Karnataka High Court Calls For Higher Penalty On Pet Owners Who Don't Clean Their Pet's Excrement In Public Parks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state authorities to increase the penalty amount to be imposed on dog owners, who or whose dogs, are found to be conducting themselves irresponsibly in treating and cleaning of the excrement of their pets in public parks. This penalty amount the court said would be higher than that which is imposed on the "other class of people" who breach...

Dhanush's Film Company Approaches Madras High Court Against Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan Over Use Of Movie Clipping In Netflix Documentary

Actor Dhanush's film production company Wunderbar Films has approached the Madras High Court against actor Nayanthara, her husband and director Vignesh Sivan, their production company Rowdy Pictures Private Limited, Los Gatos Production Services India LLB over the use of video clippings from the movie "Naanum Rowdy Dhaan" for the Netflix documentary "Nayanthara: Beyind the Fairytale"...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response In Plea For CBI Probe Into ADM Naveen Babu's Death, Calls For Case Diary

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 27) directed the investigating officer to produce the case diary and file a statement regarding the investigation into death of former Kannur ADM Naveen Babu.Naveen Babu's wife had moved the High Court seeking CBI investigation into the death of her husband. The petition came before the bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas.Naveen Babu was found...

Hema Committee Report: Kerala High Court Directs SIT To Nominate Nodal Officer To Prevent Witness Intimidation

The Kerala High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team, probing offences after publication of Justice Hema Committee Report, to nominate a nodal officer to prevent alleged intimidation and threatening of witnesses by the accused or other persons.The Special Bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C. S. Sudha directed the SIT to publicize the name and contact details...

Remark 'Absconded' From Service Adverse In Nature, Casts Stigma; Cannot Be Passed Without Following Proper Procedure: Allahabad High Court

While deciding a case of termination of services of a government employee, the Allahabad High Court has held that mentioning that the employee “absconded” from service will cast a stigma on the employee as the word suggests that the employee deliberately fled from his work. It was held that such a remarks adversely affects the employee.The Court held that an order casting stigma on such...

Rampant For Political Rivals To Drag Opponents In Case To Ruin Political Career: Rajasthan HC Asks SP To Monitor Probe In FIR Against Sarpanch

In a plea for quashing an FIR filed against a Sarpanch, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed the Superintendent of Police (SP) to personally monitor the investigation observing that in an era where it was rampant for political rivals to drag their opponents in a case to damage their political career it was appropriate to direct the police to conduct an impartial probe. The...

Regularizing Contractual Employees Appointed Against Public Policy Bad In Law: Telangana HC Declares S.10-A Of 1994 Law Ultra Vires

The Telangana High Court has, in a case pertaining to regularization of contractual employees, declared Section 10-A of the Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalization of Staff Pattern and Pat Structure) Act, 1994 as ultra vires.The provision was challenged for allegedly regularizing illegal appointments made on contractual basis. Division bench of Justice Sujoy Paul...

Allegations Of Wife Quarreling With Husband Not Sufficient To Show Acute Mental Agony: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that allegations of wife quarreling with the husband are not sufficient to show acute mental agony suffered by him so as to seek divorce on grounds of cruelty.Observing that the allegations made by the husband against the wife inflicting cruelty on him were vague in nature, the bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held,“The allegations...

Can't Make Party Suffer For Counsel's Non-Appearance Or Failure To Make Alternate Arrangement For Appearance: Rajasthan High Court

While hearing a writ petition, Rajasthan High Court upheld an order of the trial court that set aside an ex-parte decree against the respondents on the ground that the counsel of the respondents had underwent eye surgery and thus owing to his health conditions, he was not able to make an appearance before the court for the proceedings.The bench of Justice Nupur Bhati held that merely because...

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Suspended TMC Youth Vice-President In Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Santanu Banerjee, who was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore cash for jobs recruitment scam.Banerjee was one of the many key figures who were arrested by the ED in connection with the scam.In an order granting him bail, subject to stringent conditions, Justice Suvra Ghosh...

No Bail U/S 479(1) BNSS On Completing Half Or 1/3rd Sentence If Accused Booked In Multiple Cases: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the bail plea of 73-year-old K Ramakrishna, former Chairman of Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha and Sri Guru Sarvabhauma Souhanda Credit Co-operative Ltd, booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, for allegedly de-frauding the bank to the tune of Rs.1,553 Crores by creating fictitious documents and granting loan in favour of...

No Amendment Of Plaint After Conclusion Of Evidence If It Alters Nature Of Suit Or Prejudices Accrued Rights Of Defendants: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that amendments in pleadings that alter the fundamental nature of a suit or prejudice accrued rights of the opposing party cannot be permitted.The Court observed that a proposed amendment sought after the conclusion of evidence, which changes the very nature of the plaint and the source of title claimed by the plaintiff, is impermissible and prejudicial...