PIL In Hyderabad HC For Appointment Of Chief Justice And Other Judges

The High Court of Hyderabad has ordered its Registry to list a PIL which seeks appointment of a permanent Chief Justice and other Judges to the Court.An objection against listing the matter was raised by the Registry. The same was, however, overruled by a Division Bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan. The Petition lists as Respondents, the Secretary to Ministry of Law...

Delhi HC Quashes False Rape Case [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, quashed rape charges against an accused, noting that he could not have raped the prosecutrix on a false promise of marriage as she was already married.“When respondent No.2 could not have lawfully married the petitioner on 3rd April, 2016 her allegations that the petitioner played fraud on her in receiving her consent for marriage are unfounded. Thus,...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court held that an arbitral tribunal does not have the power to appoint the court receiver of the high court as a receiver under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amended) Act.On Tuesday, the High Court directed all government-run hospitals to take action against doctors on strike ‘as per law’, apart from ‘initiating contempt...

CIL, Subsidiaries Fined Rs. 591 Cr For Indulging In Unfair Practices [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 591.1 crore on CIL (Coal India Ltd) and its subsidiaries.Power utilities Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. (MahaGenco) and the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) had filed a batch of informations, and the CCI vide order dated 9.12.2013, found CIL and its subsidiaries operating independently...

Bombay HC Refuses To Stay Phillauri's Release, Imposes Rs. 5-Lakh Cost On Litigants For Frivolous Litigation [Read Judgment]

Once again, the Bombay High Court has imposed costs on a litigant for indulging in frivolous litigation.This time, Justice GS Patel imposed Rs.5 lakh as cost on plaintiffs who claimed copyright infringement on part of makers of the Bollywood movie Phillauri.According to the plaintiffs, copyright was infringed as Phillauri has certain similarities with their Gujarati, Bhojpuri and Nepali...

Can Victim In A Complaint Case Appeal Under Section 372 CrPC Proviso; Calcutta HC Refers The Question To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Access to justice in the form of appeal is a fundamental right of every ‘victim’ of crime and cannot be restricted only to victims in police cases, the Court opined.The Calcutta High Court has referred to the larger bench the question whether a victim in a complaint case can avail of the right to appeal under proviso to Section 372 CrPC.Justice Joymalya Bagchi was of the opinion that...

After Retirement Claim For Change Of Date Of Birth And Consequent Benefits Can’t Be Allowed: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held a person after retirement from service cannot be permitted to turn around and claim a different date of retirement considering change in the date of birth in service record.The petitioner challenged his retirement order after retiring from service on 31/8/2013.The petitioner claimed the retirement order is prepared on incorrect date of birth...

AMMA, FEFKA Indulged In Anti-Competitive Conduct Against Director Vinayan: CCI [Read Order]

The commission has imposed a penalty of Rs. 51,478 on Innocent, Rs. 19,113 on Edavela Babu, Rs. 66,356 on Sibi Malayil, Rs. 32,026 on B Unnikrishnan and a penalty of Rs. 27,737 on K Mohanan.The Competition Commission of India has found that Malayalam film associations like AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) and FEFKA (Film Employees’ Federation of Kerala) indulged in...

PIL In Delhi HC Seeking FIR On Allegations In Kalikho Pul’s Suicide Note

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking registration of FIR on the allegations contained in former Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul’s suicide note.The Petition filed by National Lawyers’ Campaign For Judicial Transparency And Reforms and 10 others stated that the persons against whom the allegations are persons who hold high constitutional...

Bombay HC Tells Doctors To Resume Duty By Tomorrow Or Face Action

“The life of a patient is more precious than your demands” – Bombay High Court Chief Justice Manjula Chellur told doctors who were still on strike after BMC lawyer Suresh Pakhale informed the court on Friday that 135 deaths had taken place due to the strike called by resident doctors.Pakhale said 48 people died in Sion Hospital, 34 in Nair Hospital and 53 died in KEM Hospital. All...

Justice BD Ahmed New Jammu & Kasmir CJ, Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Rajashtan CJ [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed Delhi High Court Judge Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.Another Delhi High Court Judge, Justice Pradeep Nandrajog is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.Justice Ahmed was enrolled as an Advocate on 5.9.1980 with the Bar Council...

Uploading Of Courtroom Video: Bombay HC’s Five-judge Bench Hears Contempt Petition

The central court of the Bombay High Court, Courtroom 46, was packed at 4.30 pm on Friday, mostly with lawyers, who were there to witness a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur hear the contempt petition against 14 individuals in connection with uploading of courtroom video on YouTube and other online platforms.These videos, uploaded on YouTube and a website called...