"No Likelihood Of Early Hearing Of Appeal": MP HC Suspends Gang-Rape Convict's 25 Yrs Of RI Sentence Considering Over 5 Yrs Of Custody

The High Court suspended the sentence [under Section 389 (1) CrPC] in view of the period of custody (five years and eight months) and the fact that there is no likelihood of an early hearing of the appeal.

Prayagraj Violence | Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Accused-Student, In Jail Since June 2022

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a student who spent around 5 months in jail in connection with the Prayagraj Violence case. The bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh ordered his release on bail on the condition of furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concernedOn June 10, violence erupted in Atala and its...

Gauhati High Court Refuses To Quash Assam CM's Defamation Case Filed Against Delhi Dy. CM Manish Sisodia

The Gauhati High Court has refused to quash a Criminal Defamation case filed by Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia."...the petitioner has not been able to make out any case for quashing of the proceedings (of case) under sections 499/500 IPC, which is pending for disposal before the Court of the learned Chief Judicial...

Breaking: Bengaluru Court Orders Twitter To Block Handles Of Congress Party & Bharat Jodo For Alleged Unauthorised Use Of KGF-2's Music

A civil court in Bengaluru on Monday directed Twitter to temporarily block the handles of Indian National Congress and Bharat Jodo after MRT Music in a suit accused the party of infringing its copyright by "illegal" use of KGF chapter-2's music in the videos uploaded by it on the microblogging platform.Additional City Civil Judge Lathakumari M passed the ex-parte order on the suit filed by...

Court Can Compel Lawyer To Conclude Cross Examination On Same Day Only In Rarest Circumstances: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that a court cannot compel a lawyer to conclude cross examination on the very day it starts, except in rarest of circumstances. "While it is open to a Court to jettison irrelevant and immaterial questions, if asked by Counsel, nonetheless, save and except in the rarest of circumstances, the Court cannot compel a Counsel to conclude cross-examination on the very...

Provision Of Appeal Under Contempt of Courts Act Is Extremely Limited And Regulated: Delhi High Court

Observing that the provision of appeal under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is extremely limited and regulated, the Delhi High Court last week said the maintainability of an appeal under Section 19 is dependent upon a contemnor being guilty or punished under the law and in no other case.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Saurabh Banerjee said an order rejecting a...

Uttarakhand High Court Drops POCSO Trial, Notes Victim Has Moved On & Doesn't Intend To Pursue Prosecution

The Uttarakhand High Court recently dropped a criminal trial under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 after noting that the victim had moved on in life and did not intend to prosecute the accused.The single bench of Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma noted that although offences under the POCSO Act and other IPC offences complained of in the criminal matter are...

Biker Not Liable For Contributory Negligence If Parking Lights Of Stationary Vehicle Against Which He Dashed At Night Were Off: Bombay HC

A motorcycle rider cannot be held even partially responsible for ramming into a stationary tempo under the Motor Vehicle's Act if the offending vehicle's parking lights were off, the Bombay High Court Aurangabad bench held. The court enhanced the 13 lakh compensation awarded by the Tribunal and held that the biker's kin are entitled to Rs. 39,51,256 compensation along-with 6% interest...

Telangana High Court Lifts Ban On Playing Of Music In Pubs After 10 PM, Restricts Single Judge's Order To Pubs Of Jubilee Hills

Hearing an appeal challenging a single bench's decision banning the playing of music in all pubs after 10 PM, the Telangana High Court has said the interim directions passed by the single judge in September will apply only to 10 pubs in the greater Jubilee Hills area against which complaints were made by residents.The single bench on September 12 had issued a slew of general directions to...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: October 2022 [Citations 386 - 435]

Nominal Index: V. SRINIVAS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 386 ASSOCIATE LUMBERS PRIVATE LIMITED v. STATE BY CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 387 GHODAWAT PACKERS LLP v. UNION OF INDIA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 388 K S MAHADEVAN v. CYPRIAN MENEZES. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 389 THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. GANGANNA. 2022 LiveLaw...

UR Category Candidates Can Be Excluded From Selection Process If Statute Disentitles Their Consideration Even In Absence Of Reserved Category Candidate: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that Unreserved Category Candidates can be excluded from the selection process itself, if the statute disentitle their consideration for vacancies earmarked for a particular reserved category, even in the absence of suitable candidates. Division bench consisting of Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice C.S Sudha said that permitting open...

[Custody Battle] Children Have Right To Company Of Both Parents, Severing Contact With One Parent Snaps Emotional & Psychological Bond: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the settled position that while considering custody matters, Court must pass orders ensuring that the child is not totally deprived of the love, affection and company of one of the parents.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar observed that if the child is denied the opportunity to interact with one of...