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Category: High Court
Object of women empowerment would be frustrated if gross misconduct of woman is condoned: Bombay High Court
The High Court upheld orders to remove a woman Sarpanch, who committed misconduct by withdrawing an amount from a village committee in breach of the rules.
No Relief For Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case, Surat Court Rejects Request
Rahul Gandhi had requested that his conviction be paused pending his appeal against a court order sentencing him to two years in jail.
Survivor of sexual offence should be heard but no obligation in law to make her a party to proceedings: Delhi High Court
The Court also passed a series of directions for its registry to maintain confidentiality of the identity of sexual violence victims.
MHAA Elections will be held in June: Madras High Court
On January 9, the MHAA elections that were scheduled following the high court’s order of October 2021, were stalled and eventually called off by the Teller Committee following allegations of booth capturing.
Oudh Bar Association to boycott court of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh of Allahabad High Court for “misbehaving” with lawyers
The Association claimed that it has received several complaints from the members of the bar who have stated that it has become difficult for them to appear before Justice Singh.
Arnab Goswami tells Delhi High Court he will tender unconditional apology in contempt of court case by late RK Pachauri
The Economic Times and its Senior Assistant Editor have already tendered apologies to the court.
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.
Unmarried daughter has right to get marriage expenses from father irrespective of religion: Kerala High Court
“The right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a religious shade,” the Court said.
3-4 Madras High Court judges have also got COVID-19: Acting CJ T Raja urges lawyers to wear masks when not arguing
Justice Raja asked why some lawyers were insisting on remaining physically present in Court despite the availability of hybrid hearings.