Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain DDA From Carrying Out Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archeological Park Till Fresh Demarcation

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking directions to restrain Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from carrying out its demolition drive near Mehrauli Archaeological Park till a fresh demarcation of the area is conducted.Justice Mini Pushkarna was hearing a plea moved by Mehrauli Minorities Resident and Shop Owners Welfare Association, a registered society, for...

Accused Under SC/ST Act Cannot Directly Approach High Court For Bail Or Anticipatory Bail: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that a person accused of offences punishable under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 cannot directly approach the High Court seeking bail. A single bench of Justice A. Badharudeen, was hearing the anticipatory bail application filed by the petitioner who was accused of offences under Section 3(1)(r) and...

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Alleged PFI Leader Accused Of Collecting Over ₹20 Crore For Unlawful Activities

The Allahabad High Court today rejected the bail plea of the alleged Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Abdul Razaq Peediyakkal in the PMLA Case wherein he has been accused of collecting and laundering funds over Rs. 20 crores for the PFI. The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan rejected the bail plea today. A detailed copy of the order is awaited. It may be noted that the ED...

No Law Prevents Wife Getting Maintenance Under One Provision Of Law To Seek Maintenance Under Another: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that there is no law which suggests that wife getting maintenance under one provision of law cannot seek maintenance under another.The bench comprising Justice G.S. Ahluwalia made the said observation while upholding the ownership of property by a woman in lieu of maintenance pursuant to Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act.Facts of the...

Calcutta High Court Orders Inspection Of Jails In West Bengal, Says Undertrials Using Mobile Phones With Impunity

The Calcutta High Court on Monday noted its displeasure on the casual approach taken by the IGP (Correctional Services), West Bengal, on the issue of search and recovery of prohibited items from the inmates of Correctional Homes.The division bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said:“We record our displeasure with regard to the casual approach taken by the...

Police Security Not A Right: Eknath Shinde Led Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay HC On Reduced Security For Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Rajan Vichare

MP Rajan Vichare from Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) Shiv Sena's security was reduced to just one constable "after consideration at all levels" and an approval from the Thane police commissioner, the Eknath Shinde led Maharashtra Government told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday."A person is neither entitled to a Police Protection as a matter of right nor can be granted as a matter of...

Botched Up Surgery: Madras High Court Directs Infertility Treatment Hospital To Pay ₹40 Lakh Compensation To Srilankan Woman

The Madras High Court recently directed a private infertility treatment hospital to compensate a Srilankan woman after a botched up surgery left her permanently disabled.Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that the doctors and the hospital knew about the medical history of the woman and yet continued with the surgery with no proper precaution to avoid damage. The woman was left with a...

Two Women Allegedly Confined By Swami Nithyananda Have No Objection To Appear Before Court Via Video Conferencing, Gujarat High Court Told

The Gujarat High Court has been informed that the two women, who are allegedly in the wrongful confinement of Swami Nithyananda, have no objection to appear before the court through video conferencing.The division bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice Niral R. Mehta was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed in 2019 by the father of Lopamudra (21 years old) and Nandhitha (18 years old)...

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Stand On PIL Against Advertising Of Jobs With Salaries Below Fixed Minimum Wage On Official Portal

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought Delhi Government's response on a public interest litigation against advertising of job vacancies with salaries below the prescribed or fixed minimum wage on its official portal. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked Delhi Government’s counsel to obtain instructions and listed the matter for hearing on...

No Adverse Impact On Pay Of Govt Employee Whose Cadre Is Downgraded Due To 40% Disability Sustained During Employment: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that in the event an employee suffers from disability of 40% or more while performing duty, as a matter of right such an employee would be entitled for benefit of downgrading of cadre in order to continue service without any adverse impact on the pay and other benefits.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj gave this clarification while allowing...

If Authorities Fail To Act Within Stipulated Time After Issuance Of Purchase Notice Under Town Planning Law, Land Owner Can Use Land For Any Purpose: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that after a purchase notice has been issued by a land owner under Section 67(2) of the Kerala Town and Country Planning Act, 2016, it is not mandatory for the person to wait for completion of variation of the Detailed Town Planning Scheme or Master Plan, to utilise the land. A division bench of Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen...

Defence Of Alibi Can Be Raised At The Stage Of Framing Charge, No Rule That It Can Be Considered Only During Defence Evidence: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court recently held that the defence of alibi can be raised as early as possible at the stage of framing charge as there’s no rule providing that such a defence can only be considered at the stage of defence evidence.Justice SG Mehare of the Aurangabad bench set aside trial court summons issued under section 319 of the CrPC to a man for trial under the POCSO Act observing...