High Courts
CDSCO Registration Mandatory For Cosmetic Imports Even If Goods Are Meant For Warehousing & Re-Export: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the import of cosmetics into India requires a mandatory registration certificate from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) even if the goods are brought into India only for warehousing and intended re-export. The Court observed that once goods are brought into India, the act constitutes “import” within the meaning of the Customs Act...
'Prima Facie Material Shows Indians Were Trafficked Abroad': Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Alleged 'Mastermind' In Job Racket Case
The Bombay High Court recently refused to release a 46-year-old man on bail, who was booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for being the 'mastermind' of an international job racket, wherein educated youth from India were 'trafficked' abroad and were then forced to work in fake call centres in Laos and dupe Americans and Britishers by convincing them to invest in cryptocurrency....
Failed To Explain Death Of Woman Living With Him: Calcutta High Court Upholds Man's Life Sentence For Murder, Relies On 'Last-Seen' Theory
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man for murdering a woman with whom he was living, holding that the chain of circumstantial evidence, including the “last seen” theory and the accused's conduct after the incident, clearly established his guilt.A Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay dismissed an appeal filed by...
Findings Of Civil Court On Nature Of Transaction Bind Authorities Under Maharashtra Money Lending Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that when a Civil Court of competent jurisdiction has already determined the nature of a transaction between parties, such findings operate as res judicata and are binding on authorities exercising powers under the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014. The Court observed that statutory authorities under the Act cannot record findings contrary to...
'Meticulous Investigation Being Carried Out By SIT': Kerala High Court In Plea Seeking CBI Inquiry In Sabarimala Gold Theft Case
The Kerala High Court on Friday (March 13) orally remarked that a very meticulous investigation is being carried out by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which includes some of the best persons in the country, while probing the Sabarimala gold theft cases.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was hearing a batch of pleas seeking CBI inquiry into...
Calcutta High Court Orders SIT Probe Into 13-Year-Old Girl's Kidnap, Rape & Murder Case, Cites Serious Lapses In Police Investigation
The Calcutta High Court directed a fresh probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged kidnapping, rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Murshidabad, observing that the investigation conducted so far suffered from serious lacunae and failed to inspire confidence.A Single Bench of Justice Jay Sengupta was hearing a revision petition filed by the victim's mother seeking...
Kerala High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Setting Up CFSL In State Amid NDPS Trial Delays, High Pendency
The Kerala High Court recently sought the central government's stand on whether a Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) can be established in the State.The Special Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C. Jayachandran was considering a plea preferred by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) outlining among others, the issue of high pendency of NDPS trials due to lack...
Kaleshwaram Project Row | Telangana High Court Reserves Verdict On KCR's Plea Against Inquiry Commission's Report
The Telangana High Court on Thursday (March 13) reserved its verdict on pleas filed by former chief minister and BRS head K. Chandrashekar Rao, former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao and others challenging the Inquiry Commission Report on alleged irregularities into the Kaleshwaram project.A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Sigh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin reserved its verdict...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: State Moves Kerala High Court To Cancel Rajeev Thantri's Bail, Expunge Special Court's Remarks Against Probe
The State government has moved the Kerala High Court seeking to cancel the bail granted to Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev Thantri, who is arrayed as an accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case. The plea also seeks to expunge the alleged adverse remarks made by the Special Judge against the investigation, stating them to be 'unwarranted and prejudicial to investigation'. The Special...
Notional Income Of Student Must Reflect Future Prospects For Motor Accident Claim, Cannot Be Treated As Unemployed: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim case filed by parents who lost their two sons in a road accident, holding that the notional income of a deceased student should not be assessed merely on the basis of his temporary earnings during student life but must also reflect his future earning prospects.A Single Bench of Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury was hearing...
J&K&L High Court Quashes Drugs Case After Shelf Life Of Sample Expired, Says Accused's Right To Seek Re-Analysis Cannot Be Frustrated
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has reiterated that the statutory safeguards available to an accused under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act must be strictly adhered to and that criminal proceedings cannot continue if the accused is denied the opportunity to challenge the Government Analyst's report through re-analysis by the Central Drugs Laboratory.A bench of Justice Sanjeev...
Accused Can't Be Faulted For Smart Replies, Interrogator Must Be Smarter To Extract Information: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because an accused is smart in responding to the questions of the interrogator cannot mean that he is not cooperating in the interrogation. “Nobody is under a duty not to be smart. It is the interrogator who has to be smarter in order to elicit the requisite information,” Justice Girish Kathpalia said. The Court made the observations...