High Courts
Trial Courts Not Mentioning Date Of Arrest Of Accused In Bail Order A "Significant Oversight": Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has criticized a "commonly observed" practice of Trial Courts in not mentioning the date of arrest of the accused while deciding the fate of their bail applications.In the case at hand, bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni was dealing with an order rejecting bail of the petitioners in an NDPS case, opining it as being passed in a causal manner for not mentioning the date...
Delhi High Court Quashes POCSO Charges Against 19-Yr Old Boy For Consensual Relationship With Minor Girl
The Delhi High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) against a 19-year old man for offence of rape against a 17-year old girl by taking into account the circumstances of the case, including that the accused and minor had entered into sexual relations consensually, begotten a child together and that the minor's mother had no objection to the quashing of the FIR.The Court noted...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 16-22, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 579-587]X v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 579xxx v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 580Asanul Banna v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 581T. G. Anoop v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 582Satheeshkumar B R v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 583Sheela v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 584Sajith...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Pune Serial Blasts Case After He Spent 11 Years In Jail Without Trial
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to a 42-year-old tailor, booked for allegedly conspiring and executing the serial bomb blasts in Pune in August 2012 for taking revenge of the custodial death of a terrorist of the banned Indian Mujahideen outfit.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh noted that the appellant Munib Memon has been in custody for around...
Pension Regulations For Army Applicable To Defence Security Corps Service, Delhi HC Allows Condonation Of Shortfall In Service For Pension Benefits
A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Rekha Palli & Justice Shalinder Kaur, while deciding a writ petition held that the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 are also applicable to DSC service, hence allowed the condonation of shortfall in DSC service for the pension benefits.Background Facts The employee served in the Indian Army for 23 years, from January...
Criminal Complaint Cannot Be Quashed Solely On Grounds Of Being Initiated Due To Political Vendetta: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently held that a criminal complaint cannot be quashed solely because it was initiated due to political rivalry. The court was hearing a petition for the quashing of an FIR filed against the petitioners under Section 39(1)(a) of the Himachal Pradesh Excise Act and Section 171E read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The FIR stemmed from...
Junagadh Municipal Commissioner Oblivious Of Responsibilities Under Plastic Waste Management Rules: Gujarat High Court
Taking note of an inspection report on units processing plastic waste in Junagadh, the Gujarat High Court expressing its concern said that the manner in which these units were operating without requisite permissions under the relevant Rules, made it evident that the city Municipal Commissioner was oblivious of his responsibility as the head of the municipal corporation. A division bench of...
Bombay High Court Flags Rise In Frivolous Cases Against Doctors For 'Unjust' Compensation
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court while quashing a medical negligence case against a doctor, highlighted the increased rate of bogus prosecutions initiated against medical practitioners to extract 'unjust and uncalled for' compensation.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Santosh Chapalgaonkar noted that the applicant in the case was accused of prescribing an...
'Amazed To See Shocking Approach': Punjab & Haryana HC On Police's Failure To Arrest Realtor Booked In Fraud, Intimidation Cases For 16 Yrs
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has flagged the lackadaisical approach of the Punjab Police by not arresting a Punjab relator, Jarnail Singh Bajwa for 16 years in criminal intimidation and fraud cases.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "This Court is amazed to see shocking approach of law enforcing agency as one FIR...with Police Station Kharar, dated 02.10.2008 is also pending...
Centre Notifies Elevation Of 3 Judicial Officers As Madras High Court Judges
The Centre has notified the appointment of three judicial officers as the Judges of the Madras High Court.They are :(i) Ms R Poornima,(ii) Shri M Jothiraman, and(iii) Dr (Smt) Augustine Devadoss Maria Clete.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation on September...
State Doesn't Have Vested Right To File Belated Appeal Without Explaining Reasons, Diligence Expected In Its Functioning: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently reinforced that government departments, despite their complex nature, are not entitled to special leniency when it comes to condoning delays. The court clarified that only bona fide and unintentional delays can be excused, and the State must demonstrate diligence and commitment in its functioning.In dismissing an application on the part...
Justice V Srishananda Of Karnataka High Court Expresses Regret For Objectionable Remarks
Justice V Srishananda, Judge of the Karnataka High Court who made objectionable remarks during court hearings, today expressed regret and said they were unintentional and not to hurt any individual or section of the society. As the proceedings began today at 2.30 pm, the judge read out a statement in this regard in the open court in the presence of some of the office bearers of the...