U'khand HC Finds Centre Vindictive Towards Whistleblower IFS Officer, Imposes Cost Of Rs 25K, Sets Aside CAT Stay

The Uttarakhand High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for misleading the principal bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal in New Delhi into staying proceedings in a service matter instituted by IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi before the Nainital bench wherein he had sought quashing of his poor appraisal report for year 2015-16 during which time he had served as CVO,...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre, LIC, RBI As IDBI Officers Challenge LIC Plan To Acquire Over 51% Stake In IDBI [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought to know the stand of the Centre, LIC, RBI, SEBI, IDBI Bank Ltd and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on a petition against the government reducing its stake in the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and LIC acquiring over 51 stake in the public sector bank which, it says, will result in “loss of status” of the bank and...

Delhi HC Asks MCI To Put In Place Sentencing Guidelines For Delinquent Doctors [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has opined that the Medical Council of India (MCI) should frame a policy with regard to punishment to be accorded to delinquent doctors for infractions committed by them and has asked the statutory body to report on this aspect within three months.Justice Rajiv Shakdher said so while also awarding a cost of Rs 1 lakh to petitioner Ravi Rai who underwent the trauma of...

Nothing To Suggest That He Can’t Be A Useful Member Of The Society: MP HC Commutes Death Penalty To Youth In Minor’s Rape-Murder Case [Read Judgment]

“The record indicates that he was left by his mother and residing alone, therefore, the accused was the first offender living separate from his family at the age of 21 year and the probability of his being rehabilitation and reformation is there, cannot be ruled out. Nothing is available on record to suggest that he cannot be a useful member of the society.”The Madhya Pradesh High...

“My Land Needs A Helping Hand”: A High Court Judge's Poetic Plea For Kerala

Showing solidarity with the flood-ravaged Kerala, High Court judge, Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu has authored a beautiful poem calling on the people of the country to stand with the State and help it through the calamity that has already claimed the lives of more than 370 people.Justice Naidu, who is originally from Andhra Pradesh, had initially written the poem in Telugu, appealing only to...

Kerala Floods: Former AG Mukul Rohatgi Donates 50 Lakhs, Bombay Bar Association, Maharashtra Bar Council Appeal Lawyers To Contribute

Senior Advocate and former Attorney General for India Mukul Rohatgi has contributed Rs. 50 lakhs towards Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund Courtesy: M UnnikrishnanThe Bombay Bar Association (BBA) has donated Rs 2.5 lakhs from the Bombay Bar Association Trust for Kerala flood victims and asked members of the bar to contribute generously in this hour of need. All members can draw a cheque...

Principle Of ‘Moulding Of Relief’ Can’t Be Invoked At Interlocutory Stage: SC [Read Judgment]

[Interim Mandatory Injunctions] can be granted only to restore the status quo and not to establish a new set of things differing from the state which existed at the date when the suit was instituted.The Supreme Court has observed that principle of moulding of relief could at best be resorted to at the time of consideration of final relief in the main suit and not at an interlocutory...

Publication Of Results Of ICAR Entrance Exam Held During Floods Stayed By High Court Of Kerala

The High Court of Kerala has stayed the publication of results of national level entrance exam of Indian Council of Agricultural Research for admission to doctoral degree programs and award of Junior/Senior Research Fellowships for the academic session 2018-19. The exams were held on August 18 and 19, when the state was reeling under unprecedented flood crisis.The stay order was passed by...

High Court of Kerala Makes Suggestions To State Govt For Flood Relief & Rehabilitation Measures [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala put forth certain suggestions to the State Government for consideration while carrying out relief and rehabilitation operations in the flood affected regions.The suggestions came from a bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankran Nambiar while considering a PIL projecting the grievance that relief measures were not adequately reaching the...

Kerala Floods : High Court Advocates' Association Lend A Helping Hand For Relief Work

While Kerala is reeling under unprecedented flood crisis, the legal fraternity in the state is making notable contributions to relief works. Bar Associations across the state did not hesitate for a moment to utilize their organizational resources and manpower to render aid in relief work.On August 17, Friday, the Kerala High Court Advocates Association set up a collection centre for...

Municipal Corporation Permits Slaughter Of 14 Goats In 2 Bombay HC Courtrooms; HC Calls It “Shocking” [Read Order]

In a bizarre turn of events, the Bombay High Court was informed on Thursday that two permissions have been granted by the Municipal Corporation for slaughter of a total of ten goats in Court Room No. 13 of the High Court.Quite naturally, the Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Riyaz I. Chagla found it “shocking”, noting that the permissions were granted online, without...

Mere Oral Evidence Of Production Of Contraband Before Magistrate Won’t Suffice For Conviction In NDPS Case: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored a trial court order that acquitted an accused in an NDPS case, on the ground that the oral evidence adduced that the contraband was produced before the magistrate cannot form the basis to record the conviction, in the absence of the order of the magistrate to that effect.The bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice R Banumathi and Justice Navin...