Insurer Has To Pay Claimants, Recover Amount From Vehicle Owner In Absence Of Valid Permit At The Time Of Accident: Karnataka HC Reiterates

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that even though the vehicle which causes an accident does not hold a valid permit and fitness certificate at the time of accident, the insurance company is liable to pay the compensation amount due to the claimants and recover it from the vehicle's owner.A single judge bench of Justice T G Shivashankare Gowda refused to accept the contention of...

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against State President Of Muslim Students Federation For 'Insulting Women'

The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) State President, Navas P K for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former leaders of Haritha which is the girl's wing of the MSF.The crime was registered for offences punishable under Sections 354A(i), (iv) (sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment) and 509 (word,...

ED Arrest Illegal If Not Based On Well Documented 'Reason To Believe' U/S 19 PMLA: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea of an industrialist accused of money laundering, challenging ED arrest, observing that grounds of arrest explicitly reveal and point to the effect that the Arresting Officer had conveyed his intention, reasons, grounds and belief to arrest the petitioner.Neeraj Saluja was accused of illegally diverting over Rs.1,500 crores from the...

Jharkhand High Court Weekly Round-Up: 30 September – 6 October, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 152-157]Anand Kumar Dangi v. State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 152Kavita Devi @ Kabbo Devi and Ors vs Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 153The State of Jharkhand vs Pawan Kumar Singh 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 154Budhu Nag Chatar V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 155M/s Pama Pharmaceuticals V. The Ranchi Municipal Corporation 2024 LiveLaw...

MP High Court Calls For Maintenance Of CCTVs In Police Stations, Failure To Provide Footage Will Attract Action Against SHO, Others Involved

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for proper maintenance of CCTV CCTV cameras installed in police stations, to preserve citizens' fundamental rights. The single bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore said that henceforth, failure to provide footage of the CCTV cameras in police stations will disciplinary action against the Station House Officer concerned and other...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Convict Who Spent 17 Years In Jail By According Benefit Of Doubt

The Allahabad High Court last week acquitted a man convicted for the offence of murder by a Sessions Court in May 2013 and sentenced to life imprisonment, as it noted that there were material contradictions in the statement of the informant and the eye-witness. The acquittal has been granted based on the benefit of the doubt. A bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan and Justice Mohd...

Take Proper Safety Measures While Burning Ravan Effigy On Dussehra; No High-Decibel DJs During Durga Puja: Orissa HC To Cuttack Authorities

The Orissa High Court has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cuttack to ensure that no high-decibel DJs or loud music is played during the upcoming Durga Puja festivities. It has also ordered the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) as well as the Commissionerate of Police to coordinate for smooth celebration of 'Ravan Podi Utsav' (Ravan effigy burning).A special Division Bench of...

Kerala High Court Criticizes Magistrate For Taking Cognizance Against Unauthorised Use Of Elephant Under 'Non-Existing Provision'

While hearing a matter on use of elephants in a festival without permission, the Kerala High Court said that taking cognizance of an offence is not a mechanical process but a "solemn function", adding that the court taking cognizance is not a rubber stamp of the investigating agency. In doing so, the high court quashed the proceedings before the Magistrate's court which had taken cognizance...

Calcutta High Court Declines To Stay Shifting Of NCLT Premises, Says Lawyer's Inconvenience No Grounds To Interfere With Policy Decision

The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere in the proposed shift of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) premises to Rajarhat, Kolkata, on the grounds raised by several advocates that it would be difficult for them to commute to the new location which was in the outskirts of the city.A single bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar held:It would not be proper for this Court to stay...

Failure To Mention That Person Seeking Anticipatory Bail Is Abroad At Time Of Making Application Is "Suppression Of Materials Fact": Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that a person apprehending arrest should mention whether he is in India or abroad, while filing an anticipatory bail plea. The Court held that such information can influence the decision of the Court in granting bail and therefore it is a 'material fact'. It thus directed the Registry to keep a field in anticipatory bail application where the applicant has...

Ashneer Grover, Wife Move Delhi High Court Seeking Quashing Of EOW FIR After Settlement With BharatPe

Former BharatPe Managing Director Ashneer Grover, his wife Madhuri Jain Grover and various others have moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing's FIR (EOW) registered last year after recent settlement of their disputes with the fintech company.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh heard the matter on October 03 and directed the APP appearing for Delhi Police...

S.105 Of AP Reorganisation Act Contemplates Only One-Way Transfer Of Pending Cases From Andhra Pradesh To Telangana: High Court

The Telangana High Court has clarified that Section 105 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 only contemplates a one-way transfer of pending proceedings from the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh to the newly formed state of Telangana, and not vice versa.In doing so, the high court dismissed an appeal challenging the jurisdiction of a Commercial Court in Hyderabad to hear a suit...