Uttarakhand Assembly Crisis; High Court Division Bench stays Floor Test ordered by Single Bench [Read Order]

A division bench of Uttarakhand High Court has today stayed the operation of Yesterday’s Single Bench order directing floor test for the Harish Rawat government, till 7th April, 2016. Yesterday Justice U.C. Dhyani  had directed the floor test in the Assembly on March 31.Challenging the Single Bench Order Union of India and some Rebel MLAs filed appeals before the Division Bench....

Madras High Court to get Six New Judges

Madras High Court is all set to receive  six new Judges as the Supreme Court cleared the six names recommended by a collegiums headed by the Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul.As per the sources Kalaiyarasan, Gokuldas, Bharathidasan, S Sunder, M V Muralidharan and D Krishnakumar would be the new judges.Earlier it is reported that the Collegiums of about 10 States...

Religious Freedom under The Personal Law System. By Farrah Ahmed, OUP, 2016, Rs.795, Pages 243

As one reads this book, it is tempting to refer to the two cases currently heard by the Supreme Court together, on the Muslim Personal Law.  In Shayara Bano v Union of India, the petitioner seeks mandamus declaring the practices of Talaq-E-Bidat, Nikah-Halala, and polygamy under Muslim Personal Laws as illegal, and unconstitutional for being violative of Articles 14, 15, 21 and 25 of...

Visitation rights of grandparents towards grand children would also include overnight custody for shorter periods: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of Kerala High Court comprising of Justices C.K Abdul Rehim and Shaji.P Chali in Biji &Another v Vijil(Died) &others [Mat. Appeal No:234/2016] has ruled that visitation rights of the grandparents towards their grand children is well recognized and the same also would certainly include overnight custody for shorter periods.The 1st respondent (husband/father) had...

Special CBI Court delivers first conviction in coal black allocation scam, convicts JIPL and Directors

Delivering its first conviction in the coal block allocation scam, a Special Court on Monday reportedly convicted Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (JIPL) and its directors R.S. Rungta and R.C. Rungta, holding them guilty of offences under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.The court was hearing a case pertaining to allocation of North Dhadu coal...

Govt. should proactively reach out to the differently abled persons to extend benefits through schemes: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

In a recent ruling, the High Court of Madras has ruled that the Government should be proactive in reaching out to the differently abled, for the purpose of extending benefits to them. The bench comprising Justice S. Manikumar and Justice C.T. Selvam observed, “When assistance in the form of conveyance allowance is sought to be provided to differently abled persons, by payment of...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court has held that relevant period for deciding the vicarious liability of the Director for the act committed by the Company is not only when the cheque was dishonoured, but also when the disputed transaction was entered into, and from time to time thereafter like at the time of issuance of the cheque in question, presentation of said cheque in Bank...

Petition filed in Delhi HC challenging Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2015; HC issues notice

While the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2014 is being examined by the Supreme Court of India for alleged irregularities, a petition has been filed in the High Court of Delhi, challenging the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2015.The petition was posted before a Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Ashutosh Kumar on March 11, 2016. Justice Kumar however recused himself. The...

Disclosure of Personal details of RTI applicants; DoPT invites suggestions

The Department of Personnel and Training has invited comments from stakeholders on a Draft Office Memorandum, based on the ruling of the Kolkata High Court in Avishek Goenka v. Union of India, W.P. 33290(W) of 2013. In the case, High Court had pronounced it a duty of the authority to hide the information seeker’s personal details, particularly from its website, to avoid “harassment by...

Failure to lower National Flag at or before sunset does not amount to dishonor of the National Flag: Kerala HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala in P.K Satheesh Babu v State of Kerala [Crl M.C 1208 OF 2016] has ruled that mere failure or omission to lower National Flag at or before sunset does not in any manner amount to dishonor of the National Flag.Prosecution was launched against accused for offence under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act,1971. It was alleged that he has not cared...

JNU Row: Delhi HC refuses to cancel Kanhaiya Kumar’s interim bail, adjourns hearing till April 28

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to cancel the interim bail granted to JNU Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar for the time being. Justice Suresh Kait adjourned the hearing till April 28, as the Delhi Police sought to buy time, saying that the issue was being investigated.Appearing for the Delhi Police, Special Public Prosecutor Shailendra Babbar reportedly told Justice...

Maharashtra Advocate General Sreehari Aney resigns

Sreehari Aney, the Advocate General of Maharashtra resigned over his comments backing a separate Marathwada state, which sparked a controversy in Maharashtra’s political arena. As per officials, Sri Sreehari Aney arrived at the Governors residence on Tuesday morning  and submitted his papers to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.Shreehari Aney has submitted his resignation to the Governor. Whether...