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Plea In Kerala HC Challenges Magistrate's Order, Seeks Police Probe Into Alleged Attack On Governor In 2019
A lawyer has filed a petition before the Kerala High Court against a judicial magistrate's decision to not order investigation on a Section 156(3) CrPC complaint related to the alleged heckling of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan during a conference at Kannur University in December 2019.Since the police had earlier allegedly not acted on his complaint, the complainant in September moved an...
Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Relief To Candidate Declared 'Unfit' For Constable Post Based On Criminal Case Against Father
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently came to the aid of a candidate who was denied appointment to the post of Police Constable citing criminal antecedents, on the ground that he was neither named in the alleged FIR, nor summoned or charge-sheeted.The bench comprising Justice Jaishree Thakur was informed that the alleged FIR was falsely registered against the father of the petitioner and...
Delhi High Court Awards ₹20 Lakh To Louis Vuitton In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Club Factory
The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 20 lakhs costs in favour of French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton Malletier in its trademark infringement suit against Club Factory, a China-based e-shopping website which was banned in India in 2021.Though the suit was decreed on March 24 when a permanent injunction was granted against the Chinese website and now it was listed for ex-parte evidence...
Merely Because Victim Is Same Doesn't Mean Offence Is Same: Karnataka HC Permits Registration Of Separate FIRs For Minor's Rape By Several Accused
The Karnataka High Court has upheld registering of multiple FIRs against different persons accused of rape based on the complaint of a minor girl who was allegedly forced into prostitution. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said,"There was physical contact of every man who had come in contact with a minor girl. Those are separate incidents which may have happened on the...
Daughter's Application For Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because She Subsequently Married: Rajasthan HC
The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court, while disposing of a writ petition filed by a married woman claiming compassionate appointment upon her father's death, has held her to be entitled to claim such appointment, since the application for compassionate appointment was made by her while she was still unmarried. The petitioner submitted that her now deceased father used to work...
Candidates Belonging To Reserved Categories In Any State, UT Entitled To Reservation In Delhi Subordinate Services: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that all the candidates belonging to reserved categories as notified by a Presidential Order in any state or union territory would be entitled to reservation benefit in Delhi subordinate services. "If a candidate is able to furnish a certificate of belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe – which may otherwise be issued only by the competent...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 31 To November 6, 2022
Nominal Index [Citation 418 – 427] 1. Hemant Gamanlal Mehta v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 418 2. Surendra Murlidhar Kopulwar v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 419 3. Muzaffar Manzoor Kadri v. State Govt. of Goa and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 420 4. Ravindra Shitalrao Upadyay v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw...
Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Asks State To File Action Taken Report
The Gujarat High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the "disheartening" Morbi Bridge collapse, that claimed 134 lives. The incident occurred on October 30. "We have taken suo moto cognizance of this Morbi incident. But for the vacation, we would have sat on the same day itself… we want some action from your end," a bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J...
Morbi Incident | Gujarat Court Refuses To Extend Police Remand Of 2 Oreva Managers, Sends 4 Accused To Judicial Custody
A Court in Gujarat's Morbi district on Saturday refused to extend the police remand of four accused, including 2 managers of the Oreva company in connection with the October 30 Morbi Bridge Collapse incident in which at least 140 people lost their lives. Earlier, on November 1, four accused were sent to 5-day police custody till November 5. Now, on Saturday, when the prosecution sought...
Written Statement In Commercial Suit Can't Be Deferred Beyond Prescribed Time Merely Because Demurrer Application For Dismissal Is Pending: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Friday held that filing of written statement in commercial suits cannot be permitted beyond the prescribed time limit (of 120 days) merely because a demurrer application for rejection of plaint moved by the defendant is pending.While hearing one such application seeking extension of time to file written statement in a commercial suit, the High Court reiterated...
Forums Under Senior Citizens Act Not Required To Give Categorical Findings On Civil Rights: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that forums created under The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 are "neither obliged nor placed under a duty" to render categorical findings with respect to the civil rights which are claimed by parties. "The primordial consideration of those proceedings is to safeguard the interest of the senior citizens and to ensure that they are...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 31 To November 6, 2022
Nominal Index : Tanzeem Khursheed Zargar Vs J&K Special Tribunal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 201 M/s Swiss Garner Life Sciences & Ors Vs Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 202 Tamanna Vs Khushmeela 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 203 Mst Mugli Begum & Ors vs Financial Commissioner & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 204 Shabir Ahmad Ganai Vs Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Wani 2022...