High Court Archives

The writ petitions were directed against the verdicts made by the Central Administrative Tribunal, wherein the Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the petitions filed by workmen against low pay scale.

The Court, while considering the well-settled position of law through various precedents observed that alternate remedy available ought to be exhausted under the SARFAESI Act before approaching the Court under Article 226.

Fourteen NEET aspirants were allowed by the Delhi High Court to physically inspect their OMR sheets at the office of the National Testing Agency (NTA). This was pursuant to a Petition apprehending tampering with answer sheets.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even in those cases which are not compoundable, but such power is to be exercised sparingly and with great caution.

The Delhi High Court issued the summons in a suit by the owner of Amul trademark, GCMMF. The video used Amul’s trademark while showing torture and cruelty to cows.

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Petition Challenging Transfer of Candidates From Reserved to General Category.

The Bombay HC held that the Procedure for Claiming Juvenility Can Be Invoked at Any Stage Even After Final Disposal of Case.

Around 3,000 to 5,000 Nurses of AIIMS went on an indefinite strike over several demands on December 14, due to which AIIMS approached the High Court of Delhi and sought a direction to restrain the strike. The Delhi HC in this regard restrained the strikes.

The Gujarat HC in this case held that Seized Articles Not Claimed by Parties Can Be Directed by Court to Be Sold or Auctioned.

The Bench directed the state to deposit the compensation amount within 45 days from the date of order. The court also stated that the state was allowed to ask the accused to pay the compensation amount if it wanted to and to proceed against the respondents, the Police Commissioner at the time of relevance, and the Sub-Inspector of Police.