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Punjab And Haryana High Court Orders Sensitization Of Trial Courts About Significance Of Timely Disposal Of Injunction Applications
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the Presiding Officers of Trial Courts and District Judges of the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh for sensitizing Presiding Officers of Trial Courts about the significance and importance of timely disposal of injunction applications.The single judge bench of Arun Monga was hearing revision petition for...
Article 311 | Every Conviction Cannot Entail Automatic & Mechanical Removal Of Convicted Employee: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday ruled that the provisions contained in proviso (a) to Clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution of India read with Rule 19(i) of CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 certainly provide that on conviction an employee can be dismissed/removed/reduced in rank, without conducting any enquiry, but it cannot be construed that every such conviction shall be followed by...
[Domestic Violence Act] Court Can Order Husband To Pay Wife Monetary Expenses In Lieu Of Shared House: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently modified an order passed by the Trial court which directed a woman be paid Rs.6,000 as monthly maintenance and a room be given to her for living in the shared house of the estranged husband.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda allowed the memo filed by the estranged husband who undertook to pay maintenance amount of Rs.6,000 per month and also pay...
Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to BJP Leader Madal Virupakshappa In Bribery Case
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted interim anticipatory bail to BJP Leader Madal Virupakshappa in a bribery case.Justice K Natarajan granted the interim protection to Virupakshappa on the condition of furnishing a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh. The court directed Virupakshappa to not the enter the office of Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd (KSDL) till further orders. Virupakshappa...
Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings In Tajinder Bagga's Defamation Case Against Journalist Swati Chaturvedi
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the trial court proceedings in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga against Journalist Swati Chaturvedi till July 17.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice on the plea moved by the journalist challenging the summons issued by the trial court against her in the matter.Bagga filed the case against the journalist seeking action...
Marking A Year Since The Inception, Two Novel Initiatives Of The Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee Prove Their Success
Addressing Matrimonial Woes – The Family Counselling Centre (FCC)On March 15, 2023, the Family Counselling Centre, which is the first of its kind in the country, would mark one year since its functioning. The FCC, which is a facility under the aegis of Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee (KHCLSC), had been formally inaugurated by the Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala S. Manikumar,...
Delhi High Court Grants Transit Anticipatory Bail To UP BJP Spokesperson Prashant Kumar Umrao
Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted transit anticipatory bail till March 20 to lawyer and Uttar Pradesh spokesperson of BJP Prashant Kumar Umrao in an FIR lodged against him by Tamil Nadu police for allegedly spreading false information in a tweet on the alleged attacks against the migrant workers from Bihar in the state."I am of the view that the applicant should be granted reasonable time...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Rape FIR, Says Proposal For Live-In To Ascertain How Relationship Will Work Out Not False Promise To Marry
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently quashed a rape FIR, observing that a proposal made by the accused to prosecutrix for live-In relationship, so as to ascertain how their relationship will work, does not tantamount to false promise to marry.The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Dhar observed, "He proposed to have live-in-relationship with her, meaning thereby that at the...
Madras High Court Terminates Admission Of 3rd Year MBBS Student After Finding He Had Made Baseless Allegations Of Change In NEET OMR Answer Sheet
The Madras High Court has recently terminated the admission of a 3rd year MBBS Student who had participated in the NEET (UG) 2020 examination and claimed that the OMR Answer sheet uploaded on the official website was not his. After extensive investigation into the matter, Justice CV Karthikeyan was satisfied that the original OMR Sheet as produced by the respondent agencies was the...
Need To Regulate Content With Vulgar Language On Social Media, OTT Platforms: Delhi High Court
Observing that the use of vulgar language in public domain and on social media platforms needs to be take seriously as they are open to children of tender age, the Delhi High Court has said that the issue of enactment of appropriate law or guidelines to regulate content on social media and OTT platforms needs urgent attention.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma heavily criticized the language used...
TVF Web Series College Romance's Language Does Not Pass 'Community Test Of Common Man', Transgresses Into Area Of Obscenity: Delhi High Court
Observing that the challenge for enacting appropriate law or guidelines to regulate content on social media and OTT platforms needs urgent attention, the Delhi High Court has ruled that the language used in TVF web series “College Romance” does not pass "morale decency community test" of a common man and transgresses into the area of obscenity. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the...
Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Proceedings On Brahmapuram Fire
The Kerala High Court has initiated a suo motu writ petition in relation to the continuing fire at a dumping yard of Kochi Corporation in Brahmapuram. The matter has been listed before the Division Bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran tomorrow.The smoke that billowed out of the plant spread over large areas of the city, and could not be fully doused...