Trial-Related Anxiety Does Not Justify Act Of Casting Aspersion On Judge: Delhi High Court Imposes ₹5K Cost On Contemnor

Closing the contempt proceedings against a person, the Delhi High Court observed that the anxiety, which the man went through during the trial of the case filed by his former wife, does not justify the actions of casting aspersion on a judicial officer.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora accepted the unconditional apology tendered by him, with a warning to exercise restraint and refrain...

High Court Seeks Details Of All Pending Complaints In Bar Council Of Delhi Against Advocates, Says Harassment Of Lawyers Can't Be Countenanced

The Delhi High Court has observed that lawyers "being put to harassment and frustration" due to repeated complaints to Bar Council cannot be countenanced, unless some serious case of misconduct is made out. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Bar Council of Delhi to place on record the details of all pending complaints against the advocates. The information sought includes the dates of...

Allegations Of Sexual Assault On Rise; Inordinate Delay In Lodging FIR To Be Considered At The Stage Of Bail: Allahabad HC

Observing that false implication in sexual offences is on a rise, the Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to two men accused of committing gang rape against a married woman while stressing that inordinate delay in lodging the FIR has to be considered at the time of adjudicating bail plea.The bench of Justice Krishan Pahal further added that much water has flown down the Ganges since...

De Hors Statutory Rules: High Court Directs Punjab Education Dept To Prepare Fresh Seniority List Of 50,000 Masters

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently found that the seniority list of Master cadre affecting more than 50,000 Masters/ Mistressess prepared by the Punjab Education Department in 2019 is de hors statutory rules. It has directed the State government to prepare a fresh seniority list in accordance with the Rules framed in 1978, within six months. "Rules have been framed under proviso...

Delhi High Court Orders Joint Inspection Of Detention Centre On Plea By Rohingya Refugee’s Sister

The Delhi High Court has ordered a joint inspection of a detention centre in Northwest Delhi by officials of Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and DUSIB to ascertain the availability of basic amenities and facilities there. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing a plea moved by the sister of a Rohingya refugee detained at a Sewa Kendra in Shahzada Bagh....

Karnataka High Court Quashes Extortion Complaint Against Alleged RSS Activist, Says 'Putting Person In Fear Of Injury' Essential U/S 385 IPC

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an extortion complaint against a man who was alleged of threatening the complainant, stating that he is a RTI/RSS activist and would stall inauguration of a building if he is not paid money.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar noted there was no allegation against the petitioner that he put any person in fear of injury to extort money....

Tripura-TET 2021: High Court Refuses To Ascertain Correctness Of Answer Key, Says Lapses In Large Scale Exams Cannot Be Termed Deliberate

The Tripura High Court recently reiterated that a Constitutional Court must exercise great restrain while entertaining a plea challenging the correctness of the key answers in an examination process. Large scale examination is a very difficult task and may reveal certain lapses, which cannot on the face of it be termed as a deliberate one to warrant interference, it added.The observations came...

Calcutta High Court Constitutes ‘Humane Committee’ For Animal Protection In 5 Districts

The Calcutta High Court on Monday constituted a “Humane Committee” in Paschim Medinipur, Bakura, Purulia, Jhargram and Murshidabad districts for protection and preservation of the animals in the forest and to see that the animals are not killed indiscriminately during hunting festivals or otherwise.The division bench of Justice Arjit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray said:“We propose...

'Strange That An MLA Forged Aadhaar Card For Air Travel': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To SP MLA Irfan Solanki

The Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to the Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki in connection with the FIR lodged against him for using a forged Aadhar Card and using the same for his air travel.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh termed it as 'strange' that a Member of the Legislative Assembly forged the national identity card i.e. Aadhar Card and traveled on the basis of...

[Anganwadi Workers] Acquisition Of Higher Qualification At A Later Date Not Determinative For Fixing Seniority: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently directed the Govt of J&K to fix the seniority of Anganwadi workers from their initial engagement reiterating that the acquisition of higher qualification at a later date, even when such a higher qualification is the requisite qualification for the higher post, will not be determinative for fixing the seniority.The ruling came to...

Illegal Skinning And Carcass Disposal Causing Health Hazards: PIL In Gujarat High Court, Notice Issued

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL to stop illegal skinning and carcass disposal in Gandhinagar's Pethapur area. State counsel assured the Court that it will submit area Collector's report in the matter by March 2.The bench comprising Chief Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt also sought to know what steps were taken the District Magistrate's office...

Necessary To Prevent Repetition Of Outside Police Entering Delhi For Operations Without Informing Local Police, Says High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it is necessary to obviate repetition of cases where the police from other states conduct operations in the national capital without information or intimation to the Delhi Police. As the counsel appearing for Delhi Police referred to various orders passed by court regarding it in the past, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said:“Evidently, however,...