Madras HC | Rule of law cannot be diluted for religious institutions encroaching on public spaces
Madras High Court: A Bench of S.M. Subramaniam, J. while addressing a writ petition stated that “If a deity in a temple
Continue readingHigh Courts
Del HC | “Landlord is the best judge of his own needs”: petition against order of Additional Rent Controller dismissed
Delhi High Court: A Bench of Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order Additional Rent Controller whereby the tenant’s
Continue readingPat HC | Instituting criminal case in matters of civil nature is clear abuse of process of Court
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed a criminal complaint as its jurisdiction purely fell within the ambit of
Continue readingKer HC | University which erroneously declared a student as passed when he in fact failed in a subject, cannot compel re-examination after a decade
Kerala High Court: A Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. hearing a civil writ petition, quashed a university’s order directing its ex-student
Continue readingAll HC | Decision-based on expert opinion following due procedure requires no interference of Court; PIL for protection of Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary dismissed
Allahabad High Court: A Public Interest Litigation was filed before Govind Mathur, CJ and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J. related to protection
Continue readingSikk HC | Impleadment of party allowed where necessary to hear him before issuing writ of prohibition
Sikkim High Court: The Bench of Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. allowed an impleadment through the present petition. The petitioner in the present
Continue reading
Manipur HC | Conviction on criminal charge doesn’t automatically entail dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of Government servant concerned
Manipur High Court: A Bench of Lanusungkum Jamir, J. set aside petitioner’s suspension order and held him to be entitled to full
Continue readingJ&K HC | Petition for additional pleas rejected as nothing new pleaded in written statement
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J. dismissed a petition filed against the order of a Subordinate Civil
Continue readingMadras HC | Relief to Indonesian spa therapist booked under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act; Police rebuked for colourable exercise of power
“Urgent need to get out of the preconditioned mind of the majority who unfortunately see Spas and Massage Centres as brothel houses.”
Continue readingDel HC | Nominee on BoG of School of Planning and Architecture under 2014 Act has to be a “Member of Council of Architecture”
“Principles of interpretation of statute, it is trite, are not straight-jacketed, and are fundamentally fluid in nature, requiring to be moulded in
Continue readingKer HC | Further investigation ordered as prior investigation not proper by IO
Kerala High Court: A Bench comprising of K. Abraham Mathew, J. allowed further investigation to the petitioner as the prior investigation was
Continue readingJ&K HC | Court cannot pass a general direction without determining main issues in question
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Sindhu Sharma, JJ. dismissed an order passed by the
Continue readingDel HC | FIR under Section 498-A IPC quashed in light of divorce and settlement between parties
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR filed against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406
Continue readingAll HC | Appointment of petitioner not to be treated as fresh appointment for purposes of determining qualification when he has been in service uninterrupted
Allahabad High Court: The Bench of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. declared that employment cannot be denied to petitioner when it was previously
Continue reading
Bom HC | HC cannot exercise jurisdiction equivalent to SC under Artice 142 to enhance compensation in MV claims
Bombay High Court: The Bench of Sunil K. Kotwal, J. dismissed an appeal while modifying the award passed by the Motor Accident
Continue readingJ&K HC | Premature transfer which is in public interest or interest of administration is allowed
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sindhu Sharma, J., dismissed the petition seeking relief against the order of
Continue readingPat HC | When order is violative of principles of natural justice, plea of alternative remedy would not bar exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226
Patna High Court: The Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J., allowed the writ petition which was filed against the act of arbitrary stoppage
Continue reading
MP HC | Appointment to the post of District Judge (Entry-Level) cancelled; criminal charges pending
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The 2-Judge Bench comprising of S.K. Seth, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J. gave an order in pursuance
Continue readingGau HC | Suspension order declared unsustainable due to the absence of “Memorandum of Charges”
Gauhati High Court: The Bench comprising of Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J. while pronouncing an order in regard to the issue of
Continue readingKer HC | Women employees serving on contractual basis cannot be denied maternity benefits
Kerala High Court: The Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. disposed of a petition by stating that maternity benefits cannot be denied
Continue reading