"We Haven't Passed Any Orders Asking ED Not To Take Action": Madras High Court Says On Probe Against TASMAC

"We have not passed any order", the Madras High Court orally remarked on Tuesday when asked about a clarification regarding the court's earlier oral direction asking the Enforcement Directorate not to take any action against TASMAC till the next date of hearing. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar was responding to a query raised by the Special Public Prosecutor...

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Gauhati HC Rejects Congress Candidate's Plea Challenging BJP Candidate's Election Over Lack Of Proper Attestation

The Gauhati High Court recently dismissed a petition by Congress's Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury–who contested from Assam's No. 7 Karimganj Constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections–challenging the election of winning BJP candidate Kripanath Mallah. The court dismissed the petition on the ground of lack of proper attestation of the petition. The court also allowed an application moved...

Once Marriage Is Registered, Husband Can't Be Booked For Rape On Ground That He Did Not Fulfill Promise To Marry As Per Customs: Bombay HC

Once a marriage is legally registered and a couple establishes sexual relations, the husband cannot be booked for rape because he did not fulfill his 'promise to marry the wife as per religious customs', the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court, held recently.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita Mehta quashed the FIR lodged against a man, who was accused by his 'legally...

'Sufficient Motive': Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Of 7 Including Man Who Killed Daughter, Lover Over Disapproved Relationship

The Allahabad High Court on Monday upheld the conviction of seven individuals, including a man who murdered his daughter and her lover in 2006 in a tragic case of 'honor' killing. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri noted that the incident, which occurred 19 years ago, was a result of the father's disapproval of the relationship between his daughter and her...

Further Examination-In-Chief Cannot Be Allowed To Fill Lacunae In Case Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Telangana High Court Clarifies

In a case pertaining to challenge of conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Telangana High Court held that any attempt by the prosecution to introduce “further chief examination” after the cross examination to fill lacunae of the evidence is not permitted under the Indian Evidence Act.Justice K Surender stated that “Under Sections 137 and 138 of the Indian Evidence Act,...

Authorities Cannot Levy Contribution U/S 1(6) Of ESI Act On Establishments Employing Less Than 10 Workers: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified, that Authorities under section 1(6) of the Employee's State Insurance Act, 1948; cannot levy a 'contribution' on establishments employing less than 10 individual at all given times.  Section 1(6) States that a factory shall continue to be governed by the above-mentioned Act, even if the number of employees falls below the...

Karnataka HC Slams State's Reluctance To Arrange Local Exam Centre For Pregnant Govt Job Aspirant; Says Crores Are Spent On Elections

Coming to the aid of a pregnant woman, the Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) to conduct the main examination for the woman at Kalaburagi rather than the allotted centres, owing to her advanced stage of pregnancy. The designated centres for the main exam for the Group-A post are Bengaluru and Dharwad. However, due to her pregnancy, the...

Kerala High Court Quashes Hate Speech Case Against Swami Bhadrananda, Cites Delay By Police In Filing Final Report

The Kerala High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against Himaval Maheshwara Bhadrananada popularly known as Swami Bhadrananda for allegedly promoting enmity on grounds of religion by posting derogatory comments on his Facebook page.Justice V. G. Arun quashed the proceedings on the grounds that there was a long delay in filing the police report. The FIR against Bhadrananda was filed...

S.138 NI Act | Lok Adalat Award In A Criminal Case For Cheque Dishonour Can Be Executed By Civil Court: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that an award passed by the Lok Adalat concerning a criminal case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is executable by a Civil court. For context, Section 138 NI Act pertains to dishonour of a cheque for insufficiency of funds in the account. Referring to Sthe upreme Court's decision in K.N Govindan Kutty Menon Vs....

YouTuber Raj Shamani Agrees Before Delhi High Court To Cut Dr Manjot Marwah's 'Disparaging' Claims On Dettol From His Podcast Video

Social media influencer Raj Shamani on Tuesday undertook before the Delhi High Court that he will edit and remove the portion of a YouTube video of his podcast wherein allegedly disparaging claims were made by dermatologist Dr. Manjot Marwah about Dettol antiseptic liquid. Justice Saurabh Banerjee took note of Shamani's undertaking which formed part of the settlement reached between the...

Bombay HC Five-Judge Bench Orders Removal Of 'Scandalous' Video Of Adv Nilesh Ojha Making 'Defamatory Allegations' Against Sitting Judges

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered YouTube and Marathi news channel - ABP Majha, to remove a 'scandalous' video of advocate Nilesh Ojha, who made 'defamatory' allegations against sitting judges of the High Court.A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe also issued a show cause notice to Ojha for making 'scandalous and defamatory' allegations against Justice Revati Mohite-Dere...

Delhi High Court Upholds Single Judge Direction Asking Wikipedia To Remove 'Defamatory' Content On ANI

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld a single judge direction asking Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, to take down allegedly defamatory content and description of news agency ANI Media Private Limited.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta however stayed the direction on Wikipedia to remove the protection status imposed on...