RSS Route March: Contempt Plea Moved In High Court Over TN Govt's Refusal To Grant Permission, State Seeks Review

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has moved the Madras High Court initiating contempt proceedings against the state government for its refusal to grant permission for a route march that the party intends to conduct on October 2nd. Earlier, the High Court had directed the authorities to grant permission for the same before the 28th of September. Senior Counsel Prabhakaran requested for...

Hughes Hall's New 'Honorary Fellow' Justice Pratibha M Singh Visits Cambridge University College Campus

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Pratibha M Singh, who was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Hughes Hall in July, visited the college last week for first time since the announcement.Justice Singh, a Hughes Hall alumna, is the first Indian judge to enter the list of Hughes Hall Honorary Fellows. The decision to elect a person as an Honorary Fellow is taken by the Governing Body of the college....

After Bombay HC Nudge, Dr. Ambedkar's MSc Thesis To Be Published

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday that it will publish Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's M. Sc. thesis. A division bench of Justices Prasanna Varale and Kishore Sant was hearing a suo moto PIL taking cognizance of government's earlier decision to halt a project for preservation and publication of Ambedkar's works. On Thursday, the state informed that court that...

Where Allegations Are Against A Partnership Firm Then Its Partner Is Jointly & Severally Liable For The Same: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has recently observed that even if a charge sheet is not filed against a partner of a firm in an individual capacity, and all the allegations are against the firm only, then also, the partner of the firm and he is jointly and severally liable for the same in view of Section 25 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. The bench of Justice Subhash Chand observed...

Blood Relatives Can Share Employer-Employee Relationship Under Workmen's Compensation Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that under the Workmen's Compensation Act, there are no provisions prohibiting blood relatives to be employer and employee.A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh sitting at Dharwad dismissed the appeal filed by the Divisional Manager of Oriental Insurance, questioning the order of Workmen's Compensation Commissioner at Koppal by which it...

Counsellors In Family Courts Be Provided Computers For Preparing Conciliation Reports: Delhi High Court

Observing that counsellors are an integral part of the family court system, the Delhi High Court has stressed upon the need of providing them computers and printers to ensure that settlements or conciliation agreed before them can be recorded in right perspective.Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain noted that at present, the settlements are prepared by them are either hand-written or filed in a...

CBI Gets Sanction From Maharashtra Govt To Prosecute Former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh In Corruption Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received a sanction to prosecute former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh from the new state government in Maharashtra, in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The agency submitted the sanction order during proceedings before the special CBI court on Wednesday. The court has now sought response from Deshmukh's lawyer.CBI...

Right To Free Speech & Trade Not Violated: P&H HC Upholds SEBI's License Requirement For Analysts Sharing Stock-Related Info On Social Media

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a requirement by the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its Research Analysts to obtain a license for sharing stock-related recommendations on social media is not violative of their Constitutional right to free speech and trade.A Division Bench of Justices Ramchandra Rao and Harminder Singh Madaan held the requirement is in...

State's Appeal Against Order Directing It To Release Funds To KSRTC Infructuous: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the state government's appeals against an order directing it to release requisite funds to KSRTC. A single bench last month had directed the State to release the funds, required by KSRTC to clear salary dues of its employees for July and August months and the bonus eligible to those below the managerial cadre, on or before September 1The Division...

Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act | Election Petition May Be Presented By Advocate In Immediate Presence of Party: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that under Section 15(1) of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, an Election Petition can be presented before the designated court even by the advocate of the party, in the immediate presence of that party. A single judge bench of Justice HT Narendra Prasad sitting at Kalaburagi said, "It is clear that under Section 15(1) of the 1993 Act,...

Alternate Remedy: Writ Petition Can Be Dismissed Even After Admission, Clarifies Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has made it clear that there is no such rule that a writ petition, once admitted, cannot be dismissed on the ground of availability of alternative remedy.A bench of Justices Arup Kumar Goswami and Deepak Kumar Tiwari observed "as a proposition of law it cannot be countenanced that once a writ petition is entertained and admitted, the same cannot be dismissed...

[Kallakurichi Student Suicide] Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Handing Over Of School To Tamil Nadu Govt

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Tamil Nadu Government to take over the management of a private school in Kallakurichi where a student had died by suicide in July this year. Citing that such an order will have large implications, the bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar observed as under, "We could issue such...