Sowjanya Case: Karnataka High Court Permits Peaceful Protest At Freedom Park

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 19) permitted the holding of a peaceful protest in relation to the 'Justice for Sowjanya Movement' at Freedom Park, Bengaluru.Justice M Nagaprasanna, while disposing of the petitions filed by Karnataka Karmikara Vedike (R) and Native Empowering and Equipping Team For Hope And Interaction (R) said that the protest should be peaceful, failing which...

Bhima-Koregaon Case: Anand Teltumbde Moves Bombay High Court For Permission To Travel Abroad On Academic Assignments

Dr Anand Teltumbde, one of the accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel abroad from Mumbai to Amsterdam as well as the United Kingdom to attend academic assignments. Notably, Teltumbde has been made an accused in an FIR registered by the NIA for offences punishable under the IPC and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. In...

Kerala High Court Orally Flags Influential Accused Securing Bail On Health Grounds, Calls It 'Medical Tourism'

While hearing the bail plea of KN Anand Kumar, founder of National NGO's Confederation and accused in CSR Funds Scam, the Kerala High Court flagged the rise in cases of influential accused securing bail on medical grounds.Kumar is in judicial custody at hospital due to cardiac problems and has sought bail on medical grounds. Last week, Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan had asked the State to...

Delhi High Court Directs BCI To Enrol South Korean Citizen As Advocate Within Two Days

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (March 18) directed the Bar Council of India to enrol a South Korean citizen- Daeyoung Jung as an advocate within two days. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed that withholding the enrolment would not be permissible since there was no stay of a single judge order which had quashed BCI's decision refusing...

Resignation Of Employee Can't Be Accepted Retrospectively If It Is Withdrawn Before Acceptance: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court made it clear that resignation of an employee cannot be accepted retrospectively if the resignation is withdrawn before the acceptance.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi said, "Once, a resignation which is sought to be accepted had already been withdrawn by the petitioner, there was no jurisdiction with the authority concerned to accept the same with...

Registrar Of Co-Operative Societies Can Order Inquiry Into Functioning Of Society Pending Re-Audit: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the Registrar of Cooperative Societies can order an inquiry into the functioning of a cooperative society, which cannot be interdicted by a pending re-audit under the provisions of the state Cooperative Societies Act.Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while dismissing the petition filed by Bherya Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society Ltd....

Grabbing Breasts, Breaking Minor Victim's Pyjama String Not Attempt To Rape But Prima Facie 'Aggravated Sexual Assault': Allahabad HC

Observing that grabbing the breasts of the victim, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath the culvert before fleeing the spot won't come under the offence of rape or an attempt to rape, the Allahabad High Court recently modified a summoning order, altering the charges against two accused. Initially summoned to face trial under Section 376 IPC (Rape) and...

Cheque Dishonor | Conviction Alone Not Sufficient For Appellate Court To Seek 20% Deposit, Must Consider Attending Circumstances: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonour of cheque cannot itself qualify as a reason for an Appellate Court to direct the accused to deposit 20% of fine or compensation under Section 148 NI Act. It stated that the Appellate Court has to consider various circumstances such as the nature of transaction,...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Further Probe Into Swami Saswathikananda's Death, Says Investigations Confirm Accidental Drowning

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition seeking further investigation under the supervision of an officer not below the rank of Inspector General into the death of Swami Saswathikananda.Swami Saswathikananda was discovered dead at the bathing ghat on the banks of the Periyar river on the morning of July 01, 2002. Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that investigation into the death of...

Authority Imposing Damages Must Provide Detailed Reasoning For Penalties Under EPF Act: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) dismissed a writ petition challenging the Central Industrial Tribunal's order that had set aside damages imposed by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner. The Court held that authorities imposing damages under Section 14B of the Employees' Provident Fund Act must provide detailed reasoning and proper calculation...

Misuse Of Firecrackers Can Cause Not Only Ocular Injuries But Also Other Bodily Harm: Delhi High Court Calls For Inclusive Prayers In PIL

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday heard a public interest litigation concerning the issue of ocular injuries caused due to usage of firecrackers, in absence of proper safeguards followed during manufacturing of the products.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that misuse of firecrackers can result not only in ocular...

Allowing Quashing Of Non-Compoundable Offences Like Kidnapping, Theft Based On Compromise Will Set 'Dangerous Precedent': Rajasthan HC

While refusing to quash an FIR registered for non-compoundable offences of kidnapping, theft after the parties had entered into an amicable settlement, the Rajasthan High Court underscored that permitting quashing of such cases based on compromise would undermine the very purpose of criminal law and embolden offenders.In doing so the court underscored that compounding of such offences would set...