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NHAI Act | NHAI Obliged To Develop, Manage & Maintain National Highways And Construct Amenities: J&K High Court
Reiterating the statutory duties of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that NHAI is legally obliged to develop, manage, and maintain national highways vested in it and to construct wayside amenities near such highways.Justice Sanjay Dhar made these significant...
State Energy Directorate Can't Reject Accreditation For Renewable Energy Certificates, Only Central Agency Has Authority: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the Directorate of Energy does not have jurisdiction to reject an application for accreditation under the Renewable Energy certificate mechanism, as such decisions fall within the exclusive domain of the central agency designated by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “Whether or not a...
Kerala High Court Orders Constitution Of Committee To Vet Registry's Standard Checklist For Scrutiny Of Newly Filed Cases
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment ordering the constitution of a committee to vet the standard checklist prepared by the Registry compiling the requirements at the time of filing different categories of cases.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji was considering a suo motu Judicial Practice and Procedure (JPP) initiated at the instance of...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Former CM Yediyurappa's Plea To Quash POCSO Case
The Karnataka High Court on Saturday (October 25) reserved its verdict former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's plea for quashing an order taking cognizance and issuance of summons dated 28.02.2025 in relation to a POCSO Act case. After hearing all the parties, Justice M I Arun reserved its verdict. Yeidyurappa has also sought quashing of an FIR and chargesheet filed against him in the case. It...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Levy Of Parking Fees At Lulu Mall Kochi
The Kerala High Court on Saturday (October 25) dismissed a plea, which had challenged the collection of parking fees from vehicles parked in the parking area of Lulu Shopping Mall at Edappally in Kochi.Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a writ appeal preferred against the Single Bench's judgment. The Single Judge had...
Validity Of AIBE Results Extended Till March 21, 2026 By BCI, Notes Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently recorded the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to extend the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) results till March 21, 2026, while disposing of a writ petition filed by two law graduates complaining of delays in their enrolment as advocates.Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing the petition filed by S. Gowri Shankar and Vijay Chander T., noted...
'Gross Misconduct': Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Reports On Railway Officials' Party Inside Boxing Ring
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report, as per which Railway Officials allegedly consumed alcohol while celebrating a birthday party in a boxing ring at the South East Central Railway (SECR), which is primarily a no-alcohol area.As per the news report published by a Hindi Daily, a picture of the Railway officials had gone viral on social media in which it...
'Prima Facie Cheating Case Made Out': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash ED's Probe Against Sahara's Cooperative Societies
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently refused to quash the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) action of initiating search and seizure proceedings against four Sahara-linked cooperative societies. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that a prima facie case of cheating was made out and that the proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) cannot...
Dismissal Of Border Police Constable For Absence Due To Illness Is “Harsh & Unjustified”: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the dismissal of an Indo-Tibetan Border Police constable for alleged desertion was arbitrary and disproportionate, particularly when his absence was due to medical reasons and he had served the force with an unblemished record for over 18 years.Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “The petitioner had rendered over 18 years of unblemished...
Kerala High Court Directs Formation Of SIT To Trace Missing Kuwait Resident
The Kerala High Court on Saturday (October 25) directed the Commissioner of Police to constitute a Special Investigation Team to trace out Suraj Lama, who has been missing since October 5 after he arrived in Kochi from Kuwait.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering a habeas corpus petition filed by his son.When the matter came...
Copy Of Passport Can't Be Given To Third Party Under RTI Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that information relating to the passport of a person accused of cheque dishonour, including a copy of the passport is personal in nature and cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act.The court also observed that the disclosure was exempted under Section 8(1)(h) as being information the disclosure of which would impede the probe and Section 24(4)...
Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Clarification On 'Threat' To Trees Inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh For Twin Tunnel Project
The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the State government to inform by Tuesday whether it plans to cut trees inside Lalbagh Botanical Garden for construction of the proposed Bangalore Twin Tunnel Road.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha while hearing two public interest litigations filed by Dr Adikesavalu Ravindra and Prakash Belawadi were told by...