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Roshni land scam:File action taken report before December 11: J&K HC to CBI
By Ravi Krishnan Khajuria | Hindustan Times/Jammu, Jammu
UPDATED ON DEC 09, 2020 12:54 AM IST
Hearing of the review petition was earlier scheduled to be taken up on December 16
J&K HC seeks list of unauthorised occupants of ministerial bungalows, govt houses
By Ravi Krishnan Khajuria | Hindustan Times, Jammu, Jammu
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 06:03 PM IST
The court has also sought details of arrears of rent, electricity and renovations.
Calcutta HC closes petition last heard 23 years ago
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 02:48 PM IST
A division bench of chief justice TB Radhakrishnan and justice Arijit Banerjee lamented the “great misfortune” that the matter remained pending for so long while closing it.
Frame policy on staggered work timings to avoid train crowding: HC tells Maharashtra, railways
By K A Y Dodhiya | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2020 07:33 PM IST
The state has also been asked to inform the court of the measures it proposes to take in the event of a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases that have been predicted in December and January
High court upholds minority status of Chandigarh’s St Kabir School
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAR 21, 2020 01:49 AM IST
In Feb 2018, action on admn’s petition, court had stayed Sikh minority status granted to Sec-26 school by national commission
Shifting of Mohali dumping ground: MC chief told to appear before HC
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mohali, Mohali
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2020 07:04 AM IST
The illegal dumping has become a bane of residents living hardly 50 metres from the dump....
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Gujarat high court rejects plea for relief to Sikh families
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2020 10:59 PM IST
The court also said that no factual details were provided to justify the claims of the families, and that “a few non-suited persons” (petitioners) were espousing their cause
Chandigarh: St Kabir School fails to get high court’s nod to admit general category students in EWS quota
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2019 01:01 AM IST
Minority issue: HC seeks response from Chandigarh admn on school’s plea
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 12:45 AM IST
St Kabir has approached the court demanding that it be allowed to take admissions as per regulations for minority schools
Orissa High Court orders SIT probe into alleged rape of minor Dalit girl
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2019 11:00 PM IST
A minor Dalit girl in Koraput district was allegedly gang-raped by troopers of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in October 2017 in a forest, following which she committed suicide in January 2018.
Demolition drive near Chandigarh International Airport postponed till next HC hearing on December 5
By HT Correspondent | HT Correspondent, Mohali, Mohali
PUBLISHED ON NOV 04, 2019 12:45 AM IST
98 illegal properties in Babhat village were identified by a committee headed by Punjab chief secretary
HC seeks HP govt reply over delay in establishing Lokpal
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Shimla, Shimla
UPDATED ON NOV 01, 2019 10:54 PM IST
Road tender: HP high court directs PWD to issue approval to bid application
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Shimla, Shimla
PUBLISHED ON OCT 17, 2019 11:43 PM IST
The court directed the petitioner that after clearance, as per the tender notification, he shall complete the work and report compliance to the court within six months
Cannot deny maintenance if woman leaves job to care for children: Bombay HC
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2019 03:27 AM IST
The division bench of justice Akil Kureshi and justice SJ Kathawalla said that if a divorced mother decides to relinquish her full-time job to bring up her young daughter, it can hardly be grounds to deny her maintenance, more so when the husband is earning a sizeable income.
Can’t deny maintenance, if woman gives up job for bringing up children: HC
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2019 01:29 PM IST
The division bench of justice Akil Kureshi and justice SJ Kathawalla said if a single woman, a divorced mother is forced to relinquish her full time job for bringing up a young daughter, it can hardly be a ground to deny her maintenance.
Social media companies can’t escape responsibility for spread of fake news: Madras HC
By MC Rajan | Hindustan Times,
PUBLISHED ON SEP 20, 2019 07:21 PM IST
A division bench of Justices M Sathyanarayanan and N Seshasayee made it clear that after providing a platform for people to post their views and share messages, these companies cannot abdicate their responsibility for the spread of incorrect and defamatory information or fake news.
Constitution of GST Appellate Tribunals in current format unconstitutional: Madras HC
By MC Rajan | Chennai
PUBLISHED ON SEP 20, 2019 07:05 PM IST
A Division Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad, gave the judgment on two similar petitions which challenged Sections 109 and 110 of Chapter XVIII of the Central GST Act as well as the corresponding provisions in the state Act.
Bombay high court strikes down molestation case against venture capitalist
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 15, 2019 03:40 AM IST
The accused had approached the HC, pleading the court to quash the criminal proceedings filed against him, primarily on grounds of limitation.
Send notice to trust to recover damages due to encroachment of land in Navi Mumbai, high court tells MIDC
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2019 02:22 AM IST
After the demolition of the temples, Thakur filed yet another plea in the court, alleging that no action has been taken against MIDC officials, though the encroachment on their land was a fact known to its officials, up to the chief executive officer.
Bhima-Koregaon violence: HC rejects Navlakha’s petition to quash FIR
By HT Correspondent | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2019 12:47 AM IST
The court has, however, stayed the operation of the order for three weeks, to enable the activist to approach the Supreme Court (SC), and also extended interim protection from coercive action for the same period.
Bombay HC dismisses petition challenging appointment of three ministers
By K A Y Dodhiya | Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2019 11:01 PM IST
The court further held that it was for the speaker to decide on their disqualification and the HC would not interfere.
Relief for Ulhasnagar residents as 855 buildings get push for legal tag
By Sajana Nambiar | Ulhasnagar
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2019 12:12 AM IST
The Bombay high court (HC) has extended the matter of regularising the illegal structures by another six weeks after Sudhakar Deshmukh, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) commissioner, filed an affidavit in the court on September 3.
Gujarat to table second part of Nanavati report
By Press Trust of India | Ahmedabad
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 06:36 AM IST
The statement came in response to a public interest litigation filed by former IPS officer RB Sreekumar, seeking a direction to the state government to make the report public.
Bombay HC fines petitioner Rs 5 lakh, orders FIR against him for extortion
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2019 12:47 AM IST
Dombivli resident Sapan Shrivastava claimed that the ICSE and around 2,200 schools affiliated to the board were illegal as they were not approved by the human resources development (HRD) ministry.
Rajasthan HC scraps law allowing house, car to ex-CMs for life
By HT Correspondent | Jaipur
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 12:42 AM IST
The bench said the sections amounted to arrogating former chief ministers to the status of “a ruling elite” by assuring them significant largesse for life.
Madras HC slams move on Dalit crematorium
By HT Correspondent | Chennai
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2019 08:31 AM IST
The high court had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter in the wake of a video, in which the body of a Dalit man being lowered from a bridge over the Palar river for cremation, was widely circulated on social media on August 17.
Bombay high court: No stay on demolition if building is dilapidated
By Kay Dodhiya | Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2019 05:33 AM IST
On Monday, the division bench of justices SC Dharmadhikari and Gautam Patel said it will not allow petitioners to use courts granting stays as excuses to remain in dilapidated buildings.
Give details of nod for animal slaughter for Bakri Eid: HC to BMC
By K A Y Dodhiya | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2019 05:53 PM IST
The counsel for the BMC told the division bench of justices SC Dharmadhikari and Gautam Patel that the civic body had issued 850 permissions for slaughtering animals outside abattoirs and designated places for Bakri Eid.
State and Centre can’t issue guidelines on maintenance grant to wives: Bombay high court
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2019 12:47 AM IST
The bench clarified that while considering maintenance pleas, it would rely on guidelines contained in the legal provisions concerned and binding judgments of higher courts.
‘Won’t sack staff to accommodate SEBC candidates’: Maharashtra govt
By KAY Dodhiya | Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2019 03:21 AM IST
The division bench of justices Ranjit More and NJ Jamadar was hearing a petition filed by an employee of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad District Services and a few others, challenging their termination notice.
