School Teacher Suing Headmistress No Reason To Withhold Teacher's Annual Increments: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently chastised a private school while exercising its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution for withholding the annual increment and benefit of 6th Pay Commission of its Assistant Teacher, merely on the ground that she had sued the school's headmistress.Justice Arvind Singh Chandel observed: "The Petitioner has been denied the above...

CPC | Amendment To Class Action Consumer Complaint Can't Be Allowed Without Following Order 1 Rule 8(4): Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently held that in the case of a Class action Consumer Complaint, the amendments in the complaint cannot be allowed without following the mandate under Order 1 Rule 8(4) of CPC. Allowing the petition against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), Justice C. Hari Shankar observed:"If at a later point of time,...

Breaking: Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Restoring Status Quo Ante As On 23rd June In AIADMK

The Madras High Court on Friday set aside the order of a single judge restoring the status quo ante in the AIADMK party as on 23rd June, 2022.The bench of Justice M Duraiswamy and Justice Sunder Mohan passed the orders allowing an appeal preferred by Edappadi Palaniswamy.The court held that the order of the single judge had created a functional deadlock in the party as there was no...

State Expected To Adhere To Rule Of Law: Kerala High Court Quashes Appointment Of Marketfed MD

The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed the appointment of S. K Sanil as the Managing Director of MARKETFED (Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited). A Division Bench consisting of Justice A. K. Jayashankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. found Sanil to be ineligible and unqualified to hold the post, citing that he was not an officer in the IAS cadre in the...

Order Of Premature Retirement Indicating Misconduct/ Lack Of Integrity Is Stigmatic: Gujarat High Court Grants Relief To Armed Police ASIs

The Gujarat High Court has held that an order of 'premature retirement' become stigmatic if such order contains statements indicating misconduct or lack of integrity."Where orders have been passed which indicate blemish, disgrace, disrespute etc., and in that context if an order of termination or of compulsory retirement is seen, the same would amount to stigma by virtue of a statement made...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - August 2022 [Citations 326 to 375]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 326 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 375 NOMINAL INDEX S.Bhanupriya v. The State and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 326 P.Arumugam v. The Deputy Inspector General of Police and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 327 P.Ranganathan and another v. The State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 328 Vasmi Sudarshini v. The Sub Registrar, 2022 LiveLaw...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakhs Cost On Chinese Online Seller For Infringing Vistara Airlines' Trademark By Sale Of Identical Baggage Tags

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 20 lakhs in favour of Vistara Airlines in its trademark infringement suit filed against a company selling identical keychains and baggage tags, in the same aubergine and gold colour combination, on a Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress. It was Vistara's case that despite the e-commerce platform being based mostly in China, the website contained...

'Faraaz' Movie: Delhi High Court Allows Line-Up At London Film Festival Subject To Non-Screening

The Delhi High Court has allowed Bollywood Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and others who produced the film 'Faraaz' to file the movie's entry for screening in the BFI London Film Festival. The film is based on the 2016 terrorist attack at Holey Artisan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has been embroiled in a legal battle with a family that had lost their daughters in the attack; who now fear that their...

"To Cut Short Relationship At This Juncture Would Not Serve Course Of Justice": Meghalaya HC Quashes POCSO Charges Against Husband

The Meghalaya High Court has quashed charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ('POCSO Act') against a husband for having 'consensual' sexual relationship with his minor wife. A Single Bench of Justice W. Diengdoh observed, "Notwithstanding the fact that a proper criminal proceeding cannot be cut short without very strong and compelling circumstances...

TN Govt Prescribed "Very Low" Parking Fees In Cinema Theaters: High Court Quashes GO

The Madras High Court recently found that the charges fixed by Tamil Nadu government for parking in cinema theaters is "very low" and directed the State to re-fix the same, keeping in view the fees levied by Municipal Corporations and Railway authorities. The development comes in a petition filed by Woodlands Theatre.Rule 91(B) of Tamil Nadu Cinemas Regulation Rules 1957 to empower states...

Sports & Physical Activities Integral To Education, All Schools Must Have Playgrounds: Madras High Court

While disposing of a petition seeking to frame a set of guidelines for proper instruction of physical education in public and private schools, the Madras High Court stressed on the need for physical education in schools. The court directed the state to constitute a committee to monitor and ensure that physical education is given due importance and requisite infrastructure in...

Mere Facebook Photos Don't Show Personal Friendship, 'Degree Of Relationship' Relevant To Determine Reasonableness Of Apprehension Of Bias: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently observed that where reasonable likelihood of 'bias' in a selection process is alleged on the ground of relationship, the degree of closeness or 'nearness' of the relationship between the parties ought to be 'so great' as to give a reasonable apprehension of bias. The Division Bench composed of Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice C.S. Sudha while observing so,...