BREAKING | Madras High Court Forms SIT To Investigate The Alleged Sexual Assault Of Student In Anna University, Orders 25Lakh Interim Compensation To Survivor

The Madras High Court on Saturday (December 28) formed a Special Investigation Team comprising of women IPS officers to investigate into the alleged sexual assault of a 2nd Year Engineering Student inside the Anna Univeristy campus in Chennai earlier on Monday. A division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Lakshminarayanan held a special sitting on Saturday and passed the orders on...

Filing Of Repeated, Identical Petitions Is A Serious Menace To Administration Of Justice: Rajasthan HC Imposes Costs On Petitioners

Rajasthan High Court imposed symbolic cost of Rs. 1000/- on numerous petitioners for approaching the Court with the same cause of action that had already been decided by the Court on two occasions with specific directions to everyone with same cause of action to directly approach the concerned Government Department by filing representations and also directing the Department to decide...

Income From Capital Gains On Certain Assets Which Are Excluded U/S 10(38) Of IT Act Must Be Included While Computing Book Profits: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court held that proviso to Sec 10(38) cannot be read in reverse to mean that if gains are not included as book profits u/s 115JB, the same are liable to be included as income for purposes of assessment to tax under the normal provisions.Even though, the gains are required to be excluded from income chargeable to tax u/s 10(38), added the Court. As per Section 10(38) of Income...

'Permitting Trial Would Be An Exercise In Futility': Karnataka High Court Quashes 'Oldest Case' In State After 44 Yrs

Closing perhaps the oldest criminal matter in the state, the Karnataka High Court recently quashed a 44-year old murder case registered against a man who is now 68 years old, remarking that permitting a trial would be a futile exercise. Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition by Chadra alias V Chandrashekara Bhat, and after taking note of the facts observed that the impossibility...

"Large-Scale Scam": Gujarat HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Businessman Booked In ₹6000 Crore Financial Fraud Case

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of businessman and head of BZ group Bhupendrasinh Zala in connection with an alleged financial fraud amounting to ₹6000 crores observing that it appeared to be a “large scale scam” wherein “large number of people appear to have been duped by him”.Justice M.R. Mengdey in his December 23 order observed “The...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To 'Upstox' Against Trademark, Copyright Infringement By Unknown Entities

The Delhi High Court has in an interim order restrained unknown entities from infringing on the 'UPSTOX' trademarks, work marks and copyrighted photographs–an online trading application owned by RKSV Securities India Pvt. Ltd which is an Indian broking firm providing stock trading opportunities.The plaintiff–RKSV Securities India Pvt. Ltd said that it along with its group companies owns...

Appellate Court Must Refund Court Fees If Matter Is Remanded Back To Original Court: Allahabad High Court

Discussing Section 13 of the Court Fees Act, the Allahabad High Court has held that once an appeal is remanded back to the original Court for any reason, the Appellate Court ought to grant a certificate of authorization to the appellant to receive back the full court fees paid along with the memorandum of appeal.Justice Kshitij Shailendra held “Section 13 casts an obligation upon the...

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 250 REPORTS Madras High Court Issues Compendium Of Procedure To Be Followed By Advisory Board Constituted Under TN Preventive Detention Act Case Title: Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 The Madras High Court recently issued a compendium of procedures to be followed by...

Madras High Court Suspends Sentence Imposed On BJP's H Raja Over Comments Against Periyar, Kanimozhi

The Madras High Court on Friday suspended the sentence imposed on BJP's H Raja for his derogatory speech against Periyar and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. The special court had imposed the sentence on December 2. Justice L Victoria Gowri suspended the 6-month sentence imposed on him by the Special Court for Trial of Cases Against MLAs/MPs in Chennai The special court had sentenced Raja for...

Presumption Of Guilt U/S 29 Of POCSO Act Can't Be Drawn Due To Lack Of Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted two men in a sexual assault case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, observing that the presumption under Section 29 for abetting or attempting to commit certain offences under the Act cannot be drawn on account of lack of evidence.As per Section 29 of the POCSO Act, where a person is prosecuted for committing...

'No One Should Blame Girl For Being With Male Friend': Madras HC Orally Remarks In Plea For CBI Probe Into Anna University Sexual Assault

While hearing a batch of pleas seeking a CBI probe into the recent sexual assault of a second-year engineering student at Anna University in Chennai, the Madras High Court on Friday (December 27) orally emphasized that no one should blame the victim for being with her male friend when the incident happened. "Just because this incident has happened, no one should blame the girl for sitting...

[UAPA] Contemplation Of Terrorist Act For Years Even Without Giving Effect To It Constitutes A Terrorist Act: Delhi High Court

While hearing an appeal against the conviction of a member of Al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Delhi High Court has observed that contemplation of a terrorist act for years even if it may be carried out to after several years constitutes a terrorist act.A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Sharma...