Madras High Court Mulls Setting Up SIT To Probe Fake Certificate Issued For Petrol Bunk

The Madras High Court is considering setting up a Special Investigation Team to investigate into issuance of fake No-Objection Certificate for obtaining petrol bunk license.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan has also directed the Additional Director General of Police CB-CID to appear before it.“Additional Director General of Police, CBCID,...

Rajasthan High Court Calls For Nationwide Public Awareness Campaign Against Digital Scams, Flags Misuse Of Social Media Data

While expressing pain over the rise in digital scams costing people their hard-earned money, Rajasthan High Court said that it is right time to launch a public campaign through print, electronic, social media, television and radio, to reach the general public and create awareness about remaining careful while doing any online transactions. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand further took...

Can Arrested Foreign Nationals Claim Protections Under Article 22? Karnataka High Court To Decide

The Karnataka High Court is set to consider whether foreign nationals booked in criminal proceedings can claim protections available under Article 22 of the Constitution regarding arrest, more so when the person has overstayed without a valid visa or without registering with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office. Justice M Nagaprasanna on Tuesday (February 3) was hearing pleas filed by...

SARFAESI Act Does Not Mandate Secured Creditor To Approach DM For Taking Physical Possession: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a secured creditor is not mandatorily required to invoke Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 for taking physical possession of secured assets, and may do so directly under Section 13(4) read with Rule 8 of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, provided there is no resistance from the borrower.Allowing a writ petition filed by UCO Bank,...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Reopen IFS Cadre Allocation Despite Admitted Error, Cites Delay And Cascading Impact

The Delhi High Court has refused to reopen the Indian Forest Service (IFS) cadre allocation of an officer, holding that even an admitted error in vacancy calculation cannot justify unsettling cadre allocations after a long lapse of time, given the serious cascading consequences such a move would entail.A Division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan were hearing a writ...

Open Areas Shrinking But Govt Can't Be Barred From Using Allotted Land: Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Against Construction On 'Playground'

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a PIL against construction of a compound wall around a passport office claimed to be constructed on a land used as a playground by children and public in Bengaluru, after noting that the land in question was allotted to the government. In doing so the court noted that while there is concern that open lands in the city are shrinking, however...

'How Is Fair Trial Affected By A Movie?': Kerala High Court Questions Plea To Stall Film Allegedly Inspired By Venjaramoodu Mass Murder

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (February 3) questioned the plea preferred by the father of the accused in the Venjaramoodu Mass Murder case challenging the theatrical release of the Malayalam movie Kaalam Paranja Kadha, which is stated to be inspired by the sensational murder case.When the matter came up for admission, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas expressed his disinclination to prevent...

Delhi High Court Allows Sameer Wankhede To Approach Mumbai Court To File Defamation Suit Against 'Ba***ds of Bollywood'

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed IRS officer Sameer Wankhede to approach the City Civil & Sessions Court, Dindoshi, Mumbai to file a suit over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan.Justice Vikas Mahajan allowed Wankhede's application seeking liberty in terms of a recent ruling refusing to entertain his defamation...

S.311 CrPC | Power To Recall Witness Can Be Exercised Even After Case Reserved For Judgment: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that where neither party seeks to examine a witness whose evidence the Court considers necessary to arrive at a just decision, then the Court can invoke its power to recall or re-examine the witness at any stage of the trial, as contemplated under Section 311 of CrPC r/w Section 165 of Evidence Act, and such power can be exercised even after closure...

Supplementary Chargesheet Filed Near Conclusion Of NDPS Trial Not Illegal If Based On Fresh Evidence: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court, bench of Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, has dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging the acceptance of a supplementary chargesheet filed at an advanced stage of trial in an NDPS case, holding that filing of a supplementary chargesheet under Section 173(8) CrPC is permissible where it is based on further investigation disclosing fresh material, even if...

High Income Of Husband Doesn't Automatically Mean High Maintenance For Wife: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a petition filed by a wife seeking enhancement of maintenance from Rs. 8000 per month, on the ground that the husband was earning more than Rs. 1.5 Lakhs per month, opining that maintenance could not be claimed on a straight-jacket formula that a fixed proportion of husband's income had to be awarded. "The law does not envisage that because the husband...

Minor Discrepancies, Hostile Witnesses Can't Derail Conviction: Rajasthan HC Upholds S.324 IPC Conviction, Reduces Sentence After 33 Years

While hearing appeals against conviction orders for the offence of voluntarily causing hurt (section 324, IPC) Rajasthan High Court held that minor discrepancies in the cross-examination owing to natural lapse of memory did not falsify the prosecution case.The bench of Justice Arun Monga further opined that hostility of witnesses, which was common in criminal trials, was a clear indication...