Compulsory Retirement For 12 District Judges After Jharkhand HC Notes ‘Dubious Conduct’

Twelve District Judges were compulsorily retired by the Jharkhand Government on Saturday on recommendation of the Jharkhand High Court.“The judicial officers were marked by the High Court for their dubious conduct and, on the issue of probity, they were given compulsory retirement,” Secretary of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Nidhi Khare was quoted as saying.Ms. Khare...

Bombay HC Rejects NIA Appeal Seeking Areeb Majeed To Be Charged As ISIS Member Under UAPA [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the decision of the trial judge to not charge Areeb Majeed under Section 20 of the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act (UAPA).A bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Sadhana Jadhav held that there was no merit in NIA’s appeal and dismissed it.Case BackgroundMajeed was picked up on...

After Staging Dharna Outside MP HC, ADJ Plans Cycle Yatra To Protest “Injustice Meted Out To Him”

Additional District Judge R.K. Sriwas, who had earlier staged a dharna outside the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has now decided undertake a cycle yatra from Neemuch, his last posting, to Jabalpur, where the principal bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court sits.Last week, Mr. Sriwas had staged a dharna outside the High Court against being transferred 4 times within a period of 15 months,...

Right To Life Includes Entitlement To Alternate Accommodation, Says Delhi HC; Comes To Aid Of 14 Slum Dwellers Facing Homelessness [Read Judgment]

Reiterating that right to housing is an essential part of right to life which is not merely an animal existence but entitlement to reasonable accommodation, the Delhi High Court has come to the aid of 14 slum dwellers, earlier declared ineligible by the Delhi government for rehabilitation, as it held them entitled for alternate accommodation after being removed for expansion of...

IDIA Team Secures Interim Relief For Slum Dwellers With Calcutta HC Stay On Demolition And Eviction

In a significant victory for the public interest team at the Increasing Diversity By Increasing Access (IDIA), the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted an interim stay on slum demolitions in Kolkata’s Subhas Sarovar area.Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag granted a stay for one week against the orders for demolition, which were issued in furtherance of a beautification project named...

Delhi HC Unhappy With Exclusion Of 6 Eastern States From Archery Assn’s Meeting, Appoints Ex-CEC SY Quraishi As Administrator

Disapproving of the exclusion of six eastern states from an emergency meeting called by the Archery Association of India in March this year and attempt to amend its constitution, the Delhi High Court has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi as the administrator-cum-returning officer to resolve various issues the sports body is facing.Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice...

Bombay HC Tells State To Pay Rs. 6-Lakh Compensation For Wrongly Prosecuting Man For Murder

The Bombay High Court recently directed the state of Maharashtra to pay Rs. 6 lakh towards compensation for wrongly prosecuting a man named Jawaharlal Ramtirth Sharma over a period of 10 years for murder.A bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Sarang Kotwal was hearing a petition filed by Sharma himself.Case backgroundAn FIR was lodged at Jogeshwari Police Station against unknown persons by...

Janamashtami :Delhi ,Punjab&Haryana HCs Declare Holiday On Aug 14; CJI Turns Down Request For SC Holiday [Read Notification]

The courts in Delhi don’t seem to be on the same page when it comes to observing holiday on account of Janamashtami.While the Delhi High Court has decided to observe holiday on account of Janamashtami on August 14, which was earlier a working day, it will be work as usual at the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court Bar Association had made a request on August 1 to the Chief Justice of India...

Clarify Stand On Claims Of Taj Mahal Being A Shiva Temple: CIC Recommends Centre [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission recommended that the Ministry of Culture should clarify its stand on the conflicting claims regarding the Taj Mahal being a Shiva Temple rather than a mausoleum built by Shahjahan.Information Commissioner Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu also directed the Archaeological Survey of India to share with the Appellant, documents and affidavits filed on behalf of the...

Contractor Can’t Be Blacklisted For Indefinite Time: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the blacklisting of a contractor cannot be done for an indefinite period.The petitioner firm had challenged the order of the engineer-in-chief of MP state public works department that rejected an appeal against its blacklisting.The firm was awarded contract for road construction, but due to certain disputes, including paucity of funds with...

Actress Molestation Case: Kerala HC Adjourns Actor Dileep's Second Bail Plea To August 18

Kerala High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of second bail application filed by actor Dileep in the actress molestation case.Dileep has been under custody since 10.07.2017, after he was arrested on conspiracy charges for committing abduction and sexual assault on another leading actress. His earlier bail application was rejected by the Kerala High Court on July 24.One of the reasons...

Proper Valuation Of Suit Property Stands On Different Footing Than Applicability Of Particular Provision Of Court Fee Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in J Vasanthi vs N Ramani Kanthammal, has observed that proper valuation of the suit property stands on a different footing than applicability of a particular provision of an Act under which court fee is payable and the defendant can raise the plea of jurisdiction in the latter case.The high court, in the instant case, had upheld the trial court order wherein it held that...