The Allahabad High Court on September 23 said that criminal proceedings against encroachment on the land of Gram Sabha can be taken together under Section 67 of the Revenue Code, under Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Damage to Civil and Public Property Act. A Single Bench of Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava passed this order, while hearing an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by one Srikant, seeking to quash the charge sheet dated May 14, 2015 as well as the cognizance order dated April 6, 2016 and also the entire proceedings of case under Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1894, registered at Police Station Jigna, District Mirzapur, pending before the 4th Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Mirzapur. The records of the case indicate that the criminal proceedings were initiated, pursuant to an FIR dated March 26, 2015 lodged against the applicant, which was registered as case under Section 3/4 of PDPP ...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking phasing-out of the sale of alcohol in the State of Punjab based on certain reports obtained by it. The PIL has been filed by one legal trust. After arguing at length, the Petitioner prayed for and is permitted by the High Court to approach the respondent-authorities by filing a detailed representation as it has not done so till date. Avinit Avasthi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, submitted before the High Court that in case the petitioner does so, the respondent-authorities shall look into the matter and take a decision thereon in accordance with law. In view of the aforesaid, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli disposed of the Petition. The post Punjab and Haryana High Court disposes of PIL seeking phasing-out of alcohol sale in Punjab appeared first on India Legal . from India Legal https://ift.tt/f0HZxRz
Following in the footsteps of their counterparts in Gujarat and Telangana, the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHCAA) has raised ‘strong objection’ to the Supreme Court Collegium’s decision to transfer judges from one High Court to another. In a letter written to Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday, the organisation opposed transfer of Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice T Raja to the Rajasthan High Court, alleging that such proposals looked like the person was being disincentivised for being an efficient and decent judicial officer, holding the highest post in the state judiciary. As per MHCAA President G. Mohana Krishnan, since September 22, 2022, when Justice Raja took over as the Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court, he has maintained the highest decorum. Calling him a ‘people’s judge,’ who rendered justice irrespective of the person arguing the case, the MHCAA chief said that the transfer order just a...