Armed Forces Best Judge Of Their Standards For Selection, Court Can't Interfere; Except In Grave Circumstances: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Armed Forces and Para Military Forces are the best judges to set their own standards for selection as per their own discretion and the same merits no interference by a court of law, unless there is some "grave exceptional circumstances."A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while dismissing a...

Mentally Ill Mother Entitled To Custody Of Child Below 5 Yrs Unless Mental Illness Such That It Would Be Detrimental To Child's Health: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday, while disposing of a habeas corpus petition filed by a mother alleging illegal detention of her 2 years old child at the hands of her husband and in-laws, held that a mother, even if she is mentally ill, is entitled to the custody of a minor child, especially if the child is below the age of 5 years, unless the mental illness is such...

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's 'Letter' Seeking List Of CPI(M) Workers For Appointments

An Ex-Councillor of the Medical College Ward in Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, G. S. Sreekumar, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking CBI or judicial investigation into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran's purported letter seeking a list of CPI(M) party members for appointment to various posts on a contract basis in the Health Division of the Municipal Corporation.In...

'Just An Accused Before Court Of Law': Kerala HC Rejects Cardinal George Alencherry's Plea For Exemption From Personal Appearance In Trial Court

Observing that when exemption is sought for the first appearance, the standards to be applied should be more stringent, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed Cardinal Mar George Alencherry's petition seeking exemption from personal appearance in the private complaint cases filed against him before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, for alleged illegal sale of the...

Meeting One's Family Most Important Facet Of Right To Life: P&H High Court Grants 8 Weeks Parole To NDPS Convict

Meeting one's family is one of the most important facets of right to life and thus, said ground for parole is legal and valid and in accordance with law, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed.The observation was made while dealing with a criminal writ petition filed by a convict under the NDPS Act, seeking parole to meet his family members and to look after...

Kerala High Court Extends Time For Submission Of Applications By Candidates For KSRTC Reserve Driver Posts

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday extended the time period for submission of applications by the candidates, who had earlier applied for 'Reserve Driver' posts and were included in the rank list prepared by state Public Service Commission, till November 14.Justice Devan Ramachandran gave the petitioners the liberty to make an application to the competent authority of KSRTC along with the...

High Court Asks Delhi Govt, Centre To Clarify Stand On Waiver Of School Fees Of Children Orphaned By COVID-19

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Delhi's Lieutenant Governor as well as its government to clarify their stand on the demand for waiver of the fees of children, who lost their parents to COVID-19, till they complete their school education.Justice Yashwant Varma observed that the circulars issued by Delhi Government's Directorate of Education on May 13 and June 7 on...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Lawyer Accused Of Throwing Water Bottle At Law Intern

During the pendency of the case, the lawyer and the law intern settled the matter.

Accused Must Not Be Forced To Face POCSO Trial If Victim Was Major: Delhi HC Asks UIDAI To Furnish Prosecutrix's DoB Record

Hearing a bail plea of a rape accused, who is also facing charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to furnish details of the victim's date of birth as per the records relating to her Aadhar card.The court passed the order after the accused claimed that the prosecutrix, as...

BREAKING| Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad HC Dismisses Appeal Against Lucknow Court's Order Acquitting LK Advani & Others

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the Special CBI Court at Lucknow that acquitted all 32 persons (including prominent BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharati, Kalyan Singh, etc) accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December 6, 1992.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha...

[Cheque Dishonour] Accused Must Raise 'Probable Defence' To Rebut Presumption U/S 139 NI Act & Meet The 'Test Of Proportionality': Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Monday held that rebuttal of the presumption in favour of cheque holder under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is guided by the 'Test of Proportionality'.The Single Judge Bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh thus held that to rebut the presumption, the person accused must raise a "probable defence" before the Court, to shift the burden on the complainant....

Recovery Of Excess Amount From Pensioners Cannot Be Done By Banks In One Stroke: Karnataka HC Comes To Aid Of 73 Yrs Old Widow

The Karnataka High Court has said that though recovery of excess amounts paid by banks to pensioners is permitted, that would not mean that the excess is to be recovered in one stroke. Such amount may be recovered in monthly installments, it said. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing the case of a 73-years-old widow aggrieved by the action of Canara Bank which...