Meghalaya HC seeks security for Judges post their retirement; asks Centre to file affidavit on 4th January, 2016 [Read Judgment]

We direct the Union of India to file affidavit after doing categorization of security cover on permanent basis for the members of the Full Bench (the Chief Justice and two Judges) so that as and when there is a request for security, it can be provided without procedural delay as per such category by the Central Government or the State, as the case may be, at the place of residence of the...

After 13 years, a man who lost his fingers due to negligence of state run Hospital staffs, gets compensation of Rs. 21 Lakhs [Read Judgment]

When a patient is admitted in the hospital, it is the duty of the doctors and nursing staff of the hospital to give best possible care and treat the patient. We find the conduct of the doctors and the nurses to be outrageous. It shocks the conscience of this court, the Bench said.A man who approached Bombay High Court, thirteen years ago, complaining negligence of doctors which cost him...

While granting divorce in favour of Husband, Permanent alimony can be granted to a wife who did not join him in spite of direction of restitution of conjugal rights: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

We are not inclined to accept the contention raised by the learned counsel for the respondent husband that if a wife does not join the company of her husband in spite of the direction of restitution of conjugal rights, at the time of passing decree of divorce in favour of the husband, no permanent alimony can be granted to the wife, the bench said.Orissa High Court Ranjana Rani Panda vs....

Pay-hike for Parliamentarians for no work?

It refers to media-reports indicating about proposal for an hefty hike in pay/perks/allowances etc of our Parliamentarians at a time when Indian Parliament has achieved notoriety for large-scale disruptions holding important legislative work to a ransom even to the extent that much-needed amendment to Juvenile Act could not be timely legislated and dreaded ‘juvenile’ rapist-cum-murderer...

Madras HC Division Bench creates history conducting hearing over ‘Skype’

The Madras High Court created history again when its Division Bench conducted the court proceedings over Skype from Chennai for the first time in a case related to 89 inmates of an unauthorized private children’s Home for girls run by Mose Ministries in Tiruchi. Justices V. Ramasubramanian and N. Kirubakaran presided over the proceedings over video call from the former’s residence in...

Protest against manhandling of Dr. Pramod Joshi; Uttarakhand HC directs doctors to call off the Illegal Strike [Read Order]

In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Youth Bar Association of India (Regd) against the illegal strike carried out in the private hospitals of entire state of Uttarakhand the Division Bench of High Court of Uttarakhand in Nainital comprising of Chief Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice V.K. Bist issued an interim order directing to resume the work and call off the strike. The strike had...

CBI court cannot order CBI Investigation: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

The powers of a Special Judge cannot be exaggerated so largely so as to include the power to direct the CBI to conduct an investigation for which only a High Court or the Supreme Court are empowered, the High Court said.Delhi High Court in CBI vs. R.K. Yadav has made it clear that Special Judge of the CBI courts is not empowered to direct the CBI to register an FIR and investigate into...

Delhi HC seek responses from Centre and the Sahitya Akademi on Award Wapsi

Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and Sahitya Akademi on a plea against the return of Sahitya Akademi awards by writers.The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Haji Mohammad Majid Qureshi, seeking directions to the Government to frame guidelines that if Sahitya Akademi awardees return their awards, they should also return the prize money with interest and...

Waqf Property Leasing Rules

The Government has formulated and notified the Waqf Properties Lease Rules, 2014 vide notification dated 3rd June, 2014. Some amendments in the Waqf Properties Lease Rules 2014 have been made vide notification dated 26th August, 2015. The details of amendments notified in the above Rules are: (i) Rule 7: The reserve price per square feet for lease of an immovable Waqf property shall (a)...

Court cannot allow the tool of PIL to be misused for intra office rivalries : Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, considering a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a retired official of the DRDO, seeking directions to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India and the Defence  Research  &  Development Organisation (DRDO) to prosecute the respondent no.4 Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena working as Director in Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development...

Delhi HC dismisses plea to Ban Cow Slaughter [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to the Central Government to prohibit cow slaughtering and to take action against the slaughter houses.  First bench comprising of Chief Justice G.Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said these issues are beyond the domain of judicial decision making and is a policy matter in which the Courts under the doctrine...

Plea seeking investigation against Kejriwal and Bhushans for FCRA violation dismissed [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High court has dismissed a petition filed by Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, seeking issuance of writ of mandamus to the Ministry of Home Affairs to register a criminal case against Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) and to conduct day-to-day trial proceedings within supervision of High...