[Karnataka Civil Services Rules] Enquiry Against Retired Employee Cannot Be Initiated For An Event Which Took Place More Than 4 Yrs Ago: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that as per Rule 214 (2) (b)(ii) of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules, no enquiry can be initiated against a retired person in respect of an event which had taken place more than four years prior to institution of enquiry. A single judge bench of Justice SG Pandit allowed the petition filed by Anil Kumar and T. Mallanna, former employees...

Plea Alleges Cops Took Away CCTV DVR To Destroy Evidence Of 'Illegal Action' Against Mosque Muezzin, High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Reply

The Delhi High Court has asked the police to respond to a petition seeking a fair and impartial probe into the alleged forced entry of cops and removal of a CCTV camera DVR from a private residence in Northeast Delhi."Ms Rupali Bandhopadhya, Learned Additional Standing Counsel requests for time for filing reply/status report. Be filed," said Justice Poonam A. Bamba in the order.Advocate...

Bombay High Court Upholds Former Under-19 India Captain's Suspension From Cricket For A Year

The Bombay High Court has upheld former Ranji player and former captain of under-19 Indian team Kiran Powar's removal from the Mumbai Cricket Association's Apex Council, and also upheld the bar on him from playing cricket for a year. The division bench of Justices SV Gangapurwala and RN Laddha passed the order in a petition filed by Powar, who challenged the decision of MCA's...

Online Crowdfunding Not A Healthy Way Of Collecting Donations: Madras High Court Says While Hearing Youtuber Karthik Gopinath's Plea

While hearing Youtuber Karthik Gopinath's plea seeking recognition as a donor to transfer around 30 lakhs rupees that he had collected through "Milaap" for renovating damaged temples, the Madras High Court observed that online crowdfunding may not be a healthy way of collecting donations.This is not a healthy way of collecting funds. The online system may be helpful in some ways, but it...

Uttarakhand High Court Directs State To Constitute Expert Committee To Tackle Man-Animal Conflicts

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed State's Environment Ministry to constitute a committee headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest to deal with frequent 'man-animal conflicts' in certain regions of the State. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe also expressed disappointment over the non-implementation of the directives...

Kerala High Court Seeks Action Taken Report Following Violent Protests Against Adani Vizhinjam Port

The Kerala High Court on Monday enquired as to what steps have been taken by the State in light of violent protests at Vizhinjam, where fishermen have been protesting against construction of an International Seaport by the Adani Group.Justice Anu Sivaraman directed that all appropriate steps ought to be taken in light of the developments over the course of the last two days, and that the...

Consumer Forum Directs Reliance Retail To Pay Rs. 7,000 As Compensation For Collecting Price For Carry Bag

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission comprising of Mrs. M. Shobha as President and Ms. Renukadevi Deshpande and Mr. H. Janardhan as members ordered Reliance Retail Limited to refund the money spent on a carry bag, which the complainant was forced to buy and further pay Rs.5000 as compensation and Rs.2000 towards litigation expenses. The complainant, who is a lawyer...

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission by which the Ministry of External Affairs had been directed to disclose under the RTI Act the details relating to the passport and marriage certificate, address proof, ID proof and other related documents of an estranged husband to his wife.Justice Yashwant Varma said the the question related to the...

NCDRC Absolves Hospital and Doctor From Medical Negligence In A Case Of Hysterectomy Leading To Vesicovaginal Fistula

The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, comprising the bench of Dr. S.S. Kantikar (Presiding Member), dismissed the allegations of medical negligence against Kalyani-based SNR Carnival Hospital and it's doctor. It was observed that the complainant was unable to submit any clear evidence. The commission also referred to the opinion of the expert committee set up by...

Is Sanction Needed To Prosecute Govt Servant Named In Chargesheet If CBI Probed Case Upon Order Of SC/HC?: Allahabad HC To Examine

The Allahabad High Court is set to examine the question that if the CBI has probed a matter upon a direction of the High Court or Supreme Court, and has filed a charge sheet against the government/public servant, whether there is any requirement to obtain sanction from the competent authority for prosecuting such a government/public servant (serving or retired).The bench of Justice Dinesh...

Delhi Riots | 'If This Was An Ordinary Case Without UAPA, Most Courts Would've Thrown Out Evidence': Sr. Adv Rebecca John Argues For Khalid Saifi's Bail

Seeking bail in the case alleging larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi on Monday argued before the Delhi High Court that if it were an ordinary case, most courts would have thrown out the evidence. The submission was made by Senior Advocate Rebecca M. John on behalf of Saifi before the special bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul...

Maha Govt Too Lazy To Fulfil Duties, 40% Vacancy at MACT Mumbai, No Registrar Since 2019 – Bar Association Moves Bombay HC

Bar Association of MACT Mumbai has approached the Bombay High Court to fill up 40% staff and adjudicating officer vacancy at the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Mumbai. "Here it is not the Litigants of any external cause of hindrance in deciding the claims. It is the respondents who have been too lazy to fulfil their duties. The respondents have deliberately and intentionally...