Burning Dead Body Inside Someone's House Disrespectful, An Act Of Desecration: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has rejected bail applications of two persons accused of trespassing the complainant's house with 40-50 people carrying arms and weapons, vandalizing it, and burning a girl's dead body inside the house.“Involvement of 40-50 individuals and the blatant act of entering the complainant's home to commit these atrocities demonstrates a profound disregard for the law. Given...

Partners Of Firm Managing Lake Activities Trying To Stall Proceedings: Gujarat High Court Declines Impleadment In Vadodara Boat Capsize Case

While hearing a matter pertaining to the Vadodara boat capsize incident, Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 18) dismissed a plea moved by certain partners of Kotia Projects seeking impleadment, after noting that the "partners associated with the firm are trying to stall the proceedings" where the court was examining compensation to be given the victims from the "pocket of the...

“Shocking Failure To Take Action”: Kerala High Court Questions Delay In Probing 2022 Rape Allegations Against Ponnani Police Officers

The Kerala High Court has questioned the delay in ordering an investigation into the rape allegations made by a woman in 2022 against four higher police officials in Ponnani in Malappuram district. The Court was hearing a plea of a woman seeking to register an FIR under Section 173(1) of the BNSS against four higher police officials for raping and sexually assaulting her. She had approached...

LS Polls 2024: Allahabad HC Rejects Election Plea Of JKP Leader Who Intended To Contest Against PM Modi From Varanasi

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court rejected an election plea filed by a Janhit Kisan Party (JKP) leader, who intended to contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. JKP Leader Vijay Nandan had moved the HC to challenge the returning officer's rejection of his nomination form. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh dismissed Nandan's plea...

Hope Election Commission Will Develop Some Module To Avoid 'Bogus Voting': High Court On MLA's Plea Ahead Of Maharashtra Assembly Elections

The Bombay High Court on Friday (October 18) while dismissing the petition filed by an independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) highlighting the issue of duplicate voter cards, accepted the contention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it will be conducting 'free and fair' elections.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Santosh Chapalgaonkar hoped that the ECI...

High Court Upholds Block-Level Roster For SC/ST Reservations For Punjab Panchayat Elections

The Punjab & Haryana High Court while upholding the block-level roster for SC/ST Reservation has dismissed a batch of 57 pleas seeking reservation for Schedule Caste on general seats for Panchayat Elections which had taken place on October 15.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma opined that the representation of the the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled is taken care at the...

Notice Issued U/S 148A(B) Of Income Tax Act Against Dissolved Firm Is Not Valid: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that notice issued under section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 19861 against dissolved firm is not valid. The Division Bench of Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Mauna M. Bhatt was dealing with a case where the Assessing Officer/respondent issued an impugned notice under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in the name of the partnership firm and...

Whether Burning Of Paddy Stocks In Punjab Is Causing More Pollution Or Burning Paddy Straw Pellets In Brick Kilns? High Court To Decide

The Punjab & Haryana High Court will consider whether the burning of huge paddy stocks available in the agricultural fields in Punjab is causing more pollution or whether burning the paddy straw pellets in brick kilns will cause more pollution.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal was hearing plea filed by the Punjab Brick Kiln Owners Association challenging the...

J&K Land Revenue Act | Divisional & Financial Commissioners Hold Concurrent Revision Powers U/S 15 Provided Fair Hearing Is Granted To Parties: HC

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently set aside orders passed by the Divisional Commissioner and the Financial Commissioner in a land dispute case, emphasizing the necessity of granting a fair opportunity of hearing to parties affected by revisionary orders under the J&K Land Revenue Act, 1996.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani observed,"The power is exercisable...

Rectification Order Not Sustainable If It Fails To Provide Reasons Justifying Exercise Of Rectification Power: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that rectification order is not sustainable if does not provide any reason justifying exercise of power of rectification. The Bench of Justice Gopinath P. observed that “….personal hearing notice does not indicate that any reason justifying the exercise of power of rectification was pointed out to the assessee. Therefore, the assessee is right...

Voluntary/Confessional Statement Made U/S 67 Of NDPS Act Cannot Be Used As Evidence Against Accused: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a 25-year-old and quashed the proceedings initiated against him under provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropics Substances Act (NDPS), after a parcel containing ganja was seized from a courier company having his mobile number on it.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by...

Disciplinary Action Without Due Enquiry Is Illegal; Meghalaya High Court

Meghalaya High Court: Justice W. Diengdoh ruled that the termination of Shri Senora Johny Arengh from the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) without following proper disciplinary procedures was illegal. The court found that the termination violated principles of natural justice, particularly the failure to conduct an inquiry before dismissing the petitioner. The GHADC...