Seriously Disputed Facts, Like A Maze: Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash Cheating Case Against Two Booked For Defrauding Amazon Of Rs 70 Lakh

Dismissing a plea filed by two persons seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them for allegedly defrauding Amazon Seller Services Limited to the tune of Rs 69,91,940, the Karnataka High Court said that the facts in the case are "so seriously disputed" that they are like a "maze" and would require a full blown trial. Dismissing the petition filed by Sourish Bose and Deepanvita...

Allahabad HC Bench Recuses From Hearing Mohammed Zubair's Plea Against UP Police FIR Over 'X Post' On Yati Narsinhanand

A bench of Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar today RECUSED from hearing a plea moved by challenging an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police last month accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand.The bench recused itself within 20 minutes of...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To 4 Students Involved In Clashes That Resulted In Death Of A Student, Asks Them To Assist In Trauma Ward

The Madras High Court has granted bail to four students who were allegedly involved in group rivalry clashes that resulted in the death of a student. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira ordered the students to be released on bail after executing a bond for Rs 15,000 with two sureties, one of whom should be the father or mother of the student. The court also asked all four students to assist...

'Nation's Harmony Not So Fragile': Delhi HC Grants Interim Protection To Human Rights Activist Nadeem Khan Booked For 'Promoting Enmity'

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to human rights activist Nadeem Khan who has been booked by the Delhi Police on the charges of promoting enmity and criminal conspiracy after a video went viral on social media. Justice Jasmeet Singh ordered that Khan, who is the National Secretary of Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) organization, will...

Have Some Respect For The Dead: Says Kerala HC Orally, Suggests Mediation For Dispute On Donation Of CPI(M) Veteran MM Lawrence's Body

Suggesting mediation with respect to the dispute over donation of deceased former CPI(M) veteran M. M. Lawrence's body, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 3) orally remarked that there must be respect shown to the person who has passed away. The court was hearing Lawrence's daughter Asha Lawrence who had preferred an appeal against the decision of Single Bench allowing the donation...

Delhi High Court Issues Ex-Parte Ad Interim Injunction To Protect Personality Rights Of Renowned Cardiac Surgeon Dr Devi Shetty

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction to protect the personality rights of a well-known cardiac surgeon and chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty. The High Court further restrained known and unknown individuals from infringing the trademarks of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. Justice Mini Pushkarna was considering the plea of Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (plaintiff...

Patna High Court Upholds Reinstatement Of Employee, Rules Compulsory Retirement Must Be Based On Subjective Satisfaction

The Patna High Court recently upheld the reinstatement of a Class-III employee posted in the Governor's Secretariat, Bihar who was made to compulsorily retire from the services in the midst of the departmental proceedings pending against him. Affirming the Single Bench's decision, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy observed that it would...

Jumping To Conclusions About Age Of 'Juvenile' Sans Inquiry Contemplated U/S 94 Of JJ Act Not Valid: MP High Court

The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling has reiterated that while deciding the age of a child in conflict with law, a comprehensive inquiry as stipulated under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act, 2015 must be done.In doing so the court also underscored that a "hyper technical approach" should not be adopted while considering the...

Arms License Can't Be Denied Solely On Ground That Applicant Doesn't Have Specific Security Threat/ Imminent Danger: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court recently reiterated that an arms license to an individual cannot be denied solely on the ground that the applicant does not have any "specific security threat or imminent danger". Justice Mohit Kumar Shah set aside the orders of the District Magistrate, Khagaria and Divisional Commissioner, Munger that denied the arms license to the petitioner just because there was no...

Can't Allow Conversion Of Appeal Into Election Petition Through Amendment If Compliance With Panchayat Rules Not Established: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling held that an appeal cannot be converted into an election petition by way of an application for amendment, if compliance with provisions under M.P. Panchayat (Election Petitions Corrupt Practices & Disqualification For Membership) Rules, 1995 is not established.In doing so, the court said that an election can only be challenged in an...

Unjustified For Bank To Proceed Against Property Based On Prior Settled Mortgage, When No New Mortgage Was Created: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that it was not appropriate to proceed against the property of a guarantor who has not created mortgage over the property as collateral, merely because the guarantor had previously acted as a surety in another mortgage that has already been settled.In the case before the high court, the petitioner company mortgaged its property to avail itself of a...

Strangulating Pregnant Wife To Death Not Exceptionally Violent Or Brutal: Bombay High Court Declares Husband Eligible For Remission

Strangulating a pregnant wife to death over unfulfilled dowry demands, is not exceptionally violent or brutal, held the Bombay High Court at Nagpur, while granting remission to a police personnel, convicted for killing his pregnant wife.A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Vrushali Joshi held that the petitioner - Pradipsingh Thakur was eligible for remission under the...