Delhi HC reserves order on plea challenging Collegium recommendations [Read Petition]

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly reserved its verdict on a plea demanding that the Supreme Court collegium be restrained from recommending appointments to the higher judiciary.The Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal observed, “You (petitioner) file your written submissions. We will consider it and pass an order.”The...

Petition in Kerala HC against the appointment of Sr. Advocate MK Damodaran as Legal Advisor of CM [Read Petition]

A Writ Petition has been filed in the High Court of Kerala, challenging the appointment of Senior Advocate Sri. M.K.Damodaran as Legal Advisor to the Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan. The petition has been filed by BJP State President Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan. The Government had created the post of Legal Advisor, through a special order, to aid and advice the Chief Minister...

Delhi School Education Act applies to unrecognized schools as well: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi recently ruled that the provisions of the Delhi School Education Act apply to all schools in Delhi, irrespective of them being recognized or unrecognized.The Court was hearing a petition challenging an order passed by the Delhi School Tribunal, wherein it had ruled that the provisions of the Delhi School Education Act do not apply to unrecognized schools.Setting aside...

First paperless e-court to start functioning in Hyderabad High Court

First paperless e-court in High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, common High court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated by Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur today. Justice P Naveen Raowill preside over the e-court from tomorrow.It is not only the e-court in the sense it is fully computerised but it also a paperless court. We spent few minutes understanding...

Mere registration of criminal case could not be a ground to revoke Arms license: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The provisions of Arms Act with regard to suspension or cancellation of Arms licence cannot be invoked lightly in an arbitrary manner, said the Bench.In a recent Case, the Bombay High Court has held that  merely because a criminal case is pending against a person, Arms Licence granted to him by the licensing authority  cannot be cancelled.The petitioner contended that during the relevant...

No highly developed computer can replace a Judge: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court has criticised a Principal Sessions Judge for acting like a motionless machine for cancelling Anticipatory Bail given to a Couple in a Criminal Case even without hearing the Petitioners.The Anticipatory Bail was granted to the Couple on certain conditions which were subsequently relaxed. But the Police had approached the Sessions Court for cancellation of bail on the ground...

Justice Karnan adopted legally impermissible course, says Calcutta HC (Full Bench) [Read Judgment]

There cannot be two orders of two different Judges of a Division Bench in the same set of matters on two different dates…Legally impermissible course was adopted by the Hon’ble Companion Judge to revive jurisdiction over matters which was already lost, the Full Bench observed.The subsequent order (7th June) by Justice Karnan allowing bail applications which were rejected eighteen days...

Central Government notifies the Establishment of Unique Identification Authority of India [Read Notification]

The Government has notified the establishment of Unique Identification Authority of India in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act. Notification, which was published on 12th July 2016, says that the head office of the Unique Identification Authority of India Authority shall be in New Delhi...

Ex-parte trial proceedings against Dow Chemical sought in Bhopal District Court in the 1984 gas disaster case

Leaders of all the organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal today condemned the governments of both India and USA for the non appearance of any representative of Dow Chemical Company in the ongoing criminal case on the disaster. At the hearing in the District Court, counsel for Bhopal Group for Information & Action (BGIA), a local NGO assisting the Prosecution...

National Herald Case: Delhi HC sets aside Trial Court order, denies documents to Swamy [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a Trial Court order summoning documents from Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs and balance sheet of the party for 2010-11 in the National Herald case.“The applications were moved in a casual manner and the orders passed on the same were also passed in a casual manner without due application of mind. The facts and circumstances mentioned...

Mechanical approach in relying upon a dying declaration is extremely dangerous: SC [Read Judgment]

It cannot be that a dying declaration which supports the prosecution alone can be accepted while the other innocent dying declarations have to be rejected. Such a trend will be extremely dangerous, the Bench said.The Supreme Court in State of Gujarat vs. Jayrajbhai Punjabhai Varu has observed that the trend of accepting dying declaration which supports the prosecution alone and rejecting...

Farmer in possession of leased premises cannot be evicted even after expiry of Lease period: SC [Read Judgment]

The operation of Section 116 of the Transfer of Property Act would confer legitimacy to the possession of the tenant even after the termination or expiration of the deemed period of the lease so as to confer on him a status akin to that of a statutory tenant and hence protection from eviction as envisaged by the provisions of the Act of 1953, the Bench said.Three Judge Bench of the Apex Court...