Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Placing Remains Of Dead Cow Progeny In A Temple

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to a man accused of placing the remains of a dead cow progeny in a temple so as to hurt the religious sentiments of the public. The bench of Justice Surendra Singh-I granted bail to Raheem who was arrested on July 17 after being booked under Sections 153, 153A, 295, 295A, 120-B, 34 IPC, and Section 3/5/8 of UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.The FIR...

Ukrainian Woman's Minor Son, Ex-Husband Traced: Delhi Police To High Court

The Delhi Police on Monday informed the High Court that it has traced an Indian man and his three-year-old Ukrainian son, in response to a habeas corpus plea moved by the child's mother claiming that he was kidnapped and brought to India by her former husband, taking advantage of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma...

''Politically Motivated, Publicity Seeking Litigations': Bombay HC Dismisses Three PILs Against Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut & NCP Functionary

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed three public interest litigations seeking an investigation against Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut as well as Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) functionary after noting the pleas were ''politically motivated and publicity seeking litigations''. A division bench of Justices S V Gangarpurwala and S G Dige dismissed three...

BJP State President K Surendran Moves Kerala High Court To Prevent Govt Employees, MGNREGA Workers From Participating In CPI (M)'s Raj Bhavan March

BJP State Unit President K. Surendran has approached the Kerala High Court to prevent the government employees and beneficiaries under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act from participating in the protest march and demonstration in front of Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's official residence on November 15.In the petition moved through Advocate Vishnu Pradeep, Surendran...

Delhi HC Permanently Restrains Raipur Company From Selling Counterfeit 'Daawat' Products, Awards ₹25 Lakhs Damages To Basmati Rice Brand

Permanently restraining a Raipur-based seller from manufacturing and selling counterfeit 'DAAWAT' branded products, the Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 25 lakhs as damages and costs in favour of the famous basmati rice brand manufacturer LT Foods Limited in a trademark infringement suit.Justice Pratibha M Singh observed that Saraswati Trading Company, based in Chattisgarh's Raipur city, ...

Pakistani Rooh Afza Removed From Amazon India, Delhi High Court Passes Permanent Injunction In Favour Of Hamdard Dawakhana

After ordering Amazon to remove the listings of Pakistan-manufactured Rooh Afza from its platform in India, the Delhi High Court has passed a permanent injunction in favour of Hamdard National Foundation (India) restraining various sellers from offering the infringing products.Hamdard National Foundation and Hamdard Laboratories India (Hamdard Dawakhana) had earlier filed a suit against...

"No Incriminating Evidence Available" : Allahabad HC Acquits Man Convicted U/S 304 (I) IPC Who Spent Over 9 Years In Jail

The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man convicted under Section 304 of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 304 (I) of the IPC for committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder in 2011. The accused in the case spent more than 10 years in jail.The bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava noted that no...

If Any Part Of Amount Claimed Is Admitted, Leave To Defend In Summary Suit Can't Be Granted Unless Admitted Amount Is Deposited: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently reiterated that if any part of the amount claimed by the plaintiff is admitted by the defendant to be due from him, leave to defend a summary suit under Order 37 CPC cannot be granted unless the amount so admitted to be due is deposited by the defendant in the court.The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a...

Writ Petition Against Show Cause Notice Issued U/S 148A(b) Of Income Tax Act Not Maintainable: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a writ petition filed against a show cause notice issued by the authorities under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act is not maintainable. Section 148A(b) provides for a show cause notice to be issued to the assessee, asking as to why a notice for income escaping assessment may not be issued against them. The division...

Varanasi Court Defers Judgment On Maintainability Of Suit To Entrust Gyanvapi Premises' Possession To Lord Vishweshwara

A Varanasi Court today once again deferred Judgment on the maintainability of a title suit praying to hand over the possession of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises to Lord Vishweshwar Virajman (Swayambhu). Now, the verdict is likely to be pronounced on November 17.The Fast Track Court of Civil judge (senior division) Mahendra Kumar Pandey reserved the judgment on the matter on October 27.It may...

Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses To Entertain PIL Challenging Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Parole; Govt To Decide Representation

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging the Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's 40-day parole.The division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli dismissed Arora's petition as withdrawnArora had earlier moved the High Court through an ordinary writ plea challenging the 40-day parole - the...

Not Mentioning Batch Number, Best Before Or Veg/ Non-Veg Symbol On Food Articles Is An Offence U/S 7 Prevention Of Food Adulteration Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that food articles sold without labels mentioning its batch number, 'best before' and 'Veg' or 'Non-veg' symbol, is clearly an offence under Section 7(i) and 7(ii) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, punishable under Section 16(1)(a) thereof. A single judge bench of Justice Dr. H.B. Prabhakara Sastry said,"Admittedly, the food article sold was...