High Courts
Private Parts Blurred, No Obscenity: MP High Court Dismisses Plea Against Dainik Bhaskar For Allegedly Publishing Photo Of Naked Woman
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed against the Chief Editor of Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper for allegedly running an ad featuring a photo of a nude woman.Justice Achal Kumar Paliwal noted that though the body of the lady shown in the advertisement did not have any clothes, the breast and genital parts were sufficiently blurred, and some words were also written on...
Allahabad High Court Allows Simultaneous Trial & Departmental Inquiry Against Employee Caught Stealing ₹260 From India Govt Mint
Observing that allowing delinquent employee to continue in service without consequence will promote a culture of lack of accountability, the Allahabad High Court has allowed simultaneous criminal trial & departmental inquiry against employee caught stealing from India Government Mint.Justice Ajay Bhanot held,“The petitioner is charged with the misconduct of theft of government money...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Case Against Prabhu Chawla & Aroon Purie Over India Today's 2003 Story On Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Girls
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against India Today former Editor Prabhu Chawla and Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine Group Aroon Purie concerning a 2003 investigative report on child trafficking and prostitution. A bench of Justice Brij Raj Singh observed that the article titled 'Ladkiyon Ki Mandi' did not constitute any offence under Sections 153...
Consider Giving Interest On Late Salary Paid To Anganwadi Workers: P&H High Court Asks Punjab Government
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Government to consider paying interest on delayed salary payments to Anganwadi workers.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry had taken suo motu cognizance over the alleged non-payment of honorarium to nearly 50,000 Anganwadi workers for six months.However, the Chief Secretary submitted that arrears of 06 months'...
Orissa High Court Orders Arrest Of Cargo Vessel 'MV MAGNET TEAM' At Paradip Port Over ₹2.11 Crore Unpaid Dues
The Orissa High Court has recently ordered the arrest of cargo vessel 'MV MAGNET TEAM (IMO: 9233507)' at the Paradip Port for alleged violation of terms of the 'charter party' with a shipping company.Entertaining the urgent plea of the plaintiff-shipping and chartering company, the Admiralty Judge Justice V. Narasingh said –“This Court is persuaded to hold that unless order of arrest...
Delhi High Court To Hear Next Month Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against Netflix's 'Ba***ds of Bollywood' Directed By Aryan Khan
The Delhi High Court will hear next month IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede's defamation suit against production company Red Chillies Entertainment, OTT platform Netflix and others over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked the parties to file their written submissions and listed the matter on...
Kerala High Court Eases Bail Conditions Imposed On Rapper Vedan In Sexual Harassment Case, Paves Way For International Tour
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 30) modified two bail conditions imposed by the Sessions Court on Rapper Vedan, while granting him anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar deleted the conditions requiring the rapper to not leave Kerala and to appear before the Investigating Officer on every Sunday.Vedan is however required to intimate the IO in...
State Becomes Repository Of Public Faith When Inviting Tenders, Must Act With Utmost Fairness & Transparency: MP High Court
In a tender dispute relating to the construction of a residential-cum-commercial project in Gwalior, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the State, while inviting tenders, acts as a repository of public faith and must therefore conduct the process with the highest standard of fairness and transparency.The court emphasized that cancelling a tender after its completion and restarting...
Mere Call Detail Records Without Voice Evidence Not Enough To Link Accused To Drug Trafficking: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while granting bail to one accused under the NDPD Act, has ruled that mere call detail records (CDRs) showing contact between the accused and co-accused, in the absence of any voice recordings or corroborative evidence, cannot be treated as sufficient material to connect him with the alleged offence of drug trafficking under the Act.The...
Guilty Plea Cannot Override Bar On Double Jeopardy; Second Conviction For Same Offence Is Void: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a plea of guilt made by an accused does not efface the rule against double jeopardy and a Court cannot conduct second prosecution for the same offence, based on such a plea.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed,“A plea of guilt cannot confer jurisdiction. Once the bar under Section 300 CrPC or the rule against double jeopardy under Article 20(2) applies,...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds State's Refusal To Grant Environmental Clearance For Stone Mining In Saranda Forest
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the decision of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) refusing environmental clearance (EC) to a proprietorship firm for stone mining in the Saranda forest's no-mining zone. The Court held that the “Management Plan for Sustainable Mining in Saranda and Chaibasa of Singhbhum District, Jharkhand,” framed in 2018, applied to the...
Casual Absence Of Govt Officials Not “Sufficient Cause” To Condone Delay In Challenging Arbitral Award: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board seeking condonation of delay in filing objections against an arbitral award passed in favour of HCL Infotech Ltd., holding that bureaucratic delays and internal movement of files do not constitute sufficient cause for delay.Rejecting the State's contention, the Court remarked...