Second Writ Petition Seeking To Enforce Order Made In An Earlier Writ Petition Is Maintainable: Orissa High Court Reiterates

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that a second writ petition, which is filed seeking enforcement of order made in an earlier writ petition, is maintainable. While clarifying the position, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha relied upon the decision of the Calcutta High Court in Indrapuri Studio v. State of West Bengal, 2003 (3) Calcutta High Court Notes (CHN)...

UAPA Accused In Custody Since 3 Yrs, Only One Of 54 Witnesses Examined: Calcutta High Court Grants Bail

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted bail to an accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after observing that there has been an inordinate delay in conclusion of the trial, thereby infringing upon the accused’s fundamental rights. A division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta took into consideration that the accused...

After High Court Nudge, Karnataka Govt Authorises CBI To Attach Excess Properties Of Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy

The State government on Thursday submitted before the Karnataka High Court an order granting authorisation to the Central Bureau of Investigation to attach excess properties of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gali Janardhana Reddy’s properties in relation to a corruption case. Additional Advocate General Dhyan Chinnappa though pointed out to the court that an...

'Gross Irregularities': Bombay High Court Quashes Recruitment Process of Thane Co-operative Bank, Aspirants May Re-Apply

The Bombay High Court recently quashed the recruitment process of Senior Banking Assistant and Junior Banking Assistant of the Thane District Central Co-operative Bank finding gross irregularities in the recruitment process.“…it is quiet clear that the statement in the affidavit in reply of respondent nos.1 (bank) and 5 (recruitment agency) that they strictly followed and have complied...

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....