Kerala HC Sets Aside Decision To Increase District Judges’ Cadre Strength [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has set aside the decision of its administrative committee to increase the cadre strength of district and sessions judges in the state.Justice PV Asha passed the judgment on a batch of petitions preferred by various judicial officers challenging the decision of administrative committee in this regard.Referring to VS Sunilkumar vs State of Kerala case, the court...

Dowry Death: Section 304B IPC Does Not Contemplate Harassment Minutes Or Hours Before Death: Delhi HC

The High Court of Delhi recently refused to set aside the conviction of a man in a case of dowry death merely on the ground that no harassment had occurred right before the incident.“Section 304B IPC does not contemplate that the harassment should be within minutes or hours or few days of the time since death but a reasonable period prior to the death when deceased is subjected to cruelty...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtWhile quashing a complaint against a surgeon the Allahabad High Court held that doctors can't be prosecuted for medical negligence merely for not delivering 'Assurances'Bombay High courtThe Bombay High Court had, on May 4, while upholding the trial court's sentence awarding life imprisonment to 12 accused in the Gujarat gangrape case, had set aside the acquittal of...

Bombay HC Dismisses Review Plea By Man Told To Pay More Maintenance To Ex-Wife, Kids [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed in review of an order dated November 28, 2016, wherein maintenance payable to one Rupal Doshi and her two children was enhanced to Rs. 25,000 from Rs. 7,000.The marriage between Rupal and her former husband Mayur was dissolved by a decree of the family court in 2010 and maintenance of Rs. 7,000 was granted.A division bench of Justice VM...

RTI Act Cannot Be Invoked When Alternate Remedies Available: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Madurai Bench of the High Court of Madras has held that the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 cannot be invoked at the first instance, if an effective alternative remedy is available to obtain such information.“Although the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has elaborately made his submission and taken this Court through the Scheme of RTI Act, particularly, Sections 4, 8 and 22...

Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Challenge Against Minimum Age Condition In NEET [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the minimum age criteria to participate in NEET.According to the criteria, the candidate must have completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before December 31, 2017, i.e., the year of his/her admission to the 1st year M.B.B.S./B.D.S. course.Kuldeep Singh Malik had challenged the...

Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses To Entertain Contempt Petition Alleging Violation Of SC Directives [Read Order]

‘A high court cannot initiate contempt proceedings or punish for contempt of the Supreme Court’.The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently refused to entertain a contempt petition alleging violation of Supreme Court directives in Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar.Justice Rajan Gupta said such a contempt petition alleging violation of Supreme Court directives will not be maintainable...

Minors Can’t Be Treated As Chattel For Claiming Custody: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has stayed an order by family court, Bandra, which granted access to the mother of six-year-old girl Janhavi, who has been in her father’s custody since birth.A vacation bench of Justice AM Badar was hearing a writ petition filed by Janhavi’s father, challenging the said order dated April 25, 2017, wherein the father was directed to give access to the mother...

Three New Judges Appointed In Jammu And Kashmir HC [Read Notification]

President has appointed  Shri (i) Sanjeev Kumar, (ii) Maharaj Krishan Hanjura, and (iii) Sanjay Kumar Gupta, to be Judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.Read the Notification...

MP HC Acquits Woman After 13 Years Of Conviction Of Charges Of Disappearance Of Evidence Of Offence [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted a woman from charges of section 201 of IPC after over 13 years of her conviction with her husband in a bribe case.A special court in Satna on 8.12.2003 convicted the appellants Ram Kumar Gupta for offence punishable under sections 7 read with 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 while his wife Mamta Gupta under section 201...

If No Urgency, Heavy Costs To Be Imposed: Bombay HC Notifies Advocates [Read Notice]

A few days before the Bombay High Court reopens after vacations on June 5, Justice GS Patel has issued the following instructions to all advocates and parties appearing in person:(a) There will be no separate production board on the very day. All mentioning for urgent circulation is allowed only at 11 am. There will be no mentioning permitted thereafter. All matters where circulation is...

CIC Tells Dept Of Posts To Provide Info On Demonetisation To RTI Applicant [Read Order]

The CIC, in the case of Ramswaroop vs PIO, Department of Posts, has directed the authority concerned to provide information regarding the number of currency notes exchanged during the demonetisation period to the petitioner since demonitisation had a huge impact on the everyday life of every citizen of the nation.In the instant case, the petitioner, Ramswaroop, filed an RTI application seeking...