Guj HC Notice To State, MC On Collection Of “Illegal” Parking Fee In Malls, Commercial Establishments In Surat [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Government of Gujarat and the Municipal Commissioner on a petition filed by a social worker against the illegal collection of parking fee at the malls and other commercial establishments in Surat.A bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul M Pancholi issued notices on the petition filed by Sajeev Ezhava contending that the parking...

Delhi HC Quashes DU Ordinance Abolishing Supplementary Exams For Students Admitted Before Academic Year 2017-18 [Read Judgment]

Coming to the rescue of over 200 students of Delhi University's (DU) law faculty, the Delhi High Court on Friday quashed a 2017 ordinance that had abolished the supplementary exam for third-year students insofar as it applied to students who had taken admission prior to the academic year 2017-18.The University Rules, as amended in 2014, provided that if any student fails to clear an exam of...

The Curious Case Of Irregular Application Of Professional Income As Criterion For Considering Elevation By Collegium

The collegium has singularly rejected a candidate, who otherwise could have been meritorious and deserving, only because he did not qualify the income criterion, whereas exactly similarly situated candidates have been recommended by the very same collegium. The criteria for one shall be the criteria for everyone is the rule of law. Any departure from this shall be treated as arbitrary.The efforts of Justice Chelameshwar towards transparency have borne fruits and there is a dedicated tab on the...

Cheating Allegations Against Developers Not Disputes Of Civil Nature: Bombay HC Raps Police For Neglecting Complaints [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently rapped police officials for terming as civil disputes allegations of cheating against developers and thereby, turning away complainants.Justice S.J. Kathawalla observed, "I have in the past repeatedly recorded in my orders that the complaints filed by the members of the public alleging that they have been cheated by the developer cannot be termed as disputes of...

Elephant Tusk Is Govt Property & Presumption Under Sec. 69 Of Kerala Forest Act Is Attracted: SC [Read Order]

Whether it is a forest produce or not under Section 2(f) of the 1961 Act, is immaterial, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Wild Life Warden v Komarrikkal Elias, has held that elephant tusk is a property of the Government and presumption under Section 69 of the Kerala Forest Act is attracted, whether or not it is a forest property.In this case, the Assistant Wild Life Warden’s order...

Forwarding Social Media Posts Equal To Endorsing It: Madras HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader S Ve Shekher [Read Judgment]

While rejecting anticipatory bail plea of journalist turned BJP leader S Ve Shekher who allegedly shared a derogatory Facebook post on women journalists, the Madras High Court has observed that sharing or forwarding a message in social media is equal to accepting and endorsing the message."No one has any right to abuse women and if done it is a violation of rights. When calling a person...

SC Initiates Contempt Against Tenants Who Violated Undertaking To Vacate Premises [Read Order]

We cannot let the matter simply rest at dismissing the special leave petition, the bench said.The Supreme Court has come down heavily on tenants who not only violated the undertaking given by them before it, but also filed another Special Leave Petition assailing the order in execution proceedings.The present petition is a gross abuse of process of Court where the petitioners have frustrated...

Law Students Have A Definite Advantage In Preparing For Civil Services Exam: In Conversation With Saumya Sharma,Who Secured 9th Rank In 2018

Among the five National Law School Delhi Graduates who have made it to the merit list of the UPSC Civil Service Examination, 2017 is Ms. Saumya Sharma. She has managed to beat all odds and secure 9th rank in her first attempt. However, this isn't the first time that she has made headlines.Back in 2016, when she was a final year student, Saumya had drawn the attention of the Delhi High Court towards the advertisement notifying the Delhi Judicial Services Examination, 2015 and the 'important...

Bombay HC Upholds The Dismissal Of ‘Latecomer’ Civil Judge [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by one Girish Gosavi who is a probationer Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class at Ulhasnagar and was dismissed from service for being unsuitable. He had challenged his discharge communicated to him on November 18, 2013, by Justice KK Sonawane of the high court, who was at the time the Principal District...

CIC Orders Air India To Share Complete Record Of PM Modi’s Foreign Travel Bills During 2016-17 [Read Order]

Holding that Air India (AI) cannot withhold the information about Prime Minister’s Air Travel under the cloak of commercial confidence and fiduciary relationship, the Central Information Commission has directed AI to disclose complete record of Narendra Modi’s foreign visits during the financial year 2016-2017 for which AI provided the facility of chartered flights.Information...

Prashant Bhushan Files RTI Seeking Details Of The Order Constituting The Constitution Bench For Hearing Plea Against Dismissal Of Impeachment Motion Against CJI

After the plea against dismissal of impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was withdrawn today as the Apex Court refused to provide a copy of the order constituting the Constitution Bench, Supreme Court Prashant Bhushan has now filed a Right to Information Application seeking the information.In the application, Mr. Bhushan asks whether the petition filed by Mr. Partap...

Roads Can’t Be Completely Blocked For Holding Political Processions/Meetings: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

Although ideally, political meetings/rallies/processions should be held on holidays i.e., weekends or other public holidays as the same is likely to cause less inconvenience to the members of the public, we do not deem it proper to pass any such absolute direction, the bench said.The Calcutta High Court has observed that no road/street must be completely blocked and made inaccessible...