Holding Multiple Inquiries On Same Allegations Amount To Violation Of Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted anticipatory bail in fraud and Prevention of Corruption Act case to a Junior Engineer posted in Municipal Council Khanna, accused for committing embezzlement of Rs. 3.17 lakhs.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "multiple inquires on same set of allegations would amount to violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India added with the fact that...

Injuries Insufficient To Cause Death: Gujarat HC Grants Bail To Police Officers Convicted For Murder Of A Boy At An Observation Home

The Gujarat High Court suspended the sentence and granted regular bail to three police officers convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment after being booked for the murder of an 18-year-old boy stated to have been belonging to the Scheduled Caste, in an observation home where he had been kept in 2020. In doing so, the Court relied on the post-mortem report and the cross-examination of...

Associate Professors Of Institutes Of Technology Not Experts Recognized Under Information And Technology Act: Allahabad High Court

While dealing with dispute regarding appointment on various posts in U.P. Jal Nigam, the Allahabad High Court has held that Associate Professors of Institutes of Technology are not experts recognized under the Information and Technology Act, 2000 for the purposes of examination of electronic evidence.Justice Ajit Kumar held,“expert opinions that were sought from the Associate Professors...

Longevity Of Service Cannot Be Sole Reason For Claiming Regularisation: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A single bench of Justice Harisankar V. Menon dismissed petitions by Cochin Port Trust firemen seeking regularisation and pay parity with permanent firemen. The court observed that the firemen were engaged only as Leave Reserve Pool (LRP) workers and were not entitled to regularisation or equal pay. Relying on Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Umadevi (3) [(2006) 4 SCC...

Investigation Can't Linger For Years Keeping Investors In Lurch: Bombay HC Pulls Up Mumbai Police's EOW Over Delay In Finishing Fraud Probe

Pulling up Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for the delay caused in properly investigating a "fraud" case under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, the Bombay High Court recently observed that investigations in a criminal case cannot be permitted to linger on for years, keeping investors in the lurch.A division bench of...

"Shoddy, Compromised Investigation Wedded To Checkmates At Every Stage Of Trial": J&K High Court Quashes FIR, Orders Fresh Probe

Underscoring the detrimental impact of compromised investigations the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed observed that a flawed and compromised investigation in a criminal case is inherently bound to encounter obstacles at every stage of the trial and is ultimately doomed to fail, whether at its very inception or during its conclusion.“A shoddy and compromised...

Suppression Of Pending Criminal Cases Raises Concerns About Candidate's Integrity: Orissa HC Upholds Cancellation Of Employee's Appointment

The Orissa High Court has held that notwithstanding the result, suppression of pending criminal cases per se raises concerns about a candidate's integrity and after withholding such vital information, a person cannot claim an unfettered right to seek appointment.While denying relief to the petitioner aggrieved of cancellation of his candidature, Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi held...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 400Goodwill Acquired After 'Terminus Ad Quem' Inconsequential: Delhi HC Declines Interim Relief To 'Khadi' In Trademark Infringement SuitTitle: KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR.Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1The Delhi High Court has refused to pass interlocutory injunction order against two entities...

Prevention Of Animal Cruelty Act Needs To Be Scrupulously Implemented: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court recently remarked that the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Rules framed thereunder and the guidelines issued from time to time by the statutory authorities do need to be observed scrupulously at all levels by the concerned State authorities.The division bench of the Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Biswajit Palit directed the State authorities...

Relationship Between 'Jija' & 'Sali' Is Immoral But Rape Offence Not Attracted If Woman Is A Major: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that a relationship between brother-in-law and sister-in-law (jija and sali) is immoral; however, if the woman is a major, the said relationship doesn't attract the offence of rape. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed thus while granting bail to an accused (Jija) who was booked under Sections 366, 376, 506 IPC on the allegation that...

Petitioner Is 'Dominus Litus' But Right To Withdraw A Case Comes With Certain Restrictions: J&K High Court

Highlighting the nuanced interplay between a petitioner's autonomy and judicial oversight, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that while a petitioner in litigation is the “dominus litus” or master of the case, their right to abandon or withdraw it is subject to certain legal constraints.In allowing a submission to withdraw a case Justice Sanjay Dhar observed, “.. it...

Install CCTV Cameras In All Police Stations By March 31, Strictly Follow SOP On Dealing With Members Of Armed Forces: Orissa HC Tells Police

The Orissa High Court, while dealing with a suo moto PIL, has recently ordered the Government and the police authorities to install CCTV cameras in all police stations as well as police outposts across the State by the end of March, 2025. After perusing the status report submitted by a senior police officer, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Savitri...