Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Riyas Aboobakkar For Propagating ISIS Ideologies, Awards 8-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment

The Kerala High Court has upheld the conviction imposed upon Riyas Aboobakkar by the Special Court constituted under the NIA Act. His conviction under Sections 38 (offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation) and 39 ( offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation) of the UAPA, read with Section 120B of the IPC was upheld by the High Court.The Division Bench...

Interest Cannot Be Awarded By Arbitrator When Awarding Of Interest Is Prohibited In Contract: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Vinay Saraf has held that the tribunal has no discretion to award payment of interest when there is clear prohibition in the contract that the interest cannot be given. Brief Facts This petition has been filed to challenge the award to the limited extent that interest on the refund of security deposit and earnest...

Alternative Remedy Precludes Writ Petition In Gratuity Dispute: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court: A single judge bench consisting of Justice Abdul Moin dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226. The writ petitioner disputed an order that denied him gratuity for his years of work as a daily wager. The Court noted that the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 ('the Act') is statutorily designated to resolve such gratuity...

Rent Control Act | Pleadings Regarding Denial Of Title Or Claim For Permanent Tenancy Must Be Clear & Specific: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that for the Rent Control Court to assess the genuineness of the claim of permanent tenancy or denial of title, the pleading must be clear, specific, unequivocal and explicit.“The Pleading regarding the denial of title or the claim for permanent tenancy must be clear, specific, and unequivocal, without which the Rent Control Court cannot assess whether...

Executing Court Cannot Go Behind Award To Modify Or Declare It Void: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi has held that executing court cannot go behind the award or decree to modify or declare it void. Brief Facts This appeal has been filed against an order passed by the Executing Court by which while dismissing the petition, the court also set aside the award. It is the contention of the appellant...

Gauhati High Court Asks Its Registry To List All 20 Criminal Pleas Involving MPs, MLAs Before Special Bench For Expeditious Disposal

The Gauhati High Court on Monday (December 9), directed its Registry to take necessary steps for listing all pending twenty criminal petitions and criminal revision petitions involving MPs or MLAs before a Special Bench within 10 days, after obtaining necessary approval of the Chief Justice on the administrative side.A division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury...

Lawrence Bishnoi Interview Row | ED's Assistance Can Be Taken In Probe Against Police Officers If Proceeds Of Crime Are Involved: P&H HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today orally said that the Union Government can take assistance from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in case economic offences are alleged to have been committed by the police officials involved in the Lawrence Bishnoi TV interview in police custody case.Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Lapita Banerji while perusing the sealed cover report...

"Devotees Visit Temple To See God": Kerala High Court Tells Travancore Devaswom Board In Plea Challenging Flex Banner On Temple Premises

The Kerala High Court in Tuesday's (December 10) hearing orally observed that devotees go to the temple to see the face of God and not the face of Ministers.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. was considering a complaint regarding a flex board congratulating Travancore Devaswom Board and LDF Government for granting permission to conduct annadanam...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 2nd December To 8th December, 2024

NOMINAL INDEXAyan Sil v/s. Enforcement Directorate Kolkata Zonal Office-II Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 261LOB DAS VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANOTHER Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 262DR. SWAPAN DASGUPTA AND ANR VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 263MR. PROJAY SINGHA ROY VS RAJASTHAN FERTILIZERS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION LIMITED Citation: 2024 LiveLaw...

Mira Road Communal Riots: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To 14 Muslim Men, Booked For Rioting, Injuring Hindu Family

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to 14 Muslim men accused of rioting and injuring a Hindu family as it celebrated the consecration of the Ayodhya Lord Ram Temple in Mira Road, on January 21, this year.Single-judge Justice Nijamoodin Jamadar noted that the accused were in custody since January and the fact that given the huge number of witnesses and accused, the trial is unlikely to...

Munambam Waqf Dispute: "Will Temporarily Protect Land Owners From Dispossession": Kerala HC Says In Plea Challenging Provisions Of Waqf Act

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (10th December) orally remarked that it could give interim protection from dispossession to the residents of disputed Waqf land at Kochi's Munambam. The development comes in a petition filed by persons claiming that their predecessors had bought the disputed land in Munambam from Farook College. The property was enlisted in the Waqf registry in 2019, saying...

'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused

The Allahabad High Court on Monday denied bail to one Halkaee Ahirwar, who has been accused of committing gang rape against a 14-year-old girl in April this year and making viral a video of the entire incident. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav rejected his bail plea, emphasizing that the victim is an 'innocent' 14-year-old girl and that the alleged offence committed by the...