High Courts
Sessions Court Cannot Suspend Accused's Sentence Solely To Enable Filing Of Revision Plea: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has said that there is no provision in the CrPC/BNSS which empowers the first appellate court to suspend the sentence or release an accused solely on the ground of enabling him to file a revision plea challenging conviction before Higher Courts.The court observed that the legislature did not intend to confer power to the appellate Court to stay or suspend the sentence or...
'Authorities Exploiting Citizen In Name Of Volunteers': P&H High Court Directs Regularisation Of Home Guard Serving For Three Decades
In a strong observation against the exploitation of long-serving personnel, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the regularisation of a Home Guard who has been serving for nearly three decades.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "A member who is working for part of the day or part of the month or part of the year and doing some other job for his livelihood may be called as...
MP High Court Directs State To Strictly Implement Provisions Of Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (October 14), directed the State to strictly comply with the provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Rules of 2014 regarding the qualification of doctors and staff doing sonography of pregnant women. In doing so, the court dismissed a public interest litigation filed by a...
Non-Combat Roles In Security Forces Not Trivial, Even Minor Lapse Can Endanger Country: Delhi High Court
Stating that no role is trivial in security forces, the Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a Water Carrier from CRPF over submission of a fake matriculation certificate.Rejecting the plea that he was non-combat staff— not involved in any security duty and the punishment of dismissal is disproportionate, a division bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Vimal Kumar...
OBC Youth Forced To Wash Another's Feet | MP High Court Asks Why State Detained Accused Under NSA Before Order Was Officially Uploaded
The Madhya Pradesh High Court asked the State authorities to explain why they detained the persons accused of forcing a young man from OBC community to wash another's feet before the Court's order directing action - including detention under the National Security Act- was officially uploaded.The Court was hearing a suo motu petition over the video showing a young man from the OBC Community...
Lease Renewal Disputes With PSU's Are Arbitrable If Not Related To Eviction Under Public Premises Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court held that renewal of lease agreements with public sector undertakings are arbitrable and such disputes are not prohibited under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (PP Act) when lessee continues in possession lawfully and the rent is being accepted by the lessor. Accordingly, the present application under section 11 of the Arbitration...
Mutually Contradictory Findings By Same Arbitrator At Different Stage Of Proceedings Renders Final Award Patently Illegal: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that declaring earlier proceedings non est, even when no objections were raised regarding the recording of the undertaking in those proceedings, constituted a perverse finding. The Court observed that such proceedings, which merely recorded an undertaking, could not fall within the ambit of Section 31 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration...
Mere Allegation That Accused Harassed Deceased Not Sufficient For Proving Abetment To Suicide: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a mere allegation of harassment against the accused is not sufficient to establish the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.The Court acquitted the Mother-in-law of the deceased who was convicted for abetting her suicide. It was alleged that the mother-in-law and sister- in-law were harassing her for want...
Kerala High Court Asks BCI To Fix Date For General Body Meeting To Decide On Reservation Under Transgender Category In Govt Law Colleges
Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 16) orally told that the Bar Council needs to fix a meeting date and convey the same to the Court by next Friday (October 24) to decide on creation of additional seats reserved for transgender persons in law colleges. It was hearing a writ petition seeking reservation under the 'Transgender category' for admissions to integrated Five year LL.B courses...
Armstrong Murder Case | Wife Of Slain BSP Leader Approaches Madras High Court To Cancel Bail Of Accused
The wife of BSP leader K Armstrong who was murdered in 2024, has approached the Madras High Court seeking to cancel the bail granted to two accused persons. On October 13, the Principal Sessions Judge Chennai, granted bail to two accused, Siva and Sathish. Armstrong's wife has now approached the High Court seeking to cancel the bail granted to the accused persons. In her...
P&H High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of News Report Flagging Acute Shortage Of Teachers In Haryana Govt Schools
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of news reports on the issue of acute shortage of teachers in Haryana's government schools—where one teacher is reportedly managing as many as 500 students.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry sought response from the Haryana Government.The Court noted that, a news item highlighting "Declined ratio of Primary...
General Power Of Attorney-Cum-Sale Agreement Does Not Confer Ownership, Cannot Defeat Decree For Specific Performance: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that a General Power of Attorney-cum-Sale Agreement (GPA/SA) does not confer any title or ownership in an immovable property and cannot be used to defeat a decree for specific performance where a prior sale agreement had culminated in a Court decree and delivery of possession.While dealing with a case where the appellants claimed ownership over a...