Delhi High Court Says Notification Banning Import Of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Doesn't Exist As Authorities Fail To Trace It

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition challenging the notification purportedly issued by the custom authorities in 1988 banning the import of book “The Satanic Verses” authored by Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie.A division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee noted that the authorities, including the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and...

Arbitrator Nominated U/S 18(3) MSMED Act Erred In Deciding Merits After Finding Respondent Was Not MSME: Madras HC Upholds Setting Aside Of Award

The Madras High Coury bench of Justices R. Suresh Kumar and C. Saravanan has held that an Arbitrator ought not to decide the case on merits after coming to a conclusion that the respondent was not a Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) and therefore not entitled to invoke the machinery under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006. The court...

Seniority Is Reckoned With Ph.D. Acquisition Date, Not Initial Appointment Date For Principal-In-Charge Position: Patna High Court Clarifies UGC Regulations

Patna High Court: A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. Krishna Murari Sah as Principal-in-Charge of Sitaram Sahu College, Nawada. The Court held that despite his later appointment, Dr. Sah acquired his Ph.D. earlier, making him senior to the petitioner under UGC Regulations....

Affidavits Of Similarly Situated Detenues Sufficient To Determine If A Person Was MISA Prisoner During Emergency, Jail Certificate Not Must: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that affidavits of two similarly situated detenues are sufficient to determine that a person was detained in the prison as a prisoner under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) 1971 and under the Defence of India Rules (DIR) during emergency period.A single-judge bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke sitting at Gwalior thus quashed an order...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against BJP President JP Nadda For Remarks Made At Election Rally

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (November 7) quashed a criminal case registered against BJP national president J P Nadda relating to certain remarks made at an election rally in April, 2023 for allegedly unduly influencing voters. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and quashed the offence registered under Sections 171F(Punishment for undue influence...

'We Lack Feminine Perspective In Law': Kerala HC Appoints Amicus Curiae To Collect Different Perspectives For Drafting Special Law For Women

The Kerala High Court appointed an Amicus Curiae to collect and combine perspectives and suggestions, including feminine perspectives from various stakeholders to assist the government in drafting a special legislation to address the issues faced by women in society, especially in their workplace.The Special Bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C. S. Sudha, hearing the...

Delhi High Court Sentences Lawyer To 4 Months In Jail For Making Derogatory Remarks, Filing Frivolous Complaints Against Judges

The Delhi High Court has sentenced a lawyer to four months in jail after finding him guilty of criminal contempt for making derogatory remarks against judges and filing repeatedly frivolous complaints against them as well as the police officers.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma observed that the lawyer neither showed any remorse for his conduct...

No Law Fixing Number Of Persons Who Can Accompany A Party In Court: Madras HC Rejects PIL To Limit Advocates Appearing For VIP Litigants

The Madras High court has dismissed a petition seeking to restrict the maximum number of advocates appearing and accompanying a VIP or VVIP litigant whenever they appear in subordinate courts. The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy held that since there was no law fixing the number of persons who can appear and accompany a party in court, it...

Calcutta High Court Declines Owners' Plea To Recall Order Permitting Usage Of Their Property's 'Ghat' For Celebration Of Chhath Puja

The Calcutta High Court has declined an intervention application by the owner of a property seeking to recall the court's earlier order allowing the usage of a ghat (river bank) situated on the premises of the property for the celebration of Chhath puja by people in the area.A single bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay held:"The applicants, thus, neither can be called a diligent litigant to...

Kerala High Court Admits Plea Against 'Meagre Wages' Paid To Prisoners, Restrictive Phone Call Policies

A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court stating that wages paid to prisoners are meagre and do not comply with the minimum wage standards set by the government. The plea argues that insufficient compensation for labour would amount to forced labour under Article 23 of the Constitution.The plea also states that the arbitrary phone call rates and restriction on the number of...

Man Who Filed Complaint Against ED Officers For 'Coercing' Him To Make Statements On CM Siddaramaiah Seeks Withdrawal, Karnataka HC Told

The Karnataka High Court was informed on Wednesday (November 6) that Kalesh B, the complainant who registered a case against two Enforcement Directorate officers investigating the Valmiki Corporation case for allegedly coercing the former to make statements against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has sought to withdraw his complaint. During the hearing a single judge bench of Justice M...

Calcutta High Court Directs Police Protection For Puja Committee Holding 'Jagadhatri Puja' At Durga Mandir

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state to provide police protection to the puja committee conducting Jagadhatri Puja at Sarkar Para Durga Mandir, in a plea by the committee seeking necessary permissions and protections for organising the puja.A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta held:"As the petitioner had been holding the said Jagadhatri Puja at the said venue admittedly for...