High Courts
Rajasthan High Court Grants Custody Of 2-Yr-Old Child To Widow Who Was Accused Of Abetting Husband's Suicide By In-Laws
Rajasthan High Court allowed a habeas corpus petition filed in relation to a 2-year-old by a widowed mother, accused of abetting the suicide of her husband by in-laws.The division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Bhuwan Goyal ruled that mother being the natural guardian and in sound financial position as opposed to the respondent-grandparents was entitled to the child's custody....
Lok Adalat Promotes Social Harmony, Its Award Can't Be Challenged On Technical Grounds Unless Fraud Or Mischief Established: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the validity of awards passed by National Lok Adalat cannot be challenged only on technical count, unless it is established on record that any fraud or mischief was involved.“It is clear that the award passed by the Lok Adalat shall be final and the same cannot be assailed in a routine manner, before the Writ Court unless allegation of fraud are there...
Film Director Ranjith Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
Film director Ranjith has moved an anticipatory bail application before the Kerala High Court over sexual abuse allegations made against him after the publication of Justice Hema Committee Report, which deals with issues (including sexual demands) faced by women in the Malayalam film industry.The bail application has been moved based on allegations filed by a Bengali actress alleging...
[Espionage Case] Gujarat HC Denies Bail To Ex-Pakistani Citizen Accused Of Transmitting WhatsApp Based Malware To Airforce Personnel
The Gujarat High Court has recently rejected the regular bail plea of a man, a former Pakistani citizen who later obtained Indian citizenship, in connection with an alleged espionage case. A single judge bench of Justice MR Mengdey in its order said, that from the record of the case it appeared that on April 3, 2023, a witness in the matter, "who was working in the Airforce", stationed at...
Separating 7-Yr-Old From Mother & Handing Over To Father Settled In Dubai Not In Child's Best Interest Irrespective Of Father's Finances: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the far better financial condition of a father cannot be the decisive factor in affirming that the child's welfare would be best assured if the minor's custody was handed over to the father.The division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Shubha Mehta was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by a father who was alleging...
UPVAT| "Vitamins And Minerals Pre-Mix" Are Unclassified Goods, Do Not Fall Under "Ores And Minerals", "Drugs And Medicines" Or "Chemicals": Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the finding of the Commercial Tax Tribunal holding that "vitamins and minerals pre-mix" are unclassified goods, do not fall under "ores and minerals", "drugs and medicines" or "chemicals” under Schedule II of the U.P. Value Added Tax Act, 2008. Challenging the order of the Commercial Tax Tribunal, counsel for revisionist-assesee argued that...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Release Of Kangana Ranaut's Film 'Emergency'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sent notices to the Central Government and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in a Public Interest Litigation challenging the impending release of the film 'Emergency,' starring Kangana Ranaut. The petitioners, Jabalpur Sikh Sangat and Guru Singh Sabha Indore claim that the film contains scenes that violate the fundamental rights of the...
J&K High Court Reassigns Habeas Corpus, NIA Cases To Special Division Bench
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued a notice reassigning habeas corpus and National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases to a newly constituted Special Division Bench. The notice states that these cases will now be heard by a Special Division Bench comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Mohammad Akram Chowdhary.Previously, Justice Atul Sreedharan was assigned to handle...
Delhi High Court Denies Interim Bail To PFI Chairman Under UAPA, Says Accused Yields Wide Influence
The Delhi High Court denied interim bail to the Chairman of the Popular Front of India (PFI), charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, who sought bail to meet his wife suffering from mental health disorder due to their daughter's death.A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Sharma were considering the appeal of O.M.A. Salam, PFI Chairman...
Mere Transcripts Not Proof Of Voice In Tape-Records: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that mere transcript of a tape record is not proof that the voice so recorded is of the accused.The bench of Justice Birendra Kumar referred to the Apex Court decision in Ziyauddin Burhanuddin Bukhari v Brijmohan Ramdass Mehra & Ors. where it was held that the tape records of speeches fall under the category of “Documents” under the Indian...
Gujarat HC Directs Re-Evaluation Of Results For Court Assistant Exam After Minor Error In OMR Sheets, Orders Rectification Efforts
The Gujarat High Court has mandated a reevaluation of the examination results for two candidates who participated in the Assistant exam for the Subordinate Courts of Gujarat. This decision follows the candidates' appeal concerning their performance in the elimination test held in July 2023, after they made a minor but significant error on their OMR answer sheets. Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati...
No Element Of Misstatement And Intention To Evade Payment Of Service Tax: Gauhati High Court Quashes Demand & Penalty
Finding that the Assessee company had provided every detail regarding availment of CENVAT Credit in the ST-3 Returns, and the same was considered by the Central Excise Commissioner, the Gauhati High Court held that the fact of wilful misstatement or suppression should specifically be mentioned in the show-cause notice. Since the Department had not misstated any fact with intent to...