P&H High Court Dismisses Husband's Plea Seeking Appointment Of Local Commissioner In Divorce Case For Wife's Medical Test

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected a husband's petition seeking appointment of a Local Commissioner in divorce proceedings for getting expert opinion with regard to an illness of his wife.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said it is trite law that a party cannot be allowed to collect evidence through the court."Each party has to lead evidence in support of its case and it cannot be...

Kerala High Court Takes Suo Motu Case Over Child Falling Into Drainage, Directs Cochin Corporation To Slab Uncovered Drains In 2 Weeks

The Kerala High Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of the incident wherein a three-year old child had fallen into an uncovered drain in Panampilly Nagar on Thursday evening. The child had been walking with his mother when he fell into the drain, and had a narrow escape due to the timely intervention of his mother and other local persons. Justice Devan Ramachandran was informed about...

Kerala High Court Rejects State's Appeal Against Order Quashing Its Decision To Halt Grant Of Pension To Paravur Ruler's Legal Heirs

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the Constitution of India's 26th Amendment would not alter the obligation of the State under Article 295 (2) to pay annuity to the legal heirs of the Malayala Brahmin family that possessed sovereign rights over the territory of Paravur, which now falls under Ernakulam district.The court was dealing with a matter relating to pension of the...

VC Facility Not Being Provided To Foreign Prisoners Due To Security Reasons: Tihar Jail To Delhi High Court

The Superintendent of Tihar Jail has told the Delhi High Court that the facility of video calling or e-mulaakats are not being extended to the foreign prisoners due to security reasons. However, the Superintendent said telephonic voice calls are allowed once a week to inmates whose family members are residing abroad, on request.The submissions were made in a status report filed by the...

NCLT Delhi Initiates Insolvency Process Against Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd.

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri Bachu Venkat Balaram Das (Judicial Member) and Shri L.N. Gupta (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Bibhuti Bhushan Biswas & Ors. v M/s Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd., has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd....

Delhi High Court Rejects JeM Militant's Plea For Transfer From Tihar To Srinagar Jail

The Delhi High Court has rejected the petition filed by a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant Abdul Majeed Baba, who is serving life imprisonment in a UAPA case, for transfer from Tihar jail to his native state jail in Srinagar.Justice Poonam Bamba however directed the Superintendent of Tihar Jail to ensure that requisite treatment and medical care be continued to be provided to Baba, who is 66...

Kerala High Court Calls For Strict Action Against Unauthorised Use Of National And State Emblems On Vehicles

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the police and the Enforcement Wing of Motor Vehicles Department to take strict action against the unauthorised use of national and state emblems as well as government boards on vehicles. The division bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar said many vehicles ply in the state carrying the name board 'Government of...

J&K Road Transport Corporation Employees Not Entitled To Pensionary Benefits: High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday declined pensionary benefits to the retired employees of J&K State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) while holding that the employees appointed by the Corporation were not entitled to the same at par with the government employees. The ruling was pronounced in two appeals filed by the government challenging single...

2017 PM Modi BA Degree Case: Listed Only Twice In 2022, Delhi High Court Adjourns RTI Case To May 3 Next Year

Pending for more than five years in Delhi High Court, the case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's academic degree has been adjourned to May 3 next year.Delhi University in 2017 had challenged an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the varsity to allow inspection of records of the students who had passed BA programme in 1978, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is...

Madras High Court Quashes ED's Money Laundering Proceedings Against DMK MP Jagathrakshakan

The Madras High Court recently quashed Enforcement Directorate proceedings against DMK MP S Jagathrakshakan. A bench of Justice PN Prakash and Justice RMT Teeka Raman allowed the petition filed by the Minister after observing that the FIRs in the predicate offense were already quashed by a single judge.A case was registered against Jagathrakshakan in 2007 for forgery and cheating. The CBCID...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Death of Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking CBI enquiry into the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha. The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar dismissed the petition observing that it was not maintainable.While dismissing the petition, the court asked Petitioner R R Gopaljee to exhaust his remedies before the CBI and other concerned...

Proceedings Under Section 12 Of DV Act Can Be Challenged Only Under Article 227, Not Section 482 CrPC: Madras High Court Full Bench

A Full Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday held that proceedings under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act can be challenged in the High Court only under Article 227 of the Constitution and not by invoking the court's power under Section 482 CrPC.The matter was referred to the bench of Justice PN Prakash, Justice RMT Teeka Raman and Justice AD Jagadish Chandira after Justice N...