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There Is No Opposition, Court Left To Analyze Policy: Bombay HC Dissatisfied With BMC's Stand On Regularization Of Narayan Rane's Juhu Residence
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure at the BMC's affidavit agreeing to consider regularising 300% additional construction of Union Minister Narayan Rane's Juhu residence. Referring to BMC's previous decision refusing to regularise the illegal portions and his own order upholding the decision, Justice RD Dhanuka heading the division bench said: "Does...
Unmanned Barricades Not Removed Even During "Peak Hours": High Court Expresses Displeasure With Delhi Police, Summons Special Commissioner
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure with the city police over unmanned barricades being put on roads when not in use, resulting in traffic jams and blocking of roads. The development ensued in a suo moto PIL registered by the Court earlier this year over the issue of setting up of unmanned police barricades in South Delhi area. A division bench comprising of Justice Mukta...
Kallakurichi Student Death: Madras High Court Directs Collector To Decide School's Representation For Reopening Within 10 Days
The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Collector of Kallakurichi District to consider the representation submitted by Latha Educational Society Kaniyamoor for reopening of its schools that were vandalized by rioters on July 17 following the death of a Class XII girl in one of the schools.Justice Abdul Quddose directed the respondent authorities to consider the representation and pass...
Legal Heirs Of Vehicle Owner Cannot Seek Compensation U/S 163A MV Act Where Insurance Policy Covers Only Third Party: P&H High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that if the insurance policy does not cover owner and only covers third party then owner or any other person claiming under him cannot maintain petition under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The bench comprising Justice Pankaj Jain noted that Section 146 of the 1988 Act statutorily requires an owner to insure against third...
Madras High Court Orders Complete Abolition Of 'Orderly System' From TN Police In Four Months
The Madras High Court on Tuesday passed final orders in the case against engagement of uniformed Police officers as orderlies at the residence of higher officials in Tamil Nadu.Earlier, the DGP had informed the Court that undertaking was being obtained from higher officials not to use uniformed officials for doing household and menial work. However, trained police personnel were deputed on...
Distribution Of State Largesse Must Be Reasonable, Policies Cannot Be Construed By Keeping Common Sense In "Cold Storage": Karnataka High Court
State instrumentalities under Article 12 of the Constitution cannot act arbitrarily or unreasonably whilst considering the claim of citizens for the grant of State largesse, the Karnataka High Court has said. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit allowed the petition filed by a woman H. Gayathri seeking a direction to consider her application for awarding the retail...
Guidelines On Preliminary Assessment By JJBs To Try Juvenile As Adult: Delhi High Court Seeks NGO's Report On Ground Realities
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed an NGO namely "HAQ Centre for Child Rights" to intervene in a criminal reference concerning issuance of guidelines to be followed by Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in conducting preliminary assessment to try a juvenile as an adult under Section 15(1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (Act).Considering the fact that a...
Murder Accused Summoned U/S 319 CrPC In 'Cursory Manner' Based On Prosecution Witnesses' Statements: Allahabad HC Grants Bail
The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a murder accused who was summoned in a 'cursory manner' under section 319 of CrPC by the trial court based on the statements of the prosecution witnesses. The bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed noted that the applicant was not even named in the F.I.R. and she was summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. on the premise of statements of witnesses in the...
Child Beggary: High Court Seeks Detailed Status Report From Centre, Delhi Govt On Steps Taken For Rehabilitation Of Affected Children
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a detailed status report from the Centre, Delhi Government as well as the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on the steps taken for the purpose of rehabilitation of children who are affected by child beggary in the city.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad directed that...
Bhima Koregaon: Special Court Rejects Arun Ferreira's Plea For Copy Orders Authorising Email Interception By NIA
A special NIA has rejected the application filed by lawyer Arun Ferreira, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case, alleging that NIA illegally intercepted emails exchanged between him and co-accused Rona Wilson and used it as evidence. Ferreira had sought a copy of the order permitting the agency to intercept their emails.The court however allowed accused lawyer Surendra...
S.3(1)(p) SC/ST Act Can't Be Used As A Tool For 'Arm Twisting' After Accepting Pensionary Benefits: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the disciplinary proceedings instituted against a bank employee, who happens to be a member of the Scheduled Caste community and is accused of committing irregularities, cannot be challenged under Section 3(1)(p) of the SC/ST Act, after such employee has accepted the penalty and has received the pension. Section 3(1)(p) directs that a false, malicious...
Provident Fund & Other Pecuniary Benefits Received By Legal Heirs Of Deceased Have No Co-Relation With Motor Accident Claim: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that Provident Fund, Pension, Insurance, bank balance, shares, fixed deposits, etc., are all pecuniary advantages receivable by heirs on account of one's death but all these have no correlation with the amount receivable as compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, a statute occasioned only on account of accidental death. A...