Freedom Of Religion Does Not Entitle Christian Community To Seek Specific Plot For Housing Cemetery: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the right to freedom of religion, including the right to perform last rites in accordance with religious beliefs, does not entitle a community to claim a specific plot of land belonging to a local body for establishing a cemetery. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla made the observation while dismissing a writ petition filed by...

Party Cannot Be Forced To Remain In Suit Where No Cause Of Action Or Relief Is Pleaded Against Them: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a party may be removed from the array of defendants under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), 1908, where no cause of action is pleaded against them, no relief is sought against them, and their presence is not necessary for the effective adjudication of the dispute.Justice M.A. Chowdhary upheld a trial...

Democracy Poisoned At The Source If Integrity Of Election Commission Cannot Be Trusted: Justice Kurian Joseph

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph today questioned whether the democracy has been poisoned if the integrity of those entrusted with conducting elections could not be relied upon, calling for stronger constitutional safeguards to protect the independence of the Election Commission of India (ECI).Delivering the inaugural address at a seminar titled “Independence of...

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Patna High Court Directs Payment For Work Done Beyond Contract Period Despite No Extension Order, Notes Dept Was Benefited By Work

The Patna HC has held that an employee cannot be denied remuneration for work performed beyond the contractual period merely because there was no formal order extending the contract, where the Department had taken the work and benefited from it.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Dr. Anshuman was hearing a writ petition filed by the widow of a former Chief Aircraft Engineer of the Civil...

Jiostar Moves Kerala Court Challenging Order Halting Anali Series Allegedly Inspired By Koodathayi Murders

Jiostar India Pvt. Ltd. has moved an appeal before a Kerala court challenging a temporary injunction order passed halting JioHotstar webseries 'Anali'.When the appeal came up today (October 13), Smt. Ampilichandran P.B., Second Addl. Sub Judge (Ernakulam) recorded the appearance of respondents and posted the case to October 15 (Thursday).Last week, the Third Additional Munsiff (RCC),...

Tripura High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Former CM Manik Sarkar Over Allegedly Provocative Speech

The Tripura High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over an allegedly provocative political speech, observing that the allegations require further investigation. The Court held that investigation was necessary to determine whether the alleged remarks attracted offences under Sections 192, 353(1)(b) and 61(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,...

Bengaluru Court Restrains 42 Media Houses From Broadcasting 'Honey Trap' Videos Concerning Ex-CM Siddaramaiah, Cites Right To Privacy

A Bengaluru Court on Tuesday granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining 42 media houses, including Freedom TV Kannada and a YouTube channel named Karnataka Honey Trap, from disseminating an alleged “honey trap” video concerning former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The defamation suit primarily concerns a video allegedly uploaded by Defendant No. 2, Karnataka Honey...

Madras High Court Seeks Magistrate's Report On Delay In Numbering Complaint Alleging 'Corrupt Practices' By Udhayanidhi Stalin

The Madras High Court has called for a report from the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Georgetown, Chennai, on the time required to number a complaint filed against the Leader of Opposition, Udayanidhi Stalin, raising allegations of corrupt practice in the election. Justice V Lakshminarayanan has called for a report asking the Magistrate to state how long it would take to number...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Madras High Court

The President has appointed two judicial officers - Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Balathandayutham Karthikeyan as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court.Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal posted on X (previously Twitter), as under:In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Indian Youth Congress Plea To Reconsider Request To Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (October 13) issued notice on Indian Youth Congress' (IYC) plea seeking reconsideration of its request to hold protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar by undertaking fresh, reasoned assessment and examining whether security, traffic and public order concerns can be addressed through reasonable conditions.Justice Amit Mahajan issued notice on three prayers in the...

POCSO Act Requires Only Greater Punishment Where Same Offence Attracts POCSO & IPC Charges: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand HC has held that where an accused is convicted under both Section 4 of the POCSO Act and Section 376(2)(f) of the IPC for the same offence, Section 42 of the POCSO Act requires the Court to impose the greater punishment and does not permit separate sentences for both offences to run consecutively.A Division Bench of Justice Ananda Sen and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was...