Madras High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against ABVP Activists For Protesting Outside CM Stalin's Residence

The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to quash the FIR registered against 31 students belonging to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for protesting near Chief Minister MK Stalin's residence. The case of prosecution is that the students had attempted to siege the house of the Chief Minister. When police party attempted to stop them, they pushed the police, tore their uniform...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Directions To POCSO Courts For Protection Of Identity Of Rape, Sexual Offence Victims

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently issued certain directions to the Special POCSO Courts so as to ensure that the identity of the child victim shall not be disclosed, at any time, during the course of investigation or trial.The bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Virender Singh issued these directions while dealing with an appeal preferred by the state government against...

'Anath' Not Stigmatic: Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL To Change Nomenclature For Orphans In Govt Records

Observing that there was no stigma attached to the word "anath", the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking to change the nomancleature for an orphan in Government records from "anath" to "swanath" or self-made. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar said that courts must be alive to the laxman rekha within which they must function. "We find...

Injunction Order Can Be Stayed Only In Rare Cases Where Restoration Of Status Quo Ante At Interlocutory Stage Is Imperative For Justice: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a stay order cannot be stayed, except in rare and exceptional cases, where restoration of the status quo ante at an interlocutory stage is imperative in the interest of justice.Justice C Hari Shankar added that where a judgment or decree is injunctive in nature, meaning that where the judgment or decree injuncts either of the parties before the Court...

S.451 CrPC: Karnataka High Court Says Gold Ornaments Seized Can Be Kept In Custody For Maximum 1 Month

The Karnataka High Court has said that if gold bullion or gold ornaments are seized during the investigation of an offence, the maximum period that it could be held is 15 days or one month and later, it should be released and interim custody should be handed over to the victim/complainant/applicant. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by M/S...

Karnataka High Court Directs Haveri Deputy Commissioner To Act Against Alleged Illegal Slaughter Houses

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Haveri district to expeditiously take action on the representation made to it about alleged illegal slaughter houses being operational in the district without any license. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty disposed of a public interest litigation filed by one...

Disclosure Of Documents Regarding Grant Of Sanction For Prosecution U/S 45(1) UAPA Can Be Exempted Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a convict in the Mumbai Twin Blast case (7/11 Bomb Blast case) challenging an order passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) denying him information regarding the proposal and all documents concerning grant of sanction for prosecution under sec. 45(1) of the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act (UAPA).Ehtesham Qutubuddin Siddique...

Order 23 Rule 3 CPC | Vitiated Compromise Decree Can Be Recalled By Same Court, Separate Suit Challenging Such Decree Is Barred: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday observed that a compromise deed is essentially a contract between the parties superimposed by the decree of the Court and such a decree can be avoided only by approaching the same Court and demonstrating before it that the compromise on the basis of which decree is passed is not lawful.The Observation was laid by a bench comprising...

Delhi High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report In PIL To Enhance Security In District Courts

The Delhi High Court has sought a fresh status report from its administrative side in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in July 2019 by lawyer Kunwar Gangesh Singh seeking directions to enhance the security systems of various district courts across the city.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that the earlier status...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Set Aside State Govt's Decision To Extend Grant To Puja Committees During Durga Puja

The Calcutta High Court recently refused to set aside the decision of the State Government to extend grants to the Puja Committees during Durga Puja. However, the Court did direct the Government to release the grant in favor of only those Clubs/Puja Committees, who in the previous year had utilized the same for the purpose it was granted, and had duly submitted the utilization certificate...

Onus To Prove Charge Of Clandestine Clearance Of Goods Lies On The Department: CESTAT

The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the onus to prove a charge of clandestine clearance of goods lies with the department.The two-member bench, P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member), have held that the charge of clandestine clearance of goods is a serious charge and cannot be made on...

"Denigrates Hindu Religious Sentiments": Madras High Court Asks Police To Prohibit All Obscene & Vulgar Dance Performances During Dasara Festival

The Madras High Court recently directed the Thoothukudi District Collector and police authorities to strictly implement a Circular Memorandum regarding procedure to be followed while granting permission to conduct cultural events, sports events, procession/meeting etc. The authorities were thus to ensure that no obscene or vulgar dance performance or other procession takes place during the...