Inmates Of Open Prison Can Be Released On Furlough Without Surety: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has upheld the decision of a full bench of the high court that held that under the Prisons (Bombay Furlough And Parole) Rules, 1959, a convict confined in an open prison can be released on parole or furlough by the sanctioning authorities without surety.An open prison is a minimum-security prison that essentially was conceived to reward good behaviour...

Cannot Quash Rape Charges Just Because The Accused Married The Complainant: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday relied on the Supreme Court decision in the case of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, and refused to quash rape charges against an accused who had gone on to marry the complainant.“In view of settled legal position enumerated in Gian Singh’s case, (Supra), the criminal proceedings emanating from an FIR registered with allegations of rape,...

Delhi HC Asks Centre To Consider Allowing Brothers To Travel To US For Higher Studies On F-1 Visa [Read Order]

Coming to the aid of two brothers from poor socio-economic background and desirous of going to the US for higher education but for visa troubles, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to consider permitting them to travel on ‘F-1 visa’ with an undertaking that they will return to India after completing their education.Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the Centre to consider allowing Gaurav...

MP HC Declines To Interfere In Copyright Violation Claim For Song In Movie Toilet: Ek Prem Katha [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to interfere into the claim of a writer that his song with verse Hus Mat Pagali Payar Ho Jayega is used in Akshay Kumar-starrer movie Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.The movie is expected to be released soon.Naveen Joshi, a writer, filed the petition claimed he has written a song with mukhada Hus Mat Pagali Pyar Ho Jayega, which is registered with the...

Jharkhand HC Seeks Status Report On Surrender Of Fake Maoists

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the state government to submit a status report on investigation concerning the alleged surrender of 514 fake Maoists in state.The court also asked the government to give an update on the ongoing trial in the case in lower court.The division bench of high court comprising Justice Aparesh Kumar and Justice BB Mangalmurti gave the order on Wednesday,...

Fixing Time Limit For Using Treadmill Decline In Service, Gagging Complainants Against Consumer Protection Act: Delhi State Commission Comes Down on Int'l Health Club

The Delhi State Consumer Commission has held a global health club operator deficient in service, as it fixed timing for using treadmill to accommodate more members to make more profit and, thereafter, gagging two of its members (complainants) for raising the issue of quality by cancelling their membership.NP Kaushik, judicial member of Delhi State Commission, held health club operator...

SC Directs Centre And Karnataka To Clarify Doubts Over Forest-Environment Clearance For Kalsa-Bhandura Project in Western Ghats

The Supreme Court’s Green Bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and Deepak Gupta, today directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the State of Karnataka to file affidavits, within one week, as to whether the State has filed an application for forest and environment clearance in relation to the Kalsa-Bhandura project in Western Ghats, and if so, the stage...

“Rules Of Game Cannot Be Changed After Game Is Over”: Delhi HC Reiterates [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently reiterated the settled position of law that selection criteria cannot be changed after the admission process is over.“The rules of the game cannot be changed after the game is over. The competent authority, if the statutory rules do not restrain, is fully competent to prescribe minimum qualifying marks for written examination as well as for interview, but...

Overlap Of Jurisdiction: Delhi HC Stays Order Of Committee Of Privileges Seeking PWD Pr. Secy’s Appearance

Considering the question of overlap of jurisdiction, the Delhi High Court has stayed a notice issued by the Committee of Privileges of Delhi Assembly to PWD Principal Secretary Ashwani Kumar over a report of misrepresentation of facts pertaining to de-silting of drains in the city before a panel (Committee of Petitions) formed on the orders of the high court.A bench of Acting Chief Justice...

NGT Notice To UP Govt On Party Halls, Wedding Farmhouses On Green Belt

The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the Ghaziabad District Magistrate on the alleged operation of wedding farmhouses/ banquet halls in Ghaziabad in the green belt area using depleting underground water and without any consent under the Air and the Water Act, thereby, causing various forms of pollution.The tribunal issued notice on a petition moved...

Delhi HC Comes To The Rescue Of 75-Year-Old DU Professor; Saves Him From Hardships Of A Re-Enquiry [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently came to the rescue of a 75-year-old Delhi University (DU) Professor, who had challenged an order passed by DU’s Executive Council in March, 2002 whereby he was disengaged from the services of the University after sexual harassment charges had emerged against him.While holding that the enquiry against Prof. S.P. Narang had violated principles of natural...

IDIA Continues Its Crusade; Unleashes New Public Interest Initiative

IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education) has been a pioneer in the struggle for elimination of inequities in education. Since its inception, IDIA has not just reached out to several marginalized and under-represented groups, helping them dream a dream that was until now the privilege of only a handful, it has also helped several such dreamers to achieve...