AIADMK's Expelled Leader Manoj Pandian Moves Madras High Court Challenging Party’s General Council Resolutions

Expelled AIADMK leader Manoj Pandian has moved the Madras High Court challenging the resolutions passed by the AIADMK Party in its meeting held on July 11 2022 and to stay its operation. Through the resolutions, Pandian, along with others including former CM O Paneerselvam were expelled from the party and Edappadi Palaniswami was appointed as the interim...

Single Judge 'Should Have Exercised Restrain', Its Observations Must Be Disregarded: Madras High Court Allows US Citizen To Take His Sons Abroad

A division bench of the Madras High Court recently “disregarded” the observations made by a single judge in his order granting interim custody of minor twins born in the US to their mother till the pendency of the matrimonial dispute in India. The single judge had disagreed with the earlier directions of a division bench asking the woman to hand over custody to the father who...

Maintainability Of Petition Doubtful': Kerala High Court Tells Lawyer Who Challenged Limited Number Of Cases Listed Before A Sitting Judge

The Kerala High Court on Friday questioned the maintainability of the petition filed by an advocate alleging that a sitting judge of the High Court was limiting the number of cases listed before her to only 20 matters a day, while other judges were handling 100 or more matters everyday.When the matter came up before Justice Shaji P Chaly on Friday, he questioned the Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy,...

'Cow Killers Rot In Hell; Expect Central Govt To Ban Cow Slaughter, Declare It A Protected National Animal': Allahabad HC

Stressing the importance of cows in Hinduism and the need to stop the practice of killing them, the Allahabad High Court recently hoped that the Central Government would take an appropriate decision to ban cow slaughter in the country and to declare the same as a 'protected national animal'.The bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed also observed that since India is a secular country where we must...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Parking Facility Beneath Flyovers In Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice in a PIL seeking parking facilities under the flyover and bridges when public parking facility is not available within 200 metres in Mumbai Metropolitan Region.A division bench of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V. Marne posted the matter for hearing on April 18, 2023.“MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region) region is one such region...

Orissa High Court Directs State To Furnish List Of Agencies Engaged For Cleaning Of Sewers & Septic Tanks

The Orissa High Court on Thursday ordered the State to provide the list of agencies engaged on outsourcing basis to clean sewers and septic tanks. It also directed them to indicate in a chart as to whether the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training manuals have been provided to them and also if those are strictly complied with.While expressing concern over death of workers engaged...

Madras High Court Issues Guidelines For Extending Limitation Period In Criminal Cases

While criticising the manner in which the prosecution had failed to file an application for the extension of limitation while dealing with the FIR related to sexual harassment charges against self styled Godman Shiva Sankar baba, the Madras High Court has laid down certain guidelines with respect to extension of limitation in such cases. Justice RN Manjula had disposed of the...

Hathras Case| No Medical Evidence Of Gang Rape, Victim Was Possibly Tutored; Can’t Say Prime Accused Intended To Kill Her: UP Court

Convicting one person in the Hathras alleged Gang Rape & Murder case, the Uttar Pradesh Court, in its judgment noted that since the entire case had assumed political undertones, it was possible that the victim had made allegations of gang rape against the 4 accused after being tutored by her family members and other people who had been coming to meet her, The Special Judge Trilok...

Madras High Court Judge Says She Was Threatened After Reserving Order In Shiva Sankar Baba’s Plea For Quashing FIR In Sexual Harassment Case

Justice RN Manjula of Madras High Court has revealed that she was sent “pseudonymous letters of threat” dissuading her from passing orders in a petition filed by self-styled godman Shiva Shankar Baba to quash the FIR filed against him in a sexual assault case. Adding that such a cheap attitude only shows the cowardice of such persons, the Judge added that these attempts will not stand...

Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a convict under POCSO Act on the ground that there was element of love affair and the prosecutorix had virtually resided with the convict as husband and wife, till they were apprehended.The applicant-convict approached the High Court in appeal against the judgment and order dated December 12, 2022 by which he was convicted by the POCSO Court,...

Explained: Why Is There No End In Sight For DMRC-Reliance Infra Dispute Despite Court Orders?

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Reliance Infra-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) are engaged in a long-drawn battle over an arbitral award which attained finality in 2021 when Supreme Court ruled in favour of the latter. DMRC, which is owned by both the union government and Delhi government, has failed to pay the award money to DAMEPL despite multiple orders...

Patna High Court Says BSUSC's Asst Professor Recruitment Drive Not In Line With Reservation Rules, Backlog Vacancies Not Earmarked Separately

The Patna High Court has ordered the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) to re-conduct recruitment to 4,638 Assistant Professor positions in the State after it found that the earlier selection process was unlawful and in complete violation of the applicable rules of reservations as mandated by the Constitution of India.While allowing the writ petition filed by Dr. Amod Prabodhi...