Delhi HC Issues Summons To Arnab Goswami, Republic TV In Congress' Defamation Suit Over 'Turkey Office' Claim; No Interim Relief For Now

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issues summons in a defamation suit filed by the Indian National Congress (INC) against Arnab Goswami and Republic TV over a broadcast claiming that the party has an international office in Turkey. Justice Mini Pushkarna however did not grant any interim relief in the matter and only issued notice on the temporary injunction plea."I will ask if the content...

“Exams About To Start”: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail To Class 12 Student Accused Of Possessing 40 Litres Of Country Liquor

The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted bail to a 19-year-old, 12th class student, who was arrested after 40 bulk litres of country made Mahua (country) liquor were allegedly seized from his possession.Upon receipt of information, police officials of Saraypali District conducted a raid and seized the aforesaid quantity of liquor from the alleged possession of the applicant, and...

Denial Of Compassionate Appointment To Higher Post Despite Educational Qualifications & Eligibility Is Arbitrary: Andhra Pradesh HC

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D.Sekhar held that a candidate appointed on compassionate grounds cannot be denied appointment to a higher suitable post matching his educational qualifications by wrongly applying rules for promotion. Background Facts The petitioner's father was working as an Examiner of Copies...

Person Entitled To Compensation Who Suffers Injuries Or Death Anywhere Within Precincts Of Railway Station: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that if a person is in the waiting hall, clock room, reservation or booking office, or on a platform or any other place within the precincts of a railway station and receives injuries or suffers death, the Railways would be liable to pay compensation.In doing so the court emphasized that Section 123(c) (untoward incident) is a beneficial provision and...

Delhi High Court Convicts Truck Driver For Running Over 2-Year-Old, Invokes 'Res Ipsa Loquitur' Doctrine

The Delhi High Court has convicted a truck driver for causing the death of a two-year-old child in a road accident, invoking the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur and holding that the circumstances of the accident themselves indicated negligence.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed an appeal filed by the State and set aside a trial court judgment dated December 24, 2019 which had acquitted...

'Continuous Provocation From Tobacco-Addicted Brother Led To Break Point': Bombay HC Converts Murder Conviction To Culpable Homicide

The Bombay High Court recently commuted a man's life imprisonment for murdering his own brother to 10 year imprisonment under culpable homicide not amounting to murder after noting that he murdered the brother, because he had vices like consuming tobacco and gutka and often quarrelled and even assaulted him (convict) and their aged mother whenever they advised him against the vices.A...

One Person Can't Have Two Dearness Allowances: Madras High Court On Woman Claiming DA On Regular Pension Despite Receiving Family Pension

The Madras High Court recently noted that one person cannot claim two dearness allowances. Justice C Kumarappan made the observations while dealing with the plea of a woman who claimed dearness allowance on her regular pension in addition to the dearness allowance on her family pension. The court noted that the principle behind Rule 20A(ii) of the Tamil Nadu State Transport...

Boney Kapoor And Daughters Move Madras High Court To Reject Plaint Claiming Sridevi's Property

Film Producer Boney Kapoor and his daughters, Janhvi and Kushi Kapoor, have approached the Madras High Court against an order of the Additional District Judge, Chengalpattu, refusing to reject a plaint filed in connection with the late actor Sridevi's property near the East Coast Road. When the plea came up before Justice TV Thamilselvi on Monday (16 March), the court decided to take...

'Surrender Of Possession' Under J&K Migrant Property Act Includes Constructive & Symbolic Possession: High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that the expression “surrender of possession of the property to the competent authority,” appearing in proviso (b) to Section 7 of the Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997, must be construed to include constructive and symbolic possession and not...

Live-In Relationship With Another Woman Not Bigamy: Karnataka High Court Quashes Wife's Case Against Septuagenarian Husband

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against a 73-year-old husband, his alleged second wife, and his own children, holding that mere living in an 'illegal relationship' does not constitute marriage for the purpose of Section 494 IPC (marrying again during the lifetime of spouse).According to the complainant-wife, her husband, one of the accused in the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Reclassification Of Punjab Kesari Group Hotel As Commercial Building Amid Setback Violations

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Chopra Hotels Pvt. Ltd., Jalandhar owner by Punjab Kesari Newspaper Group, seeking permission to treat its hotel building as a commercial building under the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025, holding that such a request cannot be entertained after completion of construction and submission of a completion...

Property Bought From 'Proceeds Of Crime' Before PMLA Can Still Be Attached By ED If Possession Continues: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that property purchased from the proceeds of crime prior to the coming into force of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) can still be attached under the Act if the accused continues to remain in possession of the property after the law came into effect.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed,“If the...