Walayar Rape-Death | Kerala HC Dismisses Plea By Victims' Mother Challenging Integrity Certificate Granted To SP Over Allegedly Faulty Probe

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 24) dismissed a petition by the mother of two girls–who were allegedly raped and killed in Walayar in 2017–against the Integrity Certificate issued by the State to Superintendent of Police MJ Sojan, which is a requirement for conferring an officer with IPS cadre. Sojan is presently holding the post of Superintendent of Police (Non-IPS cadre) in...

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 1 To 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 232Orders/JudgmentsJanuary 2024Writ Petition Against Charge-Sheet Not Maintainable Unless Issued By Authority Not Competent To Initiate Disciplinary Action: Rajasthan HCTitle: Laxman Singh Gurjar v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & 2 Ors.Citation: Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Raj) 1The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a writ...

Rajasthan Public Trust Act | If Registration Of Public Trust Is Challenged In Appeal, It Becomes Necessary And Proper Party To Proceedings: HC

Rajasthan High Court has set aside the order of the Commissioner, Devasthan Department, Udaipur (“Commissioner”) that rejected the application for impleadment of a public trust in an appeal filed for quashing the order vide which the registration of the trust was allowed, ruling that the trust was a necessary and property party for adjudication of the appeal.“…when the respondents no....

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of An Advocate As Bombay HC Judge & A Judicial Officer As Uttarakhand HC Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 22nd December, 2024, approved the proposal for the appointment of Advocate Pravin Sheshrao Patil as a Judge of the High Court of Bombay. In the same meeting, the proposal for the appointment of Judicial Officer Ashish Naithani as a Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court was also approved.Click Here To Read/Download the Collegium's...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Praveen K. Giri As A Judge Of Allahabad HC

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 22nd December 2024, approved the proposal for the appointment of Praveen Kumar Giri, Advocate, as a Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. Presently, the Allahabad High Court has a sanctioned strength of 160 and is functioning with 81 judges with a vacancy of 79 Judges.Click Here to Read/Download the Collegium's...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 3 Judicial Officers As Rajasthan HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 22nd December 2024 approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges of the Rajasthan High Court: Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Pramil Kumar Mathur, and Chandra Prakash Shrimali Click Here to Read/Download the Collegium's...

Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Alleged Discrepancies In Jal Jeevan Mission Claims In Bilaspur Villages

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of alleged discrepancies in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in certain villages of the Bilaspur district of the State. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal took note of a Dainik Bhaskar report, claiming that the officers of the Public Health Engineering Department had...

National Investigation Agency Act | High Court Can't Condone Delay In Filing Appeal Beyond 90 Days, S.21(5) Mandatory: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the High Court is not empowered to condone delay in filing appeal under National Investigation Agency Act (NIA) beyond 90 days and provision of Section 21(5) is "mandatory" in nature. As per Section 21 of the Act, an appeal has to be made within 30 days of the date of the order or judgment. The Section allows the High Courts to entertain...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Uber India In Plea Alleging Discrimination By Driver Against Visually Impaired Person

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to Uber India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a petition filed by a visually impaired advocate against discriminatory treated meted out to him by the drivers engaged with Uber India, and further the lack of proper implementation of policies of the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in...

"Vigilance Bureau Initiated Criminal Proceeding To Harass": Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Corruption Case Against Former Minister

The Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed two FIRs against former Congress food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhusan Ashu, and others in a corruption case pertaining to the alleged foodgrain tender and transportation scam.Two FIRs were lodged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and provisions of the IPC by Ludhiana and Jalandhar Vigilance Bureau in an alleged Rs....

Non-Implementation Of PM-ABHIM Scheme In Delhi Unjustified: High Court Orders Signing Of MoU By January 05

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered signing of an MoU between Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Delhi Government by January 05, 2025, for implementing PM- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the scheme would have...

S.147 Of IT Act Doesn't Postulate Review Jurisdiction Such That Assessment Can Be Reviewed By AO Intending To Form Different Opinion: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court ruled that the materials which were already available before AO and which ultimately were considered in passing assessment order u/s 143(3), cannot form basis of reopening, on ground that such materials were ignored in finalizing assessment.Section 147 does not postulate review jurisdiction, so that assessment can be reviewed by the Assessing Officer intending to...