High Courts
'Deep-Rooted, Systemic Failure': Kerala High Court Directs Probe Into Alleged ₹35 Lakh Embezzlement Of Ghee Sales At Sabarimala
Flagging the embezzlement of around Rupees 35 lakhs in the sale of ghee at Sabarimala within a span of less than two months, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 13) directed the Director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to constitute a team to investigate into the same.The Division Bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar passed the order...
Authorities Can't Deny Development Permission While Merely Awaiting Directions From State: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has highlighted that the authority granting development permission cannot withhold or deny approvals solely on the ground that they are awaiting directions from the State Government.The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed "a statutory authority must exercise the jurisdiction vested in it and cannot refuse to act on the pretext of awaiting instructions,...
'Liberally View Marginalised Peoples' Housing Applications': P&H High Court Asks Chandigarh To Allot Flat To Orphaned Minor
Emphasising that hyper-technical objections should not defeat welfare schemes meant for marginalised sections, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to allot a small flat to a petitioner who was a minor at the time of filing the petition, in lieu of her deceased father who had already been found eligible under the Chandigarh Small Flats...
Addition Of Graver, Non-Bailable Offence During Probe Justifies Cancellation Of Bail Granted By IO: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court held that the bail granted by the IO to the accused deserved to be cancelled pursuant to the addition of graver and non-bailable offences during the course of investigation. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand upheld the decision of a Special Judge (Dacoity Affected Area) that cancelled the bail of the petitioner after the charge of a non-bailable offence (causing...
Delhi High Court Upholds Bar On IFS Probationers Appearing In Civil Services Exam During Training
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld bar on Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationers from appearing in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) during their training period. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various IFS probationers challenging a 2023 amendment prohibiting them from appearing in the CSE or any...
Madras High Court Restrains Internet Service Providers From Illegally Streaming “Happy Patel” Movie
The Madras High Court has restrained more than 30 internet service providers from illegally streaming the upcoming Hindi movie “Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos” produced by Aamir Khan Productions Private Limited. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued the interim direction in a plea moved by the production company. Noting that the irreparable injury would be caused unless interim...
MCD's Own Lapses Bar It From Withholding Dues: Delhi High Court Upholds ₹1.01 Crore Decree In Favour Of Contractor
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) against a decree of over ₹1.01 crore passed in favour of a contractor, holding that the civic body could not withhold payments when delays were caused by its own lapses.A division bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Anish Dayal observed,“The appellant themselves created the situation...
Mere Illness Of Family Member, When Condition Is Improving, Is Not Exceptional Ground For Granting Interim Bail: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (January 12), dismissed an application seeking temporary/interim bail, observing that the mere illness of a family member, especially when the condition is under control and improving, is insufficient ground to grant temporary/interim bail. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed; "mere illness of a family member, particularly when the...
PM Cares Fund Is Juristic Personality But Has Right To Privacy Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Remarks
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the PM Cares Fund, despite being a juristic or government entity, cannot be denied the right to privacy under the Right to Information Act. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that even if the Fund is a State, it does not lose its right to privacy merely because it is a public authority...
Tribunal Can Remand Cases After Setting Aside Confirmation Order: J&K High Court Clarifies Scope Of Section 26(4) PMLA Act
Clarifying the scope of appellate powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Appellate Tribunal's power under Section 26(4) of the Act is of wide amplitude and necessarily includes the power to remand a matter to the Adjudicating Authority as a consequential and ancillary power when an order is...
Cheque Dishonour | Substitution Of Complainant & Accused Not Permissible At Appellate Stage: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the names of the complainant and the accused cannot be substituted at the appellate stage by an amendment application as there is no enabling provision in the CrPC, specially when the amendment plea was moved 27 years after filing of the complaint. Justice Johnson John was considering an appeal filed by the complainant in a cheque dishonour...
'Deceitful Means' | Marriage Promise By Already Married Man Prima Facie Attracts Section 69 BNS : Allahabad High Court
In an order passed today, the Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a teacher accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his student for over a decade under the false promise of marriage.A bench of Justice Avnish Saxena noted that since the accused was already married when he entered into a relationship with the victim, the alleged promise to marry her...