High Courts
UP Police Officer Can't Resign Without Mandatory 2-Month Notice Under Statutory Regulations: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where a Police Officer seeks resignation, they must provide the department with the mandatory two-month notice period mandated by Regulation 505 of the U.P. Police Regulations read with the Police Act, 1961. Justice Vikas Budhwar held that non-compliance with the aforementioned provisions would render the resignation defective.The petitioner was appointed...
Frame Rules For Convicts Unable To Surrender After Lapse Of Parole Due To Health Issues, Age: Delhi High Court To Authorities
The Delhi High Court has directed the State Authorities to frame rules to cater to situations where convicts are unable to surrender even after lapse of the period of release on parole or furlough, due to being incapacitated by virtue of their health or age.Justice Amit Mahajan said that in such cases, multiple convicts may be forced to suffer tribulations of legal limbo and left to wait for...
Will Initiate Suo Motu Contempt If Parties Continue To Erect Unauthorised Flagpoles In Public Places: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, warned that it would initiate contempt proceedings if political parties continued to erect unauthorised flag poles on the road, despite the court ruling against the same. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan remarked that, though the court had prohibited flagpoles at public places, it was still being erected in the middle of the road, and no action was being...
Informer Of GST Evasion Cannot Seek Reward As A Matter Of Right: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has prima facie observed that an informer, who apprises the Department about evasion of goods and services tax by an entity, cannot seek reward for sharing such information as a matter of right.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain were of the prima facie view that no such right vests in any informer.“In the opinion of this Court, the grant of...
Presence Of Injury Not Essential To Attract Offence Of Attempt To Murder: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 11), held that the presence of injury is not an essential ingredient for making out an offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code/ Section 109(1) of BNS.The court further clarified that any action is done with an intention or knowledge that this action would cause death, then the assailant would be guilty of...
GST Dept Can't Raise Fresh Demand U/S 73 If Explanation Offered By Assessee U/S 61(2) Was Accepted: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that Section 61(2) of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 bars further action against an assessee, including any demand under Section 73.For context, Section 61 empowers the proper officer to scrutinize the return furnished by the registered person and inform him of the discrepancies noticed.Sub-section (2) thereof provides that in case the...
Madras High Court Stays Release Of “Kumki 2” Movie Amidst Money Dispute
The Madras High Court has temporarily stayed the release of the Tamil movie “Kumki 2” amidst money disputes between a financier and the producers of the movie. Justice Anand Venkatesh passed the interim orders on a petition filed by S.Chandraprakash Jain under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking an ad interim injunction restraining the distribution...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking “Free & Fair” Probe Into “I Love Muhammad” Posters In Uttarakhand, UP
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a free and fair probe into three FIRs registered overI love Muhammad” posters displayed by individuals in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, commemorating the birth and passing of the Prophet.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the plea observing that the...
'New Roads Crumble Within Days, Threaten Lives': PIL In MP High Court Seeks Quality Testing Of Material Used By Contractors; Notice Issued
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 10) issued notice on a PIL highlighting the alarming deterioration of roads across the State, marked by potholes, cracks, and structural failures that have turned "routine travel into a life-threatening ordeal" for citizens.The petition, filed by Rajendra Singh, sought directions against the concerned authorities to frame and enforce...
Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act | Kerala High Court Raps Competent Authority For 'Callous Inaction' In ₹2,000-Crore Popular Finance Scam
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 11) pulled up Competent Authority under Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 (BUDS Act) for its continued inaction and non-compliance with court directives in the proceedings related to the Popular Finance unregulated deposit scam, estimated to have defrauded around 30,000 investors of nearly ₹2,000 crore.The Division Bench...
IPS Officer Balveer Singh Moves Madras High Court Against Magistrate Order Framing Charges Against Him In Four Custodial Torture Cases
IPS officer Balveer Singh has approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking to set aside the Judicial Magistrate order framing charges against him in four custodial torture cases, while he was holding the post of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram. When the matter came up before Justice Shamim Ahmed, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that the...
After Jabalpur Airport, MP High Court To Now Hear Plea For Enhancement Of Flights From Gwalior Airport; Seeks Centre's Response
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 11) sought response from the Union Government in a public interest litigation filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India, seeking direction to commence regular flights from Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport, Gwalior. The PIL, filed through the President of the Confederation, highlighted the lack of consistent...