Bombay HC Upholds Principle Of “No Work No Pay”, Refuses Relief To State Government Employee [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court refused to grant relief to a MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd) employee who was charged with accepting a bribe of Rs.5000 in 2007.The concerned employee was a Junior Engineer with MSEDCL, he sought directions from the court to his employers to pay a sum of Rs.20 lakhs (approx.) towards his salary and other allowances from December 2008 to...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court  transferred probe into the JawaharBagh massacre to the CBI, citing a flawed and unscientific investigation on part of the state government.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court deferred the final hearing in the matter regarding the Maharashtra government’s decision to reserve a quota in government jobs and seats in education institutions for...

Don’t Charge Over Rs.130 For 100 SD Channels: TRAI Tells Cable TV Distributers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked cable TV operators not to charge subscribers more than Rs.130 for 100 standard definition channels.The Supreme Court recently lifted a stay which had prevented Trai from notifying the tariff order, in a case filed by Star India Pvt. Ltd and its subsidiary Vijay Television Pvt. Ltd, challenging Trai’s jurisdiction to regulate...

CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Copies Of PM Modi’s Applications For Obtaining Passport [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has upheld the CPIO’s refusal to provide to an RTI applicant copies of applications submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for obtaining his first passport and subsequent renewal or fresh applications for obtaining diplomatic passport.GM Chauhan, an RTI activist and member of the Congress in Gujarat, had sought information pertaining to the...

Former CJ Acted ‘Unconstitutionally’ To Promote HC Employee Out Of Turn: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

The then Hon'ble Chief Justice, while promoting the third respondent relaxing the seniority criteria is incorrect, in not complying Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, the court saidThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a former chief justice of the high court acted unconstitutionally while relaxing the seniority criteria to promote a person ‘out of...

Prosecution Of Doctors Accused Of Death Due To Negligence: MP HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan has laid down seven-point landmark guidelines for the police and the subordinate courts over handling of cases in which the government doctors are accused of patient’s death due to negligence.“Looking at the rising trend of roping in doctors working in the Government Hospitals by the next of kin of persons dying during the course of treatment at...

Lawyer Seeks Equal Opportunity For Lawyers Practicing In Subordinate Courts/Tribunals For HC Judgemenship [Read Petition]

Legal talent equally, if not more matching than these elite class of lawyers, is available among those who practice in the subordinate courts and tribunals, the lawyer contends.A lawyer practicing in subordinate courts has approached the Kerala High Court seeking an equal opportunity to lawyers practicing in the subordinate courts and tribunals for appointment as the judges of high...

Non-Payment Of Prosecutor’s Fees May Attract Contempt Of Court: Delhi HC Tells Kejriwal Govt [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has warned the Arvind Kejriwal government with contempt proceedings for non-payment of fees to its public prosecutors since December 2015, despite the court’s repeated orders for payment.However, accepting the assurance given by standing counsel Rahul Mehra to address the issue soon, the bench headed by Justice Gita Mittal posted the matter for hearing on March...

HC Can't Issue Mandamus To Govt To Frame A Particular Set Of Rules: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed a writ of mandamus cannot be issued against the State government to frame a particular set of rules considering the State government gave opportunity to raise objections against the draft of rules to regulate regulating installation of hoardings roadside.The court find the State invited objections while framing the rules tagged “Madhya Pradesh...

Bombay HC Grants Transit Bail To Actor Govinda In 20-Yr-Old Obscenity Case

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted pre-arrest transit bail to actor Govinda.Twenty years ago, a case was filed against the actor for offences under Sections 294, 500 and 502 of the Indian Penal Code by a lawyer in Pakur district, erstwhile Bihar and present day Jharkhand.The complainant had alleged that song Ek Chumma Tu Mujhko Udhaar De De in a 1996 movie, featuring Govinda, was...

Bombay High Court Issues Landmark Directions On Prison Reforms [Read Judgment]

The bench of Justices AS Oka and AA Sayed pronounced a 58-page judgement after looking into the condition of various prisons in the state.The main petition was filed by Jan Adalat, Centre of Para Legal Services and Legal Aid. Most of the members of the petitioner organisation are members of the Pune Bar Association. They challenged the communication dated August 24, 2015 issued by the...

Bombay HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Hirdesh Singh Aka Honey Singh [Read Order]

Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR against rapper Honey Singh.The bench Justice BR Gavai and Justice Indira K Jain refused to quash an FIR filed against Singh by one Anand Pal Singh Jabbar for “obscene and vulgar songs” uploaded online.According this Deccan Chronicle report, Singh appeared before the Pachpaoli Police Station in March 2015 after being...