Prescribing Minimum qualifying marks of 40% in Interview for Judges Selection is valid: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

Gujarat High Court has upheld the provision prescribing minimum qualifying marks of 40% in viva-voce conducted for direct recruitment to the cadre of District Judge and Civil Judge.The Bench comprising Chief Justice R.Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul M Pancholi has held that the amendment made in sub-rule (3) of Rule 8 in the Gujarat State Judicial Services Rules, 2005 prescribing...

Panchayath must pay compensation to victims of stray dog bites: Kerala High Court [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court speaking through Justice Hariprasad in Porathissery Grama Panchayath v Anthony & another has ruled that a Panchayath is duty bound to pay compensation to victims who had been affected by the menace of stray dog bites.The court further laid much emphasis on the statutory duty of Panchayath to cull/kill the stray dogs in the greater interests of general...

Expedite compensation to Hashimpura victims: Delhi HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has asked the state of Uttar Pradesh to expedite disbursement of compensation to the Victims of Hashimpura massacre.The Bench comprising of Justices Gita Mittal and R.K.Gauba observed: “It is not possible for this court to undertake the exercise of identifying the victims at this stage. However, it cannot be denied that the matter of disbursement of compensation requires...

Organizing an event to defend constitutional values is now being branded ‘anti-India’ and criminalized: Amnesty on Sedition Case

The India Chapter of Amnesty International on Saturday faced the heat of the controversial Sedition law. FIR was filed against the Human Rights Advocacy Group for alleged anti-India sloganeering during an event being held in Bengaluru, on Human Rights Violations in Jammu & Kashmir.As per Amnesty international, the event was organized as part of their campaign to seek justice for alleged...

Assam and Bihar ratifies 122nd constitutional Amendment Bill for GST roll out

Assam became the first State in the country to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST). The State Assembly passed the Bill unanimously on Friday.Bihar becomes the second state to ratify the 122nd constitutional amendment bill, for introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST). A special one day session of the Bihar legislature was convened on Tuesday to enable...

Plea for Uniform Syllabus and Curriculum to all the children: Delhi HC issues Notice to Centre [Read Petition]

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Ministry of Human Resources Development and Ministry of Law and Justice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking to provide common syllabus and common curriculum to all the children aged 6-14 years in spirit of the Article 21A read with Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India.The Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G.Rohini and Justice SD...

Divorced Muslim woman also entitled to maintenance till she gets remarried: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

After a long wait of 27 years hoping to get maintenance from her husband who had divorced her, a Muslim lady in Maharashtra, got relief from Bombay High Court when it held that that even if the parties are governed by Mohammedan Law and provisions of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 are applicable, still the maintenance is not required to be confined only to iddat...

Unrest in Amity Law School after Student’s suicide

In an extremely unfortunate incident, Sushant Rohilla, a 3rd year student of Amity Law School, Delhi committed suicide on 10th August by hanging himself at his Sarojini Nagar residence, Delhi. Sushant's father, Jagdish Rohilla, is a Joint Secretary in Rajya Sabha. Both the parents were not present at home when this incident happened. While friends and family stand deeply shocked and...

Bombay HC denounces trend of eleventh hour rush to Courts to stall Movie release [Read Order]

When we spend time on plaintiffs who come with cases like this, we send out every conceivable wrong message to litigants who are otherwise before us, many of them old, many infirm, many aged; and many grown aged waiting for their cases to reach, the Court said.In a strong worded Judgment, Justice GS Patel of Bombay High Court has denounced the ‘recent’ trend of persons approaching Courts...

Punjab & Haryana HC quashes appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries by Punjab Govt [Read Judgment]

In a major blow to Government of Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Parliamentary Secretaries are in the nature of Junior Ministers and their appointments amount to infraction of the provisions of Article 164 (1A) of the Constitution.Two lawyers, Jagmohan Singh Bhatti and H.C. Arora had filed petition before the High Court seeking issuance of writ of quo warranto...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court in Rashmi Bhatiya vs. Geeta Sharma held that, Release application cannot be filed by Power of Attorney on the ground of his bonafide need, but there is no express prohibition under the Rent Act debarring the owner-landlord from applying for release through Power of Attorney holder. Difference between filing of a Release application by a “Power...

Opening Indian legal sector to foreign players would be mutually beneficial: US ambassador Richard Verma

Addressing a conference on “Opening of India’s Legal Services Sector: Examining the Current Status and Way Forward” in New Delhi, the United States ambassador to India Richard R. Verma called upon the Indian legal sector to open up to foreign players.Emphasizing on the mutual benefits that such liberalization would entail, Mr. Verma assured that permitting foreign law firms to work...