Madras High Court Dismisses Former IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit By MS Dhoni

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others. Dhoni had filed the defamation suit for content made by the respondents in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...

2025 Local Body Polls: Kerala High Court Directs Election Commission To Ensure Voter Comfort, Suggests Real-Time Queue App

The Kerala High Court has suggested the State Election Commission to develop a Mobile App to ensure that all voters, especially senior citizens and persons with disabilities, are able to cast their votes comfortably and without undue delay during the upcoming local body elections.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, delivered the judgment in a writ petition challenging the Election Commission's...

"Serious Matter": Madras High Court Restrains Real Estate Company From Carrying Out Construction Activities In Alleged RAMSAR Site

The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained Brigade Enterprises Limited, a real estate company, from carrying out any further constructions at the Pallikaranai marshlands, which has been alleged to be a RAMSAR site. Ramsar sites are wetlands deemed to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat....

Kerala High Court Sets Aside 2015 Judgment That Quashed Vigilance Case Against Office Bearers Of Kerala Cricket Association

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 31) allowed the writ appeals preferred challenging a 2015 decision of the Single Bench, which had held that Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is not a public office and therefore, vigilance cases cannot be preferred against its office bearers. The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian pronounced in...

Karnataka High Court Relaxes Video Conferencing Rules Allowing Wife To Depose On VC From US Residence In Cruelty Case Against Husband

The Karnataka High Court recently permitted a wife to record her examination-in-chief and be cross-examined by her husband in a cruelty case, via video conferencing from her residence in the USA, by relaxing the provisions of the 2020 Video Conferencing Rules. For Context, Rule 5.3.1 of the Video Conferencing Rules, 2020 requires that where the deponent is situated outside the territory of...

Delhi High Court Questions Rule Disqualifying Candidates From Armed Forces Over Right Forearm Tattoo

The Delhi High Court has questioned the Rule of disqualifying a candidate from the Indian Armed Forces citing mere presence of a tattoo in the right forearm, but not in the left forearm. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla referred to the guideline on the issue and said that the authorities did not find anything amiss if the tattoo is on...

'CBI Is Over-Burdened', Show Lapse In Police Investigation To Transfer Probe: P&H High Court In IPS Puran Kumar Suicide Case

While hearing a plea seeking transfer of probe into IPS Puran Kumar's alleged suicide to the CBI, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday (October 31) orally said that the central agency is already "overburdened" and the court cannot "casually" pass orders transferring probe unless lapse in police's investigation is shown. The plea, filed by Navneet Kumar, President of a Haryana NGO,...

Can ED Seek Direction To State Police To Register FIR For Alleged Predicate Offence? Madras High Court Asks

The Madras High Court on Friday questioned if the Enforcement Directorate, being an investigation agency, could file a plea seeking directions to another investigation agency (State) to register cases.The bench of Chief Justice Maniindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate seeking directions to the State of Tamil Nadu...

JJ Act | Juvenile's Conviction Not To Be Treated As Disqualification For Appointment In Services: Allahabad High Court

Placing reliance on erstwhile Section 19 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 which is almost identical to Section 24 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Allahabad High Court has held that juvenile's conviction under the Act is not to be treated as disqualification for appointment in services.Section 19 of the Juvenile...

Delhi High Court Raps Railways For Forcing Medal-Winning Boxer Into Litigation Over Sports Increments; Imposes ₹20K Cost

The Delhi High Court has slammed the Railway authorities for forcing into litigation a medal-winning boxer, working under the sportspersons quota, for increments due to him.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain observed that a sportsperson, who brought recognition and honour to the country, had been made to run from pillar to post for what was legitimately due to him....

O. XXI R. 10 & 11(2) CPC | Power Of Attorney Holder Can Sign Execution Plea If Acquainted With Case Facts: Allahabad High Court

Interpreting Order XXI Rules 10 & 11(2) of CPC, the Allahabad High Court recently held that a Power of Attorney holder can validly sign and verify an execution application if he is proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be acquainted with the facts of the case. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal held so while dismissing a petition challenging the maintainability of...

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State To Strictly Enforce Animal Welfare Laws, Periodically Sensitize Officers & Public To Prevent Cruelty

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government, particularly the Forest Department, to ensure strict enforcement of laws on animal welfare across the State and to periodically sensitise officers and public on prevention of cruelty towards wildlife.The direction came in response to a suo-motu public interest litigation registered by the Court in April, based on an India...