Madhya Pradesh High Court Imposes 25K Cost On State Over 'Cryptic' Externment Order

While quashing a 'cryptic' externment order passed by District Magistrate, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to pay a cost of Rs 25,000 to the petitioner who was externed from the district of Chhindwara and neighbouring districts for a period of three months.The court termed the impugned order as cryptic and that it has been passed in an arbitrary and illegal manner as...

Will Decide Congress MP Randeep Surjewala's Plea For Electoral Rolls Of Maharashtra, Haryana Within Three Months: ECI To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea filed by Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala seeking a direction on the Election Commission of India (ECI) to decide his representation seeking supply of the electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls conducted in the States of Maharashtra and Haryana from 2009 to 2024.Justice Jyoti Singh took on record submission of ECI's...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Domain Names/Websites From Infringing Tata Group's 'CROMA' Trademark

The Delhi High Court recently issued a permanent injunction in favour of the Tata Group's subsidiary Infiniti Retail Limited, the owner of 'CROMA' trademark, against trademark infringement by domain names/websites using the said mark.The electronic goods retail chain Infiniti Retail Ltd (plaintiff) stated that it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd and part of the Tata Group and...

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice On PIL Alleging Mismanagement In 'Hockey Andhra Pradesh', Seeks Clarity On Association's Recognition Status

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a PIL petition alleging financial fraud and mismanagement in the administrative committee of the federation 'Hockey Andhra Pradesh' which is affiliated with Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India. A division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati issued notice on the plea and sought clarification from...

S.15A SC/ST Act | Complainant Can Be Told About Bail Hearing By SMS, WhatsApp: Rajasthan HC Instructs Police To Produce Proof/Screenshot

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has said that compliance of Section 15A of SC/ST Act that required information being sent to complainant before hearing bail application of accused under SC/ST Act, is fulfilled even when such information was sent on mobile via SMS, WhatsApp. It thus directed Director General of Police and the state's Principle Secretary to instruct all...

Any Vulnerability In Aadhaar Database Can Lead To Misuse Of Personal & Financial Info, Strengthening Security Framework Need Of Hour: Orissa HC

The Orissa High Court has flagged the issue of misuse of Aadhaar details due to inadequate cybersecurity measures and has called for strengthening its security framework by implementing state-of-the-art encryption, multi-layered authentication protocols and stringent access controls.The Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi made the observations while hearing a challenge made...

Karnataka High Court Declines To Quash Cheating Case Against Shuttler Lakshya Sen, Others Accused Of Fabricating Birth Certificates

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a cheating case registered against Badminton players Lakshya Sen, Chirag Sen, their parents and coach U Vimal Kumar, wherein they are accused of fabricating their birth certificates, to enable them to take part in the badminton tournaments and thereby claim benefits illegally from the Government.Justice M G Uma dismissed the petition saying,...

Married Woman Of Eligible Age Can Undergo IVF Treatment Despite Husband's Ineligibility Provided He Consents: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has permitted a married woman aged 46 years to avail Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedure, even though her husband who is 57 years old has become ineligible to avail the ART services. The Court found that the married woman can independently undergo ART procedure through intrauterine insemination using donor male gametes, even though the husband has surpassed...

Will Remove Former HC Judge From Array Of Accused In CSR Scam Case: Kerala Police To High Court

The Kerala High Court today closed the PIL filed by lawyers challenging the registration of FIR against former Kerala High Court judge Justice C N Ramachandran Nair in the CSR funds scam case, on recording the written statement filed by Director General of Prosecutions that he would be removed from the array of the accused.The Division Bench of Justice A. Muhammad Mustaque and Justice P....

J&K High Court Imposes 25K Costs On "Compulsorily Retired" SBI Employee For Concealing Facts To Mislead Court's Jurisdiction

While dismissing a writ petition filed by a compulsorily retired State Bank of India (SBI) employee, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court imposed a penalty of ₹25,000 for concealing crucial facts with the intent to deceive the Court regarding its territorial jurisdiction.Rejecting his petition Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal not only denied relief to the petitioner but also underscored...

Committee For Granting Leave To MPs From Attending Lok Sabha Session Constituted: Centre Tells Punjab & Haryana HC In Amritpal's Plea

The Union Government informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (February 25) that a committee for granting leave to Member of Parliaments (MP) from attending sessions of the house has been constituted which comprises of 14 members. The submission was made in MP Amritpal Singh's plea–detained under National Security Act (NSA), seeking to attend the Lok Sabha session. Amritpal...

NDPS Act | Judicial Custody Beyond 60 Days Without Chargesheet Is Unlawful: Rajasthan HC Orders Police To Obtain FSL Reports Within 60 Days

Highlighting the time period for which an NDPS accused can be kept in judicial custody without filing of a charge-sheet was dependent on findings of FSL report, the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed Director General of Police Jaipur to ensure that FSL reports in NDPS cases are obtained within 60 days on priority. Justice Anil Kumar Upman was hearing a bail application filed by...