High Courts
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...
'Unavailability Of Seats No Ground To Deny Admission To Eligible Candidate': HC Directs Delhi University To Create Supernumerary Seat
The Delhi High Court on Friday (Sep. 13) directed Delhi University to consider the admission of the candidate belonging to the reserved Children/Widows of Officer and Men of the Armed Forces category (“CW”) who was not granted admission in the First Round of Counselling because of the non-existence of vacant CW reserved category seats.Considering the case to be an exceptional...
Army Officer Suffers Hypertension During 17 Yrs Of Service: P&H HC Says Disease Attributable To Military Service, Upholds Entitlement To Disability Pension
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that an Army Officer who was diagnosed with "Stage-1 Hypertension (1-10)" during his service in the Armed Forces will be entitled to disability pension.Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Karamjit Singh said, "The respondent No.1 has served the Armed Forces for nearly 17 years. At the time of his entry in the service, no such disease or disability...
Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Begin Stakeholder Discussions On Requirement Of Mandatory Attendance Norms In UG & PG Courses
The Delhi High Court in a slew of directions has asked the Secretary, Union Ministry of Education (dealing with Higher Education) to commence within two weeks stakeholder consultations to discuss whether attendance norms should be made mandatory in undergraduate and postgraduate courses.A division bench of Justice Prathiba Singh and Justice Amit Sharma in its September 9 order further...
Urgent Need For Special NDPS Courts In Punjab & Haryana, Hoping For Speedy Trial Is Over-Expectation Due To Heavy Pendency: High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that expecting speedy trial from Courts will be "over expectation" given the amount of pendency it is facing and there is a "dire necessity" of making Special NDPS Courts.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "If the heavy docket of subjudice litigations of every genre becomes the deterrent for the learned trial Judges...
Milad-Un-Nabi Juloos | State Authority Bound To Ensure Tranquillity When Peaceful Processions Are Carried Out: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is the job of the State Authority to ensure peace and tranquillity when peaceful processions are carried out. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla observed thus while directing the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Najibabad (District Bijnor), to pass a reasoned order by September 15 on an application seeking permission...
Presumptions Under NDPS Act Are Rebuttable Not Absolute, Prosecution Must First Establish Prima Facie Case: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while upholding the acquittal of three individuals accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), 1985 has ruled that the presumptions under Sections 35 and 54 of the NDPS Act are rebuttable, not absolute.The court emphasised that the prosecution must first establish a prima facie case against the accused before the...
Kerala High Court Directs DLSA To Provide Assistance To Family Of 9-Yr-Old Hit-And-Run Victim To Get Accident Compensation
The Kerala High Court directed the Kozhikode District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) to render all necessary assistance to the family of the minor child Drishana to help them submit claims to get victim compensation for being a road accident victim.Reportedly, 9-year-old Drishana got hit by a moving car in February 2024. The vehicle did not stop after the accident. She has been in a state...
Decree Of Divorce Can Be Sustained If No Cohabitation Occurs Between Parties For A Year After Grant Of Judicial Separation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 if no cohabitation occurs between the parties in the year after the decree of restitution of conjugal rights or decree of judicial separation, the decree of separation would be upheld.Parties married on 08.12.2001. Respondent-husband alleged that the appellant-wife deserted him in 2002. Since the appellant...
Municipal Commissioner Cannot 'Plead Innocence' On The Ground That Duties Were Delegated: Gujarat HC Says While Hearing Rajkot Fire Case
While hearing a matter pertaining to the TRP Game Zone fire in Rajkot which took place earlier this year, the Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 13) orally said that the city municipal commissioner cannot "plead innocence" on the ground that "duties and powers" had been "delegated to a subordinate authority" which had not informed him about the situation. The court further said that had...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Take Custody Of All Vehicles Driven Dangerously During Onam Celebrations At Farook And Nehar College
Kerala High Court had directed the state to take custody of all vehicles which were used dangerously in the Onam show at Naher College in Kannur and Farook College in Kozhikode.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P. G. Ajithkumar orally directed to register crime against the drivers and owner of the vehicles. The Court also asked to get the details of other persons in...