High Courts
26 Yrs On, Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Murder Accused; Doubts Police Constable's Testimony
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a man 26 years after he was accused of murdering the husband of a woman he was in relationship with, by assaulting and throwing the husband on a live railway track.While doing so, a division bench of Justices Gurvinder Singh Gill and Jasjit Singh Bedi also expressed doubt as to the veracity of a Police constable's testimony who claimed that...
Service Of Notices & Orders Through Common Portal Is A Valid Mode Of Service U/S 169 Of GST Act: Madras High Court
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court held that service of notices and orders through Common portal is a valid mode of service in terms of Section 149 of the GST Act. The bench rejected the argument that the GST portal is not a “designated computer resource of the assessee” and hence as per Sec. 13 (2) (a) (ii) of the Information Technology Act, receipt occurs only when...
Increase Of Working Hours Without Compensation In Government Mints, Calcutta High Court Finds Tribunal Award Reasonable
Calcutta High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) dismissed a writ petition challenging the Industrial Tribunal's award that denied compensation to mint workers for increased working hours. The court found that extending working hours from 37½ to 44 hours per week as recommended by the 5th Pay Commission was reasonable, as it was accompanied by enhanced pay...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Swiggy, Zepto Mobile Apps Are Inaccessible For Persons With Disabilities
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (April 23) issued notice on a plea alleging that the mobile applications of Swiggy and Zepto platforms are inaccessible for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Swiggy and Zepto. The matter has been fixed for hearing on May 28. The petition has been filed...
S.531 BNSS | Stage Of Proceedings Is Pivotal In Determining Applicability Of BNSS Or CRPC: J&K High Court Explains
Clarifying the legal framework regarding the applicability of the old and new criminal procedural laws, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that the relevant factor for determining the applicability of BNSS or CrPC, 1973, is the stage of the case prevailing immediately prior to 01.07.2024.Overturning a Special Judge's order in a money laundering case a bench of...
J&K HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Dental College Recruitment, Says Candidates Who Participated Without Protest Cannot Subsequently Challenge Process
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Government Order No. 383-JK(HME) of 2024, which altered the selection criteria for Senior Residents/Registrars in Government Dental and Medical Colleges.Dismissing a writ petition filed by one Dr. Falak Mukhtar, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani observed that once a candidate participates in a selection process...
Transfer From CMO To Hospital's Deputy Controller A Reduction In Rank, Amounts To Deputation For Which Consent Is Needed: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court quashed an order where a government employee serving as Chief Medical and Health Officer (CM&HO) Udaipur was transferred as Deputy Controller of District Hospital, Pratapgarh observing that it amounted to deputation for which the employee's consent is mandatory which was missing herein. In doing so the court set aside the single judge's order which had upheld...
Businessman Raj Kundra Moves Bombay High Court For Quashing Of LOC In Pornographic Film Racket Case
Celebrity and Businessman Raj Kundra has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the "Look Out Circular" issued against him for his alleged role in the pornographic film racket case. A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak today ordered the Registry to list the matter before appropriate bench as per roster. Kundra has moved the Court with a prayer...
Serious POCSO Offences Can Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties If There Exist 'Extreme Mitigating Circumstances': Kerala High Court
While quashing two cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act where the accused and victims got married, the Kerala High Court observed that though generally POCSO offences cannot be quashed on the ground of settlement between parties, however, in "extreme mitigating circumstances", not quashing the proceedings may result in injustice.“Generally, serious...
'Prima Facie Hate Speech': Madras HC Initiates Suo Motu Proceedings Against Minister Ponmudi For Comments On Saivism, Vaishnavism & Women
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (April 23) initiated suo motu proceedings against Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudi for his recent remarks on Vaishnavism and Saivism. Justice Anand Venkatesh directed the Registry to initiate suo motu writ proceedings against the Minister and place the matter before the Chief Justice for further actions. The court opined that the speech made by the Minister...
"Smacked & Had Her Hair Pulled, Kept Outside CCTV View For Almost 4 Hrs": Calcutta HC Forms SIT To Probe Allegations Of Custodial Torture On Students
The Calcutta High Court has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations of custodial torture against two female students who were picked up from a protest outside their college in Midnapore, taken to the local women's police station and allegedly beaten before being released late at night with no explanation for their detention.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh held: "A photograph...