Madras High Court Sentences Lawyer To 4 Months Imprisonment For Disobeying Judicial Order; Also Orders Disciplinary Action

The Madras High Court has sentenced an advocate to 4 months' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000 for disobeying and violating its orders. Justice N Satish Kumar noted that a fine alone would not meet the ends of justice and thus decided to sentence the lawyer to 4 months' imprisonment. The court thus directed the Registry to issue a necessary warrant and directed the lawyer to...

Custodial Torture Not Part Of Official Duty: Kerala High Court Orders Framing Of Charges Against Cops Without 'Sanction'

The Kerala High Court has ordered the trial court to frame charges against four police officers accused of committing custodial torture on a woman in connection with her interrogation for an alleged theft.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath set aside the order of the trial court, which discharged the accused police officers stating that previous sanction under Section 197 of the Code of...

DV Act | Magistrate Can Grant Ex-Parte Relief Even In Absence Of Domestic Incident Report: J&K High Court

In a pivotal ruling on the rights of women under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a Domestic Incident Report (DIR) is not mandatory for a Magistrate to grant interim or ex parte relief under the statute.“Under Section 20 of the D.V. Act, an aggrieved wife is entitled to monetary relief, including...

J&K High Court Upholds Decision To Scrap Recruitment, Says Process Cannot Be Salvaged By Separating Tainted & Untainted Candidates

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court upheld the government's decision to scrap the selection process for Class IV/MTS posts in a district, citing serious irregularities in the procedure.A bench of Justices Sanjay Parihar and Sanjeev Kumar set aside the judgment passed by the Tribunal which had interfered with the government's decision, observing that the selection was “neither fair...

[Registration Act] Delay Beyond Control Of Party Excluded While Calculating Limitation For Registering Document: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that the period during which a party is restrained by a court order, from executing or registering a document must be excluded while computing the time limit for presentation under the Registration Act, 1908. The Court accordingly directed the registration of two agreements for sale executed in 2018, rejecting the Registrar's refusal on the ground of...

Madras High Court Restrains State Buses From Plying Through 4 Toll Plazas On National Highway Over Unpaid Dues

The Madras High Court has restrained the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation from passing its buses through four toll plazas on the National Highway in Tamil Nadu over unpaid toll arrears. While taking the extreme step, Justice Anand Venkatesh added that the court was aware of the consequences of such an order but it was necessary to “jolt” the officials, who would otherwise...

High Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 5 Others In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

"If you are doing something against the nation, then you better be in jail till you are acquitted or convicted," said Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta while opposing bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case before the Delhi High Court. After hearing the matter for some the court reserved its verdict in bail pleas of...

Fourth Bombay High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing HDFC CEO's Plea For Quashing FIR Lodged By Lilavati Hospital

Yet another judge of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday recused from hearing the petition filed by Sashidhar Jagdishan, the CEO of HDFC Bank, who has sought to quash an FIR lodged against him at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.On Tuesday morning, the petition was mentioned before a division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad. However, citing personal...

Delhi High Court Orders Railways To Pay Compensation For Death Of Man Who Fell From Train After Boarding From Wrong Side

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Railway Claims Tribunal to grant compensation to the heirs of a man who passed away after falling from his train.While doing so, Justice Manoj Jain observed that it “really does not matter” that the deceased had boarded the train from the wrong side, when it was proved that he had successfully boarded the train and had fallen thereafter.The bench...

Karnataka High Court Allows Landlord's Plea To 'Strike Off' Tennant's Defence In Eviction Suit For Defying Order To Pay Outstanding Rent

"Judicial discretion must not be exercised in favour of a party indulging in contumacious defiance. No party has a right to be heard on merits, when interim orders are violated with impunity,” said the Karnataka High Court while quashing a trial court order which rejected a landlord' plea to strike off the tenant's defence in an eviction suit.Noting that the tenant had not paid arrears of...

'Rethink' Withholding Enrolment Certificate Of Graduates From Unrecognised Law Colleges Which Haven't Paid Inspection Fee: Gujarat HC To BCI

In a plea by law graduates from unrecognized institutions aggrieved by non-issuance of enrolment certificates, the Gujarat High Court "prima facie" observed that BCI's action was unjustified asking it to rethink and appropriately decide on granting enrollment certificates wherein institutions have not paid fee for retrospective recognition.It said that it appeared that after a student...

Kerala High Court Asks CBFC To Certify Suresh Gopi Starrer After Makers Agree To Edit Title & Scenes Referencing 'Janaki'

The legal tussle over Suresh Gopi starrer 'JSK - Janaki v State of Kerala' has come to a close with the film production agreeing before the Kerala High Court to CBFC's suggestions to change and mute the name 'Janaki', which holds religious significance for the Hindu community, from the title and two scenes of the film, respectively.Cosmos Entertainment has agreed to change the name 'Janaki'...