High Courts
ANI Moves Delhi High Court Against YouTuber Mohak Mangal Over Extortion Video, Also Sues Kunal Kamra & Mohd Zubair For Sharing Video
ANI Media Private Limited has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against YouTuber Mohak Mangal alleging that his recent YouTube video against the news agency is disparaging and defamatory. The suit has been filed against Mangal's YouTube video titled “Dear ANI” which has 5.5 million views at present. The suit also names comedian Kunal Kamra, AltNews co-founder Mohammed...
Pet Owners Must Take Measures To Ensure That Animals Don't Cause Danger To Others: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Uday Kumar observed that under Section 289 of the IPC, it is the duty of animal owners or possessors to ensure their animals do not cause probable danger or grievous harm to human life. Given the serious risk posed by dog attacks, owners must take adequate measures to prevent any harm. The provision's use of "knowingly or negligently omits" points out...
Delhi High Court Orders Protection To Journalist Who Alleged Physical Assault By Madhya Pradesh Police
Amarkant Singh Chouhan, a journalist and Bhind Bureau Chief of Swaraj Express news channel, on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection from the alleged threats to his life from Madhya Pradesh police officials. Justice Ravinder Dudeja directed the Delhi Police to grant protection to Chouhan for two months, and asked the journalist to approach the concerned High Court in...
Properly Scrutinise Applications Seeking Permit To Ply Transport Vehicles During 'No Entry Time' In Delhi: High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed that the online applications for 'no entry permits' issued to transport vehicles plying in no entry time must be scrutinised and the documents enclosed with such applications must be verified properly.No-Entry Permits are issued to the transport vehicles for plying in the national capital during No-Entry time for transport of Essential goods...
Allahabad High Court Refers Questions On High Court's Power To Quash FIR U/S 528 BNSS To Nine-Judge Bench
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday referred to a nine-judge bench two key questions concerning the High Court's power to quash an FIR and the ensuing investigation using its inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC (corresponding to Section 528 of BNSS). A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal referred the matter to a larger bench, given the HC's...
High Court Permits Re-Evaluation Of Punjab Civil Judge Aspirant's Answer Sheet By Expert Panel
The Punjab & Haryana High Court while allowing a Punjab Civil Judge 2016 candidate's plea for re-evaluation of a question in English paper, said that when impugned evaluation if found to be wholly erroneous it must be send to another expert panel.A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said:"preferable & legally tenable course, when the impugned evaluation...
More Than 4 Years Without Trial, Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused
Himachal Pradesh High Court granted bail to a woman who had been in judicial custody for over four years without the conclusion of her trial. The Court held that keeping the applicant in custody serves no meaningful purpose, especially when the chances of the trial getting concluded in the near future are very less.Justice Virender Singh: “It stated that Considering the fact that the...
Delhi High Court Calls For SOP To Implement Online Hearings In Labour Forums, Says Will Ease Access To Justice
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday called for a standing operating procedure (SOP) to be adopted by the Centre and Delhi Governments to implement the facilities for online processes and proceedings in various forums under the labour laws. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said if the processes and proceedings before the labour forums are...
Bombay High Court Slams Family Court Judge Who Denied Urgent Hearing For Medical Custody Of Child To Undergo Open Heart Surgery
"It is unbecoming of a Judge," remarked the Bombay High Court on May 27 while noting that a Family Court Judge did not grant any urgent hearing to a plea filed by a man seeking interim medical custody of his minor son, who is supposed to undergo an 'open heart' surgery.Single-judge Justice Rohit Joshi also expressed shock over the conduct of the man's wife (child's mother), who opposed the...
In 'Blatant Case Of Corruption' Accused Can't Claim Suspension Of Sentence As A Right Citing Delay In Appeal Disposal: MP High Court
While dismissing an application for suspension of sentence, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that in cases of blatant corruption, the accused cannot claim suspension of sentence as a matter of right merely because the appeal is not likely to be heard at an early date.Justice Subodh Abhyankar in his order observed, “In the present case, it is found that the date of incident is...
Recognized Institution Bound By Mandate On Removal Of Employees Under Non-Govt Educational Institutions Act: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has said that if any part of an institution was receiving a grant, then the entire institution shall be treated as aided and even if the grant was not received for a particular post, employees on such posts are entitled to protection from removal under State Non-Government Educational Institutions Act and relevant rules.Justice Anand Sharma further opined...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Puts In 'Abeyance' Stay On PMLA Case Against M3M Director Till July 30
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has put Trial Court's stay on proceeding in Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) case against M3M Company director Roop Bansal and other accused in abeyance.According to Enforcement Directorate (ED) Roop Bansal and 51 others were involved in money laundering and committed offence under Section 3 and 4 of the PMLA Act. The Trial of the case is...