J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Of Man Held Ahead Of Amarnath Yatra, Orders Immediate Release After Yatra Ends

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Public Safety Act, holding that since the Shri Amarnathji Yatra period for which the detention was purportedly ordered had already concluded, the very reason for keeping the detenue in preventive custody had vanished.The Court further ruled that vague grounds of detention deprive the detenue...

Failure To Sign FIS Won't Make It Inadmissible When Informant Confirms Contents In Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that omission to sign the First Information Statement (FIS) by the informant alone would not make it inadmissible in evidence if the informant gives evidence in tune with the statement given in the form of first information.Justice A. Badharudeen held:“omission to get signature of the informant in the FIS alone would make the FIS totally inadmissible...

'Have Some Faith': Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe For Now; Notes Inquiry Initiated Against Cops Over Alleged Torture Of Student Activists

The Delhi High Court has been informed that inquiry has been initiated against erring officials of Delhi Police's Special Cell over allegations of torture and illegal detention of various activists, including students, in March. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja perused the status report filed by the Delhi Police revealing the said information. The...

'Professional Services' Cannot Justify Actions Benefiting Professional Himself: Delhi High Court Rejects Bail For DMAT Fraud

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a finance company employee accused of fraudulently transferring shares belonging to 18 clients into his own DMAT account, observing that “professional services cannot extend to granting any benefit to the concerned professional himself.”Justice Girish Kathpalia passed the order while dismissing a bail plea filed by the accused in connection with a...

Govt Cannot Interfere In Management Of Private Temples: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that the government cannot interfere in the management of a private temple.It has thus directed all District Collectors to first examine the status of a temple, whether they are public or private, before imposing a Scheme of management on them .The development comes in a petition filed by Sarvarakhar of a statedly private Shiv Temple situated in...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Names Of 9 Judicial Officers, 10 Advocates As Judges Of Madras High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the names of nine judicial officers and ten advocates to be appointed as judges of the Madras High Court, including the present Registrar General of the Madras High Court. In its statement, the collegium said that it had approved the names of the judicial officers and advocates in a meeting held on May 18. The names considered were proposed on November...

J&K Govt Can Appoint Interim Managing Director Of Cooperative Bank Under Supervisory Powers: High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the Government is vested with supervisory and control powers over a Cooperative Credit Structure Society under Section 32A of the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Societies Act, 1989 and, in that capacity, can make an interim arrangement for discharging the functions of the Managing Director.The Court was hearing an application...

RG Kar Case: Calcutta High Court To Examine Scope For Further Probe On Victim's Family's Plea

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard a petition filed by the family of the RG Kar rape and murder victim, with a Division Bench observing that it would first examine whether there remains any scope for further investigation in the case before proceeding further.A Division Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed that the matter be listed again on May 21 for...

Viral Kumbh Mela Star Approaches MP High Court Alleging Forged Birth Certificate Used To Criminalise Her Interfaith Marriage

The viral star from Kumbh Mela, Monalisa Bhosle, along with her husband, have approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court alleging that her birth certificate was forged to criminalise their interfaith marriage.The couple has thus sought directions to restore her Birth Certificate and to conduct an independent investigation into forgery of government records. For context, Bhosle shot to...

'Direct Evidence Of Adultery Extremely Difficult': Madras High Court Grants Divorce Citing Wife's Close Proximity With Another Man

The Madras High Court recently granted divorce to a man on the grounds of adultery by his wife, stating that though there was no direct evidence of sexual intercourse, there was evidence regarding close proximity of the wife with another married man. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Rajasekar noted that adultery itself is an act of secrecy, and it is very difficult...

Magistrate Becomes 'Functus Officio' After Order On Final Report, Can't Pass Separate Order On Protest Petition: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that once Magistrate Court passes an order on a Negative Final Report, it becomes functus officio and cannot pass a second order on a protest petition later on. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held:"...whenever a Final Report (FR) Negative is submitted by the police in the Court, the Magistrate has to issue notice to the complainant...

Law Being Drafted To Ban Sale & Use Of Lethal 'Chinese Manjha', Compensate Victims: UP Govt Informs Allahabad High Court

The Uttar Pradesh Government last week informed the Allahabad High Court that it will soon be coming up with a strict Law to prevent the manufacture, sale and use of lethal 'Chinese Manjha', a manjha laced with glass particles used for kite flying. Crucially, the State submitted that the payment of compensation to the victims is also being considered under this new law, which is...