Delhi High Court Bar Association Hosts Second Edition Of 'Fight For Justice Awards 2024' To Honour Litigants

The Delhi High Court Bar Association on Friday hosted the second edition of “Fight for Justice Awards 2024” to honour litigants for their cases which have resulted in landmark rulings.The awards were presented by Supreme Court judge, Justice N Kotiswar Singh as the Chief Guest of the function. The award ceremony was hosted at The Stein Auditorium, Indian Habitat Centre. The organizers of...

'Complete Misuse Of Police Powers In Filing FIR': Rajasthan High Court Nixes Extortion Case By One Minor Girl Against Another

While quashing an FIR registered on the complaint of a 17-year-old girl alleging extortion by a 15-year-old girl, Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court questioned its registration without verification of basic facts, adding that the FIR indicated a complete abuse of police powers. A single-judge bench of Justice Arun Monga in its order observed:“It is rather unfathomable as to how at...

In 31 Months, Three Out Of Four Bombay HC Benches Recuse From Hearing Plea To Clear Father Stan Swamy's Name From Bhima-Koregaon Case

Last month, Bombay High Court judge Justice Revati Mohite-Dere recused from hearing a plea filed in December 2021 by the next of kin of Father Stan Swamy, who sought clearing the now deceased (Swamy's) name from the Bhima-Koregaon case.The plea filed by Father Fraser Mascarenhas, the former principal of Xavier's College in Mumbai, recently came up for hearing before a bench of...

Accused Belongs To Lower Strata Of Society, Doesn't Have Finances To Approach SC: MP HC Releases Man Who Was Made 'Scapegoat' In Fraud Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the release of a petitioner's father, who had been imprisoned for nearly a year without substantial evidence linking him to the charges under the IPC for being the director of a company which had been accused of financial fraud. The court discussed that the petitioner could have either availed the remedy under 226 or approached the Supreme Court but...

Pendency Of Criminal Case Can't Disqualify Individual From Exercising Right To Long Term Opportunities Abroad: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere pendency of a criminal case does not automatically disqualify an individual from exercising their right to seek long-term opportunities abroad.Justice Sanjeev Narula said that denying Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to an individual due to mere pendency of FIRs, without any conviction or finding of guilt, constitutes an...

Assigning Mark/Exhibit To Document In Criminal Trial Is A Ministerial Function, Immaterial During Recording Evidence: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the act of assigning an exhibit or a mark to a document was a ministerial function meant to identify the document presented before the Court, and such assignment is immaterial at the time of recording evidence.The bench of Justice Arun Monga held that even if a document was assigned an exhibit but later found not to be duly proved in accordance with law or...

Allahabad HC Temporarily Restrains Ex-IPS Officer, His Wife From Making 'Defamatory' Posts Against UP CM Advisor

The Allahabad High Court on Friday temporarily restrained former Indian Police Service officer and political activist Amitabh Thakur and his wife, Nutan Thakur, from publishing any information, videos, or content that could harm the reputation of Awanish Kumar Awasthi, a former Indian Administrative Service officer and chief advisor to State's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A bench...

[MP Public Trusts Act] No Mandate On Registrar To Send Matter For Transfer Of Trust Property To Civil Court: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an order by the Registrar of Public Trusts, which denied permission to transfer immovable properties from one trust to another owned by the same person. The Court was presided over by Justice Subodh Abhyankar and discussed Section 14 of the M.P. Public Trusts Act, 1951 which enumerates that the Registrar's refusal to approve the transaction should...

Pension Or Retiral Benefits Of Govt Employee Can Only Be Withheld When Cognizance Is Taken On Police Report Before Retirement: MP High Court

In a recent judgement, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh held merely on the basis of a complaint or report against the government servant before the date of retirement, he cannot be deprived of his right to a pension or other retiral dues. There must be cognizance of the complaint or report of a police officer on the date of retirement.The Counsel for the petitioner argued that withholding...

Accused To Be Produced Before Magistrate Within 24 Hours From 'Apprehension', Not From Official Arrest: Telangana High Court

Addressing the subject of detention and production of accused persons, the Telangana High Court recently said that the 24-hour period for producing a person before a magistrate is to be calculated from the moment a person is apprehended, not from when the arrest is officially recorded.A division bench comprising of Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice N. Tukaramji said, "Accordingly, this Bench...

National Highways Dept Cannot Deny Payment Of Compensation Amount Merely Based On Objection Due To Title Dispute: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently directed the National Highways Department to disburse the compensation amount to a man who had a better title to the property but was not given compensation due to a title dispute. Justice N Satish Kumar noted that the objection was made after a long time which showed an attempt to make inroads the property sold in 1972. “This Court is of the view...

7 Yrs After Husband's Accidental Death By Falling From Running Train, Jharkhand High Court Grants ₹8 Lakh Compensation To Widow

The Jharkhand High Court has granted Rs 8 Lakh along with interest as compensation to the widow of a man who died in 2017 after accidentally falling from a running train, setting aside a decision by the Railway Claims Tribunal which had rejected her claim. In doing so the high court ruled that the deceased was a bona fide passenger, despite the absence of a ticket during the inquest...