If Accused Dies During Pendency Of Appeal & Fine Imposed Is Stayed Or Deposited Before Death, Appeal Will Abate: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that if an appellant dies during the pendency of the appeal and the fine imposed on him by the trial court has been stayed or if the entire fine amount has been deposited with the Court before death, then the appeal will be abated.The Court observed, "A criminal appeal filed by a convict shall abate if the payment of the fine has been...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs UP Govt To Release Funds For Erecting Boundary At Disputed UP-Haryana Site

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government to release funds for erecting boundary pillars at the disputed sites on the UP-Haryana border.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Financial grants in the said regard be forthwith released, inasmuch as, within a period of three weeks from today, so that the work of erection of boundary...

Political Parties Must 'Finish' Opponents On Electoral Battlefield, Norm Of Attacking Rivals Must Be Strictly Dealt With: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has increased the fine amount from rupees 25,000 to 50,000 for eight CPI(M) leaders and workers who attacked C.Sadanandan Master, which led to the amputation of his legs. The attack took place due to the political rivalry between CPI (M) and RSS workers, since Sadanandan Master, a former SFI member in college, joined the RSS and became the district Upa Karyavahak of the...

Appointment As Govt Pleader Or Public Prosecutor Not A 'Right', No Reservation Provided For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities Under RPwD Act: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has ruled that reservation to persons with benchmark disabilities under Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 cannot be extended while appointing government pleaders and public prosecutors, as they do not have a specific cadre strength, and therefore, no vacancies within a cadre where such reservations can be applied.Section 34 of the Rights...

Customs Department Must Intimate Party About Disposal Of Confiscated Property Both Via Email And On Mobile: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Customs Department must ensure that the intimation of disposal of detained or confiscated property is given to the concerned party both via email as also the mobile number.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma reasoned this will ensure that a party who succeeded in Court or Tribunal against the detention of the property is...

Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association Resolves To Seek Transfer Of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association in its extra ordinary general meeting on Monday (February 17) has resolved to seek the transfer of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal. As per the resolution, the bar body has resolved that, "The House further resolves to take appropriate steps, including seeking transfer of the Hon'ble Chief Justice within the frame work of law to ensure that the faith...

Karnataka High Court Allows ED To Access Aadhar Database For Probing Case Under PMLA

The Karnataka High Court has allowed a petition filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to permit ED to examine the Aadhar database of 21 persons including the identity information or authentication records, while probing a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A single judge,...

Plea In Delhi High Court Over Renaming India As 'Bharat'

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court over the issue of renaming India as 'Bharat' and amending Article I of the Constitution of India. Filed by Namaha, the plea seeks a direction on the Union Government to decide his representation on the issue after the Supreme Court in 2020 refused to entertain a petition for renaming the country but had directed that the plea be treated as...

Cess Levied On Cinema Tickets U/S 3C Of Kerala Local Authorities Entertainment Tax Act Is Constitutionally Valid: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has stated that cess levied on cinema tickets under Section 3C Of Kerala Local Authorities Entertainment Tax Act is constitutionally Valid. “Cess can also mean a tax levied for a special purpose or as an increment to the existing tax and, in given circumstances, a fee. In the case at hand, entertainment tax is already levied under the Act of 1961 and the...

Central Govt Employee's Caste Certificate Issued By State Govt Is To Be Verified By District Caste Verification Committee: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that in case of a Central Government employee, whose caste certificate is issued by the Tahasildar–State Government, it will be the District Caste Verification Committee (DCVC) who is the "rightful authority" to verify the certificate of such a Central Government Employee or proposed Central Government Employee. A single judge, Justice...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Order Directing NLSIU To Provide Reservation To Transgender Persons

The Karnataka High Court on Monday refused to stay a single judge order by which it has directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to provide a reservation of 0.5% to transgender persons, with fee waiver, until it implements the 2014 directions of the Supreme Courts by formulating a reservation for transgender candidates. A division bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao...

Narsinghanand Case | Can A Citizen's Dissatisfaction With State Action Be Considered 'Subversive' Activity? : Asks Allahabad HC On Zubair's Plea

The Allahabad High Court today extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 18 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 asked the complainant's counsel if a...