18 ECIRs Registered Against Co-Operative Societies/Banks, Large Scale Money Laundering Being Carried Out: ED Tells Kerala High Court

The Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kochi Zonal Office submitted before the Kerala High Court that they have registered Eighteen Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) against Co-operative Societies and Banks in Kerala.The affidavit by the ED was submitted before the Division Bench of Justice Amit Rawal and Justice K.V. Jayakumar. It was submitted that large scale...

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Stand On MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Seeking Interim Bail In UAPA Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought stand of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the plea filed by Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer seeking interim bail in a terror funding case registered under UAPA.Justice Vikas Mahajan asked NIA's counsel, Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, to obtain instructions in the matter. Rashid has sought interim bail in order to attend the...

'Legislators Enjoy Blanket Protection For Words Spoken In The House': BJP's CT Ravi Accused Of Abusing Female Leader Tells Karnataka HC

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator CT Ravi, booked for allegedly using derogatory words against Congress Legislator Laxmi Hebbalkar inside State Council at Belagavi, told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that a 'blanket protection' from any kind of criminal prosecution is given to legislators on words spoken by them inside the legislative Council.The court was hearing Ravi's plea...

Calcutta HC Directs Fresh Probe Into Custodial Death Of Four Undertrial Prisoners, Orders Action Against Non-Use Of CCTV In Police Stations

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday scrapped a final report by the West Bengal CID into the death of four undertrial prisoners at the Baruipur Correctional Home. The CID in its report had submitted that the prisoners had died due to their drug use and that there was no evidence of custodial torture.In going through the post-mortem report, a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam...

Accused In Cheque Bounce Cases Should Not Be Equated With Those Convicted Under Other Penal Statutes: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that an accused who has suffered an order of conviction in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act pertaining to cheque dishonour, should not be equated with that of an accused who has been convicted for other penal statutes.Justice V Srishananda held thus while setting aside the six-month imprisonment handed down to one...

Prima Facie Victimization: Gujarat High Court Interim Relief To Ad-Hoc Assistant Professor Whose Contract Was Terminated Without Notice

Directing Rashtriya Raksha University to maintain status quo with respect to the services of an ad-hoc employee, the Gujarat High Court "prima facie" said the woman was "victimized" as no formal order was issued stating if her services were renewed or not while at the same time she was asked to sit for an interview with other candidates whose contracts were renewed while hers wasn't....

ED Can't Trample Upon Individual Liberty & Privacy, Search & Seizure Operations Must Adhere To Procedural Fairness Under PMLA: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot give the elements of procedural fairness contained in the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) a go-by in the course of its administration.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar made the observation while allowing the petition filed by former Commissioner of Mysore Urban Development Authority...

Family Pension Not Subject Matter Of Testamentary Disposition, Husband Can't Exclude Wife And Children From It By Filing Application: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that an employee cannot make a representation that his legally wedded wife or other dependents are not entitled to claim the family pension. The Division Bench comprising of Justice Amit Rawal and Justice K. V. Jayakumar observed that family pension is not an estate or property of the employee and cannot be disposed of as per the will of the employee.“Family...

Chhattisgarh HC Orders Criminal Action Against Complainant In Cash-For-Job Case, Warns Public Against Falling Prey To Touts

On Wednesday, the Chhattisgarh High Court directed the Registrar General of the HC to initiate criminal prosecution against the complainant, who admittedly gave money to an accused to secure a job in the High Court for a wrongful purpose. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha also noted that despite several warnings issued by the Registrar General, the general public is becoming an...

'Exorbitant Bail Bond Deprives Accused Of Liberty, Adversely Impacts Family': Punjab & Haryana HC Reduces ₹50 Lakh Surety To ₹50k

The Punjab & Haryana High Court modified the quantum of surety fixed by the trial Court from Rs. 50 lakh to Rs 50,000 observing that, "the imposition of such an egregious condition would, in almost all cases, result in the accused being unable to furnish the required surety, thereby depriving them of their liberty and subjecting them to the harsh realities of jail life."Justice Harpreet...

Sharjeel Imam Moves High Court To Postpone Release Of Film Based On Delhi Riots

Sharjeel Imam on Thursday (January 30) moved the Delhi High Court seeking postponement of the release of a film based on 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The film titled “2020 Delhi” is scheduled for release on February 2, three days ahead of Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. Justice Sachin Datta issued notice in the plea and listed it for hearing tomorrow.The respondents in the plea...

Polluted Stream Of Justice: Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Who Forged Aadhaar Card For Accused To Secure Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a man who allegedly forged an Aadhar Card, paving way for a POCSO accused to secure bail.The man was hired by accused's father, to forge the Aadhaar Card of one Sunny (in the name of Randhir Singh), who was to stand as surety for the son. The subterfuge came to light after the Judge's reader filed a complaint.Justice Mahabir...