Societies Registration Act | Registrar Empowered To Investigate Societies Upon Prima Facie Opinion Of Mismanagement: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court clarified that the Registrar of Societies has statutory authority under Section 22 of the Manipur Societies Registration Act, 1989 to investigate the affairs of a registered society where information discloses circumstances suggesting mismanagement. The Court held that once the Registrar forms a bona fide opinion, based on available material, that such circumstances...

Additional Evidence U/S 391 CrPC Must Be Allowed Where Necessary To Prevent Failure Of Justice: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has set aside an order of the appellate court refusing to admit additional evidence in a cheque dishonour appeal, reiterating the principle that the power under Section 391 CrPC is to be exercised only when additional evidence is necessary to secure the ends of justice and to prevent failure of justice.Justice Tirumala Devi Eada allowed the Criminal Petition and set...

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges One-Month Ban On Protests At Delhi University

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court against a notification banning protests and public meetings of any kind for a month in the Delhi University or its campuses in the national capital. Justice Jasmeet Singh heard a plea filed by Uday Bhadoriya, a student of the varsity, challenging the notification issued by the Office of Proctor on February 17 in the wake of clashes during a protest...

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Reading Down' Of Preliminary Investigation Report On Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking “reading down” of the preliminary investigation report on the Air India plane crash that took place in Ahmedabad on June 12 last year, claiming 270 lives. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the prayer was “highly misconceived” as the doctrine of reading down is applied...

Kerala High Court Grants Leave To Advocates' Association To Seek Review Of Mandatory SHO Verification In Bank Account Defreezing Cases

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (25 February) granted leave to the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) to file a review petition challenging a recent High Court direction that mandates police verification of petitioners in cases seeking defreezing of bank accounts.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M allowed the...

Madras High Court Upholds ₹5 Lakh Penalty On SI For Police Brutality, Notes Her "Arrogance" In Not Filing Counter Before Human Rights Body

The Madras High Court recently refused to interfere with an order passed by the State Human Rights Commission of Tamil Nadu directing as Sub Inspector of Police to pay Rs 5 Lakh as compensation for custodial torture committed by her against a woman. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar also took note of the “arrogance” of the officer in not...

Fabricated Case, Co-Accused Acquitted; Not A Single Call To Link Me To Victim: Asaram Tells Rajasthan High Court In Rape Case

In an appeal arising out of the conviction of self-styled godman Asaram, the defence challenged the credibility of the prosecution witnesses, particularly the parents of the prosecutrix, contending that their testimonies were riddled with contradictions, embellishments and demonstrably false claims which strike at the root of the prosecution's case.Counsel argued that the parents were fully...

'What Is The Judicially Manageable Standard?': Delhi High Court Questions PIL Challenging Rajya Sabha Nomination Of C Sadanandan Master

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned a public interest litigation filed against nomination of veteran BJP leader C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he lacks demonstrable special knowledge or practical experience as required in law. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked if there is any judicially manageable standard...

Dying Declaration Proves Assailant, Not Intention To Kill: Gujarat High Court Converts Murder Conviction To Culpable Homicide

The Gujarat High Court modified a murder conviction into culpable homicide not amounting to murder, holding that although the dying declaration established the accused's role in causing injuries, the overall circumstances reflected absence of intention to kill.Allowing the appeal partly, the Division Bench of Justice Ilesh Vora and Justice R.T. Vacchani specifically observed:“While the...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Alleged LTTE Operative In NIA Terror Funding Case After Four Years in Custody

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24 February) granted bail to an alleged LTTE Operative who attempted to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), for the purpose of waging war against Sri Lanka, citing prolonged incarceration and the constitutional right to a speedy trial.A Division Bench comprising Justice Susrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P V Balakrishnan allowed the...

'Purpose Defeated': Kerala High Court Orders Discontinuation Of Kannur Corporation's 60 Year-Old-Siren Installed During Indo-Pak War

The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment ordering the stoppage of Kannur Corporation's 60-year-old siren, which was installed in 1965 during the Indo-Pakistan war as a civil defence mechanism.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a public interest litigation praying to discontinue the operation of the high-intensity siren.Allowing...

Once Non-Cognizable Report Is Registered, Police Can't Lodge FIR Based On Second Complaint Without Giving Reasons: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against a man for intimidating a woman, after noting that the FIR was registered on the basis of the second complaint and not on the basis of a Non Cognizable Report registered earlier. The petitioner had challenged an FIR for the offences punishable under IPC Sections 341(wrongful restraint), 427(mischief causing damage to property amounting to ₹50)...