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"Govt. Fails To Protect Lakes In Bengaluru": Karnataka HC Directs Govt. To Appoint NEERI To Study And Suggest Remedial Measures
"Prima facie we find there has been a complete failure on part of the state government and its authorities to protect the lakes/tanks and other water bodies in the city of Bengaluru.", the Karnataka High Court observed on Monday. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad while hearing a bunch of petitions filed by Citizen Action Group and others, by way of ...
Hope Centre Sets Up NCLAT Bench In Chennai : Justice Mukhopadhaya
The need for setting up regional benches of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal was stressed by Justice S J Mukhopadaya, former SC judge and present NCLAT Chairman, while speaking at a seminar on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code at Chennai on Saturday.In the seminar, which was organized as a capacity building exercise for lawyers by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu &...
Act Of Touching A Colleague's Hand Does Not Constitute The Offence Of Outraging Modesty Of A Woman: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has held that the bare act of touching hands of a fellow colleague is not sufficient to constitute the offence of outraging modesty of a woman. Division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice KK Sonawane quashed a FIR filed against Dilip Lomate under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code....
High Courts Weekly Round Up
Allahabad High Court The Lucknow bench of the High Court dismissed a writ petition of BJP leader Jayaprada challenging the election of Azam Khan from the Rampur parliamentary constituency in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election.Taking a stern view of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council Chairperson Darvesh Yadav's murder in Agra court premises, the High Court directed state government...
Delhi HC Allows Admission To UG Courses In DU Based On Last Year's Eligibility Criteria [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court Friday directed Delhi University and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to allow students to apply for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses at the varsity for the current academic session based on the eligibility criteria of 2018-19. A bench of Justices Anu Malhotra and Talwant Singh extended the deadline from June 14 to June 22 for students to apply for...
Petition U/S 156(3) Shall Not Be Entertained Without Exhausting The Remedy U/S 154(3) Cr.P.C, Reiterates Madras HC
Madras High Court has reiterated that Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure is not an alternate remedy to Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C on refusal of police to register First Information Report on receipt of information regarding the commission of a Cognizable Case.Justice G.K.Ilanthiraiyan has re-iterated the principles stated by a Division Bench of Madras High Court in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13681...
Consider Writing Off Loan Taken For Treating Endosulfan Victim : Kerala HC Tells Govt [Read Order]
The High court of Kerala has urged the Government of Kerala to consider writing off a loan availed to treat an endosulfan victim.The father of the victim had availed a personal loan to treat his son,who was an endosulphan victim.The treatment however did not bore fruitful results and the victim passed away in the meanwhile.Bank officials initiated recovery proceedings against the father of...
Retirement Does Not Protect Employee From Action For Misconduct During Service : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
"The retirement of an employee does not, therefore, completely preclude the appointing authority from initiating action for dealing with the misconduct of the employee during currency of the service. The retirement does not confer complete immunity from the action for the misconduct during period of employment. The nature of the action is, however, restricted to withdrawal or withholding of pension"