DRDO Espionage Case: Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Accused After Almost Four Years In Jail

The Orissa High Court has recently granted bail to a man, accused of sharing classified information relating to missile testing at Integrated Test Range (ITR) with foreign nationals, on the ground of prolonged pre-trial detention.While giving relief to the petitioner, the Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy observed –“Although an accused is charged with an offence, but he is not a...

GST Notice U/S 79(1)(c) Can't Be Issued Directly To Bank; Must Be Served To Actual Taxpayer: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that a GST notice under Section 79(1)(c) of the CGST Act can't be issued directly to the bank. Justices M.S. Sonak and Jitendra Jain observed that the notice under Section 79(1)(c) of the CGST Act was not addressed to the assessee but directly to the bank. “Where such notice is served on a person, he can prove to the satisfaction of the officer...

Unlike Trademarks Act, Priority Of Adoption Plays No Role In Ownership Under GI Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently embarked upon the distinction of rights under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 and the Trade Marks Act, 1999.While dealing with the GI claims of Peru and Chile-based organisations in South America over 'PISCO' for certain alcoholic beverages, Justice Mini Pushkarna observed,“While the trademark is a private right of...

Husband Dejected With Marriage Not Proof Of Abetment: Delhi High Court Upholds Wife's Acquittal In Suicide Case

The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a wife and her family members in a case accusing them of abetting the suicide of the husband, citing lack of evidence and proof. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that it may be a case where the husband was unhappy and dejected with his marriage but no act of abetment was made out against the wife and her family members, either from the...

Karnataka High Court Calls For State's Response Within 3 Weeks In Plea Challenging Mandatory Teaching Of Kannada In CBSE, ICSE Schools

The Karnataka High Court on Friday set an outer limit of three weeks in which the state government is to file its objections to a public interest litigation filed by parents of children studying in various CBSE and CISCE schools in the state, questioning a few enactments that make teaching of the Kannada language in schools compulsory.A bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C...

Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Practice Of Assigning Domestic Duties To Office Subordinates Of District Courts At Judicial Officers' Residences

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea by the AP Judicial Office Subordinates Association, which challenged the practice of office subordinates of District Courts being made to perform unofficial domestic duties at the residences/quarters of Judges, often beyond regular working hours.The petitioner had relied on a Circular dated 24.02.1992 (Circular of 1992), issued by the...

'Adverse Possession Is A Heritable Right': Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Widow's Claim After Husband's Death

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld a wife's claim of adverse possession after her husband's death, holding that she is entitled to have her name recorded in the revenue records.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur: “Entries in revenue record reflect that unauthorized possession was very much in the knowledge of State since 1963 and for completion of 30 years of adverse possession without...

“Behaviour Stems From Internalised Misogyny”: Madras High Court Reduces Sentence Of Women Who Admonished Minor Leading To Her Suicide

The Madras High Court has reduced the sentence imposed on two women who had admonished a teen girl for having a relationship with their nephew, eventually leading to the girl's suicide. While the court upheld the conviction, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was inclined to reduce the sentence imposed on the women, noting the mitigating factors. The court noted the background of the...

Kerala High Court Allows Arrest Of MSC Elsa 3's Sister Ship To Continue; Says Modification Order Only Upon Completion Of Pleadings

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 10) passed an interim order to continue the conditional arrest of sister ship of MSC Elsa 3 till August 6, 2025.An admiralty suit has been filed by the State of Kerala (plaintiff) before the Kerala High Court seeking arrest of ship MV MSC Akiteta II (1st defendant). The arrest of MSC Akitteta II was sought in lieu of the maritime claims totalling...

Karnataka High Court Stays Trial Against CM Siddaramaiah In BJP's Criminal Defamation Complaint Over 'Corruption Rate Card' Ads

The Karnataka High Court on Friday by way of interim order stayed the trial court proceedings against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a criminal defamation case filed by the State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party.A single judge Justice S R Krishna Kumar issued notice to the respondent and stayed the proceedings pending before the trial court. Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty appeared for...

Union Backed By Custom, Cohabitation & Birth Of Child Must Be Treated As Valid Marriage For Purposes Of S.125 CrPC: Patna HC

"Disregarding such a union would not only be legally unsound but would also send a regressive message to society, undermining the dignity of women and the security of children born from such relationships" : Patna High Court said.

Tenants Can't Resist Demolition Of Dilapidated Building, Protecting Life More Important Than Enforcing Tenancy Rights: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that protection from threat to life of tenant in a dilapidated building is more important than the tenancy rights of individuals under the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021.The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Jayant Banerji held“The tenants, however, will not be entitled to object to the expeditious demolition of the...