[S.143 NI Act] Failure To Record Summary Nature Of Proceedings In Order Does Not Vitiate Trial Unless Prejudice Shown: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the Appellate Court should be very cautious and exercise the discretion judiciously while remanding the matter for a de-novo trial. A single judge bench of Justice Dr HB Prabhakara Sastry, set aside the order dated September 2, 2013 passed by the appellate court which had in turn set aside the conviction handed down by the trial court...

MP High Court Directs Enquiry Against Police Officer For Not Following Mandatory Provisions Regarding Seizure In NDPS Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently directed the Inspector General, Chambal Range to initiate enquiry against the seizure officer in a NDPS case for not following the mandatory provisions under the NDPS Act regarding seizure of the contraband. While granting bail to the accused, the bench comprising Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal deprecated the lapses on the part...

Centre & State Battling In Court Doesn't Reflect Well: Punjab & Haryana HC Constitutes High Power Committee To Resolve Power Department Dispute

In a recent dispute where a Central Government entity moved Punjab and Haryana High Court against Haryana Government through a writ, the High Court expressed its worries on the matter not reflecting well on the federal arrangement and ordered for constitution of a High Powered Committee to deal with their disputes. "In a welfare State it does not augur well on the part of one Government...

Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former MP & Brother Of Slain Dacoit 'Dadua' In A Cheating Case

The Allahabad High Court last week denied anticipatory bail to Former MP Bal Kumar Patel who happens to be the brother of Slain dacoit Dadua in connection with a cheating and fraud case. The bench of Justice Samit Gopal also refused to quash the case against him registered under Sections 419, 420 and 406 of IPC by observing thus: "…the prima facie allegations against the...

Massive Clashes Erupt Between Police & Lawyers In Odisha's Sambalpur Over Demand Of High Court Bench

Massive clashes today erupted between lawyers and police over the demand to establish a permanent Bench of the Orissa High Court at Sambalpur, a western district of Odisha. The District Bar Association, Sambalpur called for a protest on Monday under the name 'Satyagraha'. Hundreds of lawyers supported by civilians started a protest this morning, also to oppose the allegedly...

'Supreme Court Considering': Bombay HC Refuses To Pass Orders On PIL For Expediting Appointment Of High Court Judges, Adjourns Hearing

The Bombay High Court today adjourned a PIL which seeks expedition of appointment process of judges at the high court observing that no orders are necessary as a similar petition is pending before the Supreme Court. "At present a similar petition is before Supreme Court for consideration. Therefore, we find no reason to pass any orders", the court stated. The division bench of...

Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Cost On Tahsildars For Not Implementing Judicial Order For 8 Yrs

The Karnataka High Court has directed the concerned Tahasildars who held the post between July 24, 2014 to February, 10, 2022 to jointly pay a cost of Rs 3 lakh from their personal pockets to a 68-year-old woman, for disobeying a court order passed in 2014, directing survey of her land. A division bench of Justices B Veerappa and K S Hemalekha while dropping the contempt...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On PIL Seeking Constitution Of 'Politically Neutral Body' For FCRA Implementation

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its decision on a public interest litigation seeking constitution of an independent and "politically neutral body" for implementation of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act to avoid misuse of law by the executive.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad will be passing order in the plea moved by...

Marrying Another Woman Without Wife's Consent Constitutes Cruelty U/S 498-A IPC: Bombay High Court Reiterates

The Bombay High Court recently held that a husband marrying another woman during the existence of first marriage and without his wife's consent constitutes cruelty under section 498-A of the IPC. "Marrying another woman by the husband during existence of his first marriage is something which is most likely to cause trauma and grave injury to the mental health of the first wife, unless...

State Can Decline Sanction To Prosecute Public Servant At Its Discretion; Lokayukt Has No Locus To Challenge It: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that the Lokayukt has no locus to challenge the refusal of the State to grant sanction to prosecute a public servant in a corruption case. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla observed that the role of the Lokayukt ends with the submission of its report to the State- The...

[Morbi] "Let Them Learn, Give Back To Society": Gujarat HC Appoints 2 'Young' Advocates As Amicus Curiae In Suo Moto PIL

The Gujarat High Court today appointed two 'young' advocates as amicus curiae to assist the court in the ongoing suo motu PIL plea pertaining to the Morbi Bridge Collapse incident which took away the lives of 135 people in October 2022.The two advocates who have been appointed as amicus curiae are: Advocates Varun Patel and Priya Panchal"Since this is a suo moto PIL plea, we want these...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan In 2017 Terror Funding Case

A Delhi Court has dismissed the bail plea filed by separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan in a case of alleged terror funding.Khan, who has been in judicial custody since August 14, 2017, has been accused of "creating unrest" in the Kashmir valley by the National Investigation Agency. He was arrested on July 24, 2017.Taking note of the fact that charges have already been framed against Khan -...