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Gujarat High Court Allows 'Habeas Corpus' Petition By Younger Son Seeking Parents' Custody From Elder Brother
The Gujarat High Court has handed over the custody of an old and ailing couple to their younger son in a habeas corpus petition filed by the latter alleging mis-treatment and illegal detention of his parents by his elder brother, the Respondent. A division bench of Justices Vipul Pancholi and Sandeep Bhatt expressed shock at the Respondent's conduct in chambers, labelling his mother as...
Loan Fraud | Bank Can't Initiate Criminal Proceedings When Borrower's Declaration As 'Wilful Defaulter' Is Stayed By Court: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered by CBI's Banking Securities Fraud Branch against Steel Hypermart India and its founder for alleged bank fraud of over Rs. 200 crore. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that the company's declaration as a 'wilful defaulter' was stayed by the Court and the matter is pending before the Review Committee of the Indian...
Gauhati High Court Upholds IOCL Law Officer Appointment Through CLAT-PG Rankings
The Gauhati High Court has upheld an advertisement issued by the Indian Oil Corporation last month for filling up posts of Senior Law Officer through CLAT-PG rankings.A single judge bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma stated that an employer would know best the type of candidate they require and there is no discrimination or arbitrariness in the employer prescribing the essential...
Decree Of Permanent Alimony & Maintenance Can't Be Executed In Absence Of Husband's Assets: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld lower court's decision dismissing the execution petition of decree holder-wife as unsatisfied, due to the fact that she could not bring on record the properties or assets owned by the judgement-debtor/husband.The Court noted that the husband was not the owner of the properties whose list was furnished to the Executing Court and so the...
High Time Govt Uses E-filing System: Bombay High Court Declines To Take Hard Copies In "Environmental PIL"
The Bombay High Court, observing that it was high time the State Government and its agencies started using the E-filing system invariably, refused to take hard copies of an affidavit in a case related to the environment.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Gauri Godse, on August 10, observed, "It is incongruous that in an environmental PIL that seeks to protect wetlands, and filed by...
Whether Govt Aided Educational Institutions Run By Societies Are Subject To RTI Act? Karnataka HC Asks State Information Commission To Decide
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Information Commission to decide whether societies and educational institutions (aided) run by the societies are subject to Right to Information Act, 2005. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"the question raised before this Court being mixed question of law & facts, needs to be addressed by the respondent...
Article 226 | Laws Of Pleadings Don't Go Missing In Writ Petitions; Locus Standi Essential To Maintain Writs: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that 'Law of Pleadings' does not go missing when it comes to the matter of maintaining a writ petition before the High Court and it does not recognize any exception for an individual or an institution coming as a petitioner. The bench comprising Justices Sindhu Sharma and Rahul Bharti made these observations in a plea wherein...
Malwani Building Collapse: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Owner Who Lost 9 Family Members
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to the owner of a building in Mumbai's Malwani area which collapsed last year, killing 9 of his own family members. Justice Bharati Dangre, while granting bail to Mohammed Rafique Siddiqui earlier this month, observed, "The applicant, in any case, cannot be attributed a rash and negligent act, resulting into the collapse of the building where...
Centre Appoints 6 Judges To Telangana HC
The Centre has notified the appointment of the following advocates as judges/additional judges to the Telangana High Court:Judges- 1) Enugula Venkata Venugopal @ E.V. Venugopal, Advocate2) Nagesh Bheemapaka, Advocate 3) Pulla Karthik @ P. Elamadar, Advocate4) Kaja Sarath @ K. Sharath, AdvocateAdditional Judges-1) Jaggannagari Sreenivas Rao @ J. Sreenivas Rao, Advocate2) Namavarapu...