Good Samaritan: Kerala HC Advocate’s Timely Service Saves A Man’s Life

R. Ranjini, an advocate practising at the Kerala High Court, turned to be saviour for a man who had fallen from a high rise on the busy MG Road of Kochi city, the state’s financial capital.Ranjini was passing through the road along with her daughter when she saw the injured man and she rushed to his help. She arranged emergency medical aid for the victim, while several passersby remained...

Covenant Entered Between Rulers Prior To Commencement Of The Constitution Has No Force Of Law: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

While upholding the validity of the Ordinance brought to amend the provisions of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, the High Court of Kerala held that a covenant entered by rulers prior to commencement of the Constitution does not have the force of law. The impugned Ordinance had cut down the term of members of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) from three years to...

Dispute Over Rs. 10 Coin: Madras HC Refuses To Order Disciplinary Action Against Cop [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently refused to direct initiation of disciplinary authority against an inspector of police, Tiruttani, for allegedly refusing to register a complaint against a tea shop owner who refused to accept 10 Rupee coin for coffee, and detaining the Petitioner illegally for three hours.Justice T. Raja observed that the Petitioner, Mr. E. Palani had not come to the Court...

Delhi HC Initiates Suo Motu Petition On Letter By Missing Woman's Mother; Raps Police For Inaction [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently rapped police authorities for non-registration of FIR in a case of a missing woman.The observations were made by a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar on a suo motu petition initiated after the Chief Justice received a letter complaining about the inaction and inability of police personnel to trace her daughter who has...

Police Duty-Bound To Maintain Public Confidence, Shouldn't Show Laxity In Cases Where Cops Are Accused: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently cautioned police personnel against showing laxity in cases where allegations are leveled against members of the police service, asserting that they are the ones who need to maintain public confidence in the system."...the police have the duty to ensure that the confidence in the policing system is maintained and there should be no laxity at all in cases...

Grant Of Certificate Under S. 80-G Of I-T Act Would Not Automatically Exempt Certificate Holder From Payment Of Bonus: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has ruled that grant of a certificate under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act, which allows deduction of donations or funds to institutes established for charitable purposes, would not automatically lead to an exemption from the purview of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.Justice C. Hari Shankar was hearing an Appeal filed by the Batra Hospital Employees Union, challenging...

Arbitration Appeals By Public Sector Undertakings Are Main Contributors To "Menace Of Docket Explosion": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently censured public sector undertakings for challenging arbitral awards, opining that such attempts contribute to "the menace of docket explosion, which plagues our Courts and consumes valuable time".The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar observed, "Despite wealth of judicial authority on this point, and repeated...

Bombay HC Refuses To Order Probe Into 26/11 Martyr Hemant Karkare’s Death

The Bombay High Court recently refused to entertain a PIL filed by former Bihar MLA Radhakant Yadav seeking an SIT probe into 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare's death and disposed off the matter.Yadav had filed a similar plea before the Supreme Court which was rejected, but he was granted liberty to approach the high court, which he did in 2010.Although it has been reported widely how...

While Institutes Have Autonomy To Maintain Discipline, They Cannot Be Allowed To Mete Out Injustice To Students: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

While coming to the rescue of a rusticated student, the Delhi High Court recently advised institutes to be fair in punishing its students, emphasizing on the fact that such punishments must also help in making them better individuals."Thus in any view, while giving autonomy to the institute to maintain its standards and ensure disciplined behavior by the students, injustice cannot be allowed...

False Cases Of Caste Discrimination Are As Damaging To People's Integrity As Genuine Cases: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently made some scorching remarks against false cases of caste discrimination, opining that they are "equally divisive and pernicious to the integrity of the people of this nation as acts of hostile discrimination on that basis".Justice Vibhu Bakhru was hearing a Petition filed by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), challenging the minutes of the meetings of the...

Delhi High Court Orders Demolition Of Road Passing Through Forest In Sainik Farms [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has ordered the demolition of the road which connects Sainik Farms with Indira Enclave, noting that the same passes through a forest. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar also ordered completion of a boundary/fencing of the forest, in compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court of India, in the case of MC Mehta v. Union...

"Sorry Sir" Says Madras HC To 89-Yr-Old Freedom Fighter Made To Wait For Pension For 37 Years [Read Order]

"Sorry sir, you are made to suffer at the hands of our people too, as, unfortunately, this is how the bureaucratic dogmatism with wooden approach works, at times, in this country, for which you fought to get freedom”, said the Bench.The Madras High Court has apologised to an 89-year-old freedom fighter, V Gandhi, who waited “patiently” for freedom fighter pension for 37 long years...