'Exceptional Case': High Court Upholds Trial Court Order Recalling Pre-Arrest Bail Cancellation Despite Lack Of Inherent Power Of Review/ Recall

Calling it an "exceptional situation", the Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld a trial court order, recalling its bail cancellation order passed on the basis of false statement that the accused failed to join investigation as the particular day was a public holiday.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "This Court finds no illegality or perversity in the impugned order granting anticipatory bail...

Retail Shop Owner Not Vicariously Liable For Substandard Product Of Company: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Under Insecticides Act

The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against two retail shop/showroom owners under the Insecticides Act, charged after the jurisdictional Agricultural Officer had seized substandard insecticides manufactured by a Company, from the shops of the two men. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty allowed the petition filed by Devanand Patil and another and said “Petitioners being...

S.10(4) Patents Act | Delhi HC Rejects Appeal For Salmonella Microorganism-Based Live Vaccine, Says Application Lacks 'Inventive Contribution'

The Delhi High Court has upheld the refusal to grant a patent to the Regents of the University Of California relating to a recombinant Salmonella microorganism-based live vaccine for preventing enteric bacterial infection.Justice Amit Bansal observed that the patent application of the Regents of the University Of California did not make specific disclosures with respect to the insertion...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 17 - February 23, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 61 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 68 NOMINAL INDEX M/s. Ideaforge Technology Limited v. The State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 61 Suo Motu v Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 62 V. R. Krishnakumar v. Commissioner of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 63 K. Shrish v The Controller Of Examination, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 64 M/s Janpriya Builders v....

Karnataka High Court Permits Protest Rally In Mysore Football Ground, Asks Police To Relax Prohibitory Order In The Area

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (February 24) permitted the Rashtriya Suraksha Janndolan Samithi, Mysore to hold a peaceful march/rally–'Mysore Chalo' inside the football ground in the city, to protest against the recent stone-pelting incident in front of Udayagiri Police Station.In doing so the court asked the Mysore Police Commissioner to pass orders relaxing Section 144 CrPC order in...

Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Lawyer And Congress Leader Laly Vincent In CSR Scam Case

The Kerala High Court has allowed the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader and lawyer Laly Vincent who is arrayed as an accused in the CSR scam case.Ananthu Krishnan is the prime accused in the scam, who transferred ₹47,74,500 to Vincent's bank account over a period of four years. Seeking bail, Vincent claimed that the amount was paid in exchange for her giving legal advice...

PIL In Telangana High Court Alleges State-Run Hospital Refused To Admit Homeless Lady Without Aadhaar Card, State Claims Otherwise

While hearing a PIL challenging the actions of Osmania General Hospital for allegedly refusing to treat a patient who failed to produce her Aadhaar card, the Telangana High Court on Monday (February 24) orally questioned the state as to how this was permissible. During the hearing the counsel on behalf of the petitioner submitted before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul...

Madras High Court Paves Way For Shivaratri Celebration At Isha Foundation, Dismisses Plea Alleging Violation Of Pollution Norms

The Madras High Court, on Monday, dismissed a plea seeking directions to the authorities to desist from issuing permission to conduct Maha Shivaratri celebrations at Isha Foundation in light of violations of pollution norms in previous celebrations. By doing so, the bench also allowed Isha to go ahead with its Mahasivarathri celebrations.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K...

Maha Kumbh Stampede | 'Inquire Into Loss Of Life & Property, If Any': UP Govt Expands Judicial Commission's Scope Following HC Suggestion

On Monday, the Uttar Pradesh Government informed the Allahabad High Court that it has issued a notification to expand the inquiry of the Judicial Commission. The commission will now inquire into the loss of life and property, if any. The Court was apprised that the Commission will also look into the coordination of the Mela administration and the District Administration with the Health...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 17 - 23, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 112 – 130 ]Sajeevan Swamy v Johnson and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 112Hareesh M. S. v The Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd. and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 113Mrs Shinu K R v State of Kerala & Connected Case, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 114The Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 115Sadanandan v State of...

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice On PIL Against Inaction Of Authorities In Facilitating 'Anywhere Registration' Of Property In State

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a PIL alleging failure on the part of the respondent authorities–including the Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, Deputy Inspector General–in providing requisite information to enable facilitation of the 'Anywhere Registration' facility introduced in the State.A division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh...

Mental Health Act Bars Punishing Persons For Offences Committed While Attempting Suicide : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court ruled that convicting and sentencing a person under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code for other offences is illogical when they have attempted to commit suicide in the course of same transaction. The Court held that, under Section 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, such prosecution is barred unless the prosecution proves that the individual was not under...