Complainant Does Not Acquiesce To Jurisdiction Under NI Act By Merely Participating In Proceedings Or Negotiating A Settlement: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that merely because the complainant participated in the proceedings by giving evidence on affidavit before the trial magistrate not having the jurisdiction to try the case does not mean he has acquiesced to the jurisdiction of the court.The respondent had argued that after already participating in the proceedings, it was not open to the petitioner...

Karnataka HC Directs Inquiry Into Police Action Against Protestors Seeking Reservation For Panchamasali Community After Allegations Of 'Lathi Charge'

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to constitute a Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired Judge of the High Court, into the police action (lathi charge) taken on 10-12-2024 at Suvarna Soudha, Belagavi, against the petitioners and several others who are said to have held a peaceful protest demanding reservation for the Panchamasali Community.Justice M Nagaprasanna...

Internship Isn't Employment: Rajasthan HC Rejects Plea For Bonus Marks For Internship During Covid-19 To Seek Appointment As Nursing Officer

The Rajasthan High Court rejected a plea moved by various students pursuing diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery course, who had interned during Covid-19 pandemic period, and had thus sought bonus marks as provided to Covid Health Assistant (CHA) for appointment to the post of Nursing Officer.Justice Arun Monga opined that internship being an integral part of the academic curriculum,...

Consumer Forums Not Legally Authorised To Issue Arrest Warrants: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that consumer forums, in exercise of their powers under the Consumer Protection Act, are not authorised to issue arrest warrants while imposing penalties under Sections 71 or 72 of the act. Justice Suvra Ghosh held: Section 72 of the Act envisages penalty for non-compliance of the order of the District Commission, State Commission or National Commission, as...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari From MP High Court To Kerala HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari from Madhya Pradesh High Court to the Kerala High Court.The recommendation was made following meetings held on 20th March 2025, 24th March 2025 and 03rd April 2025.Born on 8th July, 1966 at Raipur, Justice Dharmadhikari has an experience of 24 years as an Advocate in the MP High Court. He joined...

Kancha Gachibowli Case: Telangana High Court Defers Hearing Till April 24, Notes Supreme Court Is Seized Of The Issue

The Telangana High Court on Monday (April 7) deferred till April 24 hearing of various petitions filed with respect to tree felling at State's Kancha Gachibowli forest area near the Hyderabad Central University campus.At the outset a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara was informed that the matter was listed today for response by the State, which has not...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 31 – April 06, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 221 – 227]XX v XX, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 221Martin Paul v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 222Ajithkumar K. K. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 223Aisha P and Another v Bar Council of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 224P. T. Jahangeer v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 225Nassar v Union of India...

Medha Patkar Moves Delhi High Court Against Conviction In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena

Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against her conviction in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Justice Shalinder Kaur heard the matter today and listed it for hearing on May 19. Patkar has challenged the trial court judgment passed on April...

Actress Assault Case: Kerala High Court Rejects Dileep's Plea For CBI Investigation, Says Trial Heading Towards Conclusion

The Kerala High Court on Monday (7th April) disallowed Dileep's appeal seeking CBI investigation into the Malayalam actress sexual assault case. Dileep is the 8th accused in the case and is accused of hatching the conspiracy of the crime.The crime took place on 18.02.2017 when a gang of assailants got into the vehicle of the victim and subjected her to sexual crimes. The crime was...

Justice Arindam Sinha & Justice Chandra Dhari Singh Sworn-In As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh were sworn in as judges of the Allahabad High Court on Monday (April 7). Justice Arindam Sinha was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court on October 30, 2013 and as a permanent Judge on March 14, 2016. He was later on transferred to Orissa High Court and where he took oath on October 08, 2021. In the Orissa High Court,...

Officers-In-Charge Handling Department Cases Casually: Rajasthan HC Suggests Improvement Measures, Warns Of Imposing Cost On Erring Officials

The Rajasthan High Court expressed its "pain" over “condemnable negligence and lethargic attitude” of Officers-in-Charge of various departments in not providing the original case file to their respective government counsels observing that it "hampers the process of providing justice to the litigants”. In doing so the high court issued important measures for speeding up cases noting that...

"Unknown To Criminal Jurisprudence": Andhra Pradesh HC Sets Aside Order Permitting Prosecution To Frame, Alter Charges U/S 216 CrPC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the legislative intent behind enacting Section 216 of CrPC is only to ensure that the Court retains the exclusive power to alter or add a charge depending upon the evidence placed before it and subsequently ensure that the accused is notified of the same.Justice Harinath N explained that Section 216 does not give scope to either the prosecution or...