Bombay HC Upholds Rejection Of Caste Claim Of Student Identified As OBC In TN, But Not In M’rashtra [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a 20-year-old engineering student whose admission was rejected by the Directorate of Technical Education for failing to comply with the OBC category.A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Riyaz Chagla dismissed the petition holding that caste of ‘Nadar’, listed as OBC in Tamil Nadu, cannot be treated as OBC in...

New CIC Bench To Hear Complaints Against Political Parties For Not Complying RTI, Prof. Sridhar Not In the Bench

Chief Information Commissioner RK Mathur has reconstituted a larger bench to hear complaints against six national political parties – BJP, Congress, BSP, NCP, CPI, CPM – for not complying with the CIC order which brought them under the purview of the RTI Act. Surprisingly Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu, who headed the earlier bench is not included in the new BenchThe new bench comprises RK...

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief To NDTV Against Coercive Action Of I-T Dept [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to NDTV, which has been served Income Tax notice of Rs. 428 crore and has been asked to pay up the amount “immediately now”, observed that no coercive action should be taken against the media house.“The requirement that it (tax) should be paid ‘immediately now’, the petitioner would be subjected to hardship and prejudice if such an...

Mumbai Traffic Police Apprises HC Of Steps Taken To Curb Corruption & Ensure Transparency [Read Affidavit]

In a PIL filed by retired police constable Sunil Toke alleging rampant corruption in the police department and seeking prosecution of such officers, the Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar has filed an affidavit laying down several steps that have already been taken to curb the corruption in the Traffic police department and ensure transparency.This affidavit was filed before...

Kolkata Hit-And-Run Case: HC Raps Trial Court For Discharging Ex-MLA [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court last week ordered trial of former RJD MLA Mohd. Sohrab for allegedly shielding his son Sambia who has been accused of killing an IAF corporal in a hit-and-run case last year during the Republic Day parade rehearsal.Justice Joymalya Bagchi also directed framing of charges under Section 212 (harboring an offender) of the Indian Penal Code against Sambia’s friends,...

HC Can’t Upset Concurrent Findings On Facts Merely Because Another View Is Possible: SC [Read Judgment]

Merely because another view is possible in exercise of the revisional jurisdiction, the High Court cannot upset the factual finding, the bench said.Setting aside a high court judgment for having exceeded its jurisdiction, the Supreme Court, in Gandhe Vijay Kumar vs Mulji @ Mulchand, reiterated that the court, while exercising revisional jurisdiction, is only expected to see only whether...

Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Filing Of Supporting Documents Along With Election Affidavit [Read Order]

Sufficient mechanism is provided under the Representation of People Act of 1951 for challenging the election of such candidate who has given the wrong information on affidavit and for punishing such candidate, the bench said.The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction requiring contesting candidates in elections to submit documents in support of...

Bombay HC Sets Aside Conviction In 26-yr-old Murder Case [Read Judgment]

Partly allowing a criminal appeal filed by one Parshuram Shankar Kamble, the Bombay High Court has set aside his murder conviction and held him guilty under Section 304 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment.However, Kamble’s lawyers argued that their client has already under gone the sentence awarded, as he...

Every Judge Shall Inform Convict About His Right To Appeal And To Avail Legal Assistance: Calcutta HC Issues Guidelines [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court recently expressed concern over the “dismal failure in the matter of extending effective legal aid/assistance to convicts”, and made it mandatory for Judges across the State to inform convicts of their right to file an appeal and legal aid while disposing of a case.The guidelines were issued by Justice Joymalya Bagchi in an Appeal filed by one Ms. Malati Sardar...

SC To Hear PIL To Cancel Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's MLC Membership

A plea seeking cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's membership of the state Legislative Council for allegedly concealing a pending criminal case against him will be heard by the Supreme Court.“We will look into the matter. Let us see when the matter can be listed for hearing”, a bench of Justices Justice Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar said after petitioner...

Hyderabad HC Allows 3-Year LLB Course Graduates To Participate In Law Clerks Recruitment [Read Order]

The Hyderabad High Court on Monday paved the way for 3-year LLB Course graduates to apply for the post of Law Clerk, directing the Registry to amend a notification which had made eligible only graduates from the 5-year law course.The Bench comprising Justice V. Ramasubramanian and Justice T. Rajani ordered the Registry to extend the last date for application, if necessary, observing that it...

SC Asks HC To Hear Plea Against Age, Height Cap Of Dahi Handi

This janmashtami, will the cap on the height of human pyramid and bar on participation of minors remain or go?Two weeks before the festival, the Supreme Court today sent back to the Bombay High Court a plea of Maharashtra government challenging its order imposing the restrictions.A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi sent the matter back to the high court asking it to consider...