High Courts
Composite Reference Can't Be Made Of Disparate Causes Of Action: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench comprising Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has held that composite reference to an Arbitral Tribunal cannot be made for disparate causes of action in different agreements with different parties as it contravenes the principles of privity, confidentiality, and party autonomy. Background: The Petitioner, the Secretary of Ganaudyog Bazar Unnayan...
Judicial Data Of Criminal Cases Available On ICJS Must Be Synced With Crime Record Bureau: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the judicial data related to criminal cases available on the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) portal needs to be synced with the Crime Record Bureau to ensure “accurate availability of data” relating to the accused.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the police authorities appear to be...
Delhi High Court Asks SSB To Consider Gender Neutral Nomenclature Of Posts Earlier Earmarked For Males But Now Open To Female Candidates
The Delhi High Court has called for amendment of the nomenclature of Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) posts which were earlier earmarked only for male candidates but are now open to women as well. A division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Shalinder Kaur was dealing with a young mother's plea who applied for the post of Constable (Washer Man)-Female under OBC quota in SSB. Since she...
Plea In Telangana HC Challenges 'Excessive' Police Action In Hyderabad, Unauthorised Entry On Private Properties & Random Frisk Searches
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Telangana High Court challenging the excessive policing practices conducted by the Hyderabad City Police in various slums and localities specifically challenging the Cordon and Search operations, being implemented under various names such as "Mission Chabutra," "Operation Romeo," and "midnight counselling."The petitioner social...
Plea In High Court Challenges Delhi Waqf Board's "Silence" On Alleged Illegal Construction On Graveyard
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging Delhi Waqf Board's "silence" on alleged illegal construction on a graveyard situated at Idgah Road.The plea filed by one Md. Mazhar Ahmed claims that the site is a notified Waqf property which has been subjected to alienation by way of "fraudulent transactions", resulting in unauthorized construction by desecrating the...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To One PFI Member Accused In RSS Leader Sreenivasan's Murder, Denies Bail To Two Others
The Kerala High Court has granted bail to one Shihab P, an alleged member of the Popular Front of India, accused for murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan at Melamuri Junction in Palakkad Town in Kerala on April 16, 2022.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. found no reasonable ground to believe that the accusations made against him are prima...
Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: August 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 184 To 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 232NOMINAL INDEXM/S Ak Jilshan v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 184Manju Garg v State of Rajasthan 2023 LiveLaw (Raj) 185Gopal Mehra & Ors. v State of Rajasthan & Ors 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 186Shakti Gurjar v State of Rajasthan 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 187M/S Sant International Jewellers v the State of Rajasthan &...
Denying 10-Yrs Passport Validity To Undertrial Lacks Statutory Backing, Undermines Presumption Of Innocence: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that reducing the validity period of passport from prescribed 10 years to only 1 year for an under-trial person without cogent reasons amounts to arbitrary restriction on the principle of presumption of innocence enshrined under Article 21 and was violative of principles of justice, equity and fairness.The bench of Justice Arun Monga was hearing a petition filed...
Appeal/Revision Against NCDRC Order Lies With Jurisdictional High Court: Delhi High Court Reiterates
The Delhi High Court has observed that the order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while considering an appeal or revision against the order of a State Commission other than the State Commission of Delhi, cannot be challenged before it as it lacks jurisdiction over such cases.It observed that the challenge to such an order lies with the 'jurisdictional...
No Error In Calling For Expert Opinion On Wife's Mental Health At Stage Of Evidence: Allahabad High Court Upholds Trial Court Order
Recently, the Allahabad High Court upheld the order of the Trial Court calling for expert opinion on the wife's mental health at the stage of evidence in divorce proceedings.Appellant-wife approached the High Court challenging the order of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Hathras allowing respondent-husband's application for her medical examination in divorce proceedings instituted by...
Allahabad High Court Directs Inquiry Into Arya Samaj Mandir And Other Institutions Granting Marriage Certificates
The Allahabad High Court has directed an inquiry into the Arya Samaj Mandirs, societies, trusts, and institutions providing marriage certificates primarily in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad as well as in other parts of Uttar Pradesh.Dealing with protection cases filed by young couples, Justice Vinod Diwaker observed that “In essence, such marriages lead to human trafficking,...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To ED On The Quint's Co-Founder Raghav Bahl's Plea To Travel To USA
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to the application of The Quint's co-founder Raghav Bahl to travel to USA for upcoming business meetings.Raghav Bahl sought permission to travel between 18 October and 21 November 2024 for his business meetings in New Jersey and New York, USA. Today, during the hearing, the counsel for Bahl stated that he...