Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Levy Of Parking Fees At Lulu Mall Kochi

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (October 25) dismissed a plea, which had challenged the collection of parking fees from vehicles parked in the parking area of Lulu Shopping Mall at Edappally in Kochi.Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a writ appeal preferred against the Single Bench's judgment. The Single Judge had...

Victims Of False Police Complaint Can Institute Proceedings U/S 211 IPC, Bar Under S.195 CrPC Won't Apply: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a private individual who is falsely accused in a police complaint can himself initiate proceedings against the accused under Section 211 IPC, without having to get the action initiated by the court.For context, Section 211 criminalises the act of instituting criminal proceedings on false charges, with intent to cause injury and with knowledge that there is...

Validity Of AIBE Results Extended Till March 21, 2026 By BCI, Notes Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently recorded the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to extend the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) results till March 21, 2026, while disposing of a writ petition filed by two law graduates complaining of delays in their enrolment as advocates.Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing the petition filed by S. Gowri Shankar and Vijay Chander T., noted...

'Gross Misconduct': Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Reports On Railway Officials' Party Inside Boxing Ring

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report, as per which Railway Officials allegedly consumed alcohol while celebrating a birthday party in a boxing ring at the South East Central Railway (SECR), which is primarily a no-alcohol area.As per the news report published by a Hindi Daily, a picture of the Railway officials had gone viral on social media in which it...

Customs Commissioner Cannot Reassess Duty On Warehoused Imports Cleared From Refineries Beyond His Jurisdiction: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court stated that the customs commissioner cannot reassess duty on warehoused imports cleared from refineries beyond his jurisdiction. Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Justice Pranav Trivedi agreed with the Tribunal that a proper officer having the administrative jurisdiction over the respective refineries where the goods were removed under section 67 of the Customs...

'Prima Facie Cheating Case Made Out': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash ED's Probe Against Sahara's Cooperative Societies

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently refused to quash the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) action of initiating search and seizure proceedings against four Sahara-linked cooperative societies. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that a prima facie case of cheating was made out and that the proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) cannot...

Dismissal Of Border Police Constable For Absence Due To Illness Is “Harsh & Unjustified”: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the dismissal of an Indo-Tibetan Border Police constable for alleged desertion was arbitrary and disproportionate, particularly when his absence was due to medical reasons and he had served the force with an unblemished record for over 18 years.Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “The petitioner had rendered over 18 years of unblemished...

Kerala High Court Directs Formation Of SIT To Trace Missing Kuwait Resident

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (October 25) directed the Commissioner of Police to constitute a Special Investigation Team to trace out Suraj Lama, who has been missing since October 5 after he arrived in Kochi from Kuwait.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering a habeas corpus petition filed by his son.When the matter came...

Copy Of Passport Can't Be Given To Third Party Under RTI Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that information relating to the passport of a person accused of cheque dishonour, including a copy of the passport is personal in nature and cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act.The court also observed that the disclosure was exempted under Section 8(1)(h) as being information the disclosure of which would impede the probe and Section 24(4)...

Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence Of Woman Convict After 10 Years In Jail, Cites Welfare Of Her Three Minor Children

The Delhi High Court has suspended the life sentence of a woman, convicted for murder of her alleged paramour, citing concerns about the well being of her three children.While two children resided with her aged parents, her third two-years old child remained with her in prison.“Appellant is a lady and that her one child, who is barely two years old, is with her in the prison, and her...

Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Clarification On 'Threat' To Trees Inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh For Twin Tunnel Project

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the State government to inform by Tuesday whether it plans to cut trees inside Lalbagh Botanical Garden for construction of the proposed Bangalore Twin Tunnel Road.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha while hearing two public interest litigations filed by Dr Adikesavalu Ravindra and Prakash Belawadi were told by...

S.27 Evidence Act | Information Given By One Accused Leading To Discovery Can't Be Used To Connect All Accused: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that the information leading to discovery that was received from one accused person cannot be used to connect all the accused persons to the alleged offence. In the present case, the prosecution had placed reliance on Exhibit P7(a) confession but the Court felt that it cannot be relied on since the exact information given by each of the...