Breaking | 'We Are Not Satisfied With Your Bandobast': High Court Directs Delhi Police Commissioner To Look Into Security Lapse At CM Residence

The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction at the report filed by the Delhi Police with respect to the security arrangement made outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, which was attacked by an "unruly mob" on March 30."This kind of incident happening at residence of a constitutional functionary is very disturbing state of affairs. What kind of bandobast did you...

'Deal With Them Humanely, You Can't Simply Throw Them Away' : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Stop Eviction Of Sarojini Nagar Jhuggi Dwellers

In an interim relief to jhuggi dwellers from Sarojini Nagar in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Government to desist from taking coercive steps to evict them."Deal with them humanly when you deal with them. As a model government, you can't say you won't have a policy (to rehabilitate) and simply throw them away. You're dealing with families..", a bench led Justice KM...

Seized Foreign Liquor Emptied Into Nearest Nallah? Bombay HC Startled At Excise Procedure Of Destroying Contraband

Startled at a statement made by the Maharashtra State Excise Department that it will destroy seized foreign liquor by emptying it "into nearest available nallah(stream)," the Bombay High Court directed the officials to act prudently, cautiously and in accordance with law, while doing so."We expect the Excise Department to act prudently, cautiously and in accordance with law. If this means...

S. 167(2), CrPC | Only 'Date Of Submission' Of Chargesheet Is Relevant For Default Bail, Not 'Date Of Preparation': Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that 'date of submission' of chargesheet is the only relevant date that should be taken into consideration while granting 'default bail' under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 'Date of preparation' of chargesheet is immaterial unless it is produced before the Court on the same day. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Bibhu Prasad...

Illegal Appointment Will Not Get Legitimised By Efflux Of Time: Kerala High Court Annuls Appointment Of Kochi Metro General Manager

The Kerala High Court has annulled the appointment of Nireesh C, the General Manager of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), (marketing, alternative revenue and corporate communications) upon finding that he fell short of the minimum age limit fixed for the post when he was appointed. Justice V.G. Arun annulled the appointment holding that an illegal appointment will not get legitimised by...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: April 18 To April 23, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 333 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 360NOMINAL INDEXCase Title: Asifa v. State of NCT of Delhi 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 333Case Title: RISHU AGGARWAL v. MOHIT GOYAL 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 334Case Title: Neha Pudil v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 335Title: SNAPDEAL PRIVATE LIMITED v. GODADDYCOM LLC AND ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 336Case Title: LIVING MEDIA INDIA LIMITED...

Won't Demolish House Without Following Due Process Of Law, MP Govt Tells HC On Plea Of Wife Of Khargone Riots Accused

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, recently received assurance from the State of Madhya Pradesh that the authorities won't proceed with demolition of House of the Petitioner, whose husband was accused in the Khargone riots case, without following due process of law. The Petitioner was allegedly being threatened by the State with an ultimatum of razing down her house because...

Supreme Court Asks BCI To Examine Amicus Suggestion To Provide Incentives To Senior Lawyers To Induct Newly Enrolled Advocates

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Bar Council of India (BCI), to consider the suggestions of the Amicus Curiae to provide incentives to Advocates who take in young lawyers as their juniors.Apart from this, the Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh also requested the High Court Judges to engage young lawyers as law clerks. It noted - "BCI has constituted a...

Hope High Courts Will Expedite Process Of Sending Proposals To Fill Remaining 212 Vacancies : CJI NV Ramana

While speaking on the issue of filling up of judicial vacancies and increasing the sanctioned strength of judges, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday said that he hoped that the High Courts will expedite the process of sending the proposals to the government to fill the remaining 212 judicial vacancies.It may be noted that recently, the Union Law Minister had told the Parliament...

Ad Hoc Employee Can't Be Replaced By Another Ad Hoc Employee; Can Be Replaced Only By Regular Employee : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee and can be replaced by only a regularly appointed candidate."It is a settled principle of law that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee and he can be replaced only by another candidate who is regularly appointed by following a regular procedure prescribed", the...

To Claim Backwages, Dismissed Employees Must Plead That They Were Not Gainfully Employed; Only Then Burden Shifts To Employer : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that an employee whose services are terminated and who is desirous of getting back wages is obligated to either plead or at least make a statement at the first instance that they were not gainfully employed or was employed on lesser wages after being dismissed from service. It added that only then the burden would shift to the employer to...

Ban Two-Finger Test On Rape Victims Forthwith : Madras High Court Directs State

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to ban the practice of two finger test on victims of sexual offences by the medical professionals forthwith.The bench of Justices R. Subramanian and N. Sathish Kumar issued this direction as it noted that the two finger test is being used in cases involving sexual offences, particularly, on minor victims even after the Supreme Court...