High Courts
Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Against Rahul Gandhi, Others Over Allegedly Missing 'Volume 2' Of Mahatma Gandhi's Autobiography
The Karnataka High Court today (August 28) dismissed a PIL filed seeking directions to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others to throw light on 'Volume 2' of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography— My Experiments with Truth, stated to be 'missing'.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi dismissed the plea filed by an organisation...
Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Ex-Minister Accused Of Taking ₹2 Crore Bribe To Award Illegal Tenders Under Jal Jeevan Mission
The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to Congress leader and former Minister for Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Mahesh Joshi booked in a PMLA case for allegedly colluding to facilitate grant of illegal tenders under Jal Jeevan Mission and receiving "bribe" of Rs. 2 Crores for the same as well as laundering funds. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) argued that Joshi was "prima...
Breaking | Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging "A" Certificate Granted For Rajnikanth Starrer 'Coolie' Movie
The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 28) dismissed a plea challenging the 'A' certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification for the movie “Coolie” starring Rajnikanth, Nagarjuna, and Amir Khan, among others. Justice TV Thamilselvi while pronouncing the order said that the "petition does not have any merits".The high court passed the order on a petition moved...
Kerala High Court Directs Amicus To Verify Road Maintenance Work Carried Out By Kochi Municipal Corporation
In a plea concerning poor road conditions in the state, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 27) asked the amicus curiae to verify the maintenance and repair work stated to be carried out by the Kochi Municipal Corporation. Justice Devan Ramachandran had previously summoned the Engineers of the roads that remained un-repaired, leading to accidents.Advocate Janardhana Shenoy appearing...
'Cannot Be Kept In Custody For Indefinite Period': P&H High Court Grants Bail To Undocumented Migrant In Fraud Case On Personal Bond Or FD
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to an undocumented female migrant accused in a fraud case, allowing her release on the condition of furnishing bail bond to maximum amount of ₹10,000 in the form of fixed deposit or on personal bond if she fails to arrange surety within 7 days.It was alleged that Farida Praveen is an illegal migrant and prepared Aadhar Card, Voter Id and...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 14 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of 14 advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court, following a resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium last week.They are :Siddheshwar Sundarrao ThombreMehroz Ashraf Khan PathanRanjitsinha Raja BhonsaleNandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeAmit Satyavan JamsandekarAshish Sahadev ChavanSmt. Vaishali Nimbajirao...
Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Actor Lakshmi Menon Booked For Abduction, Assault Of IT Professional
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to actor Lakshmi R Menon who is accused of assaulting and abducting an IT professional. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, granted the protection while considering the anticipatory bail application filed by the actor. On Monday (25, August), an FIR was registered against the petitioner in Ernakulam Town North Police...
20 Yrs On, Kerala High Court Acquits All Police Officers Convicted In Udayakumar Custodial Death Case
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday acquitted all the police officers earlier convicted for the custodial death of Udayakumar in Thiruvananthapuram.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar has overturned the convictions and held that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused officers were responsible.Udayakumar, 28,...
Kerala High Court Sets Aside Govt Order Sanctioning Further Probe Into Disproportionate Assets Case Of Former DGP Tomin J Thachankary
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday set aside the 2021 Government Order directing further investigation into a criminal case against retired DGP Tomin J. Thachankary for possessing illegal assets.Reversing the judgment of the Single Judge dismissing the writ petition challenging the order, the Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian...
Filing Application U/S 10 Of Commercial Courts Act With S.34 Petition Fulfills Requirements U/S 34 Of A&C Act: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court Bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Chandra Prakash Shrimali has held that merely if an application filed under Section 10, Commercial Courts Act (“CCA”) does not mention Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) in the heading, it does not mean that the application cannot be treated as an application under Section 34, ACA....
Trial Judge Bribery Case: P&H High Court Seeks ED's Response To Realtor Roop Bansal's Request To Withdraw Quashing Plea
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Haryana Government on the plea filed by real estate developer Roop Bansal, seeking to withdraw a petition filed by him back in April this year, for quashing the FIR lodged against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge.Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act...
'Can't Turn Blind Eye To Reformative Purpose Of Imprisonment': Delhi High Court Reduces 3-Month Sentence Awarded To POCSO Convict
The Delhi High Court has reduced the sentence of 3 months imprisonment imposed upon a POCSO convict after 10 years of trial, stating that it cannot “uproot” him from the society after a decade.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that while the Court is cognizant of the gravity of the offences however, it cannot turn a blind eye to the reformative and rehabilitative purpose of the...