Delhi High Court ‘apologizes’ to authors for copying their article in the judgment; takes corrective action [Read Order]

The bench, in its order yesterday, said that it is offering apology to the learned authors of the Article and simultaneously taking corrective action.In a rare and remarkable gesture, the Delhi High Court has apologized to the authors of an Article, the contents of which were copied in the Judgment it delivered in F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd vs. Cipla Ltd. Division bench comprising of Justice...

Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 released

The Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi released the ‘Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in New Delhi today. The Handbook was released in the presence of Secretary, WCD, Shri V Somasundaran; Additional Secretary, WCD, Ms Nutan Guha Biswas and other senior officials of the Ministry.Smt. Maneka...

CIC-verdict regarding declassification of files relating to Netaji is meaningless [Read Order]

A long-pending CIC-verdict dated 01.12.2015 in appeal-number CIC/CC/A/2015/001530/VS against Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), regarding declassification of files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose came much after a special priority hearing which was held long back on 26.08.2015, considering issue to be of vast importance to national and public interest.The Central Information...

Collusion with Coalgate Accused: Ex-CBI Chief Sinha in trouble as SC orders handing over of gate register to probe panel

In a setback to former CBI Ranjit Sinha,Sin the Supreme Court today ordered handing over of original visitors' diary of his official residence to a court-appointed panel to probe whether his meetings with accused and others led to botching up of investigation in Coalgate cases and helped various accused.The visitors' log book, which was lying in sealed cover with another bench hearing 2G...

Police Authorities are obliged to give the Copy of FIR under RTI Application; Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The accused can make an application to the police station concerned or office of the Superintendent of Police or the Court of concerned Magistrate which is required to be provided to him immediately within forty eight (48) hours, the bench said.High Court of Kerala has directed the police to make available the copy of First Information Report to the accused within two days of his...

T S Thakur won’t mind being an “acting” Chief Justice

India’s new Chief Justice T S Thakur does not mind giving a shot at acting. When legal journalists, during an informal interaction at his official residence asked justice Thakur if “given his good looks” he ever considered acting as a career before becoming a lawyer and judge, he quipped evoking peals of laughter-- “Even now i can. I am in talks with Producers and Directors like...

Karnataka HC directs Public Prosecutors to make effective representation in Courts to ensure victims are compensated [Read Judgment]

This Court is of the considered opinion that all the public prosecutors, representing the department of prosecution in the criminal Courts in the State will have to make sincere efforts to request the Court to award suitable compensation not only in the cases where they end in conviction but also in the cases where the criminal cases end in acquittal or discharge, the Court said.In a...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtIn a significant ruling, Allahabad High Court has held that blocking 25% of the benefits in a Pension scheme in favour of minorities is not invalid. Upholding the validity of Samajwadi Pension Yozna, wherein 25% of the benefits were blocked in favour of ‘minorities’, a division bench of Justices V.K. Shukla and Brijesh Kumar Srivastava held that Minorities are a class...

Cattle owners who leave their Cattle on roads can also be Prosecuted : Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Cattle owners cannot be seen withholding their hands, to leave the cattle on road surviving on water of drains/sewer and garbage which is definitely a cruelty, the court said.In a bail application moved by persons accused of slaughtering cow, which is a crime punishable with 7 years imprisonment in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court, apart from granting bail to the accused, has...

RTE does not mean Right to insist on getting Admission in School of one’s choice: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Himachal has held that right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school envisaged section 3 of the Right to Education Act does not include the right to insist on getting admission in school of one’s choice. The first bench comprising of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, dismissing the Writ petitions preferred by parent of...

CIC asks CBSE to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation for denying RTI seeking copy of answer sheets [Read Order]

CBSE compelling RTI applicants to sign undertakings illegal. The Commission directs the CBSE to put in place such system with conducive practices by which the Right to information of the appellants is not limited but facilitated, by removing the obstacles such as undertaking to give up their legal rights, Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu said in his order. The Central Information Commission directed...

Son Attaining majority disentitles him from receiving maintenance from his father: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]

Thus, if a child whether legitimate or illegitimate has attained majority as per the aforesaid Act of 1875 and is not suffering by any physical or mental abnormality or injury, thereby unable to maintain itself, would not be entitled to receive maintenance u/S. 125, the Court said.High Court of Sikkim has set aside an order by Family court which had enhanced maintenance to ‘son’ who...