'Not In Solitary Confinement': Bombay HC Dismisses German Bakery Blast Convict's Plea For Transfer To General Barrack In Nashik Jail

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (February 18) dismissed the petition filed by Mirza Himayat Baig, one of the prime convicts in the German Bakery Blast Case, seeking a directive to the jail authorities to shift him from the 'Anda Cell' a high security risk barrack to the general barrack of the Nashik Central Jail. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale held that...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up [February 10-16, 2025]

Nominal Index [Citations 62 - 77]RENU SHARMA AND ORS v. HARYANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 62RAMAN @ SONU v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 63 Aaditya Sharma v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 64Amandeep Singh v. Preet Industries and Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 65Dhanna Ram v. State of Haryana Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 66Ravisan and others v. State of Punjab and others...

MV Act | Tribunal's Approach Insensitive, Found Small Inconsistencies To Throw Out Claim: Gujarat HC Quashes Order Rejecting Compensation

While quashing an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) which had dismissed a claim petition, the Gujarat High Court observed that it was unfortunate that instead of "taking a holistic view" the tribunal had sought to fund minor inconsistencies to throw out the claimant's plea for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. In doing so the court observed that the tribunal had...

Madras HC Declines Student's Plea To Condone Attendance Shortage, Says It Would Amount To Mocking Students Who Attend Classes Regularly

The Madras High Court recently refused relief to a student who had approached the court seeking condonation of deficiency of attendance. Calling him an “unfortunate student who wanted to ride two horses” the bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice C Kumarappan noted that if the court chose to sympathize with the student, it would only be misplaced sympathy and amount to...

Entitlement To Selection Grade Is Based On Sanctioned Cadre Strength, Not Actual Number Of Occupied Posts: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court bench comprising of Justice Deepak Gupta held that the entitlement to Selection Grade is based on the sanctioned cadre strength and not on the actual number of posts occupied. Background facts The plaintiffs were working in different branches in the Thermal Power House of Haryana State Electricity Board (H.S.E.B.). Their designation was...

Meghalaya HC Quashes FIR, Chargesheet Against Ex-DGP Accused Of Misusing Official Vehicle Registration Number

The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday quashed a 2024 FIR and charge sheet filed against the former Director General of Police (DGP) of Meghalaya, Dr Lajja Ram Bishnoi, in connection with a case related to the alleged misuse and tampering of his official vehicle's registration number. In its five-page order, a bench of Justice Biswadeep Bhattacharjee noted that the petitioner had the...

Don't Hesitate To Quash False Cases: Kerala HC Cautions Agencies, Courts Against Misuse Of SC/ST Act By Litigants With 'Evil Thoughts'

The Kerala High Court observed that when complaints with the police do not yield desired results, or when there are failed litigations or pending litigations between the parties, the raising of allegations under the SC/ST (POA) Act gives a strong indication that such allegations may be false.The Court however also observed that the intent behind enacting the SC/ST (POA) Act is to protect...

UP-Haryana Land Dispute | P&H HC Directs Surveyor General Of India To Study Changing Pattern Of Yamuna & Impact On Both States

The Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the Surveyor General of India to examine the changing patterns of Yamuna with the help of revenue agency of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP) in order to study its impact on territories of both the states to resolve land dispute.The Court also directed to erect a bounday pillars between the state after updating the records.Justice Sureshwar Thakur...

'Critiquing Govt A Part Of Freedom Of Speech, Judiciary Also Open To Criticism': Allahabad HC Remarks Orally On Zubair's FIR Quashing Plea

Today, the Allahabad High Court once again extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 19 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech.During the hearing, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava orally remarked that a government can...

1993 Bombay Blasts Case: Abu Salem Moves Bombay High Court Seeking 'Premature Release'

Underworld gangster Abu Salem, one of the prime convicts in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking remission and premature release from the prison at Taloja, where he is serving his life sentence for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. The gangster, through advocate Farhana Shah mentioned his plea before a division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal...

Record In Warrant Cases | Non-Signing Of Witness's Deposition By Magistrate Will Be Fatal To Case: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that non- signing of the deposition of the witnesses, by a Magistrate in a warrant case under Section 275 CrPC ( Section 310 BNSS) would be fatal to the case of the prosecution.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "A bare perusal of the (Section 275(4) CrPC) provision indicates that any evidence taken by the jurisdictional Magistrate, in written...

'Foisted False Case With Malafide Intention': Madras High Court Transfers Cases Against Whistleblower-Journalist To CB-CID

The Madras High Court has recently transferred pending cases against a whistleblower journalist to the Crime Brance – Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) citing that the Commissioner of Police (Vepery) and the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Central Crime Branch) seemed to have foisted false cases with malicious intention. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan observed that though it...