LS Polls 2024: Allahabad HC Questions JKP Leader Who Intended To Contest Against PM Modi On 19-Day Delay In Filing Election Plea

The Allahabad High Court on Friday questioned a Janhit Kisan Party (JKP) leader, who intended to contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over a 19-day delay in filing an election plea challenging the returning officer's rejection of his nomination form. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh granted the election petitioner (Vijay...

Every Case Where A Man Fails To Marry A Woman Despite Promise Of Marriage Not Rape U/S 376 IPC: Gujarat High Court

While quashing a rape FIR registered against a man for allegedly inducing a woman into a physical relationship on a "promise of marriage", the Gujarat High Court recently said that in every case where a man fails to marry a woman despite such a promise would not attract the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC.The man can be held guilty, the court said, only if its proved that the promise...

[Divorce Law] Parties Staying Separately For Their Jobs Does Not Prove Desertion: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that parties staying separately for jobs does not prove desertion.The parties got married in 1999 and had a child in 2000. The husband was posted in Jhansi, whereas the wife was posted in Auraiya. Since the parties were living separately, the appellant-husband filed a suit for restitution of conjugal rights which was decreed ex-parte in 2004. Later...

Income Tax Authorities Have The Power To Seek Interim Custody Of Currency Notes Produced Before The Magistrate: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that income tax authorities have the power to seek interim custody of currency notes seized and produced before the jurisdictional magistrate by any other officer or authority if there is any reason to believe that the seized currency is part of any asset that has not been disclosed for the purpose of the Income Tax Act.The Division Bench of Justice P. B. Suresh...

'Right To Get Unadulterated Food Fundamental Right' : Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Examine Lacunae In Food Safety & Standards Act

The Kerala High Court has directed the Central Government to look into the lacunae in the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 and its Regulations. The Court stated that it is the duty of the government to have a fool proof Act and Rules to ensure that citizens are given unadulterated food.In this case, the Court was considering whether prosecution could be initiated against Pepsico...

Victimology Not Just About Compensation, But Proportionate Punishment: Jharkhand High Court Confirms Death Sentence In Brutal Rape & Murder Case

The Jharkhand High Court has confirmed the capital punishment for a man convicted of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Ranchi, emphasizing that victimology extends beyond mere compensation.The division judge bench comprising Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary noted, “Victimology is not all about victim compensation, which cannot be a recompense for valuable life lost...

Citizens Have 'Right To Free Speech', Not State's Burden To Ensure That They Only Know Truth: Bombay HC On IT Amendment Rules

The Bombay High Court's 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Justice Atul Chandurkar, while opining that the amendments to the Information and Technology Rules, 2021 are 'unconstitutional' held that the citizens only have the 'right to free speech and expression' but not a 'right to truth' and thus the State cannot claim to have a responsibility to ensure that citizens know only 'truth' and not 'fake or...

NDPS | Does Entire Case Property Need To Be Sent To FSL Or Can A Sample From Each Strip Of Tablets Be Sent For Testing? P&H High Court Explains

The Punjab & Haryana High Court while answering a reference question has said that there is no need to send the entire seized bulk of the contraband tablets under the NDPS Act and only samples of the tablet in homogeneous quantity are sufficient for sending for chemical examination.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "There is no requirement for the sending of...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Shamim Ahmed From Allahabad High Court To Madras High Court

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Shamim Ahmed from Allahabad High Court to the Madras High Court.The notification issued on 20th September read as under,"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Shamim Ahmed,...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Five Additional Judges, Including Justice Victoria Gowri As Permanent Judges Of Madras HC

The Central government has notified teh appointment of five additional judges, including Justice Victoria Gowri as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. The notification dated 20th September 2024 read as under,"In exercise of power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (I) Smt. Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri (ii)...

'Our Orders Are Only On Papers': Gujarat HC Flags State's Silence On 'Specific Queries' On Functioning Of State Child Rights Commission

While hearing a PIL seeking effecting implementation of child protection laws in the state, the Gujarat High Court on Friday orally said that the court's "specific queries"–including functioning of state child rights commission and conducting of social audit, recorded in its earlier order had remained unanswered further questioning how affidavits were being drafted which do not answer...

High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Framing Of Policy For Issuing Revised Punjab Board Exam Certificate As Per Transgender Act, Rules

The Punjab & Haryana High Court issued notice on a plea seeking the formulation of a policy for Punjab board examination certificate for transgender persons in consonance with the provisions of the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons Rules, 2020.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri issued notice to authorities including the Chairperson, the Secretary...