Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Recuses From Hearing PIL Against Ex-Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal Citing Personal Reasons

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam on Thursday recused from hearing a PIL against former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal for allegedly revealing the name of the deceased victim in the RG Kar rape and murder case.The Chief Justice was presiding over a division bench which was hearing the matter but recused from hearing it when the matter was called upon this occasion.In...

Parents Strained Relationship Shall Not Affect Child's Welfare: Madras HC Asks MEA, Indian Consulate In US To Renew Minor's Passport

The Madras High Court recently asked the Ministry of External Affairs and the Consulate General of India in Houston, USA to renew the passport of a 10th-grade minor girl living in the USA with her father. The application for renewal was rejected by the consulate for want of the mother's signature. Justice S Sounthar noted that the relationship between the father and the mother had...

'Nightmare For Drivers': Plea In Calcutta High Court Flags Blue & White Colour Markings On Roads In Bengal As Unsafe

A public interest litigation filed before the Calcutta High Court has flagged the blue and white colour scheme used all over the city's road and bridge markings as unsafe, potentially being a 'nightmare for drivers'.Counsel approached a division bench presided over by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and submitted that this blue and white colour scheme was against the mandate of the Indian...

Mandate Of Serving Grounds Of Arrest In Writing Under UAPA Applies To Arrests From Date Of SC's Pankaj Bansal Ruling: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that the mandate of serving grounds of arrest in writing to an arrestee under UAPA will apply to arrests from the date of pronouncement of Supreme Court ruling in Pankaj Bansal case delivered on October 03, 2023, and not from the date of pronouncement of subsequent decision in Prabir Purkayastha case.“…..the ratio of Pankaj Bansal would apply to...

Kerala HC Directs Accused In Question Paper Leak Case To Appear Before Police To Record Statement, Protects Him From Arrest Till February 25

The Kerala High Court has directed the CEO and Founder of M S Solutions– Shuhaib who is accused of leaking Class 10 Question Papers through his YouTube channel, to appear before the police on February 22. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan further directed the investigating officer to record his statement and submit a report before the Court. It said the petitioner shall not be arrested till...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Instagram Handles From Infringing House Of Masaba's Trademarks

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of fashion designer Masaba Gupta's brand House Of Masaba Lifestyle Private Limited, against trademark infringement of its 'Masaba' and 'House of Masaba' marks by certain Instagram pages/handles.The plaintiff–House Of Masaba Lifestyle Pvt Ltd., had submitted that the Instagram pages of the defendants were using its...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Centre's Order Debarring Retired Judge From Any Govt Appointments For 3 Years

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (February 20), quashed and set aside an order dated November 7, 2024 issued by the Central Government order by which former High Court judge, Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai was debarred for three years from any Government appointments. Justice R Devdas allowed the petition and said, “If the R2 (MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC...

Delhi High Court Injuncts Imposter Domain Names From Infringing Trademark Of Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd

The Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction in favour of Tata Power Solar Systems Limited, restraining several registrants of domain names from using the domain names and email addresses infringing upon the trademark of the company.Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (plaintiff) filed suit for a permanent injunction against domain names including...

'Naxal Attacks Are Politically Driven, Threaten National Security': Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Conviction Of Four In 2014 Tahakwara Naxal Ambush

The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the order of conviction passed by a Special NIA Court against four persons, who were held guilty for their involvement in 2014's Tahakwara Naxal attack in which 15 security personnel were martyred and a civilian lost his life. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal termed naxal attacks to be threat...

'To Protect Interest Of Minor Victims, Preserve Evidence': Kerala HC Directs Doctors To Preserve Foetuses After Performing Abortion On Minors

The Kerala High Court has given a direction to the Director of the State Health Department to inform all doctors of the State to preserve the fetus of minor victims and to get written permission from the Investigating Officer/ District Police Superintendent in order to destroy it. Justice A. Badharudeen observed that this was required to protect the interest of the minor victims and to...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash 2016 FIR Against Former DCW Chief Swati Maliwal For 'Naming' 14-Yr-Old Rape Victim

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to quash FIR registered in 2016 against Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim. The minor girl had died in a hospital here after a neighbour allegedly raped her repeatedly in city's Burari area in 2016. As per the FIR, the minor was forced a corrosive...

Offence Being Part Of Commercial Transaction Alone Not Enough To Avoid Trial: J&K High Court

Dismissing a petition that sought the quashing of an FIR and charge sheet, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that merely because the offence was committed during the course of a commercial transaction, it would not suffice to conclude that the complaint does not warrant a trial. The truthfulness of the allegations in the complaint is to be determined based on the evidence...