Before Serving Harshest Punishment Disciplinary Authority Must Consider Delinquent Officer's Explanation: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has quashed the dismissal of a Bihar government officer accused of accepting a bribe, holding that the disciplinary proceedings leading to his termination were vitiated by serious procedural irregularities and a complete disregard for the principles of natural justice.The Court observed that while a corruption charge found by the disciplinary authority based upon the...

Actor Shwetha Menon Approaches Kerala High Court Seeking To Quash FIR Over Obscenity Allegations

Actor Shwetha Menon has approached the High Court of Kerala seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated against her under allegations including obscenity and involvement in immoral activities. The petition, filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, comes in the wake of an FIR registered at the Ernakulam Central Police Station (Crime No....

Effective Steps Taken By State Against Wrong-Side Driving & Illegal Parking In Ahmedabad, But Exercise Must Be Regular: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (August 6) said that while the state authorities including the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had been taking effective steps for curbing wrong-side driving, encroachment and illegal parking on public roads in the city, however the exercise undertaken is to be followed regularly. A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice RT Vachchani...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds JJB's Decision To Try 16-Yr-Old As An Adult For Alleged Rape Of 7-Yr-Old Girl

In the alleged rape of a 7 year old girl by a 16 year old boy, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that preliminary assessment conducted by the Medical Board in accordance with Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Act, 2015 found that that the accused had an IQ of 92 and was fully aware of the consequences of his acts as he had threatened the victim and told...

Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Woman Booked For Double Murder Citing Welfare Of Her 5-Yr-Old Child

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to a 32-year old woman, accused in a dual murder case, opining that her situation was inherently vulnerable since she had a five year old son and no familial support to look after him.“This innocent child, in the crucial formative years of his development, is deprived of the essential care, guidance, and emotional sustenance that only a mother...

Indore-Dewas Highway Jam | MP High Court Directs NHAI To Submit Report On Construction & Maintenance Of Service Road

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to monitor the construction and maintenance of the service road near Palda Bridge actively. The direction was made in a public interest litigation filed by Advocates seeking directions to fix the road signs, remove the trucks parked on both sides of the Palda Bridge, remove speed breakers, as well...

Five Judicial Officers Take Oath As Judges Of Allahabad High Court, Strength Increases To 84

Five judicial officers took oath as judges of Allahabad High Court on Thursday (August 7). Notably, on August 4 the Central Government had notified the appointment of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court. They are:1. Pramod Kumar Srivastava,2. Abdul Shahid,3. Santosh Rai,4. Tej Pratap Tiwari, and5. Zafeer AhmadWhile the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names...

Man Convicted 9-Years After Death: Gujarat High Court Slams Police For Negligence In Not Informing, Directs Action Against Officials

The Gujarat High Court strongly "deprecated" the State police for not informing about the death of an accused which took place in 2016, whom the court had convicted for murder of his wife last month, thereby underscoring the "negligence" on the police's part in making the court hear the matter and waste judicial time. The court asked the Public Prosecutor to bring the negligence to the notice...

ITC Not Available On Cess For Electricity Supplied To Residential Township: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that input tax credit is not available on cess for electricity supplied to residential township. Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal stated that the electricity generated is used in the course of or furtherance of his business, which is evident from Form G provided by the taxpayer(assessee), hence, the assessee would not be entitled for ITC to electrical...

Procedural Irregularities By Police Officers During Search, Seizure Of Contraband Is Misconduct But Not Criminal Offence: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has quashed an FIR against a police officer accused of illegal search and bribery, holding that procedural irregularity in the matter of seizure of contraband alone, would not constitute an offence, even though it may attract disciplinary proceedings.Justice A Badharudeen, delivered the judgment and ruled that the FIR registered against the petitioner was unwarranted and...

MP High Court Restrains State From Conferring 2023 Vikram Award In Adventure Sports Category To Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (August 5) restrained the State and Sports and Youth Welfare Department from conferring the Vikram Award in Adventure Sports Category for 2023 to mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya till the next date of the hearing.The high court passed the order in a writ petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar claiming that his representation...

Maintenance Charges Under Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act Cannot Be Modified By Flat Owners' Resolution: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that apartment owners in a condominium must pay maintenance charges for common areas in proportion to their undivided interest, as required under Section 10 of the Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970. It ruled that this statutory requirement cannot be modified or overridden by resolutions passed by the association of apartment owners seeking to impose...