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Date Of Complaint Relevant For Determining Limitation U/S 468 CrPC To Prosecute An Offence, Date Of Cognizance Immaterial: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that in a complaint where the offence is punishable with a maximum sentence of three years, the limitation for filing the complaint u/s 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code, is one year from the date of occurrence of the cause of action and any complaint filed beyond that period is not maintainable.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the...
Mizoram Govt Not Taking Effective Steps To Improve Prison Conditions Despite Availability Of Funds: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently granted four weeks to the State of Mizoram to clarify its position regarding the scheduled start and completion of work for improving the conditions of prisons in the State.The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Michael Zothankhuma sitting at Aizawl observed,“We expect that the State Government shall come with a concrete proposal...
Show Cause Notice Does Not Provide Any Clue Why Petitioner's GST Registration To Be Cancelled ; Delhi HC sets aside Show Cause Notice
The Delhi High Court held that the purpose of issuing a show cause notice is to enable a noticee to respond to the allegations based on which an adverse order is proposed. Hence, the High Court quashed the order as well as SCN observing that the SCN is not intelligible as it does not specify the reason for cancelling the petitioner's GST registration. The Division Bench of...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 2 - September 8, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 121-128]Dr.Rajeshkumar Somabhai Katara, Asst.Professor Microbiology Versus State Of Gujarat & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 121Vishalkumar Kanubhai Patel Versus High Court Of Gujarat 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 122Labhshankar Duryodhan Maheshwari Versus State Of Gujarat 2024 LiveLaw (Guj) 123Kalpesh Vaghabhai Chaudhary Versus State Of Gujarat & Anr....
Kerala High Court Declines To Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Man Booked For Uploading Allegedly Objectionable Video Against Nuns
The Kerala High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings initiated against a man booked for allegedly publishing a video stating that nuns are the concubines of priests and bishops on YouTube and Facebook.The prosecution alleged that the video was published on June 01, 2020, with the intent to hurt and insult the religious feelings of nuns. It is alleged that the petitioner...
"Excess Pension Was Paid From Public Money": Patna High Court Denies Widow's Plea, Upholds Bank's Recovery Of Overpaid Pension
The Patna High Court recently ruled in favour of the State Bank of India's right to recover an excess amount of Rs. 8.63 Lakhs that was mistakenly paid to a widow pensioner over several years. The woman's late husband had retired as an Auditor in 1998, and she had been receiving an enhanced family pension since his death in 2002. The State Bank of India (SBI) later discovered that she...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt On PIL To Formulate 'UP Transgender Policy'
The Allahabad High Court has sought the replies of the Union of India, the State of U.P., and various ministries and departments under the Union and state government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea, among other things, seeking the formulation of Uttar Pradesh Transgender Policy. The PIL plea filed by the 'Kinnar Shakti Foundation' (through its president, Shubham Gautam)...
Karnataka High Court To Conduct In-Camera Hearing Of Prajwal Revanna's Bail And Anticipatory Bail Pleas In Rape Cases
The Karnataka High Court on Monday said it would hear in-camera the bail and anticipatory bail applications filed by suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of rape and sexual assault.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said “This will be heard in-camera, it cannot be heard in open court. We will secure the order and do it (hear in-camera). It should not...
Accused's Fundamental Right To Liberty Includes Right To Participate In Significant Family Events: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court granted permission to an accused charged for attempt to murder and under the Arms Act, to travel abroad to attend his daughter's engagement ceremony.The bench of Justice Arun Monga set aside the order of Sessions Judge that had dismissed the application filed by the accused to this effect and held that despite being an accused, the petitioner still had the...
ANI Files Copyright Infringement Suit Before Delhi High Court Against Producers Of Netflix Series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack'
Asia News International (ANI) has filed a copyright infringement suit before the Delhi High Court against the producers of Netflix series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack”.The matter was heard today by Justice Mini Pushkarna and notice has been issued to the producers of the show. The court has directed that replies be filed on ANI's application seeking interim relief within two days. The...
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Supporting 'Hamas' On 'X' And Opposing Indian Govt For Backing Israel
The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a man who allegedly expressed his support for 'Hamas' on the social media platform 'X' (formerly Twitter) while showing his resentment towards the Indian government for backing Israel. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain granted bail to accused Gosh Mohammad, is in jail in the present matter since October 2023, and all the alleged...
Public Service Commission Can't Demand Gazette Notification To Resolve Caste Name Discrepancy, Certificate From Revenue Sufficient: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that the Public Service Commission cannot require an applicant to provide a gazette notification to address discrepancies in caste name, to prove that the applicant belongs to a community different from the one listed on their Secondary School Leaving Certificate.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K.Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar on referring...