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Govt's Argument Against Tobacco Is Like Devil Quoting Scripture, When It Has Thousands Of Liquor Outlets Of Its Own: Madras High Court
Dealing with the State's argument that consumption of tobacco is causing a serious health hazard and Article 47 of the Constitution imposes a duty on it to improve public health, the Madras High Court said the government's contention would have impressed it had the law been enforced into totality."Unfortunately, that is not the case. The State has monopolized the privilege of selling liquor....
Vismaya Dowry Death Case | Legal System Must Remain Immune From Media And Public Pressure: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday, while considering the convict's appeal in the Vismaya dowry death case, said the legal system must remain immune from the public and media pressure while dealing with sensational cases. The appeal has been moved by Kiran Kumar against his conviction and the sentence imposed on him by the trial court in the case related to his wife's death.The division bench...
iPhone-12 Theft From Godown: Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To E-Commerce Company Employees
The Karnataka High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to the Manager and Assistant Manager of the Flipcart in a case accusing them of stealing 21 Iphones from its godown in Malur.Justice Rajendra Badamikar ordered the petitioners be enlarged on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.381/2022 of Malur Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Section 381 of...
Kerala High Court Requests Centre To Consider Enacting Law To Uniformly Regulate Religious & Charitable Organizations
The Kerala High Court on Thursday requested the Central Government to explore the possibility of a uniform Central legislation to regulate the functioning of charitable organizations and religious institutions. Justice P. Somarajan made the above request while addressing the issue of massive encroachment upon Government properties, particularly by religious/ charitable institutions, and...
Pre-Institution Mediation Necessary Only In Cases Where Plaintiff Does Not Contemplate Urgent Interim Relief: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that pre-institution mediation under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is necessary only in cases where a plaintiff of the suit does not contemplate an urgent interim relief.A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan said the question as to whether a suit involves any urgent interim relief is to be determined solely on the basis of the...
Private Party Affected By Registered Gift Deed Based On False Docs Can Institute Case For Cheating & Forgery, No Embargo U/S 195 CrPC: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that an affected private individual would not be barred from initiating proceedings under Section 419, 420, 468 and 471 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against an accused who submits fabricated documents before a Sub-Registrar, for registering a gift deed. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj clarified that the embargo under Section 195 CrPC...
Can Delhi Govt Issue OBC Certificate For Children Of A Single Mother On Basis Of Her Caste Certificate? High Court To Consider
The Delhi High Court is set to consider a question as to whether the Delhi Government, being a union territory, is empowered to issue Other Backward Class (OBC) certificate for children of a single mother on the basis of her caste category.A woman has moved a petition before the court seeking directions for issuance of OBC certificate to her two children on the basis of her caste certificate....
Calcutta High Court Directs Former Andaman Chief Secretary Charged With Gang Rape To Appear Before SIT
The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Port Blair on Friday, while dealing with an anticipatory bail application filed by Jitendra Narain, a former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ordered him to appear before the Special Investigation Team ('SIT'). The petitioner is facing investigation in connection with the alleged offence of gang rape committed on on 14th...
Police Misbehaviour Can't Be Tackled By Issuing Circulars, Superior Officers Will Be Personally Responsible For Overlooking Misdemeanor: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State Police Chief to file a further report on the manner in which its directions insisting the Police to behave well with the citizens were being complied with. Justice Devan Ramachandran, on being informed by the Government Pleader Joshy Thannickamattom, that a circular had been issued by the State Police Chief in this regard, observed that, "It...
Experts Have To Decide Nature Of Game, What Does Tax Officer Know?: Karnataka High Court Query In Gameskraft Hearing Against ₹21,000 Crore GST Notice
The Karnataka High Court Thursday observed the experts have to decide the nature of the game and not the GST officer, while hearing the online gaming platform Gameskraft's petition against the notice demanding Rs 21,000 Crore tax from it. The tax has been demanded by Directorate General of GST Intelligence on the ground that activities being carried on Gameskraft is betting and amounts to game...
Non-Disclosure Of Reasons Behind Centre's Blocking Orders Infringe Users' Right To Appeal, Article 14: Twitter Argues Before Karnataka HC
Twitter India today told the Karnataka High Court that orders issued to it by the Central government for blocking certain user accounts directly affect those users' right to free speech and expression and thus, the orders must be communicated to them. When pointed by the Court that the governing statute (Information Technology Act) uses the expression "reasons to be recorded" and...