High Courts
'We Don't Frame System Of Money Transfers': Delhi High Court On PIL Seeking 'Uniform Banking Code' To Regulate Foreign Exchange Transactions
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Union Government to treat as representation a public interest litigation moved by Advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking implementation of a "Uniform Banking Code" for Foreign Exchange Transactions.A division bench comprising Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the Centre to decide the...
Madras High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Regulation Of Content On OTT Platforms
The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Central Government on a plea directing the Government to immediately intervene and take appropriate steps to regulate and publish movies, web series, serials, and other programs broadcasted on the OTT website as per the current censorship system and regulate OTT platforms. The bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice Victoria Gowri...
Provision To Direct Interim Compensation Under NI Act Is Discretionary, Financial Distress On Accused Must Be Considered: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court made it clear that the provision under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instrument Act (NI Act) is not mandatory but discretionary in nature and parameters including financial distress which the accused will have to bear need to be considered before passing an order.According to Section 143A of the NIA the Court trying an offence under section 138 may order...
Plea Against Election Of SP's Mohanlalganj MP For Allegedly Seeking Votes On Religious, Caste Lines: Allahabad HC Issues Notice
On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court issued notice on a plea challenging the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections to the Mohanlalganj Constituency, wherein Samajwadi Party's candidate RK Chaudhary emerged victorious. A bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh issued MP Chaudhary a notice on the election plea moved by an elector of the Mohanlalganj, a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in...
Prajwal Revanna Video 'Not Morphed', Voice Sample 'Similar' As Per FSL: Survivor To Karnataka HC Against Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case
Opposing a fresh anticipatory bail plea moved by suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna–an accused in a rape and sexual assault case, the complainant woman told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that the FSL report on the video– in which Revanna has been allegedly "caught"– states that it is not morphed but genuine.Urging the court to deny bail, the woman's counsel...
'Justice Is Blind But Judges Are Not Sightless': Orissa HC Warns Lawyer For Submitting Fake Certificate To Show Juvenility Of Murder Convict
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday dropped the contempt proceedings against the brother-in-law of a murder convict for submitting forged school transfer certificate to take the plea of juvenility on his behalf, who is serving life sentence.Giving serious warning to the lawyer for facilitating the same, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash held that...
"Revising Committee Suggested Some More Cuts To Makers": CBFC Tells Bombay High Court On Release Of Kangana Ranaut Starrer 'Emergency'
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that its revising committee has suggested some cuts to the makers of the controversial film "Emergency" and only then the film starring BJP lawmaker Kangana Ranaut, can be released.However, Zee Studios, the co-producer of the film, urged the division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh...
Karnataka High Court Declines Urgent Hearing Of PIL Against Rahul Gandhi Over 'Mass Rape' Remark On Prajwal Revanna
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to hear urgently a public interest litigation filed seeking action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making alleged objectionable comments during a public speech, stating that 'mass rape' had been committed by former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind refused to issue notice on...
Pension Is Not Charity By State To Employees But Its Duty: P&H High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost For Denying Pension To Widow For 12 Yrs
The Punjab & Haryana High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) for denying pension to a widow for over 12 years, observing that, "the pension and pensionary benefits including a family pension is not a charity done by the State and it is a duty of the State" to provide the same.Justice...
Allahabad High Court Questions UP Govt Over Protocol For Using 'Honourable' Title For State Officials
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to apprise the Court if there is any protocol about officials of the State who are entitled to prefix or have the word "Honourable" prefixed along with their designations or names. In this regard, a bench of Justice JJ Munir has sought an affidavit of the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, UP, Lucknow. The...
Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row: Delhi High Court Seeks Status Of Proceedings Pending Before Allahabad HC
The Delhi High Court on Thursday listed for hearing on October 09 the petition filed by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy regarding the issue of citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Union Government's counsel to obtain the copy of the petition pending on...
Breaking | Bombay High Court Allows Kunal Kamra's Plea, Strikes Down 2023 Amendment To IT Rules On 'Fact Check Units'
After receiving the 'opinion' of "tie-breaker" Judge, the Bombay High Court division bench today declared amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, "unconstitutional" and struck down the said amendment, which allowed the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and false" information about its business, being circulated on digital platforms. The bench of Justices...