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High Court Restrains Media From Publishing Details Mentioned In Chargesheet Filed Against Murder-Accused Kannada Actor Darshan
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday by way of an ex-parte interim order restrained the media from broadcasting, printing or publishing any details from the chargesheet filed by the police against Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa who is an accused in a murder case, till next date of hearing.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order on a plea filed by Darshan...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Husband Accused In Wife's Dowry Death, Cites Delay & Inconsistencies Between Dying Declarations
Rajasthan High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against an acquittal order passed 35 years ago in an alleged case of murder owing to unfulfilled dowry demands. The court noted that the implicating dying declaration was made 16 days after the first dying declaration and consequently the report was also lodged after an inordinate delay of 16 days after the incident.The division bench of...
Choosing To Waive Inspection For All Tender-Applicants Not Malafide Or Arbitrary, Not Subject To Writ Jurisdiction: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that the 'Sal' Purchase Committee choosing to waive inspection for all applicants during the tender process cannot be said to be mala fide or arbitrary. It was held that such waiver was not amenable to challenge under the writ jurisdiction.Clause 6(g) of the tender document provides that “The technical bids will be evaluated on the basis of scrutiny...
Question Of Paying Maintenance To Parents Doesn't Depend On How Much Property Has Been Given To Children: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the question of a child paying maintenance to their parents does not depend on how much property was given to the child by the parents and that it is the duty of children to maintain their parents.A bench of Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was dealing with a writ petition challenging a maintenance order under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and...
Local Sales Assessment Does Not Exempt Assessee From Inter-State Sales Tax Claims, Rules Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that local sales assessment does not exempt assessee from inter-State Sales tax claims. The Bench consists of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sanjay Vashisth observed that “merely because the concerned respective States has assessed the assessee/petitioner for the local sales, it cannot absolve itself from the claim...
Order In Section 9 Of Arbitration Act Based On Settlement Is Enforceable As Decree : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar has held that an order passed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, based on a settlement agreement, is enforceable as a decree in accordance with Section 36 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Section 36 of the CPC pertains to the "Application to orders" and addresses the execution of decrees and orders....
Gujarat High Court Seeks State Bar Council's Stand In Plea By 29 Law Graduates Against Non Enrolment In The Roll Of Advocates
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (September 9) sought the stand of the Bar Council of Gujarat in a plea moved by several law graduates seeking a direction to the state bar body for their enrolment on the roll of advocates, subject to them passing the All India Bar Exam(AIBE). A single judge bench of Justice Sangeeta K Vishen issued notice to the respondents including the Bar Council of...
Delhi High Court Rejects Somnath Bharti's Prayer To Preserve Burnt Memory Of EVMs Used In LS Polls In Plea Against BJP's Bansuri Swaraj's Election
The Delhi High Court has rejected the prayer of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti seeking a direction upon the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide him with the burnt memory of all 1489 EVMs used in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from New Delhi Parliamentary Constituency.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was dealing with Bharti's plea challenging Swaraj's election on the...
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Sameer Mahendru, Chanpreet Singh In ED Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to businessman Sameer Mahendru and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteer Chanpreet Singh Rayat in the money laundering case connected to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed the bail pleas filed by Mahendru and Rayat. In October last year, a coordinate bench had refused to grant bail to Mahendru on medical grounds. It is...
Distressing To See Women Dealing With Unwanted Pregnancies Alone: Bombay High Court Mulls Over Mechanism To Ensure Accountability Of Partners
The Bombay High Court last week expressed 'disturbance' over the predicament of young women, who are 'compelled' to move the court to get their 'unwanted' pregnancies terminated medically and in all this, the court said it is only the women who 'suffer' and not their 'partners.'Therefore, to provide 'succour' to such women, the division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale...
Maintenance Tribunals Cannot Cancel Gift Deeds Merely On 'Vague Allegations' Of Senior Citizens Against Their Children: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that a Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot cancel the 'gift deed' executed by a parent merely on the 'vague' allegations of 'non-maintenance' of the senior citizen by their children or the person, whom they have 'gifted' their property.Single-judge Justice RM Joshi on August 29 quashed...