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'Cannot Examine Disputed Facts' : J&K HC Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Alleged House Arrest [Read Order]
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of three persons, after the police stated that they were not under house arrest.Justice Ali Mohammed Margey said that the disputed question of house arrest cannot be examined in a writ proceeding under Article 226 of the Constitution.The Court also said that the news paper reports about...
Tis Hazari Clash : Cancel Licenses Of Lawyers Who Were Part Of Violence, Demands IPS Association [Read Resolution]
Stating that courts should treat all the parties "equitably", the Central IPS Association on Tuesday demanded, "All lawyers who were part of the violence should be identified, and befitting legal action, including cancellation of their licenses, should be initiated." The statement was issued in the wake of protest staged by Delhi police on Tuesday demanding action against lawyers...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate MK Goyal as Judge Of Rajasthan HC [Read Notification]
The Centre on Monday notified the elevation of Advocate Mahendra Kumar Goyal as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court. His name, along with the name of Advocate Farzand Ali was recommended as such by the Supreme Court Collegium in July this year. However, the Centre's notification is silent as to the appointment of Ali. The Collegium's recommendation was based on the recommendation...
[Delhi Air Pollution] A Robust Mechanism Needs To Be Planned: NGT Tells Officials [Read Order]
National Green Tribunal on Tuesday urged the Joint Secretary, MoEF&CC, Chief Secretary, Delhi, and Member Secretary, CPCB to identify the causes and to have advance planned strategies to control Air Pollution Levels in and around Delhi. Principal Bench of Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel, on Monday had asked officials to personally remain present today, and apprise on the status...
Maximum Autonomy Should Be Given To Private Unaided Schools For Their Own Administration: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has reiterated the position of law that maximum autonomy should be given in the administration of private unaided institutions as presence of Government interference in the Administration of such Institutions will undermine their independence. In the present appeal, the appellant had challenged the order of the Single Bench of the High Court which had held...
Section 144 CPC [Restitution] Not Attracted When There Is No Variation Or Reversal Of A Decree Or Order, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]
"The principle of doctrine of restitution is that on the reversal of a decree, the law imposes an obligation on the party to the suit who received the benefit of the decree to make restitution to the other party for what he has lost. "
Karnataka HC Increases Compensation To Youth Who Lost Genitals In Road Accident [Read Judgment]
Karnataka High Court has come to the aid of a 21-youth who lost his genitals, in an accident. The court increased the compensation to RS 24 lakh from the Rs 2,70,000, awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. A division bench of Justice S N Satyanarayana and Justice P G M Patil, agreed with the arguments made by advocate Girish Bhat, appointed by the court to assist in the...
Rajasthan HC Issues Directions For Environment & Traffic Management In Jodhpur [Read Order]
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday passed a series of directions in order to ensure proper management of environment and traffic in the rapidly developing city of Jodhpur. In a plea of contempt filed by one Ravi Lodha, for non compliance of orders issued by a division bench of the high court to the State of Rajasthan, Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur and Indian Railways in 2007,...
Non-disclosure Of Criminal Cases: Summons Issued Against Devendra Fadnavis By Magistrate Court
A Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) has issued summons against Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra in the previous government, and asked him to remain present in Court on December 4 in relation to a case filed by Advocate Satish Uke alleging that Fadnavis failed to disclose a couple of pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2014...
Hooliganism & Violence Has No Place In The Bar: BCI Asks All Delhi Bar Associations To Withdraw Abstinence Of Work & Cease Violence
Taking a stern view of the violence spread across the district courts in Delhi and the continued abstinence from court work, the Bar Council of India asked the leaders of all the Bar Associations to recall the resolution for abstinence from work and to restore peace in the court premises. In a letter addressed to the Coordination Committee of the Bar Associations of Delhi and to all...
NEET Has Benefitted Only Students Who Spend Lakhs On Coaching Classes: Madras HC
Opining that NEET, instead of giving the expected good results, has benefited only students who spend lakhs of rupees on coaching classes and put rural students at a disadvantage, the Madras High Court on Monday advised the Centre, which framed the rules, to take note of it. The division bench, comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and P Velmurugan, stated this when hearing a PIL...