High Courts
Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas To Formulate SOP For Conducting Political Rallies
The Madras High Court, on Friday (28th November), reserved orders on a batch of pleas seeking to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed while granting permission for political parties to conduct public meetings.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan reserved orders after hearing the political parties involved in the litigation...
Raising Superannuation Age Is Policy Matter: AP High Court Rejects State Housing Corporation Employees' Plea Seeking Retirement At 62
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by employees of Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation (Respondent-Corporation) seeking enhancement of the age of superannuation from 60 to 62 years in terms of a Government Order of 2022.The 2022 GO had brought an amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 1984 enhancing...
Right Of Pre-Emption Is A 'Very Weak Right'; Pre-Emptor's Conduct Can Constitute Waiver: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the right of pre-emption is a very weak right, one that can be defeated by a purchaser through all lawful means and can even be deemed waived by the pre-emptor through his or her conduct as inferred from the facts and circumstances of the case.The court added that once a pre-emptor chooses to waive his right of pre-emption, he...
State Can Verify Caste Certificates Of Central Employees Availing Reservation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the State Legislature is fully competent to enact provisions requiring verification of caste certificates under Sections 6(1) and 6(3) of the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000, even in respect of employees of the Central Government, where such employees derive reservation benefits on the strength of caste certificates issued by State authorities....
Actress Assault Case: Kerala High Court Seeks Progress On 5 FIRs Registered In 2022 Based On Actor Dileep's Plea Against Media Trial
The Kerala High Court on Friday (November 28) directed the State to take instructions regarding progress in the five FIRs registered pursuant to its order in Malayalam cine actor Dileep's plea against media violating bar on publication, broadcast and telecast of trial proceedings in the actress assault case.When the matter came for consideration before Justice C. Pratheep Kumar today, the...
MP Civil Service Pension Rules | Marriage Of Deceased Employee's Son Doesn't Make Him Ineligible For Family Pension: High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the marriage of a deceased employee's son does not disentitle him from receiving family pension under the M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, until he turns 25 years old or starts earning or dies whichever is earlier. The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed; "mere marriage of petitioner, i.e. the son of deceased employee, would not render...
Late Major Mohit Sharma's Parents Move Delhi High Court To Stay 'Dhurandhar' Film Release
Parents of Ashoka Chakra awardee late Major Mohit Sharma have moved the Delhi High Court seeking urgent stay on the release of the film “Dhurandhar.”The Ranveer Singh starrer, directed by Aditya Dhar, is slated to release on December 05. In their petition, the parents have said that the film “appears to be directly inspired” by the life, persona, undercover operations and martyrdom...
Renjith Johnson Murder: Kerala High Court Confirms Life Term Of 5, Acquits 2; Says TIP Not Needed If Witness Sufficiently Saw Accused
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (27 November) upheld the conviction of five accused in the 2018 abduction and murder of Renjith Johnson, after observing that the failure to hold a test identification parade would not make testimony of Johnson's mother inadmissible who was stated to have seen the accused.The court thus said that prior TIP is not needed when the witness has had sufficient...
NEET | Biology In Class 11 Not Mandatory: Rajasthan High Court Orders Admission Of Candidate Who Took Biology As Additional Subject In Class 12
Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a successful NEET candidate whose candidature was rejected solely on the ground that he did not pursue Biology in Class 11th, rather studied and passed it in Class 12th only, that too as an additional subject.The bench of Dr. Justice Nupur Bhati opined that the Public Notice issued in 2023 by the National Medical Commission (“NMC”), as well as...
MP High Court Bar Association Writes To Chief Justice Raising Grievances Regarding Listing And Roster
The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association on Wednesday (November 26) wrote a letter to the Chief Justice, highlighting several concerns relating to the listing of cases and roster management.The letter stated that the earlier system of slip drop boxes enabled the advocates to request tentative listing dates efficiently using their court slips. With the boxes removed, the attorneys now...
Kerala High Court Directs Emergency Electric Fencing At Tribal School Amid Rising Human–Wildlife Conflict
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (26 November) issued directions to fortify the Aralam Model Residential School (MRS) with electric fencing, citing the escalating human–wildlife conflict in the Aralam Farm and TRDM (Tribal Rehabilitation Development Mission) areas in light of the relocation of 257 students and 47 teachers to the farm.The Court had earlier expressed concern over the...
Default Bail | S.187(3)(i) BNSS Prescribes 90-Day Limit For Chargesheet, State Amendment Granting 120 Days Repealed With CrPC: Orissa High Court
In a vital clarification to the new procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the Orissa High Court has made it clear that the State Amendment, which increased the time-limit for filing of charge-sheet from 90 days to 120 days under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), is repealed along with the CrPC. Therefore, charge-sheet now has to be filed within 90 days as...