BJP Legislator CT Ravi Booked For Abusing Female Congress Leader Gets Interim Protection From Karnataka High Court Till January 30

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Thursday (January 23) asked the State not to precipitate till January 30 any action against BJP Legislator CT Ravi booked for allegedly using derogatory words against Congress Legislator Laxmi Hebbalkar inside the State Council at Belagavi.After hearing the arguments for some time, Justice M Nagaprasanna in its order dictated, "Heard parties....

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Response On MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Seeking Expeditious Decision On Bail Plea In UAPA Case

Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking expeditious ruling by the trial court on his second regular bail plea in connection with a terror funding case. Justice Vikas Mahajan sought response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and listed the matter for hearing next on January 30. Rashid has sought directions to the trial court judge to expedite...

Advocate Not Liable To Verify Fake Documents Provided By Client For Firm Registration To Evade Tax: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court stated that an advocate is not liable to verify fake documents provided by a client for registration of a firm to evade tax.The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary was dealing with a case where an advocate had moved a petition for anticipatory bail in a case registered under sections 406/420/468/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 132 (1) (b)/131...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre On PIL To Appoint Adequate Number Of Experts To Examine And Certify Electronic Evidence

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (January 23) issued notice to the Union of India while hearing a petition seeking a direction to designate adequate number of examiners/experts under section 79-A of the Information Technology Act for examining and certifying electronic evidence.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anajaria and Justice M I Arun issued notice to the Union Government on...

PIL On Inaction Against 'Illicit Liquor Trade': Madhya Pradesh HC Directs Indore Excise Commissioner To Decide Representation In 4 Weeks

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Excise Commissioner, Indore to take a decision on a representation regarding inaction against liquor merchants for carrying alleged illicit trade of liquor in Jhabua, Alirajpur and Dhar districts.The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Rusia observed, “The petitioner has made representation...

Briefing Standing Counsel, Obtaining Approvals From Officials Not 'Sufficient Cause' For Condoning Delay In Filing Appeal: Delhi High Court

While rejecting an appeal moved by Delhi Government's Directorate of Education, the Delhi High Court has ruled that obtaining approvals from officials of its departments and briefing the standing counsel are not “sufficient cause” for application of condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. “In any event, in our considered view the aforesaid plea taken by the appellant...

Geographical Restrictions On Prisoners Visiting Family Under Police Escort Doesn't Violate Fundamental Rights: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that the geographical restrictions on escort visits of prisoners to see their family–restricting it to within the state except in the case of death of near relatives, are based on practical considerations and do not violate prisoners' fundamental rights.An escort visit generally denotes a visit under escort to any place by a prisoner.The petitioner, a...

Delhi Riots: High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Release Compensation Amount To Victims Based On Claims Commission Recommendations

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Government to release compensation amount to various victims of the 2020 North-East Delhi riots based on the recommendations of the Claims Commission.Justice Sachin Datta was dealing with a batch of 20 petitions moved by various victims of the riots seeking compensation in accordance with Delhi Government's “Assistance Scheme for the Help...

Bank Fraud | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under PMLA On Grounds Of Long Incarceration

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to the former director of SEL Textiles Limited Neeraj Saluja in a money laundering case, accused of diverting loan amount for purposes other than what it was sanctioned for.Justice NS Shekhawat noted that "the petitioner was arrested in the present case on 18.01.2024 and continues to be in custody for the last more than 01 year. Even though,...

NSA Detainee And MP Amritpal Singh Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Release To Attend Parliamentary Session

MP Amritpal Singh who is currently under Preventive Detention under National Security Act (NSA) has filed a plea in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking directions to the Union Government to release him and allow him to attend the parliamentary sessions and Republic Day ceremony on 26th January.If a member is absent from Parliamentary sittings continuously for 60 days, they lose...

Accused's Rights Under Article 21 Prevail Over Restrictions On Grant Of Bail Under NDPS Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the rights of an accused enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India prevail over the restrictions on grant of bail mentioned under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.“I am of the view that the restrictions given under section 37 of NDPS Act cannot take precedence over the petitioner's rights guaranteed...

POSH Act | Any Inappropriate Or Unwelcome Behaviour Affecting Women Is "Sexual Harassment" Regardless Of Intent: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has emphasised that under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act [PoSH Act], the act of sexual harassment itself is given significance and not the intention behind the same. Justice RN Manjula thus observed that in cases under the Act, what has to be looked at is not what the accused thought was 'decent' but how such...