Court Can’t Be Mute Spectator To Job Sharks, Says Bombay HC; Denies Anticipatory Bail Plea

Taking a tough stance on ‘sharks’ who prey on helpless unemployed youth, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to one Ramesh Bapurao Rangari, who has been accused of defrauding a boy by taking money from him in promise of a job.Justice VM Deshpande was hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by Rangari.Applicant’s lawyer AR Wagh...

High Courts Weekly Round- Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court recently reiterated the law laid down a full Bench of the Court, wherein it was held that the benefit of reservation cannot be provided in promotions, if there are less than five sanctioned posts available.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court recently held that the New Pension Scheme brought in by the state government, through a Government...

FCAT Okays Documentary On Arvind Kejriwal Without NOC From Political Figures Or Cuts Sought By CBFC [Read Order]

The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has given a go-ahead to the release of a documentary film on the political debut of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party with UA certification, while setting aside the order of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) calling for NOC from political personalities depicted in the film.The makers of film Yeh...

Despite Collection Of Crores Of Rupees As Taxes, Public Isn't Getting Good Roads And Is Suffering: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court recently expressed dismay at the state of roads in the city of Ahmedabad, and granted Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation four weeks' time to come up with a vigilance inquiry report on contracts and work orders over the damage sustained by city roads."It appears that though crores of rupees are spent by the Corporation out of the public money (the tax recovered from...

A Major Girl May Opt For A Criminal, Convict, A Person Of Different Religion/Caste To Marry, Court Can't Resist Her Choice: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on 24th July 2017 held that when a major girl exercises her fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution by choosing her partner, the court cannot resist such expression of opinion.“Becoming a major gives them the authority to exercise all their rights as a citizen and once they attain the age of marriage, they can choose their partner. The choice may not be...

MP HC Tells Govt To Release Compensation Amount To 1984 Riots’ Victim [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to disburse within six weeks the compensation amount to a woman who lost four of her family members in the 1984 riots.A 75-year-old Harjinder Kaur @ Gurmeet Kaur filed a petition after the respondents, despite her requests, did not release the amount of Rs. 20 lakh sanctioned by the government as compensation for four members of...

CIC Calls For Views On Bringing Parliamentary Parties Under RTI Act, Says MPs Obliged To Disclose Works, Use Of Funds Under MPLADS [Read Order]

Opining that “in principle, every legislature/parliamentary party shall be considered as public authority”, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has called for views from the BJP and other political parties as to why legislature/ parliamentary parties should not be brought under the purview of RTI Act and why were they not disclosing voluntarily the selection of work and use of...

Delhi HC Comes Down Hard On Fraudulent Insurance Claim; Directs Initiation Of Criminal Proceedings Against Colluding Employer And Claimant [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, directed initiation of criminal proceedings against an employer and an employee who, the Court concluded, had filed a “fraudulent and collusive” insurance claim petition.Justice Valmiki J. Mehta directed the Registrar General of the Court to draw out an FIR against the employer and the employee. “…in terms of the present judgment the FIR so drawn be...

Ensure That Flight And Cabin Crew Do Not Skip Pre-Flight Breath Analyzer Test: Delhi HC To DGCA [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday lamented the circumvention of the pre-flight breathalyzer tests, which are mandatory for flight and cabin crew under the Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR).Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva then directed the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) to examine the interpretation and functioning of the CAR, “to ensure that there is no possibility, in the future, of...

‘No Toilet At Home Amounts To Cruelty’: Family Court Grants Divorce

A Family Court in Rajasthan’s Bhilawara District has reportedly granted a woman’s plea for divorce, ruling that absence of a toilet at home amounts to cruelty.“Has it ever pained us that our mothers and sisters have to go to defecate in the open? Women in villages have to wait for dark to venture out in order to relieve and as a result has to bear with physical pain… It is an irony...

No Reservation In Promotion in Aided Educational Institutions If Less Than Five Sanctioned Posts Available: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated the law laid down a full Bench of the Court, wherein it was held that the benefit of reservation cannot be provided in promotions, if there are less than five sanctioned posts available.“There is another aspect of the matter, namely, that there were only two sanctioned posts within the quota for promotion in the Lecturer's grade available in...

MP HC Tells Govt To Ensure Healthcare Of Workers In Coal Power Plants [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to take all possible steps for the health of workers working in the coal-fired thermal power plants (CFTPPs) in future.The court’s directive came after the state government submitted a report stating no worker in thermal power plants is suffering from any occupational disease. The team of the state officials conducted...