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Jharkhand High Court Stays Show-Cause Notices Issued By Two Different Authorities In Respect Of The Same Subject Matter
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the show-cause notices issued by two different authorities in respect of the same subject matter as being outside its jurisdiction.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Deepak Roshan has listed the matter on 29.03.2023 for the next date of hearing.The petitioner has challenged the show-cause notice issued by the...
Fabrication Of Bills Worth Rs.367 Crores, Accused In Custody For 18 Months: Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to the person accused of forging bills worth Rs. 367 crores and evading GST payments worth Rs. 26 crores.The single bench of Justice Deepak Sibal has observed that the petitioner has already undergone actual custody for nearly one year and five months. Even if he is convicted, the maximum sentence that can be imposed on him is five years. At...
Patna High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Making 'Filthy' FB Posts Against Goddess Janaki, Lakshmana Ji
The Patna High Court last week granted anticipatory bail to one Md. Sarfaraj @ Sharfaraj Ansari who has been accused of making 'filthy' Facebook post over Goddess Janaki and Laxman Ji.The bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan ordered that in the event of arrest or surrender of the accused before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, he be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail...
Stray Dogs Won't Get Aggressive If You Feed And Care For Them: Bombay High Court Tells Residential Complex Management
If you provide food and some amount of care, stray dogs will not get aggressive, the Bombay High Court observed on Wednesday seeking an amicable solution between the warring management of Seawoods Estate Limited and dog lovers from the society.“If the strays are left unattended, that includes feeding, sterilization, vaccination or necessary treatment when they are ill or sick, you will have...
Orissa High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking List Of Political Prisoners Detained Under MISA During National Emergency
The Orissa High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking list of political prisoners detained under the draconian Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 (MISA) during the national emergency.This is the third petition which was filed by Advocate Chittaranjan Mohanty with the similar prayers, after two analogous petitions were disposed of earlier. Pursuant to...
Bombay High Court To Hear ACC Cement's Appeal In Case Over Dematerializing NRI’s Shares In Someone Else’s Name
The Bombay High Court has admitted ACC Limited’s appeal against a decree that found the cement company negligent for dematerializing (digitizing) an NRI’s shares in someone else’s name. ACC is one of India's oldest and largest cement companies owned and operated by the Tata Group of Companies.Justice Amit Borkar observed that none of the necessary factors to record a finding of...
INS Vindhyagiri - MV Nordlake Collision | Liability Can Be Limited At Interim Stage Before Completion Of Trial: Bombay High Court
Ruling that the liability of a vessel owner for an accident can be limited at the interim stage before the completion of the trial, the Bombay High Court limited the liability of German company M.V. Nordlake Gmbh for the 2011 MV Nordlake – INS Vindhyagiri collision in Mumbai.“Once the suit is instituted, it is not imperative that the order to limit liability can only be after a full...
[S.29 Karnataka Excise Act] Partnership Firm's Bar License Can Be Cancelled Over Unpaid Fees Following Change In Partners: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said the Excise authority is entitled to exercise powers under section 29 of the Karnataka Excise Act and cancel the license issued to a partnership firm running a Bar and Restaurant, if the transfer is not intimated to the concerned authority or fees is unpaid on change of partners in the firm.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed a...
Corrections Can Be Made In Passports Of Such Applicants Who Were Minor When Passport With Incorrect DoB Was Issued: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court on Tuesday directed the Regional Passport Office to consider the application of a girl for issuance of fresh passport and correct her date of birth on the basis of the Matriculation certificate issued by CBSE, who was minor at the time of recording of date of birth during the issuance of previous passport.While allowing the writ petition, the single judge bench of...
S.319 CrPC | Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To Man Arraigned As Additional Accused Despite Clean Chit By Police
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of the sessions court allowing an application made by the prosecution under section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code, permitting it to arraign a person as accused whom the police had earlier given clean chit in investigation.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda allowed the petition filed by Sachin against arraigning him as accused No.2...
UP Police Detains Young Couple In Midnight Operation Without Informing Delhi Police, High Court Seeks CCTV Footage To Identify Officials
Taking a strong note of an incident of Uttar Pradesh Police detaining and taking away a young couple from their residence in the national capital to Ghaziabad last week, the Delhi High Court said it will examine how the cops allegedly carried-out the “operations” without intimating the Delhi Police. Justice Anup J. Bhambhani directed a Sub Inspector of Delhi Police to collect the CCTV...
Seeking 'Strict Action' Against Bajrang Muni Over His Alleged Call For Genocide Of Muslims, CJP Files Letter Plea In Allahabad HC
A letter plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court praying it to take suo moto cognizance of an alleged video featuring Mahant Bajrang Muni making calls for genocide against the Muslim community and instigating the Hindus to kill Muslims.The letter petition has been filed by 'Citizens for Justice and Peace' (CJP) seeking necessary directions to the State of Uttar Pradesh to take...