As per the order, Attorney General R Venkataramani assured the Bench during the hearing that the Centre was actively considering issues raised by the High Court in its previous orders.
Category: High Court Judgement
Delhi High Court sentences two PWD officials to jail for contempt after they failed to follow orders on protection of trees
While keeping the sentence in abeyance, the Court said that there had been a consistent disregard of its orders and that such recalcitrance merits a jail term.
2,000 rupee notes served their purpose; decision to swap them out a policy matter: Delhi High Court
The High Court dismissed a PIL challenging RBI’s May 19 notification allowing exchange of ₹2,000 notes without any proof of identification.
Electricity no longer luxury, State’s responsibility to ensure adequate availability: Meghalaya High Court
The Court was hearing a plea complaining of rampant power cuts in the State and arbitrary load-shedding resorted to by the government.
[BREAKING] Supreme Court can grant divorce using Article 142 powers on irretrievable breakdown of marriage: Constitution Bench
The issues involved were whether the Supreme Court could exercise its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage and the broad parameters of such powers.
Calcutta High Court asks West Bengal government to take proactive steps to bring back students to schools after COVID-19
The PIL claimed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, on account of classes being disrupted and lack of facilities for online classes, a large number of students dropped out from government schools.
Woman’s dignity needs to be protected but sexual crimes should be proved beyond reasonable doubt: Bombay High Court
The batch of petitions that will be heard by the apex court tomorrow argue that the right to marry a person of one’s choice should extend to LGBTQIA+ citizens as well.
Delhi High Court awards compensation of ₹1.12 crore to schoolgirl rendered 100% disabled in road accident
The Court passed the order on an appeal filed by the schoolgirl challenging an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal granting her ₹47.49 lakh as compensation for the injuries she suffered in a road accident.
Kerala High Court dismisses PIL which alleged that movie ‘Kurup’ violated right to privacy of Sukumara Kurup
A division bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly dismissed the plea on the ground that the movie had already been screened and the petitioner being a third party, failed to make out a case.
Life Term For UP Gangster Atiq Ahmed, 2 Others In Kidnapping Case
Seven others, including Atiq Ahmed’s brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf, have been acquitted in the case.