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Every Offence Is Seriously Investigated, Especially Crimes Against Women: Mumbai Police Tells High Court
In a response to the 'continuous criticism' by the Bombay High Court for 'shoddy probes' in cases pertaining to women, the Mumbai Police has informed the High Court that it takes each and every offence seriously and gives priority to offences against women.In an affidavit, Vivek Phansalkar, the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai has urged the bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale not...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Claiming Non-Vegetarian Ingredient In Patanjali's Divya Manjan Product
The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice on a plea alleging that Patanjali's Divya Manjan product contains non-vegetarian ingredient.Justice Sanjeev Narula sought response of the Central Government, Divya Pharmacy (manufacturer), Patanjali Ayurveda (seller), Yoga Guru Ramdev, Acharya Balakrishna, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and other relevant parties. The matter...
Police Lack Authority To Adjudicate Civil Disputes, Must Refer Parties To Competent Civil Court Or ADR: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that the police lack the power or authority to act as a Civil Court or to adjudicate civil disputes between the parties.Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that the police cannot adjudicate civil disputes relating to title, possession, boundary, or encroachment of land and it can only refer parties in civil disputes to a competent civil court or ADR...
"Defective Investigation Shakes Public Confidence": Bombay High Court Transfers Probe In Nagpur Ram Jhula Hit And Run Case
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday transferred the investigations of the infamous Nagpur Ram Jhula hit-and-run case, wherein a woman under the influence of alcohol drove her Mercedes Benz and mowed down two youngsters, from the local police station to the State Crime Investigation Department (CID) after noting several lapses in the initial investigation.A division bench...
Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP State President Over Allegedly Offensive Video Against Congress
The Karnataka High Court on Friday by way of an interim order stayed further proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP, President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive animated video posted on X (formerly Twitter), by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress.A single judge of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed...
Gauhati HC Reinstates Assam Police Constable Removed From Service Without Hearing Based On Enquiry Report Alleging Unauthorised Leave
The Gauhati High Court recently set aside an order of removal from service of a Constable of Assam Police on the allegation of unauthorised leave or overstay in leave, on the ground that the disciplinary authority acted on the enquiry report without giving a reasonable opportunity to the said constable to submit his reply on the said report. The single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Election Of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran
The Madras High Court has ordered notice on a petition challenging the election of MP Dayanidhi Maran from the Chennai Central constituency. Justice Anand Venkatesh ordered notice to the Election Commission of India, The Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu, the Returning Officer of Chennai Central Loksabha Constituency, and Dayanidhi Maran returnable by September 27. The petition...
RG Kar Rape-Murder: Calcutta HC Releases Student Booked For Leading March Towards Govt Secretariat, Cautions State Against 'Terrorising Protestors'
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the state police to release a student named Sayan Lahiri, who was alleged to be the leader of the 'Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj', an organisation which led a call for protests and march towards the State secretariat in Nabanna. The protests though claimed to be peaceful, resulted in widespread violence, resulting in grave injuries to both protestors and...
Depending On "Facts Of Case" Wife Terminating Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent May Be Termed Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a family court's order dissolving the marriage of a couple under Hindu Marriage Act, while noting that depending on the "facts of the case", a wife opting to terminate her pregnancy without her husband's consent "may" be termed as cruelty. A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed, “Learned...
Orissa High Court Launches Bilingual e-High Court Records Portal For Publication Of High Court & Supreme Court Judgments
Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court on Thursday launched the bilingual e-High Court Records (e-HCR) portal for publication of the reportable judgments of the High Court as well as the Supreme Court.The AI-Assisted Legal Translation Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court chaired by Justice Abhay S. Oka in the 'Digital Law Report Project' dated...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against JDU's Internal Elections Electing Nitish Kumar As President
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the internal party elections held by Janata Dal United (JDU) in 2016 electing Nitish Kumar as President of the political party.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav rejected the plea moved by JDU's expelled member, Govind Yadav, who challenged the internal party elections conducted in 2016, 2019 and 2022 on the ground that they were in breach...
Bombay High Court Imposes Rs 50 Lakh Costs On Company For Breaching Injunction Orders, Using Fevicol Trademark
In yet another case of contempt in a commercial suit, the Bombay High Court on August 13 imposed a hefty cost of Rs 50 lakh on a company which used 'deceptively' similar trademark of Fevicol and its range of products despite an injunction restraining the company from using anything similar to said trademark.Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla noted that the petitioner in breach of the...