Service Of CNI Bishop Not A Personal Service: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

HC says contract can be enforced under Specific Relief Act

Woman Employee Entitled To Claim Maternity Leave For Period Of 6 Months: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court held that a woman employee was entitled to maternity leave for a full period of six months as against only three months she was granted by the respondent District Basic Education officer, Bijnor and directed latter to provide the petitioner woman employee maternity leave with honorarium with effect from 30.12.2018 to 31.3.2019 as was prayed by her. Court was...

FSSAI An Independent Authority And CAT Has No Jurisdiction Over It: CAT Principal Bench[Read Order]

Principal Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal dismissed an Original Application against Food Safety & Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) over jurisdictional issues. It said that FSSAI is an Independent Statutory Authority and unless a specific Notification is issued by the Central Government conferring jurisdiction on the Tribunal over the said Authority, no OA against the...

Two Judges Of Jharkhand High Court Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of two Additional Judges of Jharkhand High Court as Permanent Judges.The notification makes permanent the following judges:Bhimlendu Bhushan MangalmurtiAnil Kumar Choudhary[Read...

Two Judges Of Gauhati High Court Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of two Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court as Permanent JudgesThe notification makes permanent the following judges:Hitesh Kumar SarmaMir Alfaz Ali[Read...

Minor Tribal Girls Abuse Scandal: Bombay HC Issues Ex Parte Directions To Police, Local Administration For Protection Of Victims [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued ex parte directions in a petition mentioned before the bench of Justice ZA Haq and Justice Vinay Joshi of Nagpur, pointing out extreme urgency seeking reliefs on behalf of three minor tribal girls belonging to the 'Gond' and 'Pardhan' tribe classified as a Scheduled Tribe in Maharashtra. The petitioners are the mothers of the girls...

"Transwoman A 'Bride' Under Hindu Marriage Act" : Madras HC; Also Bans Sex Re-Assignment Surgeries On Intersex Children [Read Judgment]

"gender identity falls within the domain of her personal autonomy and involves her right to privacy and dignity. It is not for the State authorities to question this self determination"

Intervention Application Malicious, Filed For Publicity, Dismiss With Exemplary Cost: Pragya Thakur Replies To Malegaon Blast Victim's Father

In her reply to Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal's application before the Special NIA Court, Pragya Singh Thakur has stated that the said application was filed with malicious intent and for seeking publicity. Furthermore, the reply states that such frivolous applications should be dealt with sternly and dismissed with exemplary cost.Nisar's son Sayyed Azhar was killed in the blast took place on...

Pay For New Gas Connection For Wife: Bombay HC Directs Husband In Case Of Domestic Violence [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently directed one Jivesh Shetty to pay for a new gas connection in the name of his wife as she informed the court that her mother-in-law had removed cooking gas, refrigerator and washing machine out of their matrimonial home on March 16. Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Shetty challenging an order of the sessions court dated...

Delhi HC Seeks Govt Reply On PIL To Appoint Law Officers For 16 Jails In Delhi

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the response of the AAP government and the director general (DG) of Tihar Jail on a PIL seeking directions to appoint one law officer each in 16 jails of the national capital in a time-bound manner. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani issued a notice to the state government and DG (prisons) on the petition and listed...

Social Activists Demands Independent Inquiry Into Allegations Of Sexual Harassment And Victimization Against The CJI

Expressing deep concern over the complaint of sexual harassment against the Chief Justice of India, the Civil Society demands an independent inquiry by a high-level independent committee saying the charges are "prima facie serious enough to warrant an independent inquiry by a high level independent committee." It says that the complaint against CJI also alleges arbitrary actions...

Stop All Reclamation Work For Coastal Road Project, Says Bombay HC; Directs BMC To Maintain Status Quo [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM or the BMC) to stop all reclamation work and maintain status quo with regard to the coastal road project for now. A division bench of Chief justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar followed the Supreme Court's lead in environmental jurisprudence and the precautionary principle which flows...