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Experience At Bar Is An Asset: P&H High Court Relies On Late Advocates Last ITR To Determine MACT Award, Rejects Plea To Average 3 Yrs Income

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award that assessed the income of a 36-year-old High Court advocate on the basis of his latest income tax return alone. The insurer had argued that the Tribunal should have taken the average of his last three returns.Justice Harsh Bunger held that the Supreme Court's recent decision in Rashmirekha Tripathy v....

Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Directing HC To Disclose Data On Delayed Judgments

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the High Court to locate and disclose details of cases in which judgments were reserved but not pronounced within two months.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that the CIC could not direct the PIO to locate such information merely on the assumption that it “should...

Childs Comfort In Mothers Lap A Poignant Reminder Of What Matters In Custody Cases: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by a mother seeking the return of her minor son, after the father agreed in Court to hand the child back to her. The dispute had also involved proceedings before the Family Court at Christchurch, New Zealand.Justice Neerja K. Kalson recorded a moment from the hearing,“When the minor child was placed in the lap...

Delhi High Court Stays Termination Of JNU Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration's decision to terminate the services of Congress MP and professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam over allegations of sexual harassment.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued notice to the varsity on Akoijam's plea challenging the termination order and listed the matter for hearing in January 2027.Akoijam,...

Allahabad High Court Recommends FIR Against Lawyers Involved In Courtroom Violence, Vandalism; Initiates Contempt Action

The Allahabad High Court has found that the acts of lawyers who allegedly assaulted State law officers, court staff and security personnel and vandalized a courtroom on October 28 over alleged ill-treatment of lawyers by Justice Ajay Bhanot, prima facie constitute criminal contempt.The Court also requested the Chief Justice to consider issuing directions for the registration of FIRs against...

Calcutta High Court Stays Conviction Of Two Accused Seeking Probation, Says Plea To Be Considered In Light Of Co-Convicts Relief

The Calcutta High Court has stayed the operation of the conviction and sentence imposed on two persons convicted in a 2011 criminal case, pending consideration of their plea for release on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act.Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee passed the interim order after the petitioners submitted that they were similarly placed as another co-convict, Laxmi Roy, who...

Simple Nature Of Injuries Dont Rule Out Attempt To Murder Charge Under S. 109 BNS: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the mere fact that an injury is classified as simple is not, by itself, rule out offence of attempt to murder under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 307 IPC).Justice Neerja K. Kalson explained that the provision turns on the intention or knowledge behind the Act, not on whether hurt was caused or how...

Calcutta High Court Allows Quarry Owner Facing Explosives Act Trial To Renew Passport For 10 Years, Says Restrictions Must Be Reasonable

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a quarry owner facing trial in a case registered under the Explosive Substances Act to obtain a passport for a maximum period of 10 years, observing that any restriction imposed on the right to obtain a passport must be fair, just and reasonable and have a rational nexus with a legitimate purpose.Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held that the Trial Court...