High Courts
High Court Asks Delhi Police To Explain Calculation Of Amount Imposed On Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to explain the basis of the calculation of amount imposed on Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to enable him to attend the Parliament. A Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was hearing Rashid's plea seeking modification of an order passed by a coordinate bench on March 25 asking him to deposit ₹4 lakh (approx)...
'PIL Not For Litigants To Vent Ideas': Karnataka High Court Fines Man ₹1 Lakh For Seeking Discussion On Bill Drafted By Him
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 1 Lakh on a litigant seeking direction to various government departments to discuss 'Karnataka Government Transformation Bill 2025' which was drafted by him.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Ramchandra D Huddar while dismissing a petition filed by one Murali Krishna Brahmandam said PIL (jurisdiction) is not...
CPI(M) Granted Permission To Conduct Peaceful Protest Condemning Gaza Genocide: Mumbai Police Tells High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (12 August) recorded the Mumbai Police's decision to allow the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to hold a peaceful protest to condemn the ongoing genocide in Gaza.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad accepted the statement made by the Mumbai Police that the protest would be held at Azad Maidan, a designated site for demonstrations...
'How Is Acknowledging Partition Communal?': MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against State BJP Program
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL against a July 31 Facebook post published by a BJP leader announcing formation of a committee to organize a program 'Har Ghar Tiranga- Tiranga Yatra Avam Vibhajan Vibhishika Diwas' scheduled for August 15. The plea claimed that the district president of BJP posted a message on her Facebook account mentioning that under...
S. 293 CrPC | Not Mandatory To Examine Scientific Expert To Prove Chemical Examination Report: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that it is not mandatory on the part of the prosecution to examine the Scientific Officer/Expert as a witness in order to prove the chemical examination report. In other words, a forensic report or chemical examination report does not lose probity merely on the ground of non-examination of its maker, which can otherwise be held as admissible evidence.While...
Kerala High Court Stays Film Producer's Cheating Case Against Actor Nivin Pauly, Director Abrid Shine
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 12) stayed proceedings initiated against Malayalam film actor Nivin Pauly and director Abrid Shine in connection with an alleged ₹1.9 crore fraud case.Justice V G Arun heard the petitions filed by Nivin Pauly and Abrid Shine together and passed the interim order. “...I find merit in the contention of the learned counsel for petitioner in light...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Narayana Das Accused Of Implicating Beautician Sheela Sunny In False NDPS Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 12) granted regular bail to M.N. Narayana Das, who was accused of falsely implicating Chalakudy-based beauty parlour owner Sheela Sunny in a fake NDPS case.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that he has been in custody for around 104 days and that his arrest is vitiated since the grounds were not mentioned to him. The judge observed, "On a perusal of...
S.37 NDPS Act | Contraband Recovered From Separate Accused Can't Be Collectively Attributed To One Person To Deny Bail: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that when contraband is recovered from multiple accused persons separately, the same cannot be collectively attributed to one of the accused to deny him bail.In the case at hand, though an intermediate quantity of heroin (100 gms) was recovered from the applicant seeking bail in a NDPS case, the prosecution attributed to her solely 1097 grams which was...
Recruitment Of Nursing Officers/ Para-Medical Staff Absolutely Crucial For Health Management In Delhi Govt Hospitals: High Court
Stating that appointment of nursing and para-medical staff is “absolutely crucial for the health management in hospitals in Delhi”, the High Court has ordered the government to undertake the process of recruitment without any impediment.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered, “as and when the results are declared, after completing the...
S.58 BNSS | Bail Must Be Granted To Accused If Not Produced Before Magistrate Within 24 Hrs Of Arrest: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has reiterated that failure on the part of police/investigation agency to produce an accused before Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest shall vitiate the arrest itself, as it violates the safeguards enshrined under Article 22(2) of the Constitution and Section 58 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).While enlarging two accused persons on bail, the Bench...
IPL Betting Case: Madras High Court Orders Trial In MS Dhoni's Decade-Old Defamation Suit, Advocate Commissioner To Record His Evidence
The Madras High Court has ordered commencement of trial in a defamation suit filed by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2014, seeking permanent injunction against media companies, restraining them and their parties from publishing defamatory content against Dhoni in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. Justice CV Karthikeyan also appointed an Advocate Commissioner to...
Candidate's Involvement In Gambling-Related Activities Is Moral Turpitude, Cannot Direct Consideration For Public Service: Bombay High Court
A candidate's involvement in an activity associated with gambling certainly amounts to moral turpitude and writ courts cannot order an employer to consider such a person for public service, especially in judiciary, the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Shree Chandrashekhar and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the petition filed by one Jayesh Limje, who challenged...