High Courts
Madhu Kishwar Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court To Quash FIR Over Social Media Post On PM Modi
Academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the Chandigarh Police over a social media post concerning a video clip allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving a face massage from a woman.Justice Vikram Aggarwal directed the Chandigarh Administration to file an affidavit addressing the assertions made...
Loans Taken By Husband Cannot Reduce His Maintenance Obligation Towards Wife: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a husband cannot ordinarily rely on loans taken for “future wealth construction” to reduce his income for determining maintenance or permanent alimony. The Court held that voluntary loan repayments, particularly for creating assets, cannot override the obligation to maintain the wife.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice...
Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Advocate For Allegedly Using 'Slang' Against Judge, Directs Him To Apologise On Court Livestream
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday pulled up Advocate Firdous Samim for allegedly using objectionable “slang” against a sitting judge after his plea was refused, directing him to apologise before the concerned judge during live proceedings and submit an undertaking that such conduct would not be repeated, failing which the Court may proceed with criminal contempt action.The Division...
Delhi Riots | Police To File Appeal Against Acquittal Of Six Accused In IB Staffer Ankit Sharma Murder Case, High Court Told
The Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it will be filing an appeal against the acquittal of six accused in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.The statement was made by Delhi Police Special Counsel Rajat Nair before a division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan. “The...
Existing Houses Near Kumbhalgarh Fort Can Be Repaired, Expanded; No New Construction On Fresh Foundations: Rajasthan High Court
Holding that persons residing near archaeological sites for generations cannot be ousted merely in the name of protecting such sites, the Rajasthan High Court has permitted residents of existing houses near Kumbhalgarh Fort to carry out repairs and additional construction over those structures, subject to requisite permissions.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma...
Calcutta High Court Orders Demolition Of 'Aqua Golf Villa' Housing Project, Holds Construction Illegal And Unauthorised
The Calcutta High Court has declared the real estate project “Aqua Golf Villa” at Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas as illegal and unauthorised, and directed the Zilla Parishad, North 24 Parganas, to take steps for its demolition within four weeks.Justice Suvra Ghosh passed the order while hearing a writ petition filed by Ashley Brian Hyams, a retired ship-captain who had booked a villa in...
Minister Had No Authority To Cancel Highest Bid, Housing Board's Post-Facto Approval Was 'Paper Formality': Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Single Bench order directing the Rajasthan Housing Board to accept the highest bid submitted by a bidder in an auction for a commercial plot, holding that the Minister of the Urban Development and Housing Department had no authority under the applicable rules to cancel the bid and that the subsequent approval by the Housing Board was merely a...
Minor Sexual Assault Victim's Inability To Describe Sexual Act Is No Ground To Discard Her Testimony: Bombay High Court Reverses Acquittal
The Bombay High Court recently held that a minor rape victim's testimony cannot be discarded just because she could not properly describe the sexual act to which she was subjected to. The High Court therefore, reversed a trial court's judgment and convicted a man for raping a minor girl in a 2012 case. Sitting at the Aurangabad seat, a division bench of Justice Sandipkumar More and...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice To National Commission For Scheduled Tribes In Kumbh Mela Star's Police Protection Plea
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 11) impleaded the National Commission of Scheduled Tribes (NCST) and issued notice to it in the plea preferred by the viral Kumbh Mela star seeking police protection.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas yesterday allowed the petition filed by the star seeking to implead the Commission, the City Police Commissioner, Director General of Police, Thampanoor...
NDPS Act | Accused Move Karnataka High Court Against Counting 'Non-Drug' Parts Of Cannabis Plant, Packaging In Ganja Quantity
The Karnataka High Court is considering pleas by persons booked under the NDPS Act challenging prosecutions concerning the manner in which seized cannabis was weighed and analysed, particularly wherein the weight allegedly included the stems, leaves, seeds of the plant as well the packaging of the contraband. The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, was hearing two petitions...
Valmiki Corporation Scam: Karnataka High Court Relaxes Bail Condition Of Minister B Nagendra Allowing Him To Travel Outside State
The Karnataka High Court relaxed the bail conditions imposed on newly inducted minister in the State Cabinet B Nagendra, who is an accused in a case pertaining to alleged misappropriation of Valmiki Scheduled Castes Development Corporation's funds, allowing him to travel outside the State without prior court permission. The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that the...