Witness' Entry At Trap Venue Doubtful, Bribe Demand Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Telangana HC Quashes Conviction Under PC Act

Setting aside the conviction of an assistant engineer under Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding a bribe to extend the benefit of a State-sanctioned housing scheme to certain individuals, the Telangana High Court said that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the officer demanded a bribe. Referring to judgments on the Supreme Court the court...

Delhi High Court Asks CIC To Decide If 'Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' Trust Is Public Authority Under RTI Act

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide whether “Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra” trust is a public authority under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the CIC to decide the question after affording opportunity of hearing to the RTI applicant Neeraj Sharma as well as the Public Information...

'Confidentiality No Excuse': Tripura HC Upholds CCL's Right To Access Case Material Relied Upon By JJB While Deciding To Try Him As An Adult

The Tripura High Court recently affirmed the Child in Conflict with Law (CCL's) right to access preliminary assessment reports and related documents referenced by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) while deciding whether the CCL should be tried as an adult under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act.A bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh set aside the...

Well Known Fact In UP That Students Are Suffering Due To Non-Availability Of Principals, Assistant Teachers: Allahabad HC

In a scathing observation, the Allahabad High Court has said that it is a well-known fact throughout the State of Uttar Pradesh that students are suffering due to the non-availability of Principals and Assistant Teachers. A bench of Justice Prakash Padia made this observation while hearing a writ petition filed by a junior high school, which moved the HC aggrieved by the teaching...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 27 To February 02, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 28 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 37Nominal Index:M/s Renram Fashions India Pvt Ltd AND The ESI Corporation. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 28Vikas C V & Others AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 29 V Keshavamurthy AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 30Hindustan Aeronautics Officers Guild AND Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd & ANR. 2025...

Delhi High Court Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To February 28

The Delhi High Court has rescheduled the date of elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital from February 07 to February 28, 2025. A full bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma, Justice Rekha Palli and Justice C Hari Shankar noted that in a resolution passed by the High Court's Security Committee last year, it was resolved that all the Election Commissioners, Returning...

Ordinarily Courts Shouldn't Interfere With Invocation Or Encashment Of A Bank Guarantee If It Adheres To Guarantee Terms : Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently denied relief to Sutlej Textiles, Rajasthan, against South Eastern Coal Field Limited, where the agreement for coal supply was terminated by the latter and the security deposit, along with other deposits, was forfeited. The bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that the Court should not interfere with the invocation...

'Serious Issue': Karnataka HC Directs State Law University To Formulate Guidelines To Stop Malpractices In Examinations Using Technology

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Vice Chancellor and Registrar of the Karnataka State Law University to formulate necessary Rules in relation to safeguard the sanctity of examinations and avoid malpractises indulged by students, so as to make available a level playing field for all students.Justice Suraj Govindaraj also directed that the rules issued shall be made applicable to...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 - February 2, 2025

Nominal Index:Sunil Kumar Sharma Vs U.T of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 6Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat Vs Sheeraza Akhtar 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 7Union of India v. M/s Des Raj Nagpal Engineers & Contractors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 8Mohammad Amin Sheikh Vs Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Srinagar 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 9Kiran Wattal Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 10State Of J&K Vs Abrar Ahmad Tantray...

Delhi High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Former Judge's Plea Against Political Parties Over 'Cash-Oriented Schemes'

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused urgent hearing of a plea filed against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Indian National Congress (INC) over their political promises to distribute cash to the voters in the upcoming Assembly polls, alleging that it falls within the meaning of “corrupt practices.”A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar...

[KAAPA] Detaining Authority Has Duty To Provide Legible Copies Of Relevant Documents To Detenu: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the detaining authority under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act (KAAPA) has a duty to provide the detenu with legible copies of all relevant documents forming basis for the detention, including the detention order. The Court stated that the detenu can only exercise his constitutional right under Article 22(5) of the Constitution and his...

Court-Appointed Commissioner Can't Be Used To Collect Evidence For Parties: Jharkhand HC Rejects Plea Seeking Survey Of Disputed Property

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that a commissioner as a pleader appointed by the court under Order XXVI Rule 10-A of the CPC cannot collect evidence on behalf of parties to a suit.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi held that the appointment of a commissioner is meant to elucidate matters in dispute and not to aid a party in establishing its claims.The bench held, “for the purpose of...