Delhi High Court Directs Tata Power To Provide Electricity Connections To Pakistani Hindu Migrants Within One Month

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) to provide electricity connections to Pakistani Hindu migrants, who are residing in the city's Adarsh Nagar area, within a period of 30 days. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for...

[Section 85(3) CrPC] Legal Heirs Of Accused Can Approach Court For Release Of Attached Property After Expiry Of Statutory Period: Kerala HC

Reiterating that there is no absolute prohibition in entertaining an application under Section 85(3) CrPC at the instance of an accused even after the expiry of statutory period, the Kerala High Court recently said that nothing will preclude the legal heir of the accused from submitting an application in this regard when the accused is no more.Justice Ziyad Rahman A. A. relied upon the...

MP High Court Denies Bail To 18-Yr-Old For Prima Facie Abetment Of Girl's Suicide, Says Stalkers Derive 'Sadistic Pleasure', Treat Own Actions As 'Trophy'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently came down heavily on an 18-year-old, accused of stalking and abetting the suicide of a 16 year-old-girl. Single bench of Justice Anand Pathak made strong observations about the repercussions of stalking and voyeurism on a woman. It observed that suh acts not only harms her psyche but also sends a bad message to the society- Some...

Manufacturing Ingenuine Insecticides & Pesticides Serious Offence; Affects Human & Cattle Health: Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently rejected anticipatory bail plea filed by two persons who were found with heavy quantities of pesticides and insecticides, along with mixing machines and various other manufacturing equipment, upon a raid by the investigating authority. The single bench of Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill took note of the seriousness and gravity of the alleged...

A City Where Pedestrians Cannot Walk Is Virtually Worthless: Kerala High Court Directs Police To Ensure No Parking Of Vehicles On Footpaths

In a matter related to the road safety, the Kerala High Court on Thursday delved into the issue of overhanging cables, footpath maintenance, and reckless driving by vehicles, particularly private buses.Justice Devan Ramachandran, observed:"As the Court has been saying earlier, the concept of maintenance of roads has assumed larger proportions, and we are concerned with road safety as an...

Mere Registration Of FIR Cannot Render A Candidate Ineligible For Public Appointment: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Directing Canara Bank to issue appointment letter to a woman, whose offer letter was cancelled in 2018 on the ground of a pending FIR, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said mere registration of a criminal case against a candidate can never be a ground for denying the right to participate in a recruitment process and to secure a public appointment. Justice Rajbir Sehrawat in the judgment said...

Kerala High Court Directs State Govt To Formulate Plan For Future Payment Of KSRTC Employees' Salaries

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to come up with a plan as regards the future payment of salaries of the employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). Justice Devan Ramachandran also expressed hope that the KSRTC in the future would be self-sufficient to meet its expenditure."Until the prior commitments of the KSRTC through loans are...

'No Work After Lunch', Resolves Patiala District Bar Association In View Of India-England T20 World Cup Match Today

The Patiala District Bar Association has passed a resolution to observe 'No work after lunch' in courts in the Patiala district in view of the T20 World Cup semi-final match being held today between India and England."Today an emergency meeting of the executive was convened and held under the Presidentship of Adv Jatinder Pal Singh Ghumaan due to the Semi Final Match T-20 World cup between...

Dissolution Of Sharad Pawar-Led Committee Of Maharashtra Wrestling Association Not In 'Sporting Spirit': High Court Sets Aside WFI's Decision

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday set aside the decision of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to dissolve the elected executive committee of Maharashtra State Wrestling Association (MSWA), led by NCP chief Sharad Pawar observing that it was "unreasonable, illegal and not in sporting spirit". "Decision of the Executive Committee of WFI was, not only in breach of...

Mere Advertising Of Products In Delhi Does Not Create Jurisdiction For Trial Courts To Entertain Trademark Infringement Suit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the defendant advertised its products during the course of business in the national capital, cannot mean that the trial court here would have jurisdiction to entertain a plaintiff's suit alleging trademark infringement and passing off.Justice Navin Chawla made the observation while setting aside a decree passed by Additional District Judge...

Telangana High Court Sets Aside BJP MLA Raja Singh's Preventive Detention, Restrains Him From Posting Offensive Content On Social Media

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday ordered suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh's release from the preventive detention. The government had ordered his preventive detention soon after he was released on bail in August in a criminal case accusing him of making derogatory remarks against the Prophet Mohammad in a video posted on the social media. Setting aside the detention order, the division bench...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Directing Transfer Of Money From PhonePe Director's Personal Account To Financial Fraud Victim

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a magistrate's order directing a bank to transfer Rs.69,143 from PhonePe Director Rahul Chari's personal account to the account of an online-financial-fraud victim. The woman had made the transaction using UPI app PhonePeJustice M Nagaprasanna directed that the amount debited from Chari's account be refunded to his account forthwith. The court...