Retired Employee Entitled To Interest On Delayed Retirement Benefits After Exoneration In Departmental Inquiry: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe ruled in favor of a retired Municipal Corporation employee, directing payment of interest on delayed retirement benefits. The court held that when retirement benefits are withheld due to pending inquiry and the employee is subsequently exonerated, interest becomes payable from the date following...

Walayar Rape-Death Case | Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Victim's Parents To Quash CBI Chargesheet Adding Them As Accused

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 24) issued notice on a plea filed by the parents of two girls–who were allegedly raped and killed in Walayar in 2017–to quash the charge sheet filed by the CBI which arraigns them as accused. The matter came up before the bench of Justice C. Jayachandran, where Senior Prosecutor for CBI, Senior Advocate Dr. K. P. Satheesan took notice.The CBI...

Won't Withdraw Till April 8: State To Karnataka HC In PIL Against GO Asking Prosecutors To Withdraw Cases Against 'Highly Influential Persons'

The Karnataka Government on Monday (March 24) told the High Court that it will not withdraw till April 8, prosecution of any of the criminal cases which are stated to be pending against highly influential persons, under Section 321 of Criminal Procedure Code.Section 321 CrPC states that the Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case may, with the consent of the Court,...

'Scrutinise All His Verdicts': Allahabad HC Bar Association Seeks Justice Yashwant Varma's Impeachment, ED/CBI Probe Against Him

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association passed a resolution earlier today seeking the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma over Cash-At-Residence Row. Association has specifically requested the CJI to immediately recommend to the government to draw impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma Stating that the in-house inquiry initiated against Justice Varma is...

'Drug Abuse Alarming, Addicts Become Zombies': Punjab & Haryana HC Says Law Can't Be Undermined Irrespective Of Quantity Of Contraband

The intent of the legislature and the integrity of the rule of law must be preserved at all costs, and cannot be allowed to be undermined, irrespective of the quantity of drugs involved, said the Punjab & Haryana High Court while refusing bail involving 290 grams of heroin. Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted, "Young individuals are resorting to theft and other criminal activities to satisfy...

After Karnataka HC Nudge, Tumakuru Advocates Association To Reserve One Treasurer, Two Executive Committee Member Posts For Women

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (24 March) directed the Tumakuru District Advocates Association to create one post of Treasurer and two posts for Executive Committee Members for women, in view of the submission by the Association that it would reserve the said posts for women in the upcoming elections. Justice M Nagaprasanna took on record a submission made by the counsel for the...

CSI Medical College Corruption Case: Kerala HC Declines To Quash ED Chargesheet Against Ex-Church Of South India Bishop

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 24) has refused to quash the charge sheet filed by Enforcement Directorate against Former Church of South India (CSI) Bishop A Dharmaraj Rasalam in the alleged Karakonam CSI Medical College corruption case.The former Bishop was arrayed as the second accused by the ED and the matter is before the Special Court dealing with PMLA Cases. Justice V.G....

State Cannot Deny Change Of Land Records In Favour Of Allottee Who Deposited Full Amount Merely Because Govt Official Embezzled Money: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court allowed the petition filed by an individual who was allotted a land by the State in 2018 for which he had deposited full amount. However, since that amount was embezzled by the concerned State officer of the department, the name of the petitioner was still not entered into the revenue records in relation to that land.The bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur opined that...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 17 - March 23, 2024

Nominal Index:S. Charanjeet Singh vs UT of J&K and Anr 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 94NA Ronga Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 95Farukh Jehanzeb Vs Muzaffar Ali Kapra And Anr 2025 Livelaw (JKL) 96Smt. Sudershan Sharma vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 97Mohammad Shafi Naikoo Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 98Sumesh Chadha vs UT of J&K and Anr 2025 LiveLaw...

Courts Must Exercise Caution While Granting Pre-Arrest Bail In Cyber Economic Crimes, Interrogation Is Needed To Gather Info: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has recently said that courts must exercise caution when granting anticipatory bail, especially in cyber economic crimes underscoring that custodial interrogation is needed in such technical cases to collect useful information. Justice Mohammad Nawaz made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Prabhat Sharma and Akash Patil seeking anticipatory bail....

Kerala High Court Refuses To Appoint Special Public Prosecutor In Evidence Tampering Case Against MLA Antony Raju

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking to appoint a Special Public Prosecutor in the trial of MLA Antony Raju in the evidence tampering case. Justice Kauser Edappagath took into account the fact that the trial has already commenced and there is a direction from the Supreme Court to finish the trial within a year.“Considering the fact that there is nothing to show that...

Pressing Need For Creation Of Dispute Register To Protect Third Parties From Being Dragged Into Litigation Over Disputed Land: Andhra Pradesh HC

In a recent judgment, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has highlighted the pressing need for the creation of a dispute register which records disputes between parties over land. The purpose of maintaining such a register would be to protect innocent third parties from being dragged into litigation emanating from the purchase of such disputed land or from accepting such property as security for...