Malayala Brahmin Appointment As Sabarimala Melshanthi Part Of Tradition, Court Should Not Interfere : Intervenors Tell Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court in its Special sitting on Saturday continued its hearing on the batch of petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi(chief priest) of Sabarimala-Malikappuram temples.The matter is pending before the Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G....

Patna HC Orders Action Against A Public Prosecutor Whose Absence Resulted In Non-Disposal Of Over 90 Bail Matters

In a significant order, the Patna High Court recently directed the Advocate General for State to take action against a Public Prosecutor who remained absent before the Court due to which over 90 bail matters could not be disposed of by the Court."Copy of the order be sent to the office of the learned Advocate General to take steps and initiate action against the concerned learned P.P....

Lawyer Files Complaint In Bihar Court Against Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone Over 'Pathaan' Movie Song

A lawyer in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district has filed a private complaint in the local Court against actors Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone over a song from Pathaan movie titled 'Besharam Rang' alleging that it offends the religious sentiments of the Hindus.The Complaint has been filed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur by a lawyer named Sudhir Kumar Ojha. In his plea, he...

All Courts Other Than High Court To Be Addressed As "District Judiciary" And Not "Subordinate Judiciary": Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh on Friday passed a notification whereby all the courts in the State other than the High Court shall now be referred to as "District Judiciary" and not "Subordinate Judiciary". The Full Court meeting of the Court further resolved that all courts other than the High Court shall be addressed as "Trial Courts" and not "Subordinate Courts"- The...

"Skill Cannot Be Restricted To A Particular Age": JKL High Court Quashes GO Insofar It Regulated Grant Of License To Photographers Based On Age

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday observed that the Government can place necessary restrictions for smooth functioning of a particular trade, however, such restrictions must not be unreasonable particularly when the same are aimed to regulate the trade of unemployed skilled youth of a troubled area. The observations came from Justice Moksha Kazmi Khajuria while hearing...

'Seize The Night' Event Organised By Kerala Women Lawyers To Send Gender Equality Message

Night belongs to women as well; it is the duty of the government to make public spaces safe for women - this was the message of the "Seize The Night" event which was organized by the women lawyers of All India Lawyers Union (AILU) wing of the Kerala High Court on Friday.Judges of the Kerala High Court -Justices Mary Joseph, Sophy Thomas, CS Sudha and Shobha Annamma Eapen- and District...

All Personnel Of Paramilitary Forces Entitled To HRA Irrespective Of Rank; Existing Policy Discriminatory: Delhi High Court

Questioning the Ministry of Home Affairs's decision to confine House Rent Allowance (HRA) benefit only to Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs), the Delhi High Court has said that every personnel in the paramilitary forces shall be entitled to the benefit irrespective of the rank, as per their entitlement. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Saurabh Banerjee has directed...

Imparting Of Education Not Sufficient To Bring All Unaided & Minority Private Schools U/Art 226: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the notices issued by a school mandating COVID-19 vaccination to its teachers finding that such a writ petition cannot be maintained. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya held that a petition against a private unaided institution or school is not maintainable since the right sought to be enforced is purely of a private...

'State Choosing To Proceed In Leisurely Fashion': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Accused In UAPA Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently granted bail to a person who had been in custody for two and a half years in a UAPA case."... there is an apparent violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and in view of the law laid down by a three Judge Bench of the Apex Court in 'Union of India Vs. K.A. Najeeb', AIR 2021 3 SC 712, specially keeping in view the leisurely fashion in...

Which Law Applies For Payment Of Court Fees In Contested Application For Probate Or Letters Of Administration? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court recently said that when an original petition is converted to a suit as contemplated under Rule 26 of the Indian Succession Rules (Kerala), 1968, the court fee has to be paid under Article 11 (k) of Schedule II of the Court Fees Act. A trial court had earlier directed a plaintiff to pay court fees under Section 25(a) of the Act read with Article 1 Schedule I of the Court...

Calcutta HC Allows State To File Application Praying For Leave To File FIR Against Suvendu Adhikari, Grants One Week's Time

The Calcutta High Court on Friday passed an order granting liberty to the State to move a formal application praying for leave to file an FIR against Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in connection with the recent incident of stampede related deaths in West Bengal's Asansol during a blanket distribution event. Passing the order,...

FIR Against Shirish Kunder For Alleged Tweet Calling UP CM A Goon: Allahabad HC Calls For 'Fair', 'Impartial' Probe

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to expedite the investigation against Bollywood Filmmaker Shirish Kunder in an FIR pertaining to an alleged tweet of Kunder dating back to 2017 calling UP CM Yogi Adityanath a Goon and comparing him with Don Dawood Ibrahim and a Rapist.The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Vivek Kumar Singh ordered thus while hearing...