Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts U/S 102 CrPC For Crimes Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has held that freezing of a person's bank accounts under Section 102 of Code of Criminal Procedure while investigating his involvement in offences under Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) is valid. Justice C. Jayachandran rejected the petitioner-accused's argument that the freezing should have been done only through the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944.Advocate John...

Central Govt Employee Cannot Change Destination Midway While Claiming Leave Travel Concession: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that in terms of the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 an employee cannot change travel destination midway through the journey and if due to some unavoidable circumstance it has been changed, the same has to be a destination which is en route.In the case at hand, LTC was originally sought for travel to Trivandrum, which...

30-Day Deadline For Issuing Show Cause Notice Under OMCs' Marketing Discipline Guidelines Is 'Mandatory': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the 30-day deadline for issuing a show cause notice, as outlined in Clause 8.5.6 of the Marketing Discipline Guidelines, 2012, framed by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), is mandatory in nature. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit observed thus while allowing a writ plea filed by Gyanendra Kumar (dealer)...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Foreign Company Booked For Unauthorisedly Broadcasting Bigg Boss, IPL 2023, Other Colors TV Shows

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a Netherlands-based gaming company accused of unauthorisedly broadcasting various popular shows of Viacom 18 group such as 'Bigg Boss' 'Nagging' 'Asur' 'IPL 2023' etc, on various regional Over The Top (OTT) platforms. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale noted that the company...

Wayanad Landslides: KSDMA Details Plan To Remove Debris From Rivers Before Start Of Monsoon

The Member Secretary of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) submitted before the High Court on Friday (21st February) that steps were being taken to remove debris left in the rivers in the aftermath of landslide before monsoon.The Division Bench of the Court comprising of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Easwaran S. was hearing the suo motu case initiated by...

Juvenile Institutionalization Should Be The Last Resort; Family Is The Best Institution For Rehabilitation: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that institutionalization should be a measure of last resort and that the family is the primary institution for the rehabilitation and reintegration of a child in conflict with the law. It thus set aside the rejection of bail for a juvenile accused in a murder case, ruling that the juvenile justice system is reformatory, not punitive.Justice Jitendra Kumar,...

Named Arbitrator Cannot Be Replaced Unless There Is Evidence Of Partiality Or Bias Against Them: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur has held that the request for seeking appointment of an independent arbitrator other than the named arbitrator cannot be entertained if there is no evidence to show that the named arbitrator would act in a partial or biased manner. ' Brief Facts: M/s. Kranthi Grand DKNV Hospitalities (Applicant) entered into...

Has Committee Been Constituted For Granting Leave Of Absence To MPs? P&H HC Asks In MP Amritpal Singh's Plea To Attend Lok Sabha Session

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the Union Government to inform whether the committee for granting leave to Member of Parliaments (MP) from attending sessions of the house has been constituted, in a plea filed by MP Amritpal Singh detained under National Security Act (NSA) seeking to attend the session.Amritpal has approached the High Court seeking direction to the Union,...

Magistrate's Satisfaction On Apprehension Of Breach Of Public Peace Condition Precedent For Initiating Section 145 CrPC Proceeding: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has said that an Executive Magistrate is expected to invoke proceedings under Section 145 CrPC only when there is an apprehension of breach of public peace, adding that the condition precedent for initiating such proceedings is his satisfaction regarding such apprehension.Section 145 lays down the procedure to be followed where there is a dispute concerning land or...

S. 63 NDPS Act | Confiscation Of Vehicle Not Dependent On Outcome Of Trial, Court Needs To Deal With It Separately: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the confiscation order of a vehicle allegedly involved in a case under the NDPS Act, observing that the same was passed without following the procedure under Section 63 of the Act.The Court set aside the confiscation order of alleged offending vehicle was passed along with the order of sentence wherein the owner of the vehicle was...

J&K High Court Seeks State Response On Status Of Stamp Duty Exemptions Given To Companies Engaged In Power Development Projects

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the concerned state authorities to apprise the court about the status of exemption in paying of stamp duty by power project developing companies in J&K, engaged in setting up power projects under any policy. A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti was hearing a writ petition filed by the petitioner, a company engaged in...

Delhi High Court Has Jurisdiction To Hear ANI's Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI: Amicus Curiae

Amicus curiae Dr. Arul George Scaria on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has the jurisdiction to hear the copyright infringement suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.Scaria is a Professor of Law at National Law School of India University. He submitted before Justice Amit Bansal that the Delhi High Court has the jurisdiction in the...