Jail Authorities Must Decide All Parole Pleas Within 4 Months, Convicts Can Initiate Contempt Plea In Case Of Delay: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that all parole applications must be decided by jail authorities within a strict timeframe of four months and in case of violation of the direction the convicts may initiate contempt proceedings against the concerned officials. The Court underscored the plight of convicts who await responses to their parole applications, facing undue delays even...

Gujarat High Court Fines 'Journalist' ₹1 Lakh For Abusing PIL Jurisdiction

The Gujarat High Court imposed cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on a man claiming to be the Chief Editor of Navsari Times Weekly, for filing a PIL based on "false statement and misleading" the court regarding grant of development rights to a company for commercial construction on a land while claiming that it falls in a residential zone. In doing so, the Court while dismissing the PIL, remarked that a...

'Abysmal' Prosecution Success Rate : Allahabad HC Registers Suo Motu PIL To Examine Crime Scene Probe SOP In UP

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the institution of a separate Criminal Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to examine and improve the standard procedures followed for crime scene probes across Uttar Pradesh. “We are of the opinion that regarding the Standard Operating Procedure for Crime Scene Investigation to be followed in the State of U.P. so...

Procedural Lapses By Revenue Authorities Can't Defeat Substantive Rights Under Himachal Pradesh Nautor Rules: High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that procedural lapses by the revenue authority cannot defeat substantive rights vested in a party.The court opined that due to procedural lapses of the revenue authorities in updating records, the petitioner, an Ex-army man, could not be denied his right over a forest land, allotted to him under the Himachal Pradesh Nautor Land Rules, 1968.Justice...

Changes In Admission Form Can't Be Allowed After Submission As Competitive Exams Must Be Concluded Expeditiously : Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that no changes can be permitted in an admission form once it has been submitted, particularly in the context of competitive examinations. The Court underscored that it is necessary to ensure "expeditious" conclusion of the selection process.The Court dismissed the plea challenging the Admission Policy wherein the changes in the Admission Form...

Lawrence Bishnoi Interview From Jail Row: P&H High Court Dismisses Accused Police Official's Plea Challenging Allowing Of Polygraph Test

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by police officials accused in the Lawrence Bishnoi interview from jail case, challenging the order permitting polygraph test on them. FIR was lodged against jail officials after the High Court took suo moto cognisance of the viral interview of the ganster Lawrence Bishnoi given while he was in custody at Police Station CIA Staff...

[Companies Act] Debtor Company Cannot Contest Its Liability For The First Time In Winding-Up Proceedings: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal against the winding-up of a company that defaulted on dues owed to a government enterprise and had no ongoing business activity or assets. The Court rejected the company's defence that there was a “bonafide dispute” over the debt, holding that the company's objections were afterthoughts and that its inability to pay was well established.A...

Delhi High Court Stays Release Of 'Udaipur Files' Movie, Asks Centre To Decide On Revision Against CBFC Certificate

The Delhi High Court today stayed the release of the controversial movie "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder", allowing Islamic clerics body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and other petitioners to approach the Central Government in revision against the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the movie.Till the Central Government took a decision on the...

Legal Heir Of Partner Can Seek Reference To Arbitration When Deed Provides For Partnership To Continue After Partner's Death: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has observed that where a partnership deed provides that the heir of the deceased shall inherit the share and the partnership will continue, then the legal heir can seek reference of disputes to arbitration based on the arbitration clause in the deed of partnership. The Court highlighted that for non-signatories to be made a party...

'Building Cannot Be Demolished For Making Public Street Without Granting Hearing To Owner': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has quashed the sanction of a new road line (RL) by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) under Section 291 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 (MMC), holding that the move was taken without application of mind and in violation of the landowner's right to be heard.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne was hearing...

Karnataka High Court To Hear In September CM Siddaramiah's Plea Against Order Upholding Sanction To Prosecute In MUDA Case

The Karnataka High Court is expected to hear in September an appeal by Chief Minister Siddaramiah challenging a September 24, 2024 single judge's order which upheld the Governor's decision granting sanction for investigation/prosecution against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Along with the CM's appeal the court will also hear the appeal filed by...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From Odisha Govt Over Alleged Detention Of Migrant Workers From Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has posed several questions to the government of Odisha over allegations of Bengali speaking migrant workers from West Bengal allegedly being detained in Odisha.A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Odisha government and pose the...