High Courts
Police Must Register Regular FIR And Not 'Zero FIR' If Part Of Alleged Offence Occurred Within Its Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that if part of a cognizable offence alleged, occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of a Police station, they must register a regular FIR and probe the offence rather than registering a 'Zero FIR' and transferring the case to another police station.Ordinarily, if the crime has occurred outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Police...
India-Pakistan Tensions: Karnataka HC Rejects Pak Minors' Plea For No Coercive Action, Says Visa Revocation Safeguards Citizens' Interest
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 8) dismissed a petition filed by three minor children who are Pakistani Nationals, seeking to restrain the authorities from taking any coercive action against them until May 15, the date by which they are expected to leave India.A vacation bench of Justice M G Uma said “The Undersecretary to Government of India passed the order dated...
Punjab Police Obstructed Release Of Dam Water To Haryana Despite Court Order: Bhakra Beas Management Board Chief Claims In High Court
Amid the ongoing dispute between the states of Punjab and Haryana over sharing of Bhakra Nangal dam water, the High Court today asked the Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to file on affidavit his claim that the Punjab Police stopped him from releasing water to Haryana.Pertinent to note that on May 7, the High Court passed an order restraining the Punjab police from "interfering"...
S.47 Of CPC Cannot Be Used As An Alternative To S.37 Of A&C Act For Unsettling Arbitration Award: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court has clarified that section 47 of the CPC, which permits objections to be raised in an execution petition before the Trial Court; cannot be used as an alternative to challenge an arbitration award, which is being executed before a Trial Court.The Division Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao, while passing the order made it clear that...
Not Part Of Riots Conspiracy, Completely Disconnected From All Co-Accused Including Umar Khalid, Asif Tanha: Sharjeel Imam To Delhi HC
Sharjeel Imam, accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that he is completely disconnected from all the co-accused persons and is not part of any kind of conspiracy or conspiracy meetings as alleged by the Delhi Police. The submission was made by Imam's counsel, Advocate Talib Mustafa, before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Ban On Online Betting, Opinion Trading Platforms
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday (May 8) sought response form the Central government and others on a PIL seeking to restrain all online opinion trading platforms, mobile applications, websites, and digital mediums from advertising and/or facilitating betting and wagering activities, which is said to be in violation of Public Gambling Act and other laws.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu...
Statutory Limitations U/S 37 Of NDPS Act Limited To Merits, Not Humanitarian Grounds: J&K HC Permits Interim Bail To Elderly Man With Critical Medical Issues
Underlining the balance between the rigours of the NDPS Act and humanitarian concerns, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Srinagar Wing, has granted temporary bail to a 71-year-old man suffering from serious health ailments. The Court held,“Provisions of Section 37 of the NDPS Act come into play only when bail of a person accused of an offence involving commercial quantity...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Quashing Of ₹7.29 Crore Penalty Imposed On Dissolved HUF
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the quashing of penalty proceedings initiated against a dissolved Hindu Joint Family.A division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) upheld the ITAT order which had relied on a Supreme Court ruling to declare the penalty action void-ab-initio.The Top Court had in CIT vs. Maruti Suzuki India Limited held that notice...
MV Act | House Wife's Contribution Invaluable, Her Service Can't Be Taken As Minimum Tier Earning Of Unskilled Worker: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that house wife's value of service while calculating the compensation for Motor Vehicle Accident claim cannot be taken as minimum tier of earnings as that of unskilled worker.The Court highlighted that a housewife performs "numerous duties" while nurturing her home and taking care of husband and children, the value of her services, in any case, cannot...
PIL Flags 40% Judicial Vacancies In Delhi High Court, Seeks Expeditious Filling Of Posts
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking expeditious filling of the judicial vacancies in the Court by elevating eligible District Judges and Advocates from the Bar.The PIL has been filed by lawyer Amit Sahni as petitioner in person. The Delhi High Court has a sanctioned strength of 60 judges. As per the plea, the Court is currently functioning with only...
Info Which Though Not In Possession But Can Be Accessed By Co-Operative Society Registrar Can Be Sought Under RTI: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has said that information which can be accessed by the Registrar of the Co-operative Society is also an information which can be sought through a Right To Information (RTI) Application.The RTI applicant had sought from the Registrar of the Co-operative Society, details of the agreement entered into by the Co-operative Society and a Labour Contract Society and the copies...
Pay Cash Awards To Physically Challenged Athletes Who Participated, Won Medals At 2017 World Dwarf Games: Karnataka HC Directs State
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to grant cash awards to physically challenged athletes who participated and won medals at the 7th World Dwarf Games conducted in August 2017. Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by C V Rajanna and others and directed, “Respondents to grant cash awards to the petitioners as claimed by them in terms of Government Order...