J&K High Court Disposes PIL On Safety Of Judicial Complexes Upon Being Informed Of 'Significant Progress' Made To Improve Security Measures

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has disposed of a long-pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the security arrangements at judicial complexes across the Union Territories.Acknowledging the extensive measures undertaken to fortify the security infrastructure in both High Court and District Court premises, the bench comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and...

Allahabad High Court Allows Withdrawal Of PIL Against Appointment Of SP Gupta As State Information Commissioner

On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea as withdrawn, challenging Swatantra Prakash Gupta's appointment as the State Information Commissioner. The PIL plea, filed by the petitioner in person, Ashish Kumar Singh, challenged Gupta's appointment as the SIC, contending that it violates Section 15(6) of the Right to Information Act, 2005,...

Benefit Of First Proviso To Section 479 BNSS Cannot Be Applied Retrospectively To Convicted Prisoners: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the benefit of Section 479 of BNSS, particularly the first proviso thereof, cannot be applied retrospectively to convicted prisoners.For context, Section 479 BNSS deals with the maximum period of time for which a undertrial prisoner can be detained. The first proviso stipulates that a first-time offender shall be released on bond if he has...

Blacklisting Not Necessary Consequence Of Every Termination, Notice & Hearing Must Before Blacklisting From Future Contracts: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that notice and opportunity of hearing must be provided to persons before debarring or blacklisting them from future contracts. Justice C.S. Dias further stated that debarring or blacklisting is a matter of serious concern and should not automatically follow every termination.The bench added that termination of contract of a person is different from debarring...

Foreign Nationals Coming To India Not Required To Declare Personal Gold Jewellery To Customs: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that foreign nationals coming to India need not declare to the Customs Department their gold jewellery which they are carrying for bonafide personal use.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma further held that the Customs Department must make a distinction between 'jewellery' and 'personal jewellery', while seizing items for violation...

TRP Game Zone Fire: Gujarat HC Grants Regular Bail To Three, No Bail To Former Chief Fire And Town Planning Officers

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 30) granted regular bail to three persons accused in the TRP Game Zone Fire incident wherein twenty-seven individuals, including four children, perished in the massive fire that engulfed the game zone in Rajkot's Nana-Mava locality on May 25, 2024. Justice MR Mengdey further rejected the regular bail plea of four accused who have been booked in...

Madhya Pradesh HC Closes Guest Faculty's Plea Alleging Harassment By College Authorities To Join RSS, State Assures To Take Action

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a plea filed by a guest faculty, alleging that he was being forced to join Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) by the college authorities.Justice Vivek Agarwal closed the matter after the State submitted that concerned Superintendent of Police will look into the complaint.The bench in its order observed, “Government...

Bombay High Court Issues Interim Order Prohibiting Sale And Immersion Of PoP Idols For Ganesh Maghi Festival

The Bombay High Court today (30 January) issued an interim order against the manufacture, sale and immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols for the upcoming Ganesh Maghi festival.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre took note of the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Guidelines on Idol Immersion issued on 12 May 2020 banning the use of PoP...

Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation

The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations of gang rape in West Bengal's Sandeskhali allegedly involving politically influential persons.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh formed an SIT comprising Rahul Mishra, IPS and SDPO, Baduria, Basirhat Police District, along with Bireswar Chatterjee, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Homicide Section,...

Drug Malady Eating Country's Future Like Termite, Surge In Bail Pleas Involving Heroin Shows State's Failure To Curb Menace: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has flagged an "unexpected surge" in the bail pleas involving heroin since last month, observing that it indicates the state government's failure to curb this menace, especially in the state of Punjab which is a great concern in itself as this drug malady is eating the future of this country like a termite.In doing so the Court rejected the anticipatory...

Seem To Be Passed In Great Haste: Rajasthan HC Tells State To Decide Afresh On Transfer Of 1116 Accounts Officers Ensuring Non-Arbitrariness

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to take a fresh call on the transfer of 1,116 Assistant Account Officers, who had alleged violation of a Finance Department circular as per which the officers could be transferred "only in special circumstances and in the interest of the state" before completing 4 years with sanction. The court said this after noting the...

Co-Owner Of Property Not Receiving Income From It Not Liable To Pay Tax On Income From Such Property: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that where a property is held jointly but only one co-owner reaps the benefit of income from such property, the other co-owner cannot be held liable to pay tax merely by virtue of co-ownership.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed, “the [Income Tax] Act fails to raise any presumption in law, of income...