Might Lead To A Scam: Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking MHA To Share Deceased Individuals' Data With LIC For Jeevan Jyoti Scheme Claims

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL that sought to mandate the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide a database of deceased individuals in the country to the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), so as to enable the family members or nominees of deceased policyholders to claim benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.The PIL sought directions to the LIC to provide...

Identification Of Accused By Eye-Witness Not Known To Him In Court Without Test Identification Parade Not Credible: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a murder case convict after finding that the prosecution case was not reliable and the testimony of eye-witness was not credible.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said the the eyewitness account who is unknown to the accused is not credible if he directly identified him in the Court, without prior test identification...

Income Tax Return Is Different From Average Annual Financial Turnover Document: Gauhati High Court Explains

The Gauhati High Court has held that the words “Turnover” and “Income Tax Return” are different and exemption to a bidder from submitting the former in a tender process would not exempt it from furnishing the ITR, for the prescribed years. “The primary purpose of reporting Annual Turnover is to provide a clear picture of a company's revenue-generating capacity. It is...

S. 14 SARFAESI Act | DM/CJM Obligated To Take Possession Of Secured Asset, Forward It To Secured Creditor: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that as per the mandate of Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, it is the statutory obligation of the District Magistrate or the Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned to take possession of secured assets and documents and to forward such assets & documents to the secured creditor.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Brij Raj Singh clarified that...

Mandarmani Hoteliers Move Calcutta HC Challenging DM's Order For Demolition Of 'Illegal Constructions' Which Violated Coastal Guidelines

Hoteliers from West Bengal's popular resort town Mandarmani, have approached the Calcutta High Court seeking to challenge an order by the chairperson of the district-level committee for the West Bengal Coastal Regulation Zone Authority (WBCZMA), citing a 2022 NGT order, directing the demolition of 'illegal constructions' on the beach, which allegedly violated coastal guidelines.According...

Aircel Maxis Case: Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against P Chidambaram In ED Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in the money laundering case connected to the Aircel Maxis case.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed the order while dealing with Chidambaram's plea challenging the trial court order taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him....

Failure To Get Admission Due To Non-Receipt Of OTP: Calcutta HC Denies NEET Candidate's Migration Plea, Cites Delay In Starting Counselling

The Calcutta High Court has denied relief to a NEET candidate belonging to the EWS category who sought to migrate from JIS Medical college, which is a private medical college, to a government medical college.It was submitted by the petitioner that he belongs to an extremely economically backward section of society and that his EWS rank in the NEET UG exam was enough to secure him admission to...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Disposes LLM Student's Plea Against Jindal Global University Declaring His Answer-Sheet As 'AI-Generated'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday disposed of an LLM student's plea challenging the decision of the OP Jindal Global University to declare his submission in an exam as "AI-generated." Kaustubh Shakkarwar, a lawyer by profession had filed the writ petition seeking quashing of the decision of the "unfair means committee" wherein he was failed in the subject as his answer-sheet...

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy

The Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a probe into the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy that claimed the lives of around 67 persons after consuming illicit arrack. A bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balaji directed the CBI to conduct the probe as expeditiously as possible and also directed the CB-CID to handover the case files and...

Custody Needed To Unravel Corruption Racket In Jail: P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Official Booked For Supplying Mobile Phones To Gangsters

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a Jail Superintendent accused of collecting bribe from gangsters to supply them mobile phones inside the Haryana's Kurukshetra prison and allowed visits of hard core criminal without entry in register. It was alleged that the imprisoned gangsters and hard core criminals hatched Conspiracy to manufacture...

Port Trust Can Regulate Movement Of Vessels, Boats And Other Watercrafts Within Port Waters But Must Adhere To Natural Justice: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that the Port Trust Authority is empowered to take decisions regarding movement of vessels, boats, watercrafts within port waters to ensure the safety and security of passengers and watercraft. The Court was considering challenge against an order of the Deputy Conservator of the Port Trust, which mandated the closure of a fuel bunk jetty. The closure was...

[S. 498A IPC] Second Wife Not Guilty Of Cruelty Merely Because Husband Married Her During Lifetime Of First Wife: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against a man's second wife, under various sections of the IPC including Section 498A (cruelty), Section 494, 406 and Section 506, as well as under Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act by his first wife.Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul quashed the charges and held: "Offence alleged under Section 494 of IPC is applicable to the person who has married...