High Courts
Tenant Can't Deny Landlord's Title During Tenancy Even On Allegations Of Forgery: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a tenant cannot deny the title of a landlord during the tenancy, even where allegations of forgery are raised. “A tenant, once inducted into possession, is precluded from denying the landlord's title during the continuance of tenancy. Even where allegations of forgery are raised, the absence of credible evidence or challenge from other legal heirs...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On VHP's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Sabarimala Gold Loss, Auditing Of Precious Articles In Other Temples
The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 13) issued notice on a plea filed by Viswa Hindu Parishad seeking CBI inquiry into Sabarimala gold loss case. The petitioner organisation has also sought directions to the four devaswom boards (Travancore Devaswom Board, Cochin Devaswom Board, Malabar Devaswom Board and Guruvayur Devaswom Board) to conduct an exhaustive and comprehensive auditing...
Order Summoning Accused Can't Be Challenged By Complainant In Revision Petition U/S 438 BNSS: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that a complainant challenging an order summoning accused is an interlocutory order and a revision petition challenging such an order is barred under Section 438(2) BNSS.For context Section 438(2) states that the powers of revision conferred by Section 438(1) shall not be exercised in relation to any interlocutory order passed in any appeal, inquiry, trial or...
MP High Court Quashes Labour Court Order Allowing PWD Employee To Continue Service Post Retirement
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 7) set aside an order of the Labour court allowing a Public Works Department employee to continue service after his retirement. The court observed that the employee's claim of an alternate date of birth post-retirement could not be permitted as the employee had, with open eyes, signed various service documents which contained the disputed date...
Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Retired IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject MS Dhoni's ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit
The Madras High Court has reserved orders on an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others.The suit was filed over alleged defamatory content against Dhoni in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...
Haal Movie: Kerala High Court To Hear On Friday Producer's Plea Against CBFC Direction To Cut Scenes With Beef Biriyani, Burqa
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) orally told that it was prepared to hear the plea preferred against the grant of A certification given by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to Shane Nigam starrer movie 'Haal'.The producer and director of the film had preferred the plea challenging the Revising Committee's decision to cut around six scenes in the film, including a...
CCI Tells Delhi High Court It Will Defer Summons Issued To Madison Communications Executives Amid Ongoing Probe
The Competition Commission of India informed the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that the summons issued to Madison Communications's executives for appearing today will be adjourned, after a request was made by the advertising agency. The statement was made by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta appearing for CCI before Justice Sachin Datta. Mehta said that although summons were issued to...
Grant Of Gun License A Privilege But Its Renewal Is A Right Unless Grounds For Refusal Are Established: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that getting a license to bear arms is a privilege however, once the license is granted, the privilege becomes a right and an application for renewal of gun license would stand on a better footing. The court added that an application for renewal of license cannot be denied unless the authority establishes the grounds for...
Examiners Of Electronic Evidence Are Crucial In Cyber Offence Probes, Delay In Appointment Affects Law Enforcement: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has expressed concern over the absence of Examiners of Electronic Evidence for the State of Chhattisgarh, which is hampering the ability of law enforcement and judicial authorities to promptly address cyber offences.While dealing with a Public Interest Litigation seeking appointment of adequate number of Examiners of Electronic Evidence for the State, a Division...
MP High Court Denies Termination Of Rape Survivor's 9-Month Pregnancy; Directs CWC To Take Custody Of Child After 15 Days
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied permission to terminate a 9-month pregnancy of a rape survivor, noting that the fetus is in a live condition and would endanger the life of the survivor. The court also directed the Child Welfare Committee to take custody of the child within 15 days of its birth and to take every care and caution for the upbringing of the child. The bench of Justice...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused In Govind Pansare Murder Case
The Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Virendra Tawade, Sharad Kalaskar and Amol Kale, all three prime accused in the murder case of slain communist leader Govind Pansare.Single-judge Justice Shivkumar Dige orally pronounced the decision to grant them bail. However, a detailed copy of the order is yet to be made available. According to the prosecution case,...