High Courts
Madras High Court Dismisses TN Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan's Plea Challenging PMLA Proceedings By ED
The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister challenging the PMLA proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Proceedings against him. Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Sivagnanam dismissed Radhakrishnan's plea and asked him to cooperate with the investigating agency to complete the probe in the money laundering case and allow it...
Karnataka HC Charges Residents' Association Members U/S 304A IPC For Negligent Death Of Minor Who Drowned In Complex's Swimming Pool
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against the Association members of Prestige LakeSide Habitat Home Owners Association, where a minor child had slipped into the swimming pool in the apartment complex and died by drowning. Instead, the court charged them under Section 304A of the IPC.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna partly allowed...
Water Logging Near National Highways: Kerala HC Flags Lack Of Coordination Among Stakeholders, Calls For Consultation Between State, NHAI
The Kerala High Court observed that there must be consultation between the State Government and the National Highways Authority to find out a concrete solution to prevent water logging on the sides of National Highways, leading to hardships faced by those living near these highways which lacked a proper drainage mechanism.The court was considering a plea by residents of the Varappuzha...
S. 498A IPC | In-Laws Can't Be Booked Merely On Allegations That They Supported Husband Who Subjected Wife To Cruelty: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently held that merely because the complaint states that the in-laws supported the husband in subjecting her to cruelty would not mean that they have committed the offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande quashed a case of cruelty against four members of a family, all in-laws of a woman, who...
Why Is Nagpur Airport Shut Daily Since March 2024? Bombay High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance; Seeks Response From Authorities
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, earlier this month, took suo motu cognisance of the issue of the Nagpur Airport being kept shut for at least eight hours on a daily basis since March 2024.A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Abhay Mantri took cognisance of a news report in a Marathi daily on August 2, wherein it was disclosed that the operation of the Nagpur Airport was...
Bikers & Pillion Riders In Ahmedabad Must Wear Helmets: Gujarat High Court Directs State To Implement Rule Within 15 Days
Flagging various issues concerning traffic congestion in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to implement within 15 days the "mandatory requirement" of wearing of helmet by two wheeler riders including the pillion rider. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi were hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by 20...
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's First Viral Interview Glorifying Crime Was Conducted In Punjab Police Custody: SIT Tells High Court
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court has revealed that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's first interview "glorifying crime and criminals" was conducted when he was in Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) premises in Punjab's Kharar.CIA is a special branch of the Punjab Police. Bishnoi was in custody in connection with a drugs and arms case.Earlier, the...
"People In Power Should Be More Conscious": Madras HC On Minister Shobha Karandlaje's Remarks Linking Rameswaram Cafe Bombers To Tamil Nadu
"People in power should be more conscious while making statements," the Madras High Court on Wednesday said in relation to Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje's alleged remarks linking Rameshwaram Cafe bombers in Bengaluru to Tamil Nadu.Justice G Jayachadran made the oral remarks while hearing the petition filed by the Minister to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against her.The...
Coparceners Cannot Alienate Any Specific Share Of Land Belonging To Hindu Joint Family Property Other Than Their Own Share: Madhya Pradesh HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has discussed the issue of the sale of a part of land belonging to a Hindu joint family property. The court adjudicated on the question of whether a specific piece of land, not being the share of a coparcener, can be alienated. In answering the question in the negative, Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia held that:“Although a coparcener or co-sharer can alienate to...
Registering Authority Cannot Examine Subject Matter Of Sale Deed If It Does Not Have Any Defects: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has recently reiterated that in cases of registration of sale deeds, the registering authority cannot examine the nature of right, title, character of the deed's subject matter, if it is properly executed and does not have any legal or formal defects. Relying on a 2012 ruling of a coordinate bench in Dinesh Singh vs. The State of Jharkhand & Others, a single...
Allahabad HC Seeks UP Bar Council's Reply On Formulating An Insurance Scheme For All Practising Lawyers Of State
On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court asked the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council to respond to a proposal to formulate an insurance scheme for all practising lawyers in the state, including the government advocates. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla proposed that local bar associations in Uttar Pradesh could implement an insurance policy for lawyers with...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks To Know If HC Campus Overlaps Sukhna Catchment Area Where Construction Is Prohibited
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed a Technical Experts Committee to submit whether the High Court campus overlaps the Sukhna catchment area or not.The Sukhna catchment area is the surrounding demarcated region of Sukhna Lake, which is a protected site according to environmental norms. In 2020, the High Court directed the demolition of all buildings constructed in the catchment area...