High Courts
Gauhati High Court Permits Family To Perform Last Rites Of Three 'Hmar Militants' Killed In Contentious Encounter By Assam Police
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday allowed the family members of three alleged Hmar militants killed in an alleged encounter by the Assam Police last month, to take their bodies. Earlier, the High Court had directed the State of Assam to preserve the bodies of the deceased persons as well as expedite the report of chemical analysis and prepare the final report of the cause of...
Ghatkopar Billboard Collapse: Bombay High Court Denies Relief To Accused Bhavesh Bhinde
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the petition for release filed by Bhavesh Bhinde, the owner of the giant hoarding that collapsed in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai amid heavy rains and winds, killing 17 persons and injuring around 70, on May 13. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande passed the order saying it found no merits in the case. "Finding...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Detention Of Youtuber Savukku Shankar, Says There Was An Element Of Malice In Entire State Action
The Madras High Court on Friday set aside the detention of Youtuber Savukku Shankar under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Sivagnanam ordered Shankar to be released forthwith if he was not required in any other case. The court observed that the detention order passed by the State was not compliant with the essential...
Wayanad Landslide: Kerala High Court Appoints Amicus, Calls For 'Holistic Approach' To Avoid Natural Disasters
The Kerala High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Ranjith Thampan as Amicus Curiae to assist it in the suo moto case, initiated in the aftermath of devastating Wayanad landslides, to prevent and manage natural disasters in Kerala.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. noted that while there are numerous legislations and authorities...
BJP Leader Shazia Ilmi Files Defamation Suit Against Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai Before Delhi High Court
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over a video uploaded by him on social media platform X Corp, formerly Twitter, alleging that she abused a video journalist of India Today news channel during a televised debate.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora heard the matter today and asked Ilmi's...
Kerala High Court Stops Construction In Hilly Terrain With Steep Slopes
Kerala High Court has ordered interim stay on any construction in hilly terrain with steep slopes. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice S. Manu said there is no clarity in the rule allowing such construction. The order was passed keeping in mind the ecological imbalances created by such construction.“We cannot for the time being, allow construction in...
Hire-Purchase Agreement | Bank Need Not Re-Issue Vehicle's Registration Certificate After Sale Due To Default By Registered Owner: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has held that in hire-purchase agreements where a bank repossesses a vehicle and re-sells it due to a default by the vehicle's registered owner, the bank cannot be compelled to re-issue the vehicle's certificate of registration under Section 51(5) of the Motor Vehicles Act (MV Act).A single bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay held:"Court finds that the petitioner or...
AP High Court Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Lawyers Allegedly Connected To Murder Of NSUI National Secy
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh recently dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by three lawyers - K.C. Krishna Reddy, K.C. Nagarjuna Reddy, and K.C. Sai Prasad Reddy - in connection with the murder of Birru Sampath Kumar, the National Secretary of the National Students Union of India (NSUI).The case arose from a First Information Report (FIR) registered at the Dharmavaram I...
Music Band Training Optional For Police Constables, Can't Send Them For Band Practice Without Written Consent: MP High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently allowed a plea made by several police constables from Mandleshwar, Mauganj and Pandhuma against enlisting them in the police band's dummy team without their consent. The single-judge bench of Justice Vivek Jain held that the constables can't be sent for participation and training in the police band team without their...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Entitlement To Weightage Marks In Recruitment For 'Frontline' Nurses During COVID-19
In a significant ruling, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh has directed the state authorities to award weightage marks to nurses who rendered their services during the COVID-19 pandemic, irrespective of whether they were employed in state government or central government healthcare facilities.The case arose from two separate writ petitions filed by Yenuganti Thriveni and Cherukuri Deepti Usha,...
Wayanad Landslides: Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Disaster Relief Fund Management And Oversight Of House Construction For Victims
The Kerala High Court will be considering a writ petition moved by a lawyer seeking measures from the State Government, Director General of Police, Wayanad District Collector to come up with a centralized mechanism for collection and management of disaster relief funds intended for assisting landslide victims in Wayanad.The plea also seeks directions to ensure that the construction of the...
Trade Mark Infringement: Bombay High Court Restrains Indian Pharma Company From Using Mark 'Deceptively Similar' To International Firm
The Bombay High Court recently restrained an Indian company from using a trade mark, 'deceptively similar' to an International pharmaceutical company, observing that the primary duty of the court is towards the public.Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla restrained Sefier Life Science Private Ltd. an Indian company, which has been manufacturing medicines here and exporting it to various...