Ensure 5% Quota For Disabled Persons In Shop Allotment Through Roster System: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently directed the Centre to ensure that 5% quota in shop allotment is set aside for the disabled.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed this quota to be worked out through a roster system, which would basically require that the vacancies be worked out at the 30th, 60th, 90th, 150th and 180th vacancy slots.The Court was hearing...

No Need Of Permission To Lead Secondary Evidence Before Trial Court Under Evidence Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has said there is no need to seek permission for leading secondary evidence under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act before any Court.Justice GS Patel was hearing a writ petition against an order of a trial court wherein an early application under S.65 of the Evidence Act was filed seeking ‘permission’ for proving contents of a lease deed through secondary...

Bombay HC Allows Termination Of 26-Week-Old Foetus [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has allowed a writ petition filed by a 26-week pregnant woman due to several skeletal and neurological abnormalities in the foetus.A division bench of Justice SS Kemkar and Justice GS Kulkarni issued notices to respondents Union of India and others on November 3 after constituting a committee of experts from Sir JJ Groups of Hospitals, Mumbai.The committee submitted...

Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge To ONGC CMD, Non-Official Director’s Appointment [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the PIL moved by Energy Watchdog challenging the appointments of Shashi Shanker and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra as the CMD and non-official director of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), while reiterating its stand against unsubstantiated pleas being made in the name of public interest litigations.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita...

"Employer Can't Discriminate Against Sick Employees" Delhi HC Orders Airlines To Renew Air Hostess’ Contract [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently came to the rescue of an air hostess who was denied reinstatement by Airlines Allied Services Ltd. after she took an 18 months sick leave.The Petition had challenged the dismissal of one Ms. Chitra Sharma, whose contract, which had till now been renewed automatically every three years, had been terminated while she was on a sick leave.The termination was contended...

Ensure No Parking In The Vicinity Of The High Court: Delhi HC To Police, Bar Association [Read Order]

Taking note of the traffic congestion around the High Court complex, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Traffic Police to ensure that no vehicles are parked on Sher Shah Road, which houses the Court complex."Police shall take all steps necessary to clear the cars which are parked regardless of their owners (litigants, officials or lawyers). This direction shall be implemented...

HC Judges Can’t Be Compared With Ministers Or Other Members Of Executive Or Legislature: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

High court judges are constitutional functionaries in a different way and neither need to be equated nor be compared with ‘ministers’ or other “members of executive or legislative wing of Government of India”, the bench observed.While dismissing a PIL filed by advocates, in which one prayer was to place a judge of high court at par with ministers, the Allahabad High Court has...

Industry Which Does Not Pay Minimum Wages To Workmen Has No Right To Continue: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently scorned at the practice of non-payment of minimum wages to workmen and came down heavily on industries which do not grant minimum wages, opining that such industries had "no right to continue".Justice C. Hari Shankar explained, "In any event, there can be no dispute that ―'sweated labor' is an anathema to any civilized society, and is a harkback to the...

All India Football Federation: Delhi HC Quashes Praful Patel's Appointment As President; Appoints S.Y. Quraishi As Administrator [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has set aside the election of the office-bearers of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), including its President Mr. Praful Patel, while calling for a fresh election within five months.In the meantime, the Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Najmi Waziri has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi as the administrator.The Court...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court upheld the death penalty imposed on a man convicted for rape and murder of 7-year-old girl. The division bench of Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Justice Prabhat Chandra Tripathi observed that sentence of death is eminently desirable not only to deter others from committing such atrocious crimes, but also to give emphatic expression to...

Access To Justice Can’t Be Directly Or Indirectly Hampered In Any Manner: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

Nobody should be deprived in defending his case properly only because he is unable to pay the expenses of the witnesses whom he wants to examine, the court said.While setting aside a direction to a retired public servant facing a confiscation case to deposit the salary for one day of the witnesses concerned for issuance of summons through the court process, the Orissa High Court observed...

Inter-Faith Marriage: Kerala HC Grants Police Protection To Muslim-Hindu ‘Lovers’ Intending To Get Married [Read Petition & Order]

The Kerala High Court has ordered grant of adequate police protection to a Muslim man and Hindu woman who intend to get married. This was ordered in a review petition filed by the man, seeking to recall an earlier order passed by the court dismissing the habeas corpus petition filed by him. The review was sought on the ground that the woman was made to disown him before the court under threat...