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Calcutta HC Allows BJP's Rath Yathra In West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed the BJP's 'Rath Yatra' programme in West Bengal, setting aside the state government's refusal on apprehensions of communal unrest.Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty directed the state BJP to inform the superintendents of police of the districts, in which the rallies shall enter, at least 12 hours ahead of schedule.The party was also directed to ensure that...
Sajjan Kumar Moves Delhi HC For More Time To Surrender
Three days after being sentenced to life term for his role in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, a “shocked” senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has moved the Delhi High Court seeking extension of time till January 30, 2019, for surrendering to be able to settle family affairs, matters of inheritance and meet senior advocates to prepare appeal against his sentence.In his application under...
No Court Shall Be Prestige Conscious: Kerala HC Sets Aside Single Judge Order That Imposed Exemplary Costs For Defects In Writ Petition [Read Judgment]
“No Court shall be prestige conscious as to disallow permission to withdraw a writ petition unless the hearing has advanced to a considerable stage consuming time.”While setting aside a single bench order imposing exemplary costs for some defects in a writ petition, the Kerala High Court observed that no court shall be prestige conscious as to disallow permission to withdraw a writ...
Conduct Census Of Street Children In Mumbai And Other Parts Of State: Bombay HC Tells State
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the State of Maharashtra to conduct a fresh census of street children in Mumbai and other areas in the State. The court directed the State to submit a proposal regarding the same.A division bench of Chief Justice Naresh H Patil and Justice Makarand S Karnik also sought to know what the task force committee constituted for assessing the situation of...
“Till You Believe In The Wrong Story, You Can’t Have The Right Law”: Javed Akhtar At the IDIA Annual Conference 2018
“Till you believe in the wrong story, You can’t have the right law,” lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar said at the recently-organized IDIA Law Annual Conference, 2018 in New Delhi.Speaking on the conference’s theme of ‘Law and Storytelling’, Mr. Akhtar said that laws around the world will be correct, only when they speak about the human story, which at present is going...
Laminating Identity Card Destroys Its Legality And Authenticity, Says Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
“It is hard to notice the thickness, seal, embossment or any other identification marks used to check the authenticity of identity card if the same is laminated to make it glossy and water proof.”Recently, the Kerala High Court observed that laminating an identity card destroys its legality and authenticity.While hearing a co-operative society matter, the division bench comprising of...
Manipur Journalist Detained Under National Security Act Moves HC
Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem, who was detained under the National Security Act on November 27, has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Manipur High Court challenging his detention.On December 14, the Manipur Government ordered that he should be kept under detention for 12 months.He alleges that his detention under NSA is for criticizing the Manipur Government led by BJP through...
“Irresponsibility, Callousness & Deceit”: Calcutta HC Deals With Multiple Bail Applications In The Same Matter With Iron Hand [Read Order]
Censuring litigants and lawyers for filing multiple bail applications in the same matter, the Calcutta High Court recently dealt with the practice with iron hand.The bench comprising Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Suvra Ghosh was dealing with three petitioners who had applied for anticipatory bail without disclosing that the High Court had rejected their prayer in March last...
IRCTC Scam Lalu Prasad Yadav Gets Interim Bail
A Delhi court Thursday granted interim bail till January 19 to RJD president Lalu Prasad in two Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam cases filed by the CBI and the ED.Special Judge Arun Bharadwaj granted relief to Prasad after he was produced before the court through video conference from a Ranchi jail, where he is lodged in another case, as he was unable to come due...
No Bar To Unregistered Partnership Firm Filing Suit For Dishonour Of Cheque : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court held that Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act,1932 does not bar an unregistered partnership firm filing a suit on a cause of action based on dishonour of cheque.The Court held so while dismissing a revision petition against refusal of the trial court to reject the plain under Order VII, Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure.The suit was instituted by an...
HRERA Gives Allottees In Failed Project Superior Right To Satisfy Claim, Asks Builder Of Abandoned Project To Refund Money [Read Order]
Observing that under the RERA Act, rights of the allottees are superior compared with other creditors, the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) has directed a builder company to refund the entire money invested by the home buyers in its now “abandoned” project while expressly stating that “all the complainant, as well as other similarly placed allottees of the disputed...
Kerala Church Dispute Case: Police Bound To Enforce Court Orders, Says Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
“Lawful order passed by a competent court, whether it be by a court of lowest jurisdiction or the highest court in the land, the police is bound to enforce it in accordance with law.“While considering a petition related to church case involving Jacobite and Malankara Orthodox factions, the Kerala High Court has observed that no discretion is vested in any of officers of the...