Detenu Must Be Provided With Legible & Readable Documents, Failure To Do So Will Lead To Invalid Detention Order: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High court has recently held that the failure to provide legible and readable documents to detained persons will result in the detaining order becoming invalid.A Division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K. V. Jayakumar held that the supply of unreadable documents violates section 7(2) of Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (KAAPA) and...

'Undue Influence, Violates Fair Trial': P&H HC Transfers Cheating Case Against District Court Lawyer After Advocates Decline Brief Against Him

The Punjab & Haryana High Court transferred a cheating case to another district as the accused persons were lawyers in the same Court where the plea was filed, and lawyers at the district court refused to accept a brief against them. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "The inability of a litigant to secure effective legal assistance due to reluctance caused by undue influence or creation of...

Natural Justice Must Yield To Preserve National Security: Delhi High Court Upholds Revoking Of Celebi's Clearance

Dismissing Turkey based company Celebi Airport Services Pvt Ltd's plea against revocation of its security clearance by Centre, the Delhi High Court on Monday observed that while natural justice is an important Constitutional principle however in matters of "security of the realm", natural justice must yield to preserve national security. Justice Sachin Datta in his order observed that in...

Assessing Authority Not Bound By Appellate Tribunal's Observations In De Novo Assessment: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has stated that the assessing authority is not bound by the appellate tribunal's observations in a De Novo assessment. Justices Anita Sumanth and N. Senthilkumar opined that while concluding the assessment de novo, the assessing authority is not bound by the observations made by the first appellate authority. In this case, the Commercial Taxes Department...

HC Decision Rejecting Claim Of Encroachment Of Public Road Binding On Legislative Council Petitions Committee: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a direction issued by the Petition Committee of the Karnataka Legislative Council regarding the alleged encroachment of a public road in Rajakaluve.Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by C Bhavani @Hamsa and quashed the directive issued by the Committee on March 8, 2017. It said “The impugned direction dated 8.3.2017 issued by...

High Court Reserves Verdict On Devangana Kalita's Plea Seeking Preservation Of Case Diaries In 2020 Delhi Riots Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday (July 7) reserved its verdict in a plea moved by Devangana Kalita seeking preservation and reconstruction of case diary pertaining to a 2020 Delhi riots case. Kalita had moved the high court seeking setting aside of a November 6, 2024 trial court order which had refused her request and a direction to Delhi Police to reconstruct and preserve Booklets 9989 and...

MP High Court Directs State To File Status Report In PIL Alleging Epidemic-Like Situation In Jabalpur Due To Poor Public Hygiene, Sanitation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 7) called for a detailed status report within four weeks in connection with a public interest litigation over an 'epidemic-like' situation has arisen in the city due to the grossly inadequate hygiene and sanitation measures. According to the petition, the city of Jabalpur has been 'sitting over a heap of garbage', creating an environment conducive...

J&K High Court Quashes Embezzlement Case Against Ex-Head Of SMHS Hospital, Says Expenditure Was 'Motivated By Patient Care & Exigency'

In granting relief to a former Medical Superintendent of SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the petitioner in an embezzlement case, holding that his conduct lacked mens rea and was already ratified by competent authorities.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that although there may have been procedural irregularities, "the...

Alarming Shift In Drug Abuse Towards Potent Substance, Cases Involving Manufactured Drug Must Be Dealt With Strictness: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to suspend sentence of a man convicted for possessing 500 grams of heroin who had undergone custody of over 3 years, observing that drug menace, especially involving manufactured drugs, must be dealt with the "utmost strictness".Justice Sumeet Goel said, "It is with profound concern that this Court takes judicial notice of the escalating drug...

Income Tax | Serving SCN On Old Email After Updation Is Invalid, Despite Earlier Acknowledgement: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that reply to one SCN on old email cannot justify non-service of subsequent notice on updated email. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. stated that “one of the notices issued under Section 142(1) of the Income Tax Act was indeed served to the assessee in the old email ID, which was after updating the email ID. The assessee also submitted a response to the...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging UP Govt's Primary School Merger Plan

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed two petitions challenging the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department's plan of merging government primary and upper primary schools that have less than 50 enrolled students.A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia thus upheld the State Government's decision for 'pairing' of eligible schools with nearby educational facilities so as to make the education...

Kerala HC To Initiate Criminal Contempt Against Ex- CPI(M) MLA For Facebook Post Against Judge

Sitting judge of the Kerala High Court, Justice D.K. Singh, has stated that he will be initiating a criminal contempt of court case against former MLA R. Rajesh for making a 'stinking Facebook post' against the judge.The judge stated his intention to take contempt of court action against the politician while hearing another writ petition. Later, while hearing the writ petition preferred by...