'Preventive Detention Not Sustainable Upon Mere Suspicion': P&H High Court Quashes Detention Under PIT-NDPS Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a preventive detention order passed under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act), on several grounds including that unexplained and inordinate delay at multiple stages vitiated the detention.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "Preventive detention would not be sustained upon a...

P&H High Court Refuses To Quash FIR In Dera Samadh Trust Misappropriation Case, Orders Expeditious Probe

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR alleging embezzlement, forgery and misappropriation of funds belonging to Dera Samadh charitable trust, holding that the allegations required a thorough investigation and cannot be adjudicated in proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C.Justice H.S. Grewal noted, "the complaint in question contains specific allegations against...

MP High Court Grants Maintenance To Woman & Child; Draws Adverse Inference Against Man For Refusing DNA Test

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded maintenance to a woman and her son after holding that an adverse interference could be drawn against a man who refused to undergo a DNA fingerprinting test sought to establish the child's paternity. The court observed that proceedings under Section 125 CrPC are welfare-oriented in nature and do not require strict proof of marriage as is necessary...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹50,000 Cost On Party For Suppressing Foreign Citizenship, Denies Permission To Travel Abroad

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an application seeking permission to travel abroad filed by a man after finding that he had suppressed a material fact regarding his citizenship–that he was a citizen of a foreign country, Republic of Vanuatu and was not an Indian citizen. The Court also imposed costs of ₹50,000 to be deposited with the Poor Patients Welfare Fund,...

RTI Applicant Entitled To Recruitment Exam Merit List, Marks Subject To No Social Media Publication: Sikkim High Court

The Sikkim High Court directed the Sikkim Public Service Commission (SPSC) to furnish a consolidated merit list and interview marks of candidates who appeared in the Sikkim Services (Combined Recruitment) Examination, 2022, while recording an undertaking from the RTI applicant that the information would not be published on any social media platform.Recording the SPSC's willingness to comply...

High Court Allows Eviction Proceedings Against Former J&K Congress President; Says Exchange Of Proprietary Land Impermissible

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that encroached Kahcharai land cannot now be exchanged against proprietary land under the amended legal framework and that courts cannot issue a writ directing authorities to consider such exchange requests in the absence of statutory backing.The Court further held that a former State Congress President was found to be in...

Individual Landowners Cannot Claim Compensation From State For Overhead Lines: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal challenging the dismissal of a writ petition seeking compensation for land affected by 220 KV transmission lines, holding that the aerial right of way for transmission lines remains with the State and individual landowners cannot claim compensation in respect thereof, except for the land on which towers...

'No Evidence': Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP MLA Yashpal Suvarna, Others Accused Of Burning Ex-CM's Effigy During Protest

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 8) quashed an FIR against BJP MLA Yashpal Suvarna and others booked in connection with an alleged illegal protest and burning of an effigy of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Manipal in 2024, holding that there was no direct evidence linking the petitioners to the incident.According to the complaint it has been alleged that last year, the...

MSC Elsa 3 Sinkage: Kerala High Court Seeks Report On Formal Investigation Under Merchant Shipping Act In Crew's Plea To Return Home

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 8) called for a report from the Judicial First Class Magistrate - I, Thoppumpady regarding the formal investigation into the casualty caused due to the sinkage of MSC Elsa 3 in Kochi.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas has directed the Registry to get instructions from the JFMC regarding the reason for delay in commencing the investigation and regarding the...

Cheque Bouncing | Complainant Can't Question Nexus Of Document To Transaction After Denying His Signature, Handwriting On It: Rajasthan HC

While adjudicating a cheque dishonour case, Rajasthan High Court held that once the complainant disputed his/her handwriting and signatures on a particular exhibit, such denial disentitled him/her from contending that the document had no nexus with the transaction involved.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali was hearing a petition challenging the order of the trial court that had...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Anjana Om Kashyap's Plea Against Remarks By Khan Sir, Others; Refuses Interim Relief For Now

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on application for interim relief moved by Journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network against allegedly defamatory remarks by exam coaching teacher Faisal Khan–also known popularly as Khan sir, as well as other educators.The interim relief application has been filed in Kashyap's defamation suit against Khan sir and other defendants...

Contractual Employee Cannot Claim Protection Under Article 311; J&K&L High Court Upholds Termination Over Unsatisfactory Performance

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a contractual employee engaged under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) cannot claim the constitutional protection available to holders of civil posts under Article 311 of the Constitution.The Court observed that where a contract expressly permits termination on account of unsatisfactory performance or lack...