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Kerala Govt Moves High Court Against Dismissal Of Culpable Homicide Charges Against IAS Officer Sriram Venkitaraman In 2019 Rash Driving Case
The State Government has approached the Kerala High Court against the Additional Sessions Court I, Trivandrum order dismissing the culpable homicide charges against IAS Officer Sriram Venkitaraman and his friend, Wafa Firoz, in the alleged drunk driving case related to the death of journalist K.M. Basheer in 2019. The Sessions Court, while dropping the charges under Section 304 which...
Allegations In 2018 And 2020 Cases Different; Mere ECIR Registration Doesn't Make A Person An Accused: ED To Delhi HC on DK Shivakumar's Plea
The Enforcement Directorate has opposed before the Delhi High Court a plea moved by Karnataka Congress Chief D.K. Shivakumar challenging the investigation initiated by the probe agency against him in a money laundering case.Seeking dismissal of the plea, ED in its counter affidavit has said that the plea is premature and that no fundamental rights of the Congress leader have been violated...
"Speaks Volume About The Administration": Allahabad HC Raps Authorities For Allegedly Demolishing Lawyer's House Sans Notice
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday took exception to the alleged act of authorities to demolish the house of a lawyer without issuing a notice to him. The Court also questioned the unnecessary and undue haste of the authorities in canceling the exchange order pertaining to the property (over which the house was built) passed in favor of the lawyer.Directing the parties to maintain the status...
Kerala High Court Asks Jail Authorities To Ensure Privacy In Lawyer-Client Meetings
The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State and prison authorities to explore the possibility of providing sufficient space for advocates and clients to privately interact in jails. While Senior Government Pleader Tek Chand submitted that there are space constraints in certain sub-jails, Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed,...
KAAPA | Detaining Authority Duty-Bound To Consider Previous Opinion Of Advisory Board; Non-Consideration Of Relevant Materials Fatal: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court recently held that the previous opinion of the Advisory Board, which led to the revocation of the earlier detention order, and even the revocation of such detention order, are crucial materials which ought to be examined and considered by the detaining authority before it takes a decision for another detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention)...
Defectively Pleaded Cause Of Action Not Ground For Rejection Of Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently reiterated the difference between non-disclosure of cause of action and defective cause of action. It clarified that while the former comes within the scope of Order 7 Rule 11, the latter is to be decided during the trial of the suit. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani was hearing an appeal directed against the order of Principal...
PIL In Gujarat HC Seeks Implementation Of Governor's Decision Authorising Use Of 'Gujarati' As Add'l Language In HC
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Gujarat High Court seeking a direction to the state government to implement the (then) Governor's 2012 decision authorizing the use of the Gujarati Language in addition to English in the court proceedings before the Gujarat High Court.In the alternative, the PIL plea seeks direction to the State Government to take a fresh...
Bengaluru Court Blocks Distribution, Sale Of Book 'Tippu Nija Kanasugalu' In Suit Claiming Its Publication Will Disturb Communal Harmony
A civil court in Bengaluru has passed an ex-parte temporary injunction restraining the author, printer and publishers of the book Tippu Nija Kanasugalu from distributing and selling it after a suit was filed claiming that the book would cause unrest and disturb communal harmony. Addanda C Cariappa, Ayodhya Publications, Rashtrotthana Mudranalaya are the author, publisher and printer of the...
Uniformed Personnel Expected To Perform Combatant Duty, Menial Jobs Below Their Dignity: Madras HC On Orderly System
The Madras High Court recently observed that trained Uniformed Personnels, under no circumstances, can be utilised to perform the menial job in the residences of Higher Authorities. Justice SM Subramaniam remarked that trained Uniformed Personnel are expected to perform the combatant duty and other law and order duties in the interest of public at large. It added that forcing them to...
J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash ACB Enquiry Against JKAS Officer Claiming Complaint Linked With Her Sexual Harassment Case
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a woman officer of the J&K Administrative Services (JKAS) seeking to quash the enquiry proceedings initiated against her by the Anti Corruption Bureau, Srinagar in pursuance of an anonymous complaint. The petitioner alleged that she was sexually harassed by the SP & Deputy SP of the ACB and...
'Caesar's Wife Must Be Above Suspicion': Delhi High Court Upholds Dismissal Of RBI Employee
Referring to the famous phrase - Caesar's wife must be above suspicion, the Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of an employee of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) who was accused of pilfering cancelled notes in 2005.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that a bank employee or an officer must perform the duty with absolute devotion, diligence, integrity and honesty, so that the confidence of...
Accused Entitled Only To 'List' Of Documents Not Relied Upon By Investigating Agency At Commencement Of Trial: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that at commencement of trial, an accused person is entitled to a list of those documents which are not relied upon by the Investigating agency. However, the accused cannot seek that the unrelied documents themselves should be supplied to him/her.The petitioner-accused herein had approached the Court under Section 482 CrPC assailing the order...