High Courts
Police Cannot Intimidate Lawyers, Force Them To Disclose Details Of Communication With Clients: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday while imposing a cost of Rs 25,000 on a police officer made it clear that the police cannot insist lawyers to disclose details of their 'privileged' communication with their clients. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh Patil were irked to note that an officer of the Matunga Police Station in Mumbai, issued at least six notices to...
'SC/ST Act Misused; Fraud Upon State': Allahabad HC Fines Accused ₹5 Lakh For Manipulating Victim; Orders Refund Of Compensation
In a stern order, the Allahabad High Court today came down heavily on both, the 3 victims and the 19 accused, in a case under the SC/ST Act, 1989, after uncovering what it described as a 'serious abuse' of the process of law and a 'gross misuse' of the benevolent provisions of the Act. Dismissing a criminal appeal filed by 19 accused under Section 14-A (1) of 1989 Act SC/ST Act,...
'Can't Be Dealt With Lightly': Madras High Court Orders Probe Into Alleged Fabrication Of NEET-UG Score For Admission
The Madras High Court has directed the jurisdiction police to investigate into a case of alleged fabrication and forgery of the NEET-UG mark list for obtaining admission into the BSMS/BAMS/BUMS/BHMS courses. Justice Anand Venkatesh held that the issue "cannot be lightly dealt with" and an investigation has to be necessarily conducted. Apart from disqualifying and debarring the...
Family Pension Cannot Be Treated As Income Of Deceased For Determining Loss Of Dependency: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that family pension received by dependents after the death of a deceased in a motor accident cannot be treated as part of the deceased's income for determining loss of dependency, though it also cannot be deducted from the compensation payable to the claimants.Justice Parmod Goyal said, "The family pension received by deceased has got no relation...
Unmarried Brother Eligible For Compassionate Appointment If Employee's Wife Pre-Deceased Him: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently held that the exclusion of an unmarried dependent brother from the definition of 'family' under Rule 2(c)(iv) of the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 would not apply when the deceased government servant's wife had pre-deceased him.In other words, the Court held that when a deceased government servant's wife...
Delhi High Court Restrains Beauty Salon From Infringing Lotus Herbals' Mark
The Delhi High Court has restrained a beauty salon from using the name “Lotus Salon” or any mark deceptively similar to Lotus, a popular personal care and cosmetics brand, observing that there was prima facie evidence of trademark infringement and passing off.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the interim order on November 3 in a suit filed by Lotus Herbals Pvt. Ltd., which...
Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea By Makers Of 'Good Bad Ugly' Movie To Vacate Interim Order In Copyright Case By Ilaiyaraaja
The Madras High Court has reserved orders on an application filed by Mythri Movie Makers, producers of the Ajith starrer “Good Bad Ugly” movie, seeking to set aside an interim injunction order issued against them in a copyright suit by musician Ilaiyaraaja. Justice N Senthilkumar reserved the orders on a Thursday (November 6) after hearing the arguments for Mythri Movie...
“Those In Power Today Will Not Be There Tomorrow”: Justice Atul Sreedharan Quotes Poet Rahat Indori, Bids Farewell To MP High Court
Speaking at his farewell ceremony at the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Atul Sreedharan while quoting poet Rahat Indori said, that transfers are an incident of service and the only thing permanent in the universe is impermanence. On October 19, the Centre had notified Justice Sreedharan's transfer to Allahabad High Court. On October 14, the Supreme Court Collegium had modified its...
Not Sitting To Monitor Delhi University's Functioning But Students Can't Take Law In Their Own Hands During Elections: High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (November 6) remarked that while it cannot monitor the day to day functioning of the Delhi University, students cannot take law in their own hands during the students' union elections. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a plea filed by Advocate Prashant Manchanda highlighting the action of defacement...
Police Can't Compel Appearance In Absence Of Cognisable Offence: Madras High Court Criticises 'Current Paper Enquiry' By Police
The Madras High Court has criticised the practice of police officers conducting a “current paper enquiry” without any statutory backing. Justice B. Pugalendhi observed that such informal proceedings have no statutory recognition and the individuals could not be compelled to appear before the police unless a cognisable offence had been disclosed and recorded in accordance...
UAPA | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Hoisting Khalistani Flag
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man who had been in custody for nearly five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly hoisting a Khalistani flag.Justice Deepak Sibal ans Justice Lapita Banerji said, “The allegation against the appellant was that he had watched video of Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and indoctrinated his cousin Inderjit...
MP High Court Seeks GPS-Tagged Photos Of 253 'Transplanted' Trees; Says Images Show Trees Were 'Completely Cut', Not Replanted
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file photographs along with the GPS location of the 253 trees which have been allegedly transplanted, observing that the photographs currently on record showed that none of the trees had been transplanted but rather cut completely.The court passed the order while hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu cognisance of a news...