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Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Reply On Effective Implementation Of GOs Banning Chinese Manjha Across State
The Allahabad High Court has sought the responses of the Home Department and Department of Environment in the State of UP to apprise the court about the mechanisms in place for the effective implementation of government orders that prohibit the manufacture, storage, use, and sale of synthetic Manjha, lead-coated nylon kite strings (patang dori), and Chinese Manjha in the state. The...
[POCSO Act] Kerala High Court Awards 20-Yr Sentence To Father Convicted For Repeatedly Raping Minor Daughter Over Two Years
The Kerala High Court has convicted and sentenced an accused, the father of the minor daughter, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping and committing penetrative sexual assault upon the minor victim. The Court passed the above order in the appeal filed by the accused challenging the order of the Special Judge for the trial of offences under the POCSO Act. The Special...
Co-Accused Can't Be Implicated U/S 149 IPC If There Is No Meeting Of Mind Concerning Any Common Object: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that when the other co-accused were not present at the scene and when there was no meeting of mind concerning any common object, the co-accused could not be implicated under Section 149 IPC. For context, Section 149 IPC makes every person who is a member of unlawful assembly at the time of committing the offence guilty of that offence. A...
Karnataka High Court Temporarily Stays Look-Out Circular Against Developer Sushil P Mantri And His Family Members
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed that the look-out notice issued against Developer Sushil P Mantri and his family members be kept in abeyance and not acted upon.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order on the petitioner filed by Mantri. It took into consideration that all further proceedings in the criminal cases registered against the petitioners...
Kerala High Court Constitutes Special Bench To Hear Cases Arising Out Of Justice Hema Committee Report
The Kerala High Court has constituted a special bench consisting of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C S Sudha to hear cases relating to the Justice Hema Committee Report.The Special Bench was constituted following the order of Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque on August 29, 2024. The order constituting the Special Bench was issued today by the Registrar. The Justice...
Compensation For Future Prospects Must Be Provided To Claimants Even In Injury Cases: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that compensation under the head of future prospects is provided to claimants even in injury cases.A single judge bench of Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha held thus while partly allowing the appeal filed by Santhosh K S who had challenged the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, which had awarded Rs 4,97,732 instead of Rs 25 lakh which was sought for....
Madras High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje After State Govt Accepts Her Apology
The Madras High Court on Thursday quashed the FIR registered against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for her remarks linking Rameshwaram Café bombers to the people of Tamil Nadu. Justice G Jayachandran allowed Karandlaje's petition after Advocate General PS Raman informed the court that considering Karandlaje's profound apology, the state has taken a policy decision to not...
Sexual Harassment In Sports: Madras High Court Directs State To Take Measures To Protect Athletes, Take Prompt Action Against Perpetrators
While refusing to set aside the conviction of a sports teacher who was convicted for harassing a 12th Standard student during a State-level match, the Madras High Court remarked that the right to enjoy a safe and supportive sports environment is a fundamental right of every female sports person. Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that as per a report published by the Ungender titled...
Procedural And Technical Hurdles Cannot Impede Substantial Justice: Rajasthan HC Grants Appointment To Candidate Who Erred In Submitting Application
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the application of rules should be with a humane approach and if procedural violation does not cause prejudice, courts must lean towards doing substantial justice rather than relying upon procedural and technical violation.“When substantial and technical consideration are pitted against each other, the cause of substantial justice deserves to be...
RG Kar Rape-Murder: Calcutta High Court Calls For CBI's Report On "Very Nasty Comments" About Victim Written On Social Media
The Calcutta High Court has called for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit its report regarding certain comments which were written on social media pertaining to the victim in the brutal RG Kar rape-murder case involving a trainee doctor who was raped and killed in the hospital premises.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya...
Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Deprived From Public Employment Despite Being Eligible & Meritorious On Hyper-Technical Grounds: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the intention behind enacting the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (“1995 Act”), and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (“2016 Act”) was to ensure full participation of people with disabilities (“PWDs”) in public employment and all-round efforts were needed...
Impact Of Delayed Receivables From AE Already Factored In Working-Capital: Allahabad HC Directs TPO To Adjudicate Interest On Receivables
The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated that once working capital adjustment is granted to assessee, there is no need for further imputation of interest on outstanding receivables at the end of the year, as the same gets subsumed in working capital adjustment. The Division Bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla reiterated that “In respect...