Bombay HC Relief To 4 Pune Clubs Ordered To Shut Shop After Highway Liquor Ban [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to four clubs from Pune that were issued notices by the state Excise department on May 18 to close down their operations with immediate effect.With the relief, these four clubs can continue to run their businesses until further orders.The Excise department issued the said order following the Supreme Court’s judgment directing both the...

Law Commission Invites Views On Legalization Of Betting And Gambling [Read Appeal]

The Law Commission of India has invited views and suggestions from stakeholders and general public on the issue of legalizing betting and gambling.This is in furtherance of a Supreme Court directive issued in the case of Board of Control for Cricket in India v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors., (2016) 8 SCC 535, wherein the Apex Court had mandated the LCI to study the possibility...

Records Of ‘Mace To Justice’ Unavailable With Registry: MP HC

In a reply to an RTI application, the public information officer of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said documents pertaining to ‘Mace of Justice’ cannot be supplied due to unavailability with the record room.Gyan Prakash, a 70-year-old social activist, had sought RTI information from the MP High Court as to under which provision of Indian law the ‘Mace of Justice’ is brought...

Counsel Can Sue In Cause Initiated By Client If He Has Independent Cause Of Action: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

If the counsel is aggrieved and, even in a cause imitated by his client, if he has an independent cause of action, he can sue in his own name, the bench observed.The Kerala High Court has held that if the counsel of a litigant is aggrieved in a cause initiated by his client and if he has an independent cause of action, he can sue in his own name.The counsel for a litigant before the family...

Frame Guidelines For Releasing Govt Ads to Newspapers: Madras HC tells TN Govt [Read Order]

Lack of proper policy would be that some newspapers, which report activities of the state government in a favourable manner, would enjoy state patronage, the court observed.The Madras High Court has recently directed the Tamil Nadu Government to frame guidelines/qualifications for releasing government advertisements to the newspapers on the basis of circulation and other criteria without...

Don’t Misconstrue Court Order On Highway Liquor Ban: Kerala HC Cautions Excise Dept [Read Order]

Justice Devan Ramachandran of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday strongly censured and deprecated the approach taken by the Excise department in matters pertaining to ban on sale of liquor along national /state highways.The court had earlier directed the Excise department to consider permission to bars along highways de-notified prior to the Supreme Court judgment. The court, however, out...

Private Colleges Cannot Withhold Student’s Certificates For Payment Of Amount: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgement, the , has held that private self financing Colleges cannot withhold certificates of students, for payment of amount. The practise of withholding the certificates, and non-issuance of transfer certificate to students, to coerce them into meeting unconscionable demands like paying entire course fee for leaving the course midway, or to force them to serve the...

Ask Embassies To Inform Foreign Nationals To Be Aware Of Indian Laws: Delhi HC To Centre [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi has asked the Ministry of External Affairs to inform the Embassies and High Commissions in Delhi that their citizens should be well aware of the local laws in order to avoid inadvertent violations.“Having regard to frequency of registration of such cases as at hand, it will be in the fitness of things that the Ministry of External Affairs sends a communication to...

Bombay HC Tells Excise Dept To Refund Excessive Fine Imposed 19 Years Ago For Transfer Of Liquor License [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has decided to interfere in an order passed almost 19 years ago on November 26, 1998, wherein BN Sanas Company Pvt Ltd, which runs a liquor shop in the name of Nupur Wines in Pune, was asked to pay Rs. 1.5 lakh as composition fee for license transfer.Justice Anoop Mohta passed this order after this matter was listed for final hearing during vacations.BN Sanas Company Pvt...

Himachal Pradesh HC Slams Magistrate Who Gave Bail 4 Days After HC Rejection [Read Judgment]

It is necessary for each lower tier to accept loyally the decisions of the higher tier, the court said.The Himachal Pradesh High Court has come down heavily on a magistrate, who within four days of the rejection of bail application by the high court, granted bail to the accused.The court observed that, even without making a reference to the orders passed by the high court, the bail was granted...

Delhi HC Upholds Step-Father’s Conviction And Sentence For Raping 8 Year Old Girl [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Thursday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man convicted for raping his 8 year old step-daughter.Justice Mukta Gupta dismissed the Appeal filed by the accused- Deepak, who had challenged his conviction for offences under Sections 363 (punishment for kidnapping), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 376(2) (Punishment for rape of woman under 12 years of...

CIC Slaps ASI Officials With Maximum Penalty For Denying Information On Illegal Constructions Near Taj Mahal [Read Order]

The Central Information Commissioner recently imposed maximum penalty of Rs. 25,000 on two officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for failing to provide information about illegal constructions in the prohibited area around Taj Mahal.“When 500 meters area was demarcated for the purposes of protection of the historic monument, the concerned agency ASI is expected to have...