Delhi High Court Calls For Publication Of Names Of All Proclaimed Offenders & Proclaimed Persons On Online Portal

The Delhi High Court has called for a meeting for working out the modalities to include the names of all the Proclaimed Offenders and the Proclaimed Persons on a user-friendly portal on Internet.Justice Talwant Singh directed the Principal District and Sessions Judge (Head Quarters) to hold the meeting between August 16 to August 30 and added that the same must also be attended by...

S.18 Drugs & Cosmetics Act | Dealer/ Distributor Not Liable If He Acquires Drug From A Licensed Manufacturer: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday held that a person, other than a manufacturer of a drug, cannot be held liable for contravention of Section 18 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act if he shows that he has acquired the drug or cosmetic from a duly licensed manufacturer. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Dhar was collectively hearing petitions wherein the...

Courts Should Be "Extremely Reluctant" To Impose Their Own Views In Academic Appointments: Orissa High Court Reiterates

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that Courts should be extremely reluctant in imposing their own views disregarding the statutes or rules governing appointment in the field of academics. While declining to interfere in a petition, which sough intervention of the Court against denial of candidature for the want of 'chance certificate', a Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb...

Illegality Can't Perpetuate On Mere Technicality, Writ Jurisdiction Can Be Exercised To Nullify Decree Obtained By Fraud On Civil Court: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order passed by the civil court declaring title in favour of private respondents qua a government land, after observing that the order was obtained by committing fraud on the court. Justice Anand Venkatesh held that while exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, the High Court can nullify the judgment and decree passed...

Distance Rule Not Criteria For Permitting TASMAC Shop To Run Near Educational Institution: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently upheld the decision to close a TASMAC shop after considering that the proposed area had a College, a De-addiction Centre, and temples in the vicinity. Justice Nirmal Kumar agreed with an earlier order with respect to the same premises which held that the distance rule cannot be the only criteria for allowing a TASMAC shop to function near a college. In...

Citizenship Exclusive Domain Of Centre, Civil Court Has No Jurisdiction To Decide Question Of Renunciation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that civil courts have no jurisdiction to entertain and decide the question about citizenship of a person and that the said question falls within the exclusive domain of the Central government.Justice Nisha Thakore held thus in context of Section 9(2) of the Citizenship Act 1955 which provides that question whether any citizen of India has acquired...

Parliament Passes Family Courts(Amendment) Bill 2022

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday(August 4) passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to overcome the issue of lack of jurisdiction of Family Courts in the States of Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland. The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on July 26.Though the Government of Nagaland established two Family Courts in September 2008 and the Government of Himachal Pradesh established three Family Courts...

Acquittal Appeals | Appellate Court Shouldn't Give Fresh Reasonings If Reasoning Of Court Below Is Just: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that in acquittal appeals, the appellate Court is not required to rewrite the judgment or to give fresh reasonings when the reasons assigned by the Court below are found to be just and proper.The bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi further observed that while exercising appellate powers, even if two reasonable...

PIL Filed In Kerala High Court Against Ernakulam District Collector Over Delay In Declaring Holiday For Schools Amid Heavy Rains

A Public Interest Litigation was filed before the Kerala High Court against the delayed decision of the District Collector, Ernakulam, to declare holiday for the Schools and Colleges in the District due to heavy rainfall. It also sought a directive to frame proper guidelines on declaring holidays to the Schools and Colleges.The PIL has been filed by Advocate MR Danil, a lawyer practising at...

Paltry Remuneration, Insufficient Support Staff For Committee Set Up For Publishing Ambedkar's Works: Bombay High Court Expresses Displeasure

The Bombay High Court remarked that the honorarium and allowances granted to non-official members of committee overseeing publication of the works of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was not sufficient. "Honorarium must be honorarium. We accept they may not ask for more but is it not the duty of the govt that it pays amount commensurate of their status, knowledge and services being...

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has again issued notice to Youtuber/Commentator for his remarks against the Indian Judiciary in a recent Youtube interview where he made the below remark:"The entire higher judiciary is riddled with corruption"When the matter came up before the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi today, the court issued notice to Savukku Shankar...

Plea In Rajasthan High Court Challenges "Belated" IOCL Notification Mandating CLAT Clearance For Law Officer Appointment

A plea has been filed before the Rajasthan High Court challenging the "belated" notification issued by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. requiring applicants to clear CLAT for applying to the post of Law Officer (Grade A) and Senior Law Officer (Grade A1).The plea filed by law graduate and Company Secretary Pratibha Khandelwal states that the impugned notice for recruitment was issued on July 21,...