High Courts
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Suspended Janta Dal (S) Leader Prajwal Revanna's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Sexual Assault Case
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (November 22) dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna who has been arrested on the allegations of rape and sexual assault.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprassana while pronouncing the order said, "Dismissed". The petition prayed that in the event of his arrest, Revanna be released on bail. Revanna is...
Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report
Criminal cases involve material which have far reaching consequences on movement of investigation. Such diaries are to be handed by the state counsel. Once retainership is accepted by advocate, no private briefs can be accepted. This is a known principle, the Judge said.
CCTV Cameras Made Operational In 423 Police Stations, 153 Police Posts All Mandatory Parts Under Surveillance: Punjab DGP To High Court
The Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) has submitted before the Punjab & Haryana High Court that CCTV Cameras have been made operational in 423 Police Stations (except one Women Police Station at Malerkotla), 31 CIA Staff premises and 153 Police Posts.The development came after the single bench of Justice N.S. Shekhawat had earlier directed the Punjab DGP to file his personal...
Criminal Antecedents Of Family Members Can't Be Taken Into Account To Assess Applicant's Character For Issuing Passport: MP High Court
In a recent ruling, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that criminal antecedents of family members cannot be taken into account in assessing applicant's character and application for the issuance of passport.The single-judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “…the impugned order cannot be sustained in the eyes of law as the petitioner also enjoys all the...
MP Judicial Services: High Court Orders Migration Of Meritorious Reserved Category Candidates To Unreserved Category In Future Recruitment Exams
The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that henceforth in all future recruitment exams conducted by Examination Cell of the High Court benefit of migration shall be extended to meritorious reserved category candidates in unreserved category in all the stages of selection process.The court said this whole hearing a plea seeking a direction to the direct the...
'Distressing And Anti-People': Kerala High Court Criticizes State Govt's Flash Harthal In Wayanad For Additional Funds From Centre
The Kerala High Court today came down heavily on the CPI(M) led LDF government in the State for coming together with Congress-led UDF in opposition to organize a flash Harthal in Wayanad on November 19, to protest Centre's alleged reluctance in granting additional assistance for rehabilitation works post-landslide. The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice K...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Attachment Of Property Of Police Officer Accused In Custodial Torture Of Advocate
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (21st November) dismissed the appeal filed by a police officer against the attachment of his property in a case of custodial torture of an advocate.As per the allegation, the Circle Inspector of police at Karunagappally station at that time, nurturing some vengeance against the advocate for leading an agitation against him and thereby causing his transfer,...
'Seize Plastic Items Having Less Than 120 Micron Width', Meghalaya HC Issues Directions To Govt Until Plastic Substitutes Are Developed
While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a complete ban on single-use plastic (SUP) in the State, the Meghalaya High Court issued directions to the State Government to be followed until plastic substitutes are fully developed and implemented in the market. The bench comprising Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh directed the State Government to follow the...
'Shocking State Of Affairs': Delhi High Court Asks Authorities To Remove 'Illegal Activities' At Chandni Chowk Redevelopment Project Area
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city authorities to remove the deficiencies and illegal activities at the Chandni Chowk redevelopment project and surrounding areas. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that prima facie, the illegal activities and deficiencies in the area must be attended to and removed by the MCD and Delhi...
Transfer Pricing-Assessee's Objections On 'Functional Dissimilarity' Not Adjudicated: Delhi HC Asks TPO To Determine Comparable Entity Afresh
The Delhi High Court recently directed a Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) to determine afresh the inclusion of a comparable entity with respect to an assessee, this time taking into consideration the latter's objections on 'functional dissimilarity' of the two. A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Swarana Kanta Sharma ruled, “Assessee's contention that E4e...
Disrespect To Constitution By Words, Acts An Offence Under Insults To National Honour Act: Kerala HC Directs Probe Into Saji Cherian's Remarks
While ordering further investigation into the allegedly insulting remarks made by Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs Saji Cherian, the Kerala High Court observed that post the 2003 amendment to Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, even disrespect shown to the Constitution by words either spoken or written or by acts can amount to conduct falling foul of...
Allahabad HC Grants 10 Days To AMU Counsel To Seek Instructions On PIL Seeking Students' Union Elections At University
The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted 10 days to the counsel of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to seek instructions from the university regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by an AMU student seeking holding of students' union elections at the university. The PIL Plea, moved by an LLM student (Kaif Hasan), submits that AMU's failure to hold elections since...