Authorities Manning 'Dangerous Commodity' Must Take Extra Measures: JKL High Court Awards 24 Lakh Compensation To Woman Disabled Due To Electrocution

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while awarding Rs 24 Lakh to a woman left crippled because of a High Voltage electric shock observed that authorities manning dangerous commodities like electricity have an extra duty to take all measures to prevent any mishap. The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner had...

Bombay High Court Weekly Roundup: November 21 To November 27, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation 451 – 461] 1. M/s. Sanathan Textile Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 451 2. Faizan Wahid Baig v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 452 3. Vijay S/o Shankarrao Talewar and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 453 4. Sheikhah Fadiah Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah v. Sanjay Mishrimal Punamiya...

Allahabad HC Orders Varanasi District Judge's Personal Presence For Committing Impropriety In Discharge Of Judicial Functions

Observing that the Varanasi's District Judge is in the habit of committing impropriety in the discharge of his judicial function, the Allahabad High Court recently directed him to appear before it along with the original record of a case.The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar ordered thus as it noted that the District Judge had admitted a revision petition without condoning delay under Section 5 of...

Apartment Residents Coming Together To Prevent Public Authority From Discharging Its Duty Amounts To Unlawful Assembly U/S 143 IPC: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against residents of an apartment who allegedly gathered and prevented officials of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) from surveying and removing encroachment over Rajakaluve (storm water drain), as per Court orders. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the contention of the...

18 Years After Murder Conviction, Delhi High Court Sets Aside Life Sentence As Ossification Test Reveals Convict Was Minor On Date Of Incident

In a case dating back to 1999, the Delhi High Court has set aside the life sentence of a murder convict after he took the plea of juvenility during the pendency of his appeal. The ossification test revealed that his age was between 10 to 20 years old on the day of incident."Considering the fact that the upper age limit cannot be taken to the detriment of the appellant and as per the lower...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 20 To November 27, 2022

Nominal Index: [Citations 468 - 481] KAJAL NARESH KUMAR v. Union of India & others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 468 K. B. NAIK v. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 469 A.N.MURTHY v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 470 ASHVEEJA T.C v. ENDOWMENT COMMISSIONER & others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 471 MR. M.M. KARIAPPA & ANR v....

Unlike Criminal Proceedings, Action For Malicious Prosecution Generally Doesn't Lie Against Civil Proceedings: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has said that unlike in the cases of malicious prosecution relating to criminal proceedings no action can be brought as a general rule in the cases of civil proceedings even though the same are malicious and have been brought without any reasonable cause."It is only in exceptional circumstances that a suit for damages on account of...

J&K&L High Court Weekly Roundup: November 21 To November 27, 2022

Nominal Index: Shashi Paul Singh Vs Gurmeet Paul & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 220 Hafiza Begum & Ors Vs Shams Din Bhat & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 221 Showkat Ahmad Najar & Ors Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 222 Dr SI Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 223Rajesh Gupta Vs Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 224 Dr Kuldeep Chander Sharma...

Google Map Prima Facie Shows Green Cover Depletion: Uttarakhand HC Stays All Development Activities In Nainital's Jilling Estate

Uttarakhand High Court has stayed till December 15, all development/ construction activities in Jilling Estate, a small village situated amidst untouched forests of Kumaon Himalayas.The direction was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice R.C. Khulbe after perusing Google Map imagery which prima facie depicts green cover depletion, particularly in 8.5 hectares...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 21 to November 27, 2022

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 471 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 479 NOMINAL INDEX M.R.Sivaramakrishnan v State and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 471 R Prema Latha and others v State and others, 2022 Livelaw (Mad) 472 Dr. K Sri Hari Prashanth and another v The Government of India and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 473 M Muthu v Union of India and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Ad Wars: Delhi High Court Sends Parle, Britannia To Mediation, Restrains Re-Publishing Of Print Adverts Against Parle-G

The Delhi High Court has referred Parle Products Private Limited and Britannia Industries to its Mediation and Conciliation Centre for resolution of the dispute over alleged disparaging advertisements of Britannia Milk Bikis against Parle-G biscuits.Justice Prathiba M. Singh directed that while the settlement is explored between the parties, the two print advertisements of Britannia shall not...

[S.354 IPC] Women Can Also Be Held Guilty Of Outraging Woman's Modesty – Mumbai Court

A Metropolitan Magistrates Court in Mumbai has held Section 354 of the IPC as being gender neutral qua the offender, and thus convicted and sentenced a mother of three to one-year rigorous imprisonment for outraging another woman's modesty. "Section 354 of the IPC, therefore, operates equality upon all persons whether males or females and it cannot be maintained that woman are...