High Courts
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Actor Darshan, Pavitra Gowda And Other Co-Accused In Renukaswamy Murder Case
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (December 13) granted bail to actor Darshan, Pavitra Gowda and other co accused in Renukaswamy Murder Case. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty while pronouncing the order said, "Petitions allowed". A detailed copy of the order is awaited.The court had reserved its verdict earlier this week after hearing detailed arguments from all the parties. Accused Darshan,...
Husband, In-Laws 'Falsely Implicated' By Wife In View Of Matrimonial Dispute Between Parties: Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape, Dowry FIR
While quashing a rape and dowry FIR against a husband and his kin, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the petitioner and his family members were "falsely implicated", adding that the lodging of the FIR at the wife's instance appeared to be an act of "wreaking vengeance". The court said this after noting that there existed a pending civil suit filed by the...
Pendency Of Revenue's Appeal Regarding Classification Of Imported Goods No Ground To Insist On Provisional Assessment U/S 18 Customs Act: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of an importer who was aggrieved by insistence on provisional assessment of duty by the Customs Department, despite an order of the CESTAT with respect to classification of its imported goods. Petitioner-company is involved in providing after sales support services of telecommunication networking equipment and had imported certain goods which...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Extortion Threat Of Leaking Niva Bupa Insurance Company's Customer Data
The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of Niva Bupa insurance company, restraining unknown defendants from publishing, distributing or disclosing its customers' personal data in a ransomware extortion threat that sought to leak the confidential data.The Court also directed social media intermediaries including Telegram to remove access to the unknown defendant's...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Which Restrained Conferment Of Award In MS Subbulakshmi's Name To TM Krishna
The Madras High Court has set aside a single judge order restrainig The Music Academy and The Hindu group from conferring the Sangita Kalanidhi Award to musical TM Krishna in Late MS Subbulakshmi's name. The division bench of Justice SS Sunthar and Justice P Dhanabal passed the order on an appeal preferred by The Music Academy and the Hindu Group. Though a mention was made against the...
Gujarat High Court Seeks Stand Of State, Harij Nagar Palika In PIL On Pollution Of Lake Due To Dumping Of Waste
The Gujarat High Court on December 12 (Thursday) sought the stand of the State and Harij Nagar Palika located in Patan District in a PIL petition concerning pollution in a lake in the area allegedly due to untreated sewage being diverted into the water body which is stated the largest lake in the town. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi issued notice...
Mere Existence Of Arbitration Clause In Agreement Does Not Automatically Bar Jurisdiction Of Civil Court: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice Divyesh A. Joshi has held that mere existence of arbitration clause in the agreement does not bar jurisdiction of the civil court automatically. Brief Facts This Civil Revision Application under section 115 of the CPC has been filed against an order passed by the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ahmedabad by which an application under section...
"Vague Allegations": Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide Over Dowry Demand
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case for abetment of suicide against a man who was accused of abetting his wife's suicide after 15 years of marriage, over the demand of dowry.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee noted that the accused man had been married to the deceased for nearly 15 years, and they had two children together. However, when the deceased committed suicide in 2021, he was accused...
Section 33-C(2) I.D. Act Is Similar To Execution Provision, Liability To Pay Should Be Pre-Decided : Punjab & Haryana HC
A single bench of Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising of Justice Jagmohan Bansal held that the employee cannot approach Labour Court under the Section 33-C(2) of the I.D. Act, in absence of already determined liability of the employer to pay the retrenchment compensation. Background Facts The respondent joined petitioner-Corporation as Junior Engineer in the year...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To MEA, Indian Embassy In Qatar On Plea By Father Of Incarcerated Citizen
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Union of India and the Indian Embassy in Qatar, on a petition filed by the father of an incarcerated Indian citizen in Qatar.The petitioner sought directions to facilitate consular access for his son, Muhammed Kayalvakkath Bava, who has been serving a jail sentence in Qatar since June 2016 and is due to...
High Court Under Article 226/227 Can Examine Validity Of Interlocutory Orders Passed By Arbitrator: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justices Shailesh P. Brahme and S.G. Mehare has held that the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226/227 of the Constitution is not excluded from examining the validity of the interlocutory orders passed by the Arbitrator. Brief Facts The respondent was selected through tender process by the petitioner for constructing building for ladies...
Telangana High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Ex-BRS MLA's Citizenship, Imposes ₹30 Lakh Costs
Telangana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by MLA Dr Ramesh Chennamaneni with a cost of 30 lakhs, challenging an order passed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, holding that the petitioner had ceased to be a citizen of India.Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy who was hearing the matter upheld the cancellation upholding that the petitioner on...