Judicial Interference In Departmental Promotion Committee Decisions Restricted; MP HC Clarifies Standards

Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior: Justice Anil Verma dismissed the writ petition filed by M.H. Qureshi, a Junior Engineer (Electrical Safety), challenging his denial of promotion to the position of Assistant Engineer (Electrical Safety). The Court upheld the Departmental Promotion Committee's (DPC) decision, citing the petitioner's failure to meet the required benchmarks, and emphasized...

High Court Directs Punjab Election Commission, State To Initiate Process Of Conducting Municipal Elections In 15 Days Without Delimitation Exercise

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a writ of mandamus to the Punjab's State Election Commission and Punjab Government to initiate the process of holding elections by notifying election programmes in all the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations within 15 days from the without conducting the fresh exercise of delimitationChief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal...

Imposition Of Bond For Medical Officers Who Took Study Leave Is Justified, But Prohibition On Legal Recourse Is Not; Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru upheld the conditions imposed on an Ayurvedic Medical Officer's study leave, including the denial of advance increments and the requirement to serve a bond. The Court held that the conditions were legally justified and consistent with government policy. However, it quashed a...

J&K High Court Seeks Details On Medical Care & Pension Benefits Being Extended To Transgender Persons

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday directed the administration to disclose the names of hospitals providing medical care to transgender individuals and sought a detailed report on the formulation of pension schemes for the community.The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Puneet Gupta, issued these directives while hearing a Public Interest...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Lawyer For Shouting "Pannas Khoke Ekdum Okay" Against Shiv Sena (Shinde) Leader

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) against a lawyer, who along with a few farmers, staged an agitation in front of the convoy of Abdul Sattar, the Minister of Agriculture, who had joined the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) group, by raising slogans like "Pannas Khoke, Ekdum Okay" (Fifty Crores All Okay).Notably, this slogan has been used for Chief Minister...

[S.413 BNSS] Person Cannot Be Treated As Victim To Prefer An Appeal When Damage Or Loss Suffered Is Not Direct Consequence Of Crime: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that a victim under the proviso to Section 413 of BNSS is a person who suffered damages or loss as a direct consequence of the crime.Section 413 of BNSS corresponds to Section 372 of CrPC, where the proviso laid down the right of a victim to appeal against an order of acquittal, or an order convicting the accused for a lesser offence, or imposing...

Heated Exchange Between Couple/Family Members Over Non-Preparedness Of Food Not Sufficient To Prove Abetment To Suicide: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a heated exchange between family members over domestic matters such as the preparation of food cannot be construed as abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).Justice M.A. Chowdhary made these observations while dismissing the state's criminal appeal challenging the acquittal of two accused, Rakesh Kumar...

High Court Seeks Status Report From Punjab Govt, FCI On Plea To Lift Last Season's Paddy To Create Space For 2024 Season's Crop Amid Farmers Protests

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today has sought status report from the Punjab Government and Food Corporation of India (FCI) on plea filed seeking directions to lift paddy from storage facility and create space for milled rice for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-2025 in Punjab.Reportedly, the lack of storage space in the FCI's godowns, and the arrival of the new paddy at mandis,...

Mere Ownership Of Vehicle Unauthorisedly Carrying Contraband Doesn't Imply Involvement In Offence Under NDPS Act: Rajasthan High Court

While granting bail to an accused charged under the NDPS Act in relation to 964 Kgs of poppy straw, the bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni at the Rajasthan High Court ruled that mere ownership or connection with the vehicle, from which the contraband was recovered, did not imply accused's knowledge or actual involvement in the crime.The facts of the case were that the police found a...

Ingredients Of Copyright Infringement Not Made Out: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Man Allegedly Selling Fake Cassettes On Footpath

The Kerala High Court, noting that the prosecution could not establish the ingredients of copyright infringement under Section 51(a) of the Copyright Act, set aside the conviction of a man for allegedly selling fake audio cassettes on the footpath in Kannur.The police had seized 38 cassettes from the revision petitioner. He was convicted under Sections 51(a) and 52A r/w 63 of the Copyright Act...

MP Civil Services (Pension) Rules | Departmental Enquiry May Continue After Retirement But Punishment Order Can Be Passed Only By Governor: High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court at its Gwalior, quashed an order imposing penalty on a retired Forest Ranger Harivallabh Chaturvedi. The court held proper procedures under the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 were not followed. The court stated that after a government servant retires, only the Governor can issue such punitive orders based on departmental inquiries.The Court,...

Rajasthan HC Refuses Bail To Uncle Booked For Rape; Says Sexual Offence Involving Family Graver, Slight Contradictions In Minor's Testimony Not Fatal

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that certain contradictions in the statements of a minor victim, especially of sexual abuse, was likely due to traumatic nature of such incidents, and such minor inconsistencies in the victim's testimony were not sufficient to grant bail to the accused when the overall credibility of the allegations remained intact.The bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni...