SC issues Notice on Prashant Bhushan’s Challenge against Limited Validity Passport [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court has today issued notice to Central Government on a petition filed on behalf of Mr. Prashant Bhushan regarding non-issue of full-validity passport to him. (Prashant Bhushan v Union of India & Anr). The Supreme Court has asked the government to file its reply within 3 weeks.The petition challenges Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports' Act 1967 read with Notification 570(E) of...

Court cannot issue a direction in breach of law however noble it may seem to appear; Madras HC declined to issue a blanket order to release Juveniles on same day of surrender

Madras High Court recently ruled that it cannot direct the Juvenile Justice Board to release the Juveniles on bail on the same day of their surrender. Dismissing a batch of petitions filed on behalf of the juveniles, Justice P.N. Prakash observed,“Whether in a given case, the juvenile in conflict with law will be exposed to “moral, physical or psychological danger” is a fact that can...

Gujarat HC allows Rape Victim to Terminate 24-Week Pregnancy [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court Single Bench Justice Sonia Gokani permitted an 18-year-old rape victim to abort her 24-week-old foetus observing that continuance of pregnancy may result in a grave injury to her mental health.The Court took into account the opinion of expert panel of doctors constituted a few days back after the HC admitted the plea of the young girl from Junagadh district.The...

Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) issued [Read the Guidelines]

Intellectual Property India has published Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) via Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks on 19th February, 2016.The aim of this document is to provide guidelines for the examination of patent applications in the field of CRIs by the Indian Patent Office so as to further foster uniformity and consistency...

PIL against Online Sale of drugs: Madras HC orders notice to Centre

Madras High Court issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking to ban websites from selling scheduled medicines online in violation of Drugs and Cosmetic Rules.The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M.M. Sundresh before which a PIL filed by N Ruthynamoorthy of Salem, a business man, came up, directed assistant solicitor general Su Srinivasan to file a...

Letter to spouse talking of intention to divorce and remarry constitute ‘cruelty’: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

A single letter can constitute an act of cruelty, the Delhi high court Single Bench Justice Najmi Waziri has said, granting divorce to a man living separately from his estranged wife for the past 28 years.The matter came by way of an appeal challenging the order of Additional District Judge, Delhi dissolving the marriage between the parties on the ground of cruelty. The husband who was...

SC raps AAP Govt. over Water Crisis

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notices to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Governments, directing them to take quick action to end the water scarcity in Delhi. The Court has been assured by the Haryana Government that water supply will resume in NCR region by the evening. The Bench, headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur also sought a report from Haryana Government on Delhi...

Justice Saran to be sworn in as Chief Justice of Orissa HC

Justice Vineet Saran will be the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, a Presidential warrant of appointment declared on Friday.Notably, the post of the Chief Justice in the Orissa High Court was lying vacant after Chief Justice DH Waghela was transferred to Bombay High Court, on February 15th. Justice Pradeep K. Mohanty was officiating as Acting CJ since then.Sources in the High Court...

PMO directs Law Ministry to finalize MOP for Appointment of Judges

Prime Minister’s Office has reportedly asked the Law Ministry to finalise the new Memorandum of Procedure for appointment of Judges. PMO has reportedly, in a letter to Law ministry, asked it to give final shape to the document after consulting the Attorney General (Source: IE)Memorandum of Procedure is a document which guides the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary. The draft MoP...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtFull Bench of Allahabad High Court, in Syed Wasif Husain Rizvi vs. HasanRaza Khan held that Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution can be filed by a power of attorney holder. The Court also said that certain safeguards shall be observed where a writ petition is filed through the holder of a power of attorney.A Seven Judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice...

Patiala Court Violence: Accused lawyer Om Sharma Arrested and Released on Bail; Other Two Evade Third Summons

Advocate Om Sharma, one of the three lawyers evading arrest for allegedly instigating attacks on journalists and students in the Patiala House Court (PHC) premises, was arrested on Saturday and released on bail later, after he appeared at the Tilak Marg Police station.The accused lawyer, identified as Om Sharma, presented himself for interrogation at Tilak Marg police station, where he...

When Husband is alive, Wife cannot claim maintenance from in-laws; Gujarat HC [Read Order]

In a recent order, the High Court of Gujarat held that in-laws are not liable for payment of maintenance to the wife, if her husband was still alive.Referring to various Supreme Court judgments, Justice J.B.Pardiwala  reiterated the established position of law and observed, “From the principles enunciated in the above referred decisions, it is apparent that any right which the wife has...