Bihar Police Recruitment: 17 Yrs On, High Court Grants Relief To 252 Candidates Denied Post Despite Higher Merit

The Patna High Court directed the State to appoint 252 candidates as Sub-Inspectors in Bihar Police under a 2004 advertisment, holding that denying them appointment despite having higher marks than 133 already appointed candidates violates their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Justice Arvind Singh Chandel delivered the judgment while allowing three writ...

Minor Girl's Claim Of Being 18+ Or Aadhar Showing Her As Major Doesn't Help Case Of Accused Booked Under POCSO Act: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently observed that a minor girl's representation of herself as being above 18 years of age or an Aadhar card entry showing her as a major cannot help an accused facing charges under the POCSO Act. A bench of Justice Rakesh Kainthla thus rejected an accused's regular bail plea, who is facing charges of offences under Sections 363 and 376 of the IPC...

Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging J&K Govt's Ban On 25 Books To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging Jammu and Kashmir government's notification which declared 25 books, including some written by prominent figures like A.G. Noorani and Arundhati Roy, as 'forfeited' over their alleged propensity to excite secessionism and endanger sovereignty of India.The Court however granted liberty to the petitioner to...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kerala SRTC's Plea Against HC Quashing Bar On Private Stage Carriages For Permits Beyond 140 KM

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 29) issued notice on a petition filed by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict, which quashed the State Government's decision to deny permits to private stage carriers for routes beyond 140 kilometers.The State of Kerala also filed a separate special leave petition against the High Court's judgment, on...

Arbitrary & Generalized Apprehension: Patna High Court Quashes Order Denying Increase Of Arms Trader's Quota Due To 'Celebratory Firing'

The Patna High Court quashed two orders of the Bihar Government refusing to increase the stock quota of a licensed arms dealer, holding that the rejection was arbitrary, based on irrelevant grounds such as "celebratory firing".Justice Alok Kumar Sinha allowed the writ petition filed by M/s Premlata & Sons, run by proprietor Smt. Prem Lata Pandey, who holds a valid arms trade license...

Delhi High Court Blocks Fraudulent Websites Collecting Money Under 'Burger King' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has observed that the illegal use of “Burger King” trademark or collecting money under the name of the American multinational fast food restaurant chain is not permitted. Justice Prathiba M Singh ordered suspension of three domain names, two email addresses and directed blocking of three websites engaged in committing fraud by collecting money using Burger King's name...

S. 232 BNSS | No Prohibition On Committal Courts To Consider Bail Applications: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that there is no prohibition on a committal court to consider the bail application of an accused person as per the second proviso to Section 232 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Justice V.G. Arun observed:"The 2nd proviso casts a duty on the Magistrate to forward the applications filed by the accused or the victim to the Court of Session...

Contempt Of Court | Journalist Abhisar Sharma | Mahesh Joshi | Online Money Games [VIDEO]

The Supreme Court ruled that delay in compliance without wilful intent does not amount to contempt of court. The Apex Court also refused to entertain journalist Abhisar Sharma's plea against an Assam Police FIR under Section 152 BNS. The Delhi High Court held that conviction of a single accused for gang rape is valid if co-accused escape trial. The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Dr Subramanian Swamy's Plea For Timely Decision By Centre On 'National Monument' Status For Ram Setu

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a PIL filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy seeking a direction to the Union government to timely decide his representation seeking National Monument status for Ram Setu bridge and a survey by the Geological Survey of India & the Archeological Survey of India in respect to Ram-Setu as an Ancient Monument of National Importance.A bench...

Pertains To Violation Of Fundamental Rights Under Article 21: Rajasthan High Court Stays Installation Of Dairy Booth Outside Private Residence

The Rajasthan High Court appointed a Court Commissioner in a plea challenging State government's order permitting proposed installation of a dairy booth outside a private residence in Jaipur, where it was alleged that dairies are running a wholesale kirana shops or small restaurantsConsidering the matter to be having “writ large effect”, the high court directed the Court Commissioner...

'You Don't Allow Lawyers To Argue' : Supreme Court Dismisses Former DRT Chandigarh Judge's Plea Against Extension Of Suspension

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by MM Dhonchak, former Presiding Officer of Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) Chandigarh, against an order extending his suspension.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter.Counsel for Dhonchak argued that he was an efficient officer who served for 35 years and disposed of maximum cases. Unconvinced, Justice Mehta remarked,...

Matrimonial Dispute Is No Grounds To Deny Family Pension To Wife Upon Husband's Death: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a wife cannot be denied family pension upon her husband's death, merely because they had an ongoing matrimonial dispute.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain observed,“The very fact that the petitioner had filed an application seeking maintenance from the deceased, shows that there were some matrimonial disputes between...