P&H High Court Stays Trial Against Actor Rajkummar Rao Booked For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments During Film Promotion

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed proceedings agajnst Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao in a plea seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.In 2017, during the promotion of movie "Behan Hogi Teri", the producer had posted an image of Rao dressed as Lord Shiva sitting on a motor cycle.The plea sought quashing of FIR lodged under IPC...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Suspension Of Legislative Council Official Accused Of Not Keeping Ambedkar's Photo At Constitution Day Event

The Karnataka High Court quashed the suspension of Deputy Secretary of State Legislative Council K J Jalajakshi, on the allegation that she failed to place the photograph of Dr B R Ambedkar at the Constitution Day function conducted on November 26, 2024. Justice H T Narendra Prasad on going through the records said:“Whether the petitioner is responsible for not placing the portrait of Dr....

Foreign Law Can't Dissolve Hindu Marriage Performed Under HMA Even If Couple Is Domiciled Abroad Or Acquires Foreign Citizenship: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has held that a marital dispute between two Hindus whose marriage was conducted in India can be entertained only under the Hindu Marriage Act and foreign family law shall not be applicable even if the couple are domiciled or have citizenship of a foreign country. The court thus underscored that the applicability of a foreign law to dissolve a marriage which has...

Telangana High Court Directs 'No Adverse Action' Against BRS Leaders KCR, T Harish Rao Over Alleged Irregularities In Kaleshwaram Project

The Telangana High Court in its interim order directed "no adverse action" be taken against former Chief Minister and BRS Chief K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) and party leader T. Harish Rao based on the findings of Inquiry Commission Report on alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, till the next date of hearing. For context, the Kaleshwaram project is an irrigation project on the...

Spent Over 10 Yrs In Jail: P&H High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Self-Styled Godman Rampal, Tells Him To Refrain From 'Mob Mentality'

After over 10 years of incarceration, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of controversial preacher Rampal, in murder case of five disciples.It was alleged that Rampal was virtually trying to keep the women and others as hostage and confined them in a room, wherein condition of suffocation developed, which ultimately led to their death.Justice Gurvinder...

Joining Within Extended Period Entitles Employee To Seniority From Original Appointment Date: Delhi HC

A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that if an appointee joins service within the period extended by a competent authority or by court orders, such joining is deemed to be within the stipulated time in the offer of appointment, and seniority must be reckoned from the original appointment date without any depression in...

Forcing DNA Test Upon A Party In Partition Suit To Determine Parentage Violates Right To Privacy: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently held that forcing a party to a partition suit to undergo DNA test for ascertaining his/her parentage is unwarranted as it violates the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.Highlighting the legal untenability of such request made by the rival party, the single bench of Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray said –“In a suit for...

Absence Of Disciplinary Proceedings Bars NCLT From Rejecting Proposed IRP Under IBC: Madras High Court

The Division Bench of Madras High Court, comprising Justice Dr. Anita Sumanth and Mr. Justice N. Senthilkumar, has held that in the absence of disciplinary proceedings pending against the professional, NCLT is bound to appoint the IRP proposed by the applicant under sections 7 and 10 of the IBC, 2016. Background of the Case The petition under Article 226 was filed to quash...

Section 94 BNSS Is 'Supplementary Tool' For Seeking Production Of Documents During Probe To Prevent Failure Of Justice: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the objective of Section 94 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) is to confer power to seek production of evidence deemed relevant for conducting of investigation, and which are not already on record.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh held: "The ultimate object behind Section 94 of BNSS is to confer power in the hands of the Court or in case of...

Explain Why Contempt Should Not Be Initiated Against Police Officers Who Failed To Appear Despite Order, Arrest Warrant: Rajasthan HC To DGP

Pursuant to non-appearance of police officers as witnesses in a criminal case despite service of arrest warrants against them, Rajasthan High Court summoned an explanation from the state's Director General Police as to why the subordinates were consistently failing to discharge their statutory duties.Ordering the DGP to file an affidavit the court asked the senior officer to answer as to...

Pre-Deposit U/S 21 Of RDB Act Should Be Waived For Non-Substantive Appeals: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has distinguished between substantive Appeal and procedural appeal under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 and held that, when a procedural appeal is made under section 21, the pre-deposit of 25%/50% as stipulated under section 21 would be waived off, if the appeal was non-substantive.“The appeal filed by the petitioner before the DRAT is not a...

Expecting Educated & Earning Wife To Contribute To Household Expenses Is Not Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has quashed cases filed by a wife against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of cruelty under Section 498A the Indian Penal Code, and under various sections of the SC/ST Act and Juvenile Justice Act.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held: "The opposite party no. 2 is an educated and earning woman, and the routine expectations of contributing towards household expenses,...