Madhya Pradesh High Court Pays Homage To District Judges Who Passed Away Last Year

The Full Court of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday paid homage to the Judges of the District Judiciary who passed away in the previous calendar year. During the reference, sitting and retired judges, who departed last year, were remembered.This is the first time in the history of Indian Judiciary that this type of reference event was organised to pay homage to the services...

Minor Contradiction In Deposition Would Not Render Entire Evidence Unacceptable: Bombay HC Upholds MSRTC ATI's Dismissal Due To Bribery Allegation

Observing that a minor contradiction in witness deposition wouldn’t render the entire evidence of the witness unacceptable, the Bombay High Court upheld the dismissal of an Assistant Traffic Inspector (ATI) of MSRTC for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe.Justice Sandeep V. Marne of Aurangabad bench was dealing with a writ petition by MSRTC challenging Labour Court’s decision to quash...

Nambi Narayanan's Arrest Was Conspiracy To Stall Cryogenic Technology Development: Counsel Tells Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Thursday, was told by the counsel appearing on behalf of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan accused in the 1994 Espionage Case, that the arrest of the scientist was done as part of a conspiracy. The Court was told that this was done in order to stall the cryogenic engine that is crucial for India's space program. The Single Judge Bench of Justice K. Babu...

Sufficient Inbuilt Remedies Available Under J&K Electricity Act To Challenge Provisional Assessment, Writ Not Maintainable: High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that the J&K Electricity Act 2010 provides sufficient inbuilt appellate remedies for anyone aggrieved of provisional electricity assessment. Therefore, invoking the writ jurisdiction would not be an appropriate mechanism to challenge the same.The observations were made by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while hearing a plea...

After Ruckus In Advocates Association Election, Madras High Court To Fix New Date For Polls

The Madras High Court has said that it will go through all the materials that have been provided by the interested parties and the Teller Committee with respect to the unfortunate events that took place in connection with the Madras High Court Advocates Association elections. "The glory of the association has to be regained one way or the other. We will go through the report and the CCTV...

Mumbai Court Quashes Summons Issued To Mamata Banerjee For Allegedly Insulting National Anthem

Observing that there were several procedural lapses, the Mumbai Sessions Court set aside the summons issued to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee for an alleged insult to the National Anthem during her visit to Mumbai. Special judge RN Rokade noted that the magistrate didn’t follow the mandatory provisions, and asked the magistrate to proceed with the case from the stage...

‘Govt Is Seized Of The Matter: Allahabad High Court Disposes Of PIL To Control Crop Damage Due To Wild Boar & Blue Bull

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning losses of crops of farmers due to the movement of wild boar and blue bull by noting that the Government is seized of the matter. The bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vikas Budhwar noted that the Government is seized of the matter and is taking steps to minimize the losses,...

PIL For Framing Of Rules For Doctors To Prescribe Generic Medicines: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To NMC

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2016 seeking the formation of rules for doctors to prescribe generic names of drugs/medicines, the Gujarat High Court today asked the PIL petitioner to serve notice to the National Medical Council (NMC).During the course of the hearing in the matter, initially, the bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J....

Plaintiff Bound To Establish Prima Facie Falsehood Or Slander In Publication Or Broadcast While Seeking Interim Injunction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a plaintiff is bound to establish a prima facie case of falsehood or slander in the content of any publication or broadcast while seeking ad interim injunction.Observing that fundamental principles which govern the grant of ad interim injunction assume greater significance when a pre-publication or broadcast injunction is sought, Justice Yashwant...

‘Probe Pending, Trying To Derail Process By Filing Applications’: NIA To Delhi High Court On Former PFI Chairman’s Plea For Medical Bail

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday told Delhi High Court that the investigation against former Popular Front of India (PFI) Chairman E Abubacker is pending and he is trying to derail the process by filing applications parallelly before the special judge and high court regarding his medical treatment.NIA’s counsel was making submissions before a division bench of...

Madras High Court Restraints Judicial Officers From Receiving Gifts From 'Third Parties' During Festivals

In a circular issued on 11th January, the Madras High Court has directed all judicial officers to refrain themselves from receiving any kind of gift hampers/ cracker boxes/ or sweet boxes from third parties during the festivals. The court added that the officers must maintain strict discipline and decorum while serving the District Judiciary. "All the Judicial Officers functioning in the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Letters Containing Dergotaory Words Against Jain Munis

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week denied bail to a man (Surendra Kumar Jain) accused of posting typed letters against Jain munis and sages using derogatory and abusive language and thereby hurting the sentiments of the Jain community.The bench of Justice Nandita Dubey was of the opinion that at this stage, when the investigation is still pending, it is not a fit case for grant of...