High Courts
Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Recusal Of Jugdes From Hearing Contempt Matter Over Allegedly 'Prejudicial Remarks'
A plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking the recusal of a division bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi from hearing an ongoing contempt matter due to allegedly prejudicial remarks made by the bench in the course of hearings.According to the petitioner, the bench while hearing the matter made some remarks to the petitioner's advocate which 'eroded'...
Conviction Under Wrong Provision Of POCSO Act: Patna High Court Orders Release Of Sexagenarian After 10 Years, Enhances Victim's Compensation
The Patna High Court has ordered the release of a man in his sixties, previously convicted by a Sessions Court for the rape of his 12-year-old niece, citing the application of a wrong provision of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.The court held that the trial court erroneously sentenced the appellant under Section 6 of the Act, which was not applicable to...
Law Is A Noble Profession, Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Relief To Law Student Caught Cheating In Semester Exam
The Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to quash the order disqualifying a law student from appearing in any University examination for two years, after he was found cheating during an exam.The Panjab University had caught a BA LLB student of first year with objectionable material during the exam and disqualified him from appearing in any University examination for two years.Justice...
High Court Denies Permission To Political 'Aspirants' To Contest Maharashtra Polls Due To Conviction For Damaging Public Property
The Bombay High Court recently while refusing to suspend the sentence of three 'aspirants' who sought to contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections, noted that though they were 'politically ambitious' on becoming public representatives, but they were punished for damaging public property itself.Sitting at Aurangabad, single-judge Justice Abhay Waghwase refused to permit three persons...
Courts Should Not Adjudicate From 'Ivory Tower': Punjab & Haryana HC On Family Court's Denial Of Interim Maintenance To Wife
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that Courts are mandated to adopt a pragmatic approach by focusing on the substantive financial realities rather than being influenced by the mere formal appearance of employment or income in maintenance proceeding.The Court modified the order of a Family Court wherein, it did not grant any maintenance to wife because she held a position of a...
Transmission Corporation Inherited Andhra Pradesh Electricity Board's Service Regulations, Power To Amend Impliedly Available: Telangana HC
While upholding the validity of an order issued by the Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TRANSCO) deleting beneficial provisions regarding service weightage for promotion to Additional Assistant Engineer posts, the Telangana High Court ruled that the corporation has the power to amend the relevant service regulations. A division bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice...
Crackdown On Any Attempts To Install Illegal Hoardings After Election Results: Bombay High Court To State, Heads Of Police
The Bombay High Court has directed the State government, District heads of police and Director General of Police to be 'vigilant' against illegal hoardings after the declaration of State assembly elections and take action against any attempts to erect illegal hoardings and banners by political parties and its supporters.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice...
8 Month "Absolute Lull" When Girl Went Missing, No Signs Of Forcible Detention On Her Body: Telangana HC Nixes Man's Rape Conviction
The Telangana High Court set aside a man's conviction for allegedly raping a girl for eight months after noting that if the girl was– as claimed by her, detained for eight months and her limbs were tied, her body would show signs of forcible detention which was not the case- raising suspicion about this version. In doing so the court further observed that there was an absolute "lull"...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11 To 17th, 2024
Nominal Index:Mohd Latif Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 304Afrooza & Anr Vs Mohammad Aslam Dar 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 305UT Of J&K Vs Sajad Ahmad Shah & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 306Taxi Sumo Stand No 1 Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 307Balwant Singh Vs State of J&K 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 308State Of J&K Vs Abid Hussain 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 309Chander Prabha Vs UT Of J&K...
Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging ECI's Directive Prohibiting Mobile Phones In Polling Booths
The Bombay High Court has refused to provide relief in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that prohibited voters from carrying mobile phones in the polling booths.The PIL was filed by one Ujala Shyambihari Yadav, who claimed to be an 'active member" of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The petitioner challenged the...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11 - November 17, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 580 to 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 593Nominal Index:Naresh Goyal v. ED, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 580Onkar Kalmankar vs Public Information Officer, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 581Ashish Kishor Gadkari vs Election Commission of India, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 582M/S. Truly Pest Solution Private Limited vs. Principal Chief Mechanical Engineering, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 583Radhabai Shirke vs...
Accused Has Right To View Digital Documents That Are Part Of Prosecution Records Without Affecting Victim's Privacy: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court stated that the accused right to access documents, including digital documents excluding those which affect the privacy of the victim.Justice A. Badharudeen stated that the accused cannot be denied the right to view the pen drive containing CCTV visuals which are part of prosecution records for defending his case, as part of his right to a fair trial. “The right of...