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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Murder Of Labourer Who Allegedly Raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogan During Cricket Match
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case relating to the death of a person, a daily wager from Kerala, who was allegedly assaulted by a group after he raised the slogan “Pakistan Pakistan Zindabad” during a local cricket match in Mangaluru.Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar granted bail to Natesh Kumar, who was one of the accused, and directed his release in an...
Arbitration | 'Substantial Financial Interest' No Ground To Implead Non-Signatory; Active Participation In Contract Essential: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that merely because a party has a substantial financial interest in the subject matter of the contract, that alone cannot be a ground for impleading it as a party in the arbitration proceedings between the parties before the learned Arbitrator.The HC thus upheld an arbitral tribunal's decision rejecting the impleadment application of a non-signatory...
'System Failing': Kerala High Court Expresses Shock Over Continued Installation Of Unauthorized Boards And Flags Despite Orders
The Kerala High Court on Friday (23 January) orally expressed displeasure over the continued installation of unauthorized boards and flags in public spaces across the State despite clear judicial directions, observing that the situation was shocking and disturbing.Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering a review petition filed in connection with a plea against illegal and unauthorized...
'You're Inviting A Probe': Kerala High Court Raps BCI Over ₹1.25 Lakh Nomination Fee For State Bar Council Elections
The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 23) quizzed the Bar Council of India while hearing a plea challenging BCI's recent decision to hike the nomination fee for State Bar Council elections from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000— a 2400% increase. Earlier, the Court had directed the BCI to maintain status quo and later, modified the order to clarify that the status quo is with respect to the...
Double Jeopardy Bars Enhanced Departmental Penalty After Conviction In Criminal Appeal: Delhi High Court
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that once a disciplinary authority has imposed a penalty based on a conviction, it cannot reopen the same incident to impose a harsher punishment merely because the criminal appeal results in a reduced sentence, as this violates the principle against double jeopardy. Background...
Delhi High Court Permits Direct Cash Transfer Of School Uniform Subsidy To EWS Students, Instead Of In-Kind Supply
The Delhi High Court on Friday permitted the Delhi Government to provide school uniform assistance to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Disadvantaged Group (DG) students in private schools through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), instead of supplying uniforms strictly in kind.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subramonium Prasad modified an...
'AI Can't Replace Lawyer Or Judge But Must Be Harnessed To Our Advantage': Justice CM Joshi Bids Farewell To Karnataka High Court
While speaking at his farewell address organized at the Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23), Justice Chandarashekar Mrutyunjaya Joshi emphasized on harnessing Artificial Intelligence to advantage of the legal professionals while remarking that it can never replace a lawyer or a judge. Recounting his experience in the judicial service Justice Joshi said: "Legal fraternity continues...
Cash For Query Row: Delhi High Court Grants Two Months' Time To Lokpal For Deciding Sanction Against Mahua Moitra
The Delhi High Court has allowed an application filed by Lokpal of India seeking more time to decide on granting sanction to the CBI, to file chargesheet against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in relation to the cash for query row.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted two months' time to Lokpal and clarified that no...
The Fundamental Right Of Accessibility Should Not Be Seen As Charity
When a ramp is built at the entrance of a building, it is often described as an act of kindness. When sign language interpretation is provided at a public event, it is praised as generosity. When a website is made screen-reader friendly, it is applauded as inclusion. Yet, the language we use reveals a deeper problem: we still see accessibility as charity. In reality, accessibility is not a favour bestowed upon a few rather it is the recognition of a fundamental right owed to all.Viewing...
Failure To Provide Basic Needs To Parents Breaches Implied Condition Under Senior Citizens Act; Gift Deed Liable To Cancellation: Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the cancellation of a 2016 gift deed executed by an elderly octogenarian couple (respondents 2 and 3) in favour of their nephew (petitioner 1), holding that failure to provide care and basic needs amounts to breach of an implied condition under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (2007 Act).Justice Narendra Kumar...
