High Courts
Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Youtuber Sameer MD In Case Accusing Him Of Hurting Religious Sentiments.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, by way of an interim order, stayed till March 19, further proceedings in a criminal case registred against YouTuber Sameer MD, accused of hurting religious sentiments by airing in a video in which he discussed a 2012 rape and murder case.Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order while hearing the petition filed by the YouTuber seeking to quash the...
NI Act | Advisable To Impose Fine Equivalent To Amount Of Cheque With At Least 6% Interest For Uniformity: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that, to maintain uniformity in imposing fines in cheque bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act), the fine should be equivalent to the amount of the cheque, plus at least 6% interest per annum from the date of the cheque until the date of the judgment of conviction."Justice N.S. Shekhawat said, "To be consistent and uniform, it...
All Pensioners Form A Single Class, & Classification Based On Cut-Off Date For Revised Pension Benefits Is Arbitrary & Violative Of Article 14: Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court bench comprising of Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey held that differentiating pension benefits based on the retirement date (pre-2006 vs. post-2006) violates Article 14 of the Constitution as it creates an arbitrary classification without a justifiable relation to the objective of pension revision. Background Facts The pensioners of Government Colleges...
Plea For Amendment To Partition Suit During Pendency Of Trial Cannot Be Denied On Technicalities: Andhra Pradesh High Court
A single judge bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari has ruled that in a partition suit, a plaintiff may not always be aware of all the ancestral properties to be partitioned. If he later discovers additional properties which need to be partitioned or included in the partition suit during the pendency of the case, he should be allowed to amend the suit...
Counterfeit Medical Products Threat To Public Health: Delhi HC Awards ₹3.34 Crore Damages To Johnson & Johnson Over Trademark Infringement
The Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction in favour of the American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, against trademark infringement and selling large quantities of counterfeit products by a party engaged in the sale of surgical devices using Johnson & Johnson's 'Surgicel', 'Ligaclip' and 'Ethicon' trademarks.Remarking that the counterfeit medical products posed...
10-Yr-Old Not Concerned With Financial Security Provided By Father, Personality Build Up More Crucial: P&H HC Upholds Mother's Custody
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld the mother's custody of a 10 years old girl child, rejecting the father's contention that he is the rightful guardian of the child as he is building a financial corpus for the child's future.Single judge Justice Archana Puri remarked, "So far as, the financial security is concerned, it is good that father is doing so to secure the future of...
Psychiatric Treatment Requiring Hospitalization Can Be Covered Under Mediclaim If Policy Terms Do Not Explicitly Bar Such Cases: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that if hospitalization is deemed necessary by medical experts, insurance companies cannot deny claims solely on the basis of exclusion clauses without proper justification.The petitioner had rejected the claim on the ground that the respondent claimant could have been treated as an outpatient, which would exclude him from making the claim, and also...
Special Investigation Team Of CID Not Vitiated Merely Because All Members Not From CID: Karnataka HC While Rejecting BJP MLA Munirathna's Plea
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by BJP MLA Munirathna, seeking to quash a case registered against him for allegedly demanding money from a contractor who had been entrusted under the Solid Waste Management Tender of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The FIR is lodged under Sections 504, 506, 323, 385, 420 and 37 of the Indian Penal Code and is...
Well-Qualified Husband Quitting Job To Avoid Paying Maintenance To Wife Can't Be Appreciated In Civilized Society: Orissa HC
The Orissa High Court has remarked that a well-qualified husband, who quits his job to sit idle and remains unemployed in order to deprive his wife of maintenance, cannot be appreciated in a civilised society. While deciding a maintenance dispute, the Single Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy further observed –“Remaining unemployed is one thing and sitting idle having qualification...
Magistrate Can Cancel Bail Granted By High Court For Violating Conditions When Specifically Authorised To Do So: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate can cancel bail given by High Court for violating bail conditions, when the former is specifically authorized to do so.In the instant case, the petitioners were given bail by the High Court which was subsequently cancelled by the Magistrate Court for violating the bail conditions. The petitioners challenged the order of the Magistrate on the...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Law Student's Appeal Against Penalty Imposed For Indulging In Malpractice During Exams
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by a law student challenging an order of the single judge which upheld the order of Karnataka State Law University, not permitting her to take future exams for indulging in malpractise during an examination.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun dismissed the appeal filed by Arthi B and said “The...
'Luxury Litigation': Delhi High Court Dismisses SBI's Plea To Expunge Magistrate's Remarks Suggesting Collusion In Loan Default Case
Remarking that the State Bank of India (SBI) was pursuing a “luxury litigation”, the Delhi High Court dismissed the bank's petition which sought to expunge remarks made by a Magistrate which pointed to a lack of due diligence on the part of SBI in recovery of loan amount and further indicated collusion with the defaulter.Justice Dharmesh Sharma commented, “This is a luxury litigation...