High Courts
Delhi High Court Directs E-Commerce Platforms To Block Listing Of Counterfeit EBC Books
In an interim injunction suit, the Delhi High Court has directed e-commerce platforms including Amazon and Flipkart to block the listing of counterfeited books of 'Eastern Book Company' (EBC) from their websites.EBC is one of the leading publishers of legal textbooks, commentaries and law reports authored by legal luminaries. The counterfeit/pirated books under the names 'Eastern Book...
Bombay High Court Declines To Order Certification Of 'Emergency' Movie, Cites Judicial Propriety Amidst Ongoing Proceedings Before MP HC
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide by September 18, the representations, if any made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat or any other group or individual, objecting to the release of the controversial film Emergency.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla opined that the CBFC has no powers to get into...
Voluntary Resignation Results In Forfeiture Of Past Service, Employee Not Entitled To Pension Benefits: Gauhati High Court
A single judge bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising of Justice Kardak Ete, while deciding writ petition held that an employee is not entitled to pensionary benefits if they submit a voluntary resignation, which results in the forfeiture of their past service. Background Facts The employee joined the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as a Constable on August 6, 2000. He...
Wrong Description Of Property In Non-Mortgage Suits Not Grounds For Dismissal Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC: J&K High Court Clarifies
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has clarified that under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), a suit cannot be dismissed merely due to the improper or incorrect description of immovable property, except in cases involving mortgage suits.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani emphasized that this requirement is not mandatory in other suits, thereby offering...
Accused Charged Under Wildlife Protection Act Walk Around With Pride Because Of Delay In Concluding Trial: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday orally said that offences under the Wildlife Protection Act should not be kept pending for long and trials against the accused should be completed expeditiously.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, observed thus while dismissing a petition filed by accused Abdul Rehman and others who were booked in 2008, for killing a spotted deer in...
No Direct Involvement In Crime: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To "Child In Conflict With Law" Accused Of Abetting Suicide
The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a 'child in conflict of law' (CCL) accused of allegedly "abetting the commission of suicide" of four deceased persons while observing that he had no direct involvement for the court to "consider criminal culpability". In doing so the court in its order, also considered the applicability of Section 54 BNS (Abettor present when offence is...
Source Of Promotion No Grounds To Deny Benefits To Employee Similarly Situated With Other Employees Upon Regularization: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court on Tuesday (Sep.3) observed that a source of promotion cannot be a factor in discriminating amongst the employees who were promoted to a new cadre or regularized in the service. “At the outset, it is trite that when an employee is promoted to a new cadre or regularized in the services; there cannot be any discrimination on the basis of the source from which the...
Jail Staff Shares 'Vicarious Inculpability' With Prisoners In Unauthorised Possession Of Mobile Phones: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court said that jail staff share "vicarious inculpability" with prisoners found in unauthorised possession of mobile phones in prison.A five-judge bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur, Justice Deepak Sibal, Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta and Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said, "...only with the active complicity of the jail staff, the...
Kerala High Court Reassures KSRTC Pensioners That Pension Will Be Paid On Time, Warns Govt Of Contempt Proceedings
The Kerala High Court when apprised of the news about the suicide of a KSRTC retiree, urged the pensioners not to take steps which are irrational and unnecessary. The Court reassured them that it is now handling the matter and will make sure that pensions are paid within the time frames fixed by the Court.Justice Devan Ramachandran said that he would decide whether to initiate suo motu...
'Highest Respect & Regard For Tamil Nadu': Minister Shobha Karandlaje Apologises In High Court For Linking Rameswaram Café Bombers To TN
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje who was in the eye of the storm for her comments linking the Rameswaram Café bombers to the state of Tamil Nadu has filed an affidavit in the Madras High Court apologizing for her remarks. The affidavit was filed in a plea seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against her following the remarks. The allegation against Shobha is that in...
Leniency Towards Habitual Offenders Diminishes Effect Of Legal Sanctions: Rajasthan HC Rejects Bail Of Journalist Booked For Blackmail, Extortion
Rajasthan High Court has denied bail to a habitual offender, who was alleged to have misused his name as a journalist by threatening innocent people with reputational harm and business disruption to illegally extort money from them by blackmailing.The bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni observed that in such cases victims often did not come forward to file an FIR since they fear...
No Requirement Of Educational Qualification To Contest Polls As MP, MLA: Punjab & Haryana HC Reflects On Dr Rajendra Prasad's "Regret"
The Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that although 75 years have passed since the adoption of the constitution, to date, the "regret" of India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad in not mandating a minimum qualification to become Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLA) or Members of Parliament (MP) or a cabinet minister has not been addressed.Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu referred to...