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Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre In A Plea Challenging Validity Of Acts That Restrict Victims From Initiating Prosecutions
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL challenging validity of provisions in certain statutes that prohibit victims from prosecuting offences laid down therein. Moved by an NGO titled India Awake for Transparency, the plea mentions that the following 8 statutes have restrictions on initiation of prosecution by persons other than the designated agencies of...
Blacklisting Of Contractor Must Be On The Touchstone Of Reasonableness : Patna HC [Read Judgment]
The Patna High Court rendered a judgement on 25.11.2019 on how the blacklisting of a dealer needs to be exercised on the touchstone of reasonableness in terms of the contract alone. On the basis of the same, the impugned order of blacklisting was set aside. In the case of M/s Ganpati Roadways v. The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Ors., the Petitioner company submitted that the decision...
Madras HC Directs State To Implement Audio-Video Recording Of Witness Statements [Read Order]
"When the entire world is moving towards electronic means, it is high time that the criminal prosecution must also take advantage of this development and it will strike a balance between the rights of the accused and the rights of the victim." The Madras High Court on Friday issued certain guidelines to be followed by the investigating officers, for audio-visual recording of...
Ensure Availability Of Drinking Water In All Govt Schools, Delhi HC Tells Govt [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to ensure drinking water is available in all government schools and any infrastructure upkeep is taken care of at the earliest. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the government to "provide drinking water in the Government schools as well as wherever there is a need of upliftment of...
All Employees Of HC Should Be Paid The Same Clothing/Washing Allowance: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has said that all its employees should be paid the equal washing and clothing allowance and the policy of selectively entitling certain category of employees for such benefit is discriminatory. While dealing with the petition challenging the creation of a distinction between similarly placed employees in terms of the pay scale, the Division Bench of...
Delhi HC To Hear Plea Seeking Directions To Curb False Accusations Of Rape
Delhi High Court will hear on Monday a plea seeking directions to be given to the central government to constitute a committee for rehabilitation of the victims of false accusations of rape. The plea, moved by a police officer, also demands a CBI inquiry in a rape case alleged against the said officer. He says that he has been falsely accused, due to which, his family and him has...
Karnataka HC Holds KERC Has No Jurisdiction To Interfere With Proceedings Of Permanent Court Of Arbitration [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has held that Karnatala Electricity Regulatory Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere with Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), proceedings under Section 86 of Electricity Act. Justice P B Bajanthri while allowing the petition filled by Hassan Thermal Power Private Limited set aside the order of the commission, dated August 17,2018. In it's order it was...
'Parliamentary Privileges And A Citizen':Highlights From Justice UU Lalit's Speech At Bombay HC
Delivering the inaugural annual lecture of Advocates' Association of Western India (AAWI) in association with Debrief, a legal collaborative, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit spoke on the topic- "Parliamentary privileges and a citizen" on Saturday morning at the Central courtroom of the Bombay High Court. "Justice Shambhaji Shinde, Chief Guest of today's function, all the honourable judges of the...
Karnataka HC Upholds Amendment Made To KTEG Act, Which Allows Levy Of 5 Percent On Unmanufactured Tobbaco [Read Order]
Karnataka High Court has upheld a notification issued by the Government, for levy of entry tax at 5% with effect from October 2, 2013, on 'unmanufactured tobacco' in sealed container. Justice S Sujatha dismissed the petition filed by M/s Giriraj Enterprises and M/s Damodae Jagannath Malpani, engaged in the business of unmanufactured tobacco in the brand names Ghai Chhap...
Kerala HC Paves Way For Merger Of District Co-Operative Banks To Kerala State Cooperative Bank
The Kerala High Court on Friday gave a green signal to the merger of District Co‑operative Banks to the Kerala State Cooperative Bank. Dismissing a batch of petitions which challenged the amendments made to the Kerala State Co-operative Societies Act, 1969, Justice A Muhammed Mustaq observed, "While it is necessary to assert autonomy of co-operative enterprises through...
MP HC Reserves Order On Election Petition Against Pragya Singh Thakur
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday reserved its order on an application filed by BJP MP Pragya Thakur seeking dismissal of a petition challenging her election to the Lok Sabha, her lawyer said. Rakesh Dixit, a Bhopal-based journalist, has filed a petition alleging that Thakur sought votes on religious lines during her campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, and violated...
Probation Of Offenders Act Does Not Bar The Grant Of Probation To Spoilt Brats: HP HC
Taking suo moto cognizance of a complaint against release of one Raghubir Singh under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, after his conviction under Section 332 IPC for beating a police officer, the Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld his release on probation and remarked that the Act does not bar the grant of probation to "spoilt brats". Justice Anoop...