Callous conduct of officials of a Public sector enterprise is ‘misfeasance in public office’; Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a landmark pronouncement of the Delhi High Court, a Division Bench of Justice Gita Mittal & Justice PS Teji has dismissed an appeal filed by The Pradeshiya Industrial & Investment Corporation of UP Ltd (PICUP) holding it as being”completely devoid of factual or legal merit.”Briefly, a property was mortgaged with PICUP by M/s Pacquik Industries Ltd. Another creditor of...

3 Judge SC Bench to look into whether Retired employee of a Municipal corporation can apply for eviction under MP Accommodation Control Act [Read Judgment]

Apex Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Kurian Joseph has referred the question whether any ‘retired employee’ of a Municipal Corporation is an employee of a ‘company owned or controlled by the State Government’ within the meaning of Section 23-J(ii) of Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, to a larger Bench for determination.The bench was hearing...

Judicial floor shall not be used for political grounds; Kerala HC; Adjourns hearing in SNC Lavalin Case for two months

The High Court of Kerala has on Thursday adjourned the hearing of revision Petitions challenging the discharge of CPI(M) Leader Pinarayi Vijayan in the SNC Lavalin graft case to a period after 2 months. The case which was pending since 2013, was recently sought to be brought up by the Kerala Government by filing a petition for early hearing a month ago.The case pertained to the financial...

JNU row: Metropolitan Magistrate rejects Police’s plea to collect Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya voice samples

Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen on Thursday refused to permit Delhi Police to collect voice samples of Mr. Umar Khalid and Mr. Anirban Bhattacharya, two of the five JNU students accused of sedition in connection with an event organized in JNU against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The duo returned to the University on Sunday night, after they had gone missing from the...

Dress Code for AIPMET-2016 challenged in Kerala High Court [Read Petition]

A Writ Petition [W.P No:6813/2016] has been filed by One M/s Amnah Bint Basheer a candidate for All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test 2016 scheduled on 01.05.2016 (AIPMET-2016) along with her father/ guardian in the party array Mr A.P Mohammed Basheer seeking to impugn the dress code prescribed for the candidates by the respondents (CBSE) in the bulletin relating to conduct of AIPMET...

SC asks state to identify suitable site to accommodate shopkeepers facing eviction in Shirdi [Read Judgment]

In a relief to small scale shop keepers of Shirdi, who were facing eviction from Shirdi, the Supreme Court has asked the State to identify a suitable site to accommodate them. The court also said that if the alternate site cannot be identified, they need to be compensated with an amount of Rs. 20 lakhs and Rs. 15 lakhs each respectively for the bigger and smaller shops/stalls.The court...

New Central Information Commissioners Appointed

Shri Amitava Bhattacharyya, Indian Administrative Service, (GJ:1980), retired Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, Shri Bimal Julka, Indian Administrative Service, (MP:1979), retired Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Shri Divya Prakash Sinha, Indian Police Serve (MT: 1979), retired Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat, as Information Commissioners in the...

JNU Row: Delhi HC asks Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya to surrender, will continue hearing plea on security tomorrow

Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim protection from arrest to JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, asking them to surrender and follow the due process of law.“You can't use your whim and fancy. You have to follow the procedure, surrender or arrest. You have to be produced before a magistrate and he will decide whether you go into police custody or jail,”...

Gujarat HC allows Rape Victim to Terminate 24-Week Pregnancy [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court Single Bench Justice Sonia Gokani permitted an 18-year-old rape victim to abort her 24-week-old foetus observing that continuance of pregnancy may result in a grave injury to her mental health.The Court took into account the opinion of expert panel of doctors constituted a few days back after the HC admitted the plea of the young girl from Junagadh district.The...

Letter to spouse talking of intention to divorce and remarry constitute ‘cruelty’: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

A single letter can constitute an act of cruelty, the Delhi high court Single Bench Justice Najmi Waziri has said, granting divorce to a man living separately from his estranged wife for the past 28 years.The matter came by way of an appeal challenging the order of Additional District Judge, Delhi dissolving the marriage between the parties on the ground of cruelty. The husband who was...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtFull Bench of Allahabad High Court, in Syed Wasif Husain Rizvi vs. HasanRaza Khan held that Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution can be filed by a power of attorney holder. The Court also said that certain safeguards shall be observed where a writ petition is filed through the holder of a power of attorney.A Seven Judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice...

Patiala Court Violence: Accused lawyer Om Sharma Arrested and Released on Bail; Other Two Evade Third Summons

Advocate Om Sharma, one of the three lawyers evading arrest for allegedly instigating attacks on journalists and students in the Patiala House Court (PHC) premises, was arrested on Saturday and released on bail later, after he appeared at the Tilak Marg Police station.The accused lawyer, identified as Om Sharma, presented himself for interrogation at Tilak Marg police station, where he...