Lalita Kumari Guidelines Not Followed Strictly In Punjab, Complaints Kept Pending To Extort Money: HC Directs DGP To Ensure FIRs Are Lodged Without Delay

Observing that in majority of the cases the police officials either hold inquiry in every complaint received or keep the complaint pending for several days, "just to extort money from the poor and innocent victims of crimes" in Punjab, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Director-General of Police (DGP) to ensure FIRs are registered without delay.The Court noted that "it...

In Acquittal Due To Compromise/Hostile Witness, Unjustified For Authorities To Put Honourable Acquittal Test In False Cases: Madhya Pradesh HC

In a case concerning acquittal of an individual in a criminal case on account of witnesses turning hostile, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed it is unjustified for the authorities to apply the test of honourable acquittal especially when the initial case was itself false.In doing so the court said that the respondent authorities had not justified how the acquittal of...

Mother Is Best Judge To Decide Interest Of Growing Baby: Karnataka HC Directs NIMHANS To Consider Giving Nurse 120 Day Child Care Leave

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which directed National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to "consider grant" of Child Care Leave (CCL) to a nurse for a period of 120 days and extend CCL benefits' within eight weeks.In doing so the court underscored that NIMHANS as State's instrumentality has to be...

Allahabad HC Seeks Outcome Details From Home Ministry On BJP Worker's Representation To Cancel Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir), seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship, the Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the Union Home Ministry about the outcome of the representation-cum-complaint received by it from the PIL petitioner seeking the...

S.34 Application Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because Approach Of Court Should Be Not To Interfere With Award: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee have held that the Arbitral Award should not be interfered with lightly, the same does not imply that applications filed under Section 34 ought to be rejected only on the grounds that the approach of the Court should be not to interfere with the award. Additionally, the court held that both the parties,...

ADM Naveen Babu's Wife Moves Kerala High Court Seeking CBI Probe, Says Possibility Of Homicidal Hanging Cannot Be Ruled Out

A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court by the wife of deceased ADM Naveen Babu seeking a CBI investigation into her husband's tragic death.CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya who was accused of abetting the suicide of Naveen Babu was granted bail by the Thalassery Sessions Court in the first week of November. The plea stated that ADM Naveen Babu...

Private Contracts Between Parties For Appointment Of Arbitrator Different From Statutory Appointment Of Arbitrators: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that cases where appointment of arbitrators is through contracts which contemplate such appointment and statutory appointment of arbitrators are two separate classes to cases and the same are distinguishable on facts.National Highways Authority of India approached the High Court against order of the Additional District Judge, POCSO Act, Bijnor...

Not Always Possible To Send Notice Before Making Adverse Remarks Against An Authority: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court while dismissing a case for expunging the adverse remarks made against a police officer, observed that such remarks were absolutely necessary to take an appropriate decision in that order. Justice A. Badharudeen said that in such a case, it will be difficult to issue notice to the officer before making such observation."...such a finding by the learned Special Judge...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Mankind Pharma, Restrains Use Of 'Mankind Agri Seeds' Mark

Granting relief to pharmaceutical company "Mankind Pharma", the Delhi High Court has recently restrained a Gujarat based agricultural goods manufacturer entity from using "Mankind Agri Seeds'" mark while advertising or selling its products. Justice Amit Bansal passed the interim order in favour of Mankind Pharma in its trademark infringement suit against Mankind Agri Seeds, observing that a...

'Father Stan Swamy Has Taken Efforts For Tribal Welfare' : Madras High Court Allows Installation Of His Statute In Private Land

The Madras High Court has allowed a man to install a stone pillar containing Father Stan Swamy's photo on his private land, honoring the work done by the latter for the Tribal persons. Quashing a notice issued by the State authorities, Justice M Dhandapani remarked that Fr Stan Swamy had taken a lot of efforts for the welfare of the tribal persons. The court also noted that citizens had...

Wife Must Show Cogent Reasons To Transfer Matrimonial Proceedings Instituted By Her, Mere Transferrable Job Not Ground: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the transfer of matrimonial cases cannot be allowed merely on the ground that the wife being in transferable job has shifted to another place.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "In case; if wife in question is employed in a transferable job, she cannot be permitted to seek transfer nay repeated transfer(s) of the matrimonial related litigation(s) if her...

Kerala High Court Quashes Punishment On Sub-Engineer At Kerala State Electricity Board Invoked Based On 'Factum Valet' Doctrine

The Kerala High Court quashed the punishment imposed upon a Sub-Engineer of the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) and exonerated him from all the charges for the delay in issuance of a provisional assessment order, which was imposed by the disciplinary authority by invoking the doctrine of Factum Valet. For context, the doctrine of Factum Valet which means that an act that was...