High Courts
Pulling Woman's Hair, Pushing Her During Quarrel Doesn't Outrage Her Modesty: Bombay HC Grants Relief To 5 Followers Of Bageshwar Baba
The Bombay High Court on Monday said that merely pulling hair or pushing a woman during a quarrel does not amount to outraging her modesty as there must be an 'intention' to outrage her modesty.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan refused to direct Mumbai Police to invoke section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against five men - Abhijit Karanjule,...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 29 To August 04, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 852 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 876NOMINAL INDEXLoreal India vs. Rajesh Kumar Taneja Trading 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 852 Resident Doctors Association, AIIMS (Rishikesh) & Ors. v. Ram Kishan Yadav alias Swami Ramdev & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 853 Krishan Kumar & Anr Vs Shakuntla Agency Pvt Ltd 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 854 Sharad Bhansali & Anr. Vs Mukesh...
Jharkhand High Court Denies Bail in Rs 781.39 Crore GST Fraud Case Involving Fake Firms and Bogus Invoices
The Jharkhand High Court has rejected the bail application of a man involved in a massive GST fraud case of Rs. 781.39 crores and accused of orchestrating a large-scale fake GST invoice scam.The accused, Sumit Gupta, alleged to be the mastermind behind the creation and operation of 135 bogus firms, was charged with causing a massive financial loss of Rs. 781.39 crores to the government...
High Court Sets Aside Removal Of Jagraon Municipality President, Says 'Honest Exercise' Of Power Is Not 'Abuse Of Power' Even If Erroneous
Observing that "an honest exercise of power, though it may be erroneous, is not an abuse of power", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the order to remove the President of Punjab's Jagraon Municipal Corporation.The president was removed on allegations of abuse of power by issuing appointment letters to selected contractual employees prior to the programme being fixed...
'Unsuccessful Bidders Making Mountains Out Of Molehills': J&K High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Tender Of Rooftop Solar Schemes
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a challenge to the Rooftop Solar Schemes (RTS) tender process. In a strong rebuke, the court rejected claims made by unsuccessful bidders who had exaggerated minor technical or procedural issues to justify judicial intervention.Emphasising its determination to protect the tender process from such unwarranted interference a bench of...
Calcutta High Court Detains Panamanian Ship For Alleged Supply Of Damaged Goods, Orders Deposit Of ₹7 Crores For Its Release
The Calcutta High Court in an urgent hearing on Saturday evening, directed the detention of a vessel bearing the flag of Panama, namely M.V. PH GIANG MINH for the alleged supply of damaged goods in an admiralty suit by Emami Paper Mills Limited.The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Arindam Mukherjee.It was claimed that the the plaintiff purchased 8000 MT of Bleached Hardwood,...
Complainant Being Social Worker Should Have Complained Against Sexual Assault Without Much Delay: Kerala HC Stays Proceedings In Rape Case
The Kerala High Court has allowed a plea to quash the final report and stay further proceedings in a case of rape. The Court observed that the complainant being a social worker ought to have raised a complaint against the alleged sexual assault without much delay. Reportedly, there was a delay of three and a half months in filing the F.I.R.Justice A. Badharudeen observed:“The...
Not State Under Article 12, Not Doing Public Duty: Aided Minority Schools To Gujarat HC In Plea Against Centralised Recruitment Of Teachers
Various linguistic and religious minority schools told the Gujarat High Court on Monday that even though they are given aid by the government, it would not make them 'State' as understood under Article 12 of the Constitution of India as they are not carrying out any public duty. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi was hearing a batch of petitions moved...
No Premeditation: Bombay High Court Quashes Attempt To Murder Charge Against Man Booked For Pouring Rat Poison In Wife's Mouth During Quarrel
The Bombay High Court has acquitted a man from charges of attempt to murder holding that his act of pouring poison in the mouth of his wife during a quarrel was not 'premeditated' and thus can be punished under charges of attempt to culpable homicide.Single-judge Justice Sarang Kotwal while acquitting one Namdeo Chormule noted that he was convicted by a court in Solapur for pouring rat poison...
Couple Divorced By Mutual Consent Can Marry Again But Cannot Challenge Divorce Decree In Appeal Under HMA: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an appeal against the dissolution of marriage by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) would not be maintainable on the ground that the couple wants to live together as husband and wife again.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "Permitting parties to subsequently retract their sworn statements...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 29 - August 4, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 291 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 298 NOMINAL INDEX Thejo Engineering Limited Versus The Deputy Director of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 291 Vipul Kumar Tulsian and anr vs M/s.Sundaram Finance Ltd, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 292 Larsen & Toubro Limited vs M/s.Texmo Pipes and Products Limited, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 293 The Secretary, Tamilnadu...
Writ Court Has Jurisdiction Over Non-Statutory Contractual Dispute If State Acts Arbitrarily: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the Writ Court does not always lack jurisdiction to address disputes involving a 'State' entity under Article 12 when it enters into a purely contractual relationship with a private party.The High Court was considering a writ appeal filed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) challenging the order in the writ petition that directed them to...