Bihar Prohibition Law 'Draconian': Patna High Court Flags 'Disturbing' Trend Of Arbitrary Seizure Of Houses Linked To Liquor Recovery

The Patna High Court recently criticised the provisions of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, and the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021, calling them 'draconian', noting that they give the authorities 'unguided' and 'arbitrary' powers. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice PB Bajanthri and Justice SB PD Singh also pointed to a 'disturbing trend' in which houses could...

Madras High Court Directs MGR Medical University To Constitute Committee Under Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Rules

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to constitute a university-level committee as per Rule 10(8) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules 2020. As per this rule, all educational institutions shall have a committee which shall be accessible for transgender persons in case of any harassment or discrimination, with powers to ensure...

Doctrine Of Contributory Negligence No Defence To Criminal Action, Rash Driver Liable U/S 304A IPC Even If Victim Was Negligent: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the doctrine of contributory negligence does not apply to criminal actions, and a driver who commits an accident by driving rashly and negligently, which leads to the death of a person, is liable under Section 304A of IPC, even if there has been a degree of negligence on part of the victim.For context- the Court was dealing with an appeal against...

Right To Travel Abroad Can't Be Curtailed Solely On Grounds Of Pending Tax Prosecution: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has stated that facing tax prosecution does not automatically bar an accused from foreign travel. Justice S.M. Modak stated that, "It is true right to travel abroad is recognized as a fundamental right. Merely because a person is facing with prosecution, it does not mean that he cannot travel abroad till the time the investigation is under progress or criminal...

Bomb Scare In Delhi High Court, Evacuation Ongoing

Update: Partial functioning restored. Some courts have now re-convened.The judges of the Delhi High Court rose from their Courts suddenly on Friday, following a bomb threat email.On the queries put by lawyers, the Court Staff of various judges informed that the judges won't sit. Dates were then given in all the matters. The bomb threat email was received by the Registrar General of the...

'SC Order Directing Timely Delivery Of Judgements Is Applicable To Revenue Courts': Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that the directive of the Supreme Court in Anil Rai Vs. State of Bihar, prescribing a maximum 6-month period for the delivery of judgment by a bench, is applicable to the Revenue Courts.Justice Alok Mathur held, “We see no reason as to why the said pronouncement of the Supreme Court should not be extended even to the revenue courts to decide the...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To IT-Firm Owner Booked For Sexually Harassing Female Employee, Finds Anomalies In Probe

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (September 11) denied anticipatory bail to Venu Gopalakrishnan, owner of an IT firm in Info Park (Kakkanad) in an alleged case of sexual assault and harassment against his female employee. It however granted anticipatory bail to other accused persons, who are the employees and director of the firm.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that there were...

Karnataka High Court Gives Sudhir Chaudhary 'Last Chance' To Argue His Plea To Quash FIR Over Alleged Communal Coverage Of State Scheme

The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted last chance to news channel Aaj Tak and its former editor Sudhir Chaudhury to argue their pleas seeking quashing of a 2023 FIR registered over alleged communal coverage of the State government's Svalambi Sarathi Scheme.For context, the FIR states that in a September 11, 2023 news programme, Chaudhary claimed that the Karnataka government was...

Why Enhanced Remuneration Can't Be Given To Law Researchers From October 2022? High Court Asks Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to explain as to why the approved enhanced remuneration of Rs. 80,000 per month cannot be paid to the law researchers with effect from October 01, 2022. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta was dealing with a plea seeking to enhance the monthly remuneration of the High Court's law researchers...

Criminal Court Must Be Fully Satisfied Regarding Accused's Abscondence Before Invoking S.299 CrPC: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a trial court order invoking Section 299 of the CrPC, 1973 (now Section 335 BNSS) against a petitioner accused, holding that the provision cannot be triggered casually on the mere request of the Investigating Officer.The court noted that the trial court acted merely on the statements of the Investigating Officer and a constable...

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Congress Worker Booked For 'Derogatory' FB Comment On Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a former Congress councillor, Mahendra Jain, who has been accused of posting a derogatory comment against Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from his Facebook account. A bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke granted him the relief taking into account the punishment provided for the offences alleged as well the...

Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Seeks State's Stand On Narayan Sai's Plea For Temporary Bail To Meet Ailing Mother

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 12) asked the State to get instructions on a plea filed by Narayan Sai– convicted and sentenced to life by sessions court in 2019 in a rape case– seeking temporary bail to meet his "ailing" mother. The counsel appearing for Narayan Sai submitted before a division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice PM Raval that recently the applicant's...