Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable Even If Chargesheet Shows Accused As Declared Absconder: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while answering a reference made by a single judge, clarified that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even if the chargesheet filed shows the accused as a declared absconder. The court further ruled that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even when proceedings under CrPC Section 82 (Proclamation for person absconding) &...

Rajasthan HC Rejects Challenge To Appointment Of Administrator For 49 Municipalities After Expiry Of Tenure Of Existing Elected Members

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a plea seeking quashing of a state notification for appointment of Administrator/Authority of 49 municipalities to look after the day-to-day work of these municipalities, following the expiry of tenure of the existing elected members.In doing so the court ruled that Section 320 (Exercise of Municipality's power pending its establishment) of...

S.153C Income Tax Act | Two-Tier Satisfaction Of Assessing Officers Of Both Searched & Non-Searched Entity Needed Even Prior To 2015 Amendment: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that even though Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 did not in its original form prescribe two-tier satisfaction of Assessing Officers of both the searched and non-searched entity for initiating reassessment, the same cannot be deemed absent.Section 153C allows the Revenue department to proceed against a party other than the person who is being searched,...

Govt Can't Pass Interim Order Directing Payment Of Wages To Workmen Without Hearing Management, Workers Union: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the government cannot pass an interim order directing payment of wages in favour of workmen of a company without hearing the company management and the workers union.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde held thus while allowing a petition filed by the Management of Mahindra Aerostructures Private Limited, challenging a June 11, 2024 order passed by...

Prima Facie Opinion By Court At Stage Of Bail Application Not Binding On Investigation Or Trial: Kerala High Court

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court held that a prima facie opinion at the bail application stage would not impact the investigation and trial. It further observed that the trial court cannot reject legal contentions of the accused merely on the ground that they amount to a prima facie finding, as such determination is only relevant at the bail application...

Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Husband's Divorce Decree Against Wife Who Forced Him To Live Separately From His Parents

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the divorce decree granted to the husband against wife for committing cruelty on the ground that she insulted and pressurised her husband to get separated from his family.The Family Court had granted divorce on the ground that the wife had committed cruelty against husband by pressurizing him to get separated from his family and insulted and abused...

Bombay High Court Slaps Rs 1 Lakh Costs On Man For Audio-Recording Court Proceedings On Mobile Phone

In a recent order, the Bombay High Court (February 27) imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a litigant who was found to be 'audio-recording' court proceedings on his mobile phone. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata in the order recorded that the litigant - Sajid Abdul Jabbar Patel, who was a relative of a respondent in a case- offered to pay Rs 1 lakh costs for...

Kerala High Court Stays Central Prison's Restriction That Jail Inmates Can Call Only BSNL Numbers

A Writ Petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging a recent notice issued by the Superintendent of Viyyur Central Prison and Correctional Home which says that the 3 phone numbers which a prison inmate has registered for external contact should be BSNL numbers. A prison inmate is allowed to have external contact by phone with 3 registered numbers. By this notice, a restriction...

Differentiating Employees For Transfer On Age Basis Reasonable; Elder Ones Have Family Responsibility, Health Issues: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Online Transfer Policy, 2023 of Haryana Government for State Agriculture Marketing Board, challenged under Article 14 of the Constitution on various grounds including that the elderly employees are given preference for favourable transfers.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "The respondent has formed an opinion that employees with higher age should...

'No Violation Of Constitutional Rights': High Court Refuses To Interfere With Haryana Civil Judge Rule Prohibiting Re-Evaluation Of Answer Sheet

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (February 28) refused to interfere with a clause in an advertisement for recruitment of Haryana Civil Judge whereby re-evaluation of answer was prohibited, observing that no violation of constitutional right was proved.The Court dismissed a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate seeking re-evaluation of mains-answer sheet who was short of 1.9...

Allahabad High Court Changes Rules For Listing Of Cases Arising From Same FIRs In View Of SC's Judgment

Recently, the Allahabad High Court published an administrative order changing the rules for listing cases arising out of the same FIRs/ case crime numbers. The changes were made in accordance with the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Shekhar Prasad Mahto @Shekhar Kushwaha vs. The Registrar General Jharkhand High Court & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 188 More about the Apex...

Gujarat HC Stays Interim Order Directing State Bar Council To Issue Provisional Practice Certificate To 2 Law Graduates From Unrecognized College

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (February 27) stayed the interim order passed by the single judge directing the Bar Council of Gujarat to issue provisional Certificate of Practice to two law graduates from an unrecognized college, so as to enable them to apply for Civil Judges recruitment process. The high court noted that the single judge in his order did not discuss Rule 7(2)(b) of...