High Courts
Bahraich Violence | 'Any 'Illegal' Construction Is Liable To Be Demolished': UP Govt To High Court, Justifies Issuance Of Notices To 'Encroachers'
The Uttar Pradesh Government has filed an affidavit before the Allahabad High Court justifying the issuance of notices to some building/house owners (23 people) who were allegedly involved in the October 13 Bahraich violence incident. The state authorities have found these individuals to be "encroaching" on kilometer 38 of the Kundasar-Mahsi-Nanpara (Major District...
Punjab & Haryana HC Warns Of ₹50K Cost On Officer If Direction To Initiate Punjab Municipal Polls Is Not Complied In 10 Days
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has warned imposing a litigation cost of Rs.50,000 if direction to initiate the process of holding elections by notifying election programmes in all the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations in Punjab is not complied.On October 14, the Court had issued a writ of mandamus to the Punjab's State Election Commission and Punjab Government to initiate the...
Muslim Law | Father-In-Law Is Not Compelled To Maintain Deceased Son's Widow: Madhya Pradesh High Court Reiterates
The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that under Muslim Law, a father-in-law is not required to provide financial support to his deceased son's widow. In doing so the high court set aside the orders of the trial court and sessions courts, which had directed the petitioner father-in-law to pay monthly maintenance to his daughter-in-law after the death of his...
Delhi High Court Protects Dream 11's Trademark From Unknown Entities, Awards ₹1 Lakh Cost
The Delhi High Court has restrained unknown defendants from infringing the registered trademarks of online fantasy sports league platform 'Dream11' including its domain names or content on its websites.In doing so, the court observed that the defendant had replicated the contents, colour scheme, look and feel, and the "Dream 11" trademarks from the plaintiff–Sporta Technologies Pvt...
Delhi High Court Says Notification Banning Import Of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Doesn't Exist As Authorities Fail To Trace It
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition challenging the notification purportedly issued by the custom authorities in 1988 banning the import of book “The Satanic Verses” authored by Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie.A division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee noted that the authorities, including the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and...
Arbitrator Nominated U/S 18(3) MSMED Act Erred In Deciding Merits After Finding Respondent Was Not MSME: Madras HC Upholds Setting Aside Of Award
The Madras High Coury bench of Justices R. Suresh Kumar and C. Saravanan has held that an Arbitrator ought not to decide the case on merits after coming to a conclusion that the respondent was not a Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) and therefore not entitled to invoke the machinery under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006. The court...
Seniority Is Reckoned With Ph.D. Acquisition Date, Not Initial Appointment Date For Principal-In-Charge Position: Patna High Court Clarifies UGC Regulations
Patna High Court: A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. Krishna Murari Sah as Principal-in-Charge of Sitaram Sahu College, Nawada. The Court held that despite his later appointment, Dr. Sah acquired his Ph.D. earlier, making him senior to the petitioner under UGC Regulations....
Affidavits Of Similarly Situated Detenues Sufficient To Determine If A Person Was MISA Prisoner During Emergency, Jail Certificate Not Must: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that affidavits of two similarly situated detenues are sufficient to determine that a person was detained in the prison as a prisoner under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) 1971 and under the Defence of India Rules (DIR) during emergency period.A single-judge bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke sitting at Gwalior thus quashed an order...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against BJP President JP Nadda For Remarks Made At Election Rally
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (November 7) quashed a criminal case registered against BJP national president J P Nadda relating to certain remarks made at an election rally in April, 2023 for allegedly unduly influencing voters. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and quashed the offence registered under Sections 171F(Punishment for undue influence...
For Offence U/S 504 IPC, Insult Must Provoke Complainant To Breach Public Peace Or Commit Offence: J&K High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court, in a recent judgment, quashed the complaint and proceedings against an accused, holding that the provisions under Sections 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) were not substantiated by the complaint's allegations.The court, exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, underscored the necessity of...
'We Lack Feminine Perspective In Law': Kerala HC Appoints Amicus Curiae To Collect Different Perspectives For Drafting Special Law For Women
The Kerala High Court appointed an Amicus Curiae to collect and combine perspectives and suggestions, including feminine perspectives from various stakeholders to assist the government in drafting a special legislation to address the issues faced by women in society, especially in their workplace.The Special Bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C. S. Sudha, hearing the...
Delhi High Court Sentences Lawyer To 4 Months In Jail For Making Derogatory Remarks, Filing Frivolous Complaints Against Judges
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a lawyer to four months in jail after finding him guilty of criminal contempt for making derogatory remarks against judges and filing repeatedly frivolous complaints against them as well as the police officers.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma observed that the lawyer neither showed any remorse for his conduct...