Civil Court Jurisdiction Prevails Over Revenue Authorities In Property Disputes: J&K&L High Court Quashes Revenue Orders

Reaffirming the legal principle that civil courts exercise superior and overriding jurisdiction over revenue authorities in disputes involving title, possession, or civil rights over immovable property, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed three revenue orders passed against a landowner.Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal emphasised that when a civil suit is already pending on...

Public Appeals For Organ Donors 'Contrary' To Law: Kerala High Court Told As Advisory Committee Recommends Anonymous Online Donor Platform

The Transplantation Advisory Committee constituted under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act has recently informed the Kerala High Court that public appeals calling for Organ Donors are contrary to law under the Transplantation Act and has recommended the creation of an Anonymous Online Donor Platform. The submissions were made before the division bench comprising Chief...

Influencer Regulation, Aadhar Linked Digital IDs: Rajasthan High Court Issues Sweeping Directions For Cyber Safety Reforms

The Rajasthan High Court has issued a bunch of directions to different State departments to handle the issue of cyber crimes, artificial intelligence as well as deep fake, for ensuring digital safety and security of the residents.The bench of Justice Ravi Chirania was hearing bail applications of two young adults who were accused of impersonating themselves as Sub-Inspectors to an elderly...

SC/ST Act | No Compensation In Cases Where Victims Turn Hostile And Amicably Settle With Accused: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 1), held that compensation cannot be granted under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, when the victim turns hostile and amicably settles with the accused. The bench of Justice Pranay Verma emphasized that the Act of 1989 was intended to deter atrocities against the members of the Scheduled Tribe...

'Disability Presumed Attributable To Service Unless Proved Otherwise': J&K&L High Court Upholds Disability Pension For Soldier

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that once a soldier is enrolled in a medically fit condition and subsequently develops disabilities during service, the disability is presumed attributable to or aggravated by service unless the Army proves otherwise.The court said that the Army cannot deny disability pension on the basis of a one-line or cryptic “neither attributable to nor aggravated...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Consumer Commission Orders Against Bank & Jute Corporation In Jute Loan Dispute

The Calcutta High Court has set aside concurrent findings of the District, State and National Consumer Commissions, which had held the Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank and the Jute Corporation of India (JCI) liable for deficiency in service in connection with jute-pledge loans availed by farmers.Justice Debangsu Basak disposed of eight revisional applications filed by the farmers, the bank,...

'Invested Substantial Savings': Delhi High Court Permits Redemption Of Labourer's Gold Bar Seized By Customs

The Delhi High Court recently permitted a labourer, working in the middle-east, to redeem gold bars confiscated by the Customs Department, after a four-year delay.In doing so, a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar took note of the Petitioner's financial status, which purportedly prevented him from paying the redemption fine in time.“Bearing in mind the fact that...

NRI Entitled To Bring Personal Jewellery/Watch For Re-Export: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Rolex Seized At Airport

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Customs Department to release the high-value Rolex watch of a NRI, citing Supreme Court's ruling in Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Pushpa Lekhumal Tolani (2017).In the said judgment, the top court had held that foreign tourists are allowed to bring into India jewellery even of substantial value provided it is meant to be taken out of India with...

Executive Can't Enforce DV Order: Gauhati High Court Quashes Annulment Of Husband's Land Possession Certificate

The Gauhati High Court quashed an order passed by appellate authority under Arunachal Pradesh government's land management department which had cancelled a land possession certificate issued to a husband, based on alleged violation of interim order by the trial court in favour of his estranged wife under domestic violence act. In doing so the court observed that the appellate authority lacked...

Kerala High Court Asks NHAI To Produce Contractual Timeline For NH-544 Work After Reports Of Delay In Construction

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (02 December) directed the National Highways Authority of India to report the time period prescribed in its agreement with the Contractor for the completion of National Highway stretch in NH-544. The division bench comprising Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V Menon were considering the writ petition regarding traffic congestion...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Complaint Against Minister KJ George, BESCOM Officials Over Alleged Irregularities In Smart Meter Procurement

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 2) quashed a private complaint by BJP leaders against State Energy Minister KJ George and BESCOM officials, alleging irregularities in the issuance of tender regarding procurement and installation of smart electric meters in the State.Allowing George's plea Justice M I Arun said “Petitions are allowed. Consequently the proceedings pending before...

Jammu & Kashmir Deputy CM Files Defamation Suit Before Delhi High Court Seeking Removal Of Objectionable Content

Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court seeking removal of objectionable content against him on social media. The matter was heard briefly on Tuesday (December 2) by Justice Amit Bansal who asked Choudhary to implead the uploaders of the content as defendants in his suit. Choudhary's counsel informed the...