IO Omits Appearance As Prosecution Witness Despite Arrest Warrant: Punjab & Haryana HC Says Trial Court Not Powerless, Can Take Coercive Steps

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently set aside a Trial Court order closing prosecution evidence after the Investigating Officer in the case failed to appear as witness despite multiple attempts. ASI Kewal Singh even ignored the arrest warrant issued against him.The complainant had also filed an application under Section 311 of CrPC for summoning Singh, but that was also dismissed by...

Gujarat Riots Case | High Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To Ex-DGP RB Sreekumar For 2 More Months

The Gujarat High Court today ordered that its order granting interim bail, on September 29, to retired DGP RB Sreekumar, in connection with the Gujarat Riots Case, would continue for a further period of 2 months pending disposal of his regular bail plea by the High Court. Earlier, he was granted bail until November 25 pending disposal of his regular bail plea by the Sessions Court. In...

Bombay High Court Allows Nuvoco Vistas To File GST TRAN-1 For Availing Transitional ISD Credit

The Bombay High Court has allowed the assessee, Nuvoco Vistas, to file GST TRAN-1 to avail of the transitional Input Service Distributor (ISD) credit of service tax.The division bench of Justice K.R. Shriram and Justice A.S. Doctor has observed that the GST TRAN-1 or revised GST TRAN-1 filed by the units or offices will be based on the manual ISD invoices to be issued by the petitioner's...

Criminal Case Files Involving State Minister Stolen From Nellore Court: Andhra Pradesh HC Transfers Probe To CBI

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has asked the CBI to probe into the theft of important case files from a Nellore Court. The case involves a serving Minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.Exercising suo moto writ jurisdiction, a division bench of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy said:"When such importance is accorded to criminal cases against...

Delhi High Court Paves Way For Inter Country Adoption By Foreign Couple, Orders Expeditious Completion Of Legal Formalities

Paving way for an inter country adoption by a foreign couple, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the authorities to expeditiously conclude all legal formalities relating to adoption of a minor child with special needs, who was found abandoned in October 2019 in a cremation ground. Justice Yashwant Varma observed that the child must be placed in the warmth of a loving family and a...

Karnataka Home Guards Can Be Suspended Without Prior Notice: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with an order suspending a Home Guard without prior notice following registration of a FIR against her. A Single judge bench of Justice S G Pandit said,"Rule 14-B of the Karnataka Home Guards Rules, 1963 empowers the Commandant General or Commandant to keep a Home Guard under suspension. No notice would be necessary for keeping a Home...

Kantara Movie : Kerala Court Returns Thaikkudam Bridge's Plaint Citing Lack Of Jurisdiction

Citing lack of jurisdiction, the Kozhikode District Court in Kerala on Friday returned the plaint filed by music band Thaikkudam Bridge alleging copyright infringement against the makers of Kannada movie "Kantara" over the song "Varaharoopam".The application filed by Hombale Films, the producer of the movie, under Order 7 Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure for return of the plaint...

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Orders Zomato To Pay Compensation To Law Student For Non Delivery Of Food

The Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Kollam, comprising the Bench of Muhammed Ibrahim (President), S. Sandhya Rani and Stanley Harold (Members), while adjudicating upon the consumer complaint against Zomato, an on- demand online food delivery app, directed it to refund Rs. 362( Rs.176 +186) along with an interest rate of 9% p.a from the date of order till realisation....

Mere Registration Of FIR Or Pendency Of Investigation Not A Ground To Refuse Issue/Renewal Of Passport : J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High on Wednesday ruled that Court mere registration of an FIR or pendency of investigation by the Investigating Agency is no ground to refuse issue or renewal of passport under the Passport Act 1967. The pronouncement was made by Justice Sanjeev Kumar while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner had challenged the closure of his passport...

After 37 Years Of Judgeship In Delhi, Justice Anu Malhotra Retires

More than 37 years after she became a judge in the national capital, Justice Anu Malhotra on Friday bid farewell to the Delhi High Court. Born at Ahmedabad on November 27 in 1960, Justice Malhotra joined Delhi Judicial Service on July 26 in 1985 and was promoted to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service on May 26 in 2000. She was elevated as a permanent judge of the high court in Delhi on November...

HP High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused Lodged In Jail With Her Minor Son To Enable Him To Develop Acquaintances With Father

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a murder accused who has been lodged in jail with her minor son for more than 3 years, so as to enable the child to develop acquaintances with other family members, especially his father.Significantly, the Court opined that even if it is presumed that the mother of the child (accused/bail petitioner) has committed the offence of...

As Google Ireland Refuses To Disclose Youtube User's Information Without GDPR Compliance, Delhi High Court Asks Centre About Data Protection Laws

In a case filed by Amul for removal of the "defamatory content" targeting it on social media and video-sharing site Youtube, Google LLC has told the Delhi High Court that it cannot disclose the Basic Subscriber Information (BSI) of a Youtube user whose details are stored with Google Ireland. With Google Ireland also refusing to disclose the information without following "of a legal...