Permission for Loudspeakers at Shivaji Park

Every year before festivals, litigants move the Bombay High Court seeking permission to hold events at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The court once again refused permission for loudspeakers at Shivaji Park Gymkhana to celebrate Christmas Xmas and New Year's Eve.Repeating itself, a division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice Nutan Sardessai said the Supreme Court and division benches of the...

Bombay HC Grants Interim Relief to Police Officers Accused in a Custodial Death Case [Read Order]

After repeated assurances given by the Maharashtra Government to the Bombay High Court on steps taken to curb custodial deaths, the court heard pleas of police officers who were witness to one.On June 17, Raosaheb Laxman Jadhav was taken to Karve Naka Police Chowky and was brutally assaulted with sticks and belt and was bleeding. He immediately succumbed to the injuries.Six rank junior...