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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...
Candidate Who Got PG Medical Admission In Quota For Insurance Medical Service Cannot Switch To Govt Service After Course : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Kerala has held that a candidate who secured admission for PG Medical course in the quota for Insurance Medical Service(IMS) cannot seek to switch over to Government service after course. The Court held that he has to serve the IMS itself as per the bond executed.The Division Bench of Justices V Chitambaresh and Narayana Pisharadi was considering a challenge made by the...
AgustaWestland : Delhi Court Reserves For Dec 22 Orders On Christian Michel's Bail Plea
A Delhi court Wednesday reserved for December 22 its order on bail plea of Christian Michel, alleged middleman charge-sheeted and arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case.The 57-year-old British national told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that he was not required for custodial interrogation and no purpose will be served by keeping him in further custody."My handwriting has already...
Malayalam Actor Assault Case : Kerala HC Dismisses Dileep's Plea For CBI Investigation
The High Court of Kerala today dismissed the petition filed by Malayalam cine actor Dileep for CBI investigation in the criminal case relating to sexual crimes committed against an actor.Dismissing the petition, Justice Sunil Thomas observed that the accused cannot demand which agency should investigate the case against him. The Court did not accept Dileep's contention that investigation...
Meghalaya HC Judge Justice Sen's Proceedings On Judges' Post-Retiral Benefits Stayed By DB
The Division Bench of Meghalaya High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings before Justice S R Sen for enhancing the post-retirement benefits for judges. This was after Justice Sen had served contempt-notice on Chief Secretary and other officials of the Government for failing to comply with his orders within time.Justice Sen was in news last week following his controversial observations in...
Bombay HC Sets Aside ‘Cryptic Order’ By Magistrate, Directs NRI To Pay Monthly Compensation Of Rs 50,000, Instead Of Rs 8,000, To Wife And Son [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently enhanced the interim compensation sought by one Catherine Edwards from Rs 8,000 to Rs 50,000 and set aside two judgments, one by the magistrate court granting her only Rs 8,000 per month as maintenance and the other by an Additional Sessions Judge who rejected her appeal against the said judgment.Catherine had sought interim maintenance under Section 23(2) of...
Newly Appointed Advocate General For MP Recommends Law Officers For AG’s Office
Newly appointed Advocate General for the State of Madhya Pradesh, Senior Advocate Rajendra Tiwari has put forth his recommendations for appointment of law officers in his office.The following recommendations have been made by him: Additional Advocate General, Jabalpur:Â Shashank Shekhar Dugwekar and Mr. Ajay Gupta. Additional Advocate General, Indore:Â Ravindra Chhabra. Additional...
Ensure No Pollution Is Caused Due To Immersion Of Idols And Religious Festivals, Duty Of Every Citizen To Keep Rivers Pollution-Free: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has issued landmark directions to Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) for ensuring that the river Godavari remains pollution-free. The Godavari, the second largest river in India, is also known as Dakshin Ganga (the Ganges of the South) is the main source of water supply to Nashik.A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AK Menon passed several directions while...
South African Govt's Plea To Put Up Nelson Mandela Statue In Delhi: HC Seeks Centre's Stand
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre and AAP government's stand on a plea by the Honorary Consul of South Africa seeking permission to put up a statue of late Nelson Mandela on a road named after him in the national capital.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao issued a notice to the ministries of Urban Development and External Affairs as well as the...
Manoj Prasad,Alleged Middleman In Rakesh Asthana Bribery Case,Granted Default Bail By Delhi Court [Read Order]
Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana, was granted default bail by a Delhi Court today, due to failure of CBI to submit charge sheet within 60 days of the arrest.Prasad, who was arrested on October 17,prayed for release on default bail. The court had on November 3 denied bail to Prasad, saying it was not...
Kerala HC Confers Senior Designation To 3 Advocates
The High Court of Kerala has conferred senior designation to Advocates George Poonthottam, P. Vishwanathan and Gopinath Menon.George Poonthottam has a standing of 39 years at the bar and is known for handling cases in the field of constitutional law, education, service etc. He has been the standing counsel for universities and co-operative societies.P.Vishwanathan, with a standing of 31 years...
Senior Advocate Rajendra Tiwari Appointed Advocate General For Madhya Pradesh
Senior Advocate Rajendra Tiwari has been appointed as the Advocate General for the State of Madhya Pradesh.The appointment comes in the wake of the change in government in the State post the Assembly elections. Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath took oath as the 18th chief minister of the State, replacing former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.As per reports, Mr. Tiwari began his...