CSI Medical College Corruption Case: Kerala HC Declines To Quash ED Chargesheet Against Ex-Church Of South India Bishop

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 24) has refused to quash the charge sheet filed by Enforcement Directorate against Former Church of South India (CSI) Bishop A Dharmaraj Rasalam in the alleged Karakonam CSI Medical College corruption case.The former Bishop was arrayed as the second accused by the ED and the matter is before the Special Court dealing with PMLA Cases. Justice V.G....

State Cannot Deny Change Of Land Records In Favour Of Allottee Who Deposited Full Amount Merely Because Govt Official Embezzled Money: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court allowed the petition filed by an individual who was allotted a land by the State in 2018 for which he had deposited full amount. However, since that amount was embezzled by the concerned State officer of the department, the name of the petitioner was still not entered into the revenue records in relation to that land.The bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur opined that...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 17 - March 23, 2024

Nominal Index:S. Charanjeet Singh vs UT of J&K and Anr 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 94NA Ronga Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 95Farukh Jehanzeb Vs Muzaffar Ali Kapra And Anr 2025 Livelaw (JKL) 96Smt. Sudershan Sharma vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 97Mohammad Shafi Naikoo Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 98Sumesh Chadha vs UT of J&K and Anr 2025 LiveLaw...

Courts Must Exercise Caution While Granting Pre-Arrest Bail In Cyber Economic Crimes, Interrogation Is Needed To Gather Info: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has recently said that courts must exercise caution when granting anticipatory bail, especially in cyber economic crimes underscoring that custodial interrogation is needed in such technical cases to collect useful information. Justice Mohammad Nawaz made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Prabhat Sharma and Akash Patil seeking anticipatory bail....

Kerala High Court Refuses To Appoint Special Public Prosecutor In Evidence Tampering Case Against MLA Antony Raju

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking to appoint a Special Public Prosecutor in the trial of MLA Antony Raju in the evidence tampering case. Justice Kauser Edappagath took into account the fact that the trial has already commenced and there is a direction from the Supreme Court to finish the trial within a year.“Considering the fact that there is nothing to show that...

Pressing Need For Creation Of Dispute Register To Protect Third Parties From Being Dragged Into Litigation Over Disputed Land: Andhra Pradesh HC

In a recent judgment, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has highlighted the pressing need for the creation of a dispute register which records disputes between parties over land. The purpose of maintaining such a register would be to protect innocent third parties from being dragged into litigation emanating from the purchase of such disputed land or from accepting such property as security for...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Regulatory Mechanism To Ensure Taxi Apps Are Disabled Friendly Prior To Their Launch

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to file a response on the regulatory mechanism in place to ensure that taxi applications are disabled friendly prior to their launch.“The respondent no.2/Ministry of Road Transport And Highways is directed to file an affidavit to place on record the regulatory mechanism that is in place to ensure that the application/s, such as the...

Madras High Court Orders Payment Of ₹1 Lakh Cost To Office Assistant Who Was Denied Maternity Leave By Magistrate, Calls It "Inhuman"

Criticizing the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kodavasal and the Principal District Judge, Thiruvarur for denying maternity benefit to an Office Assistant, the Madras High Court has held that when there was no dispute regarding the marriage, the employer should not seek proof beyond reasonable doubt for granting the maternity benefit. “No doubt, Maternity Leave is granted...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 17 - 23, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 181 – 202]XXX v Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 181Badi Govindan v Dayaroth Arikothan Rohini, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 182T K Pavithran v Kerala Lok Ayukta, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 183Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 184Dhanesh M v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 185Ummu Kulsoom and Others v Mayyanad...

Court Must Assign Reasons For Accepting Or Rejecting Grounds Of Challenge U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justices A.S. Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil has held that a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) cannot be dismissed merely by stating that the scope of interference is limited; the court must address each ground of challenge and provide reasoned findings. Brief Facts: The appellant (hereinafter...

Land Transfer During Amalgamation Doesn't Create Statutory Rights For Retrenched Workers Under Industrial Disputes Act: P&H HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Sudhir Singh and Sukhvinder Kaur dismissed 12 appeals challenging an order that had denied the reinstatement of the workers of a closed corporation. The court held that contractual workers appointed for a short duration following a failed amalgamation scheme, cannot claim reinstatement rights under the Industrial Disputes Act....

To Check If Special Rules Violate State & Subordinate Service Rules, It Needs To Be Seen If Both Can Co-Exist Without Colliding: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court observed that to see whether special rules of a service are repugnant to the general provisions of the Kerala State & Subordinate Service Rules (KS & SSR), it has to be checked whether both provisions can co-exist in a given situation without going into a collision course.The Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. Krishna Kumar in its...