Tag: Justice

Delhi High Court cautions AFT for adventurism over order that contravenes earlier HC judgment

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Setting aside a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that had denied pro-rata pension to Air Force personnel, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday cautioned the tribunal on its “adventurism” in denying relief to affected persons who were covered by existing judgments of the High Court. Disposing off a bunch of petitions, a

Punjab and Haryana High Court for proper treatment of ‘gangrape victims’

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Acting on a petition alleging custodial gangrape of two girls arrested in a murder case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that constitution of a medical board will not be appropriate. Medical examination of the victims was conducted multiple times, but “total silence was maintained by them, at every opportune time, to

Court orders inspection of living conditions at detention centre

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com HC asks authorities to take steps if shortcomings are foundThe Delhi High Court has ordered a judge to visit the Sewa Sadan Deportation Centre in Narela and inspect it after the wife of a detainee complained about its ‘pathetic’ condition. A Bench of Justice J.R. Midha and Justice Brijesh Sethi directed the Principal District

CJ chairs 2nd Meeting of Arbitration Committee of JKIAC

Source:-https://thekashmirimages.com JAMMU: Chief Justice High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Gita Mittal, who is also Patron-in-Chief of Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre (JKIAC), presided over the 2nd Meeting of Arbitration Committee of JKIAC through Video Conferencing. All the Members of the Arbitration Committee of Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre were also present in

Family members named in matrimonial disputes without allegations of active involvement cannot be tried: Karnataka HC

Source:-https://www.barandbench.com The Karnataka High Court has recently ruled that family members named in matrimonial mattes without allegations of active involvement cannot be proceeded against for harassment on “casual reference”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Ashok G Nijahannavar took exception to the general tendency to involve all family members of a household in a matrimonial dispute.

Arnab Goswami Case: Dushyant Dave Writes To SC on ‘Selective Listing of Matters’

Source:-https://thewire.in New Delhi: With the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Republic TV editor in-chief Arnab Goswami’s challenge against the Bombay high court’s rejection of his interim bail plea on November 11, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Dushyant Dave has written a letter to the top court expressing concern over the “selective listing of matters”.

Maradu flats: SC extends mandate of one member committee till further orders

Source:-https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended till further orders the mandate of one-member committee of retired Kerala High Court judge Justice K Balakrishnan Iyer constituted to determine the compensation paid to flat owners of Maradu municipality of Kochi district, whose houses were demolished for being in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)

Insulting SC/ST persons not offence under SC/ST Act, unless victim abused for caste: SC

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com All insults or intimidations to a person will not be an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless such insult or intimidation is on account of victim belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, the Supreme Court has ruled. Clarifying the legal position on the stringent SC/ST