Sec.138 NI Act - Complaint Not Maintainable Against Trustees For Dishonour Of Cheque : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Court held that 'Trust' is neither a 'juristic person' nor an 'association of individuals' as per Section 141 NI Act

Mere Possession Of Sexually Explicit Photos Without Circulation Not A Crime Under Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act : Kerala HC [Read Order]

"If an adult person has a photograph of himself or herself in his or her possession which is sexually explicit in nature, the provisions of Act 60 of 1986 will not apply, unless the prosecution has a case that those photographs were distributed or published for advertisement or for any other incidental purpose"

Payal Tadvi Suicide : Bombay HC Allows Partial Custody Of Accused To Crime Branch

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant the crime branch full custody of the three doctors who are accused of abetting the suicide of Payal Tadvi, a 26-year-old second-year MD student at Mumbai's TN Topivala National Medical College. Justice SS Shinde granted partial custody of Ankita Khandelwal, Hema Ahuja and Bhakti Mehare. These three women are resident doctors studying in...

Age Of Accident Victim Crucial While Deciding About Compensation: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

While calculating loss of dependency to decide about compensation in motor accident cases, the age of the deceased accident victim has to be taken into consideration held Karnataka High Court in The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Rathna & others. Bench of Justice H.T.Narendra Prasad was hearing an appeal filed by the appellant Insurance Company challenging the judgment...

Lawyers' Clerks Part And Parcel Of Justice System, Says Delhi HC

Clerks of lawyers are part and parcel of the system involved in dispensation of justice, the Delhi High Court has said while holding that medical and canteen facilities should be extended to them. The observation was made by the court on a petition by the Delhi High Court Bar Clerks Association seeking enforcement of several welfare measures including provident fund, pensions and...

BJP MP Pragya Singh Denies Knowledge Of Malegaon Blasts At NIA Court Hearing

Malegaon 2008 blast accused and BJP's Member of Parliament from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur appeared before the Special NIA Court in Mumbai today at around 12:45 pm. She was absent in the previous court hearings citing health reasons. Special NIA Court is currently recording the testimony of all the witnesses in the case. Judge VS Padalkar called Thakur to the witness stand exercising...

Justice Ravi Shanker Jha Appointed As Acting CJ Of Madhya Pradesh High Court [Read Notification]

The Acting CJ has been notified while the proposal for appointment of Justice Kureshi as CJ is pending with the Centre

Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Citing Criminal Case If There Is Permission From Court : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Holding that the rigours of provisions of the Passport Act which restrict from issuance/ renewal of passport to persons facing criminal prosecution stand relaxed by a notification issued by the Centre in 1993, the Delhi High Court has directed the Regional Passport office to renew the passport of Rajiv Chaturvedi, the Chief General Manager of state-run PEC Limited. In so saying,...

Grandchildren From Daughter Cannot Be Denied Benefits Of Welfare Scheme For Family Of Freedom Fighters : Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that grandchildren from a daughter of a freedom fighter cannot be denied the benefits of welfare schemes available to family of a freedom fighter. Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma held that daughter, granddaughter or grandson born to a daughter of a freedom fighter cannot be discriminated against on the basis of gender. The court said so while disposing...

Bombay HC Directs State Govt To Pay Rs.10 Lakh To Parents For Negligent Investigation Into The Death Of Their Daughter [Read Judgment]

In an unprecedented ruling, the Bombay High Court has directed State government to pay Rs.10 lakh to parents of a minor girl for negligent investigation. The girl went missing and subsequently her body was found by the police on January 2, 2012.Division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik partly allowed the appeal filed by accused Nazir Javed Khan who was convicted under...

Immovable Property Can Be Subject Matter Of Offence Of Criminal Breach Of Trust U/s 405 IPC: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"In order to establish "entrustment or dominion" over property to an accused person the mere existence of that person's dominion over property is not enough."

NCDRC Directs Mercedes Benz To Pay Rs 2 Lakh To Customer As Compensation For Defects In Vehicle [Read Order]

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed Mercedes Benz to pay Rs. 2 lakh to its customer as compensation for defects in the Mercedes vehicle he had purchased from them. NCDRC did not interfere with the order of the State Commission which had passed directions on similar lines. Prince Bansal, the purchaser, faced difficulties driving the car right from the time of...