Allahabad High Court Questions Credentials Of Man Who Moved PIL To Protect 17th Century Agra's 'Hammam'

The Allahabad High Court on Monday questioned the credentials of the petitioner who moved a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) plea seeking protection of the heritage building [17th-century Hammam (public bath) in Agra], claiming that it is facing the potential danger of being demolished by “illegal and unauthorised persons”.A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas...

Telangana HC Directs Intermediate Education Board To Accept Exam Fees Of Students From Unrecognized Colleges Without Imposing Late Fee

While hearing an association's plea against imposition of "exorbitant penalties" on its colleges operating in mixed occupancy buildings for academic year 2024-2025, the Telangana High Court directed the State Intermediate Education Board (TGBIE) to accept the examination fee of students without insisting on payment of late fee Rs. 2,500.This the court said would be subject to the condition...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order On Admissibility Of State's, CBI's Appeal Demanding Death Sentence For RG Kar Convict

The Calcutta High Court has reserved its order on the admissibility of appeals by the state of West Bengal and CBI against the life sentence awarded to Sanjoy Roy who was convicted of rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.Both authorities have demanded a death sentence for the convict after the sessions court held that the crime did not fall into the rarest...

Armstrong Murder Case: Madras HC Invites Suggestions To Beef Up Security Following Reports Of Bomb Exchange Happening On Court Premises

The Madras High Court on Monday raised concerns about the security in the High Court premises in light of the allegation that the persons accused in connection with the murder of BSP leader Armstrong were handed over country bombs inside the court campus. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman thus invited suggestions from the bar bodies for increasing...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea Filed By Gopan Swami's Family Against Exhumation Of His Body From Samadhi Site

The Kerala High Court today closed the writ petition filed by late Gopan Swami's family (wife and children) after exhumation of his body from the Samadhi site.His family had approached the High Court against the order of the District Administration, permitting the exhumation of the body. Today, when the matter was taken up, Justice C.S.Dias noted that the body has been exhumed as per...

Two Judicial Officers Sworn In As Additional Judges Of Andhra Pradesh High Court

Two judicial officers were sworn in as additional judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday (January 25).Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur administered the Oath to the newly appointed judges.The list of additional judges appointed is as follows:1) Justice Avadhanam Hari Haranadha Sarma2) Justice Dr. Yadavalli Lakshmana RaoThe Centre had notified the appointment of the judicial...

Madhya Pradesh HC Asks Registrar IT, Additional DGP SCRB To Explain Steps Taken For Seamless Requisitioning & Transmission Of Case Diaries

The Superintendents of Police of four districts told the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that as per the present system of communication the requisition of case diaries is sent through Radio/Wireless Message or WhatsApp to the district's Nodal Officer who further sends it to the concerned police station, wherein sometimes, the communication is delayed or goes missing. The...

Bar On Bail Under NDPS Act Not Attracted When No Contraband Recovered From Accused Who Was Merely In Contact With Co-Accused: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that mere contact with co-accused person found in possession of a contraband cannot be treated to be corroborative material in absence of substantive material found against such an accused.Justice Amit Mahajan said that when no recovery is affected from an accused, merely because such an accused was allegedly in touch with the co-accused persons, the bar on grant...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 20 To January 26, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 17 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 27Nominal Index:Amrutha M & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 17MD Imran Reza AND NoBroker Technologies Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 18 Central Warehousing Corporation AND G C Bhat & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 19ABC AND XYZ. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 20 Shekhar AND State of Karnataka & ANR....

Time Spent To Defend Reassessment Notice Issued Without Following Procedure Doesn't Extend Limitation For Revenue When Issuing Fresh Notice: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that if the Revenue issues a reassessment notice to an assessee under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 without following due procedure, it cannot later issue fresh reassessment notice beyond the prescribed period, claiming that time spent on earlier litigation is to be excluded for the purposes of computing limitation.A division bench of Acting Chief...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking De-Recognition Of Aam Aadmi Party For Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking de-recognition of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that it violated a Supreme Court ruling mandating publishing of criminal antecedents by candidates and political parties.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the plea moved by...

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief To Family Seeking 'Postmortem Sperm Retrieval' Of Deceased Man For Potential Use In Assisted Reproductive Therapy

The Delhi High Court recently ordered that Postmortem Sperm Retrieval (PMSR) procedure be conducted on a man who committed suicide in the national capital on January 22.Justice Sachin Datta was dealing with a plea moved by the parents and sister of the deceased seeking that his semen be preserved through PMSR, a process which allows retrieval of viable sperm from a deceased individual...