Notices Issued to the Government to Probe Deaths after Police Recruitment Drive

Bombay High Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sonak,  has converted a letter by All Maharashtra Human Rights Welfare Association, seeking directions for the State to stay the recruitment drive for cops and issue guidelines to monitor it. This letter came after four candidates died during the recruitment drive. Besides, several candidates were also...

Manali Tragedy: Hyderabad High Court rejects PIL to pass order against the Centre

Hyderabad High Court displayed its reluctance to pass an order against the operations being undertaken by the Centre, in order to recover the dead bodies of the 24 engineering students of VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. The PIL filed by P.V. Krishnaiah, a practicing advocate of the High Court, contended that the non-deployment of defense forces,...

State MBBS Admission Rules Challenged before Gujarat High Court

Rules of admission in medical colleges for Gujarati students appearing for board exams in other states have reportedly been challenged before the Gujarat High Court by a serviceman’s daughter. These rules prescribe that a student who has cleared the board exam from outside the state cannot get admission in Gujarat's medical colleges through admission committees. While this rule was amended...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

The Bombay High Court bench comprising of Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice P.D. Kode  observed that a mechanism should be developed to prevent custodial deaths and excessive use of force during interrogation.Justice G.S. Sistiani of the Delhi High Court has restrained Nutritious & Spreads from infringing the “Nutralite” trademark of Zydus Wellness Ltd, which sells a similar product...

Even Trivial Misconduct by Public Servant can be cause of Dismissal - Madras High Court

A Madras High Court bench comprising of Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice M. Sathyanarayanan on Friday declared that even a trivial misconduct by a public servant can be the cause of his dismissal. The amount of money involved or the gravity of offence shouldn’t play any role in determining whether he should be reinstated or not.Upholding the validity of the dismissal of...

Judge Sets Precedent; Recuses himself from Sagar Ghosh Murder Case citing ‘Personal’ Reasons

Justice Dipankar Dutta of the Calcutta High Court recused himself from hearing the infamous Sagar Ghosh murder case, citing personal reasons.The judge reportedly got emotional while leaving, expressing his anguish over Government’s role in higher courts, saying that, "I am extremely unhappy that I could not dispose of the case. I will remember it till the last day of my life." He said that...

US Supreme Court denies Rajat Gupta’s Plea for Continued Bail

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg of the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a plea by former Director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Rajat Gupta, to remain on bail while he appeals against his conviction. He has filed a petition for rehearing his case before the Second Circuit appeals court in April and the court is yet to take action over it. He was found guilty of insider trading by a Manhattan...

Include TN National Law School on the CLAT Site: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has reportedly passed an order, directing Gujarat National Law University, which is the organizing University of Common Law Admission Test, 2014, for addition of the Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS) in Srirangam on its official website as one of the participating colleges.The bench comprising of Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice V M...

Dance Bars Proposed to be Banned Across Maharashtra Again; Cabinet Approves Draft Bill

The Ban on Dance Bars in Maharashtra will now be proposed to be extended to three-star and five-star hotels as well, as the State Cabinet approved the draft amendment bill for amending the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 on Thursday.The amendment comes in the wake of Supreme Court’s order last year which struck down the prohibition. The Bill seeks to remove this ‘legal lacuna’ of bias...

SC denies eviction of houses Pachmarhi Cantonment in MP

The Supreme Court denied the eviction and subsequent demolition of houses built on land of the Pachmarhi Cantonment Board at Hoshangabad for poor dwellers in Madhya Pradesh.A division bench comprising of Justices J S Kehar and C Nagappan notified to the Pachmarhi Cantonment Board preventing the demolition of the residences of the locality. The Supreme Court overruled the order of the...

Bombay High Court directs police to publish apology

The Silvassa police have received direction by the High Court of Bombay to publish an apology for releasing the picture of Hasmukhbhai Patel, caught in a civil conflict."Issue the apology and see that it is printed on page one of the newspapers," observed the bench consisting of Justices VM Kanade and PD Kode.As per the facts stated, Hasmukhbhai Patel, had taken a loan of Rs. 21.75 lakh from...

Madras High Court- Authorities to be informed about Development of Law before Passing Detention Orders

A Madras High Court bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Satish K Agnihotri and Justice M M Sundresh reportedly rapped Government authorities who kept authorizing erroneous detention orders and asserted that, "They should be informed about the development of law pertaining to detention orders. Quashing detention orders on the very same grounds by the court again and again would make...