Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To AAP MLA Jaswant Singh In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday granted bail to Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Jaswant Singh in money laundering case. Singh is an MLA from Punjab's Amargarh constituency and was arrested by ED in November, 2023.Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu granted bail to Singh. However a detailed order is awaited.Jaswant Singh was booked under PMLA for allegedly being a director and guarantor of...

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Film Director Sreekumar Menon Filed By Film Actress

The Kerala High Court quashed the case against film and ad director Sreekumar Menon by prominent Malayalam movie actress. Justice S. Manu found that the offences alleged against him is unsustainable based on the allegations made against the director.The FIR was filed in Thrissur East Police Station and the case was pending before the Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court -I, Thrissur. He...

Relationship Between Army Person's Disease & Service Rendered Needs To Be Established To Claim Disability Pension: Punjab & Haryana High Court

While directing to grant disability pension to an army officer, the Punjab & Haryana High Court said that the "causal nexus" between the disability and the service rendered by him in the military service, needs to be established.The officer who was suffering from an eye disease ( drooping eyelid and imperfection in the eyes curvature) was denied the benefit of disability pension, on...

Court Can Exercise Inherent Powers U/S 482 CrPC In Domestic Violence Proceedings: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Court can exercise its inherent power under Section 482 CrPC on proceedings under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Pankaj Jain said, "The scheme of the Act of 2005 (Domestic Violence Act) provides that all proceedings under Section 12 of the Act of 2005 are to be governed by the provisions of...

Not Lawful For Magistrate To Direct Preliminary Inquiry Into Sexual Assault Allegations Made In S. 156 (3) CrPC Application: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is neither desirable nor lawful for a Magistrate, dealing with a Section 156 (3) plea containing sexual assault allegations, to direct a preliminary investigation/inquiry by police and to place reliance on the police report submitted in favour of the proposed accused. The Court observed that such an approach of the magistrate is not...

Govt Should Bring Regulations To Exempt Nurseries From Land Acquisition, Reliance On GOs 'Must Stop Forthwith': Karnataka High Court

While hearing a plea pertaining to the acquisition of a land claimed to be used as a nursery, the Karnataka High Court has said that the reliance on a 1987 government order exempting Nurseries (Plant nursery) from land acquisition must stop forthwith.In doing so the high court further said, that if the acquiring authorities want to exempt nurseries from land acquisition, it can do it only...

Subsequent Police Report Not Invalid Merely Because Court's Permission For Further Investigation Was Not Taken: Kerala High Court

While hearing plea to quash an FIR containing allegations of attempt to murder, the Kerala High Court held that an additional or a subsequent police report cannot be held as invalid just because the investigation officer did not seek the court's permission before conducting further investigation.In doing so, the high court while emphasizing the need to obtain the court's permission as a...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 28 - November 03, 2024

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 559 to 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 572Nominal Index:M/s BK Polimex India Private Limited vs Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 559 Deepak Deshmukh vs Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 560Maruti Krishana Naik & Ors. vs. M/s. Advani Oerlikon Ltd. & Anr.,2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 561Andreas Stihl Private Limited versus The Joint Commissioner of State Tax &...

Why Only Two International Flights From Chandigarh Airport? High Court Seeks Response From Union, Punjab Govt

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought affidavit from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Punjab Government on why there are only two international flights from Chandigarh International airport.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal said, "There is also no explanation coming from the Chandigarh International Airport Authority Limited as to why there are only two...

Watching Woman Or Capturing Her Images Not Voyeurism U/S 354C IPC Unless In Circumstances Where She Would Expect Privacy: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the offence of voyeurism under Section 354C of IPC will not attract when a woman's photos were clicked by two men, while she was standing in front of her house without any secrecy.Justice A. Badharudeen made it clear that the offence is attracted only upon watching or capturing images of a woman engaging in a 'private act' as mentioned under the...

Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Notice To Jindal Global University On LLM Student's Plea Against Declaration Of His Answer-Sheet As 'AI-Generated'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday sought response of O.P Jindal Global University on an LLM student's plea challenging the decision of the university to declare his submission in an exam as "AI-generated."Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri while listing the matter for November 14, issued notice to the University.Kaustubh Shakkarwar, a lawyer by profession filed the writ petition...

In Case Of Defects In Service Of Notice Mere Correction In Postal Envelopes Not Sufficient, Fresh Notice Must Be Issued: AP High Court

While hearing a review plea, the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently said that mere corrections in postal envelopes are insufficient to cure defects in service of notice, emphasizing that when an incorrect address is discovered, the proper course is to correct the address in the main proceedings and issue fresh notices.In doing so the court said that the review petitioners had not been given...