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Bengaluru Street Vendors Move High Court Against Eviction Drive, Say SC's Right To Walk Ruling Doesn't Permit Eviction Without Due Process
Fifteen street vendors, operating out of the Krishna Raja (K.R.) Market in Bengaluru, have approached the Karnataka High Court against what they describe as a 'high-handed, arbitrary and illegal' attempt by civic and police authorities to evict them from their vending spots without notice or compliance with the statutory scheme.The petitioners rely on the Street Vendors (Protection of...
AIADMK MLAs' Resignation Was Accepted After Ensuring It Was Voluntary, Suffers No Infirmity: TN Speaker To Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker, JCD Prabhakar, on Monday (August 17), informed the Madras High Court that he had accepted the resignation of six MLAs belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), after being satisfied that their resignations were voluntary. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a plea filed by...
'Honorarium' Cannot Be Used To Deny Dignified Wages: Bombay High Court Directs Minimum Wages For Community Health Volunteers
The Bombay High Court has held that Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) engaged by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai are entitled to receive minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for the hours of duty performed by them. The Court further held that mere branding of the remuneration paid to CHVs as honorarium, or describing them as volunteers, cannot deny them the status...
'Serious Issue': Bombay High Court Initiates Suo Motu PIL Over Water Shortage At Mumbai University Girl's Hostel
The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 17) took suo motu cognisance of the "acute water shortage" being faced by the University of Mumbai's Madam Cama Girl's Hostel situated in the city's posh Churchgate area. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad initiated the suo motu proceedings after coming across news reports carried by two leading...
Calcutta High Court To Hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Challenging Alleged Freeze Of Personal Bank Account
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the alleged freezing of his personal bank account by a private bank, claiming that the action was taken without following the prescribed procedure.Justice Krishna Rao agreed to hear the matter on Wednesday, August 19, after directing...
Non-Supply Of RTI Information After Election Results Is Not 'Corrupt Practice' U/S 123(7) Of RP Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that non-supply of information sought under the RTI Act after the declaration of election results does not constitute assistance for furthering the prospects of a candidate's election and therefore cannot constitute a corrupt practice under Section 123(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Court observed that the election petition must...
Liquor Policy Case: Delhi High Court Grants Time To Arvind Kejriwal, Others To Respond To CBI's Plea Against Discharge, Arguments From October
The Delhi High Court on Monday (August 17) granted a final opportunity to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and various others to respond to CBI's written submissions in the agency's plea challenging the former's discharge in the excise policy corruption case.The Court has listed the case for hearing CBI's arguments in October. Previously the high court had granted final opportunity...
Unarmed ATM Caretakers' Job Profile Does Not Qualify As Security Work: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the job profile of unarmed personnel employed as ATM caretakers, involving maintaining cleanliness and keeping an overall watch over ATMs, does not qualify as security work.Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) made the observation while quashing an order directing the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay ₹44.23 lakh towards alleged short payment of minimum wages to...
Orissa High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Police Atrocities On Tribal Villagers Resisting Mining Project In Rayagada
The Orissa High Court has sought a joint spot verification report from the Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) along with Sarpanches of two affected villages of Rayagada district in an alleged case of police atrocities against tribal villagers, including a pregnant woman, over their protests opposing a mining project in the locality.Taking note of the...
Right To Property | Conditions Not Imposed While Approving Building Plan Can't Be Added Later For Occupancy Certificate: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that municipal authorities cannot impose the post-facto condition of executing a Relinquishment Deed for land without consideration, as a prerequisite for granting an Occupancy Certificate (OC), especially when such a condition was not imposed at the time of sanctioning the building license. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 290]The single judge bench of Justice B.M....
DNA Test Can't Be Ordered To Prove Bigamy When Paternity Is Not Directly In Issue: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that a DNA test for paternity of the child does not have any bearing in determining the offence of bigamy. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 390] Justice Momhammed Shaffiq held that a DNA test could be ordered only when there is an eminent need for the same. The court added that the offence of bigamy was not one warranting a DNA analysis. “From a reading of...
