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Orissa High Court Weekly Round Up: September 12 To September 18, 2022
Nominal Index:Dara Singh @ Rabindra Ku. Pal & Ors. v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 135Anugraha Narayan Pattnaik v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 136Harekrushna Naik & Ors. v. State of Orissa, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 137Siddhachit Roy v. Rabindra Kumar Mallick, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 138Abhiram Chatria v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 139 Judgments...
[Anti-CAA Protests] Trial Pending In Over 50% Cases, Probe Incomplete in Most FIRs: Delhi Police To HC
More than two years after violence broke out in the national capital in connection with the anti-CAA protests, Delhi Police has said that out of the total 541 FIRs registered against those who damaged public and private properties, only eight have been decided in the courts and trial is pending in 51 percent of the cases.The police has submitted the list of cases along with a...
Police Law & Order Wing Pivotal To Protect Citizens' Fundamental Rights; Can't Depute Dishonest Personnel: Madras High Court
While dealing with a petition seeking conversion of some Police Officers from Armed Reserve to Law and Order, the Madras High Court observed that suitability and eligibility, etc had to be assessed by the concerned departments and High Courts could not interfere in such matters. Interference was only possible when there was an irregularity in appointments. Justice SM Subramaniam...
'Forced Labour Prevalent Even After 75 Years Of Independence': J&K&L High Court On Class-IV Employee's Rs 500 Annual Wage
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the payment of wages at the rate of Rs. 500 per year since 1998 to a government school employee is clearly a form of Forced Labour, which is strictly prohibited under Article 23 of the Constitution of India."This Court being a custodian of the fundamental rights cannot shut its eyes to the injustice carried out against the petitioner...
Delhi High Court Permits Huawei CEO Xiongwei Li To Travel Abroad Subject To Depositing FDR Of Rs. 5 Crores
Upholding a Trial Court order by which look out circular (LOC) issued against Xiongwei Li, CEO of Huawei Telecommunications (India) Company Private Limited was quashed, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday permitted him to travel abroad subject to depositing of an FDR of Rs. 5 crores.Justice Anu Malhotra added that the condition so imposed will be forfeited on account of Xiongwei Li's non-joining...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Bollywood Actor Armaan Kohli In Drug Case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli in an illicit drug traffic case.Justice Nitin W. Sambre directed that Kohli be released on a bond of Rs. 1 lakh with sureties.Kohli was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau after 1.2 grams (small quantity) of contraband cocaine was allegedly recovered from his house. Seven persons in total have been arrested in...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Allow Change In Date Of Birth In School Record After Student Left the School
The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court recently refused to allow petitioner to change his date of birth in the school record stating that only obvious errors can be corrected after the student has left the school.Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Arun R. Pednekar refused to entertain a writ petition praying for change in date of birth in the school record after he had left the...
Copy-Paste Judgement? Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Explanation From District Court Judge
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Gurdaspur's District & Sessions Judge to randomly check at least 10 judgements of a judicial officer in civil appeals to see whether he has resorted to any sort of plagiarism in them.Justice Arvind Sangwan passed the order after the counsel representing an appellant in a Regular Second Appeal argued that the Lower Appellate Court has...
Amount Paid Under Protest Prior To SCN , Consider As Pre -Deposit Under SVLDR Scheme: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the amount paid under protest, towards interest, prior to the issuance of show cause shall be considered as pre-deposit while disposing of the application for a waiver under the 'Sabka Vikas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019' (SVLDR Scheme).The single bench of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra has observed that the statute does not make any...
Violation Of 'Moral Code Of Conduct' No Ground To Declare Election As Void U/S 100 Of Representation Of People Act: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that violation of moral code of conduct cannot be made a ground to declare an election as void under Section 100 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Dismissing the election petition, Justice Vishal Dhagat observed- Election petition can be filed on grounds mentioned in Section 100 of Representation of the People Act, 1951....
S.149 MV Act | Vehicle Owner Not Liable If He Was Of Bona Fide Belief Regarding Genuineness Of Driver's License: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that when the owner of a vehicle is satisfied that the driver has a license and is driving competently, there would be no breach of Section 149(2)(a)(ii) of the Motor Vehicles Act, and hence the Insurance Company would not be absolved from their liability to compensate the victim.Justice Sophy Thomas, while holding so, observed, "Ultimately, if it is...
Karnataka High Court Asks State Government To Review Employee Transfer Guidelines
Concerned over the increase in number of cases related to transfer orders of government employees, the Karnataka High Court has said it is high time for the State to have relook at the relevant guidelines framed by it in 2013."The State being the largest litigant owes a duty to the justice delivery dispensation," said the court. The court said the state government should look into the concept...