Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks State's Response On Plea By Jailed MP Amritpal Singh's Alleged Aide Gurmeet Bukkanwala Against NSA Detention

The High Court has sought response from the Punjab, Union Government and other authorities on plea filed by Gurmeet Singh Gill @ Gurmeet Singh Bukkanwala, an alleged aide of jailed MP Amritpal Singh, challenging his detention under National Security Act (NSA). Bukkanwala is currently lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail. The bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal...

"Woman's Autonomy Not Defined By Family Obligation": HC Rejects Father's Plea For Custody Of Adult Daughter Living Separately From Husband

Observing that "the identity and autonomy of an adult woman are not defined by her relationships or familial obligations", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has rejected the habeas corpus plea of a father who sought custody of his 30-year-old daughter, allegedly for sending her back to her matrimonial home.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "the Constitution safeguards her right to live...

Not Enough Evidence To Suggest Accused Conspired With Primary Accused: Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To One In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to one of the accused, Mohammed Javed, in the tailor Kanhaiyalal murder case that took place in 2022, on the grounds that prima facie there was not enough evidence to suggest that the appellant conspired with the primary accused.The division bench of Justice Praveer Bhatnagar and Justice Pankaj Bhandari was hearing the criminal appeal filed by the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Convicts DSP In 1995 Custodial Death Case

The Punjab and Haryana has convicted a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) on count of murder, in a 1995 custodial death case.The Court was hearing an appeal filed by Punjab Government and complainant against acquittal of the DSP. One Gamdoor Singh was brutally tortured in police custody and succumbed to the injuries later. Along with three other police officer the Court held the DSP...

Will You Write Off Loans Of Wayanad Landslide Victims? High Court Asks Centre, Calls For "Carrying Capacity Assessment" Of Hills To Limit Tourists

Continuing hearing in the suo moto case initiated in the aftermath of devastating Wayanad landslides, the Kerala High Court today asked the Central government and the National Disaster Management Authority whether it is willing to write off personal loans, motor vehicle loans and housing loans availed by members of the affected families.Section 13 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005...

High Court Notes "Lapses" In Mumbai Police's Probe Into Murder Of ShivSena (UBT) Corporator During FB Live, Transfers Investigation To CBI

The Bombay High Court on Friday transferred the investigation in the murder case of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray Faction) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Ghosalkar, 41, was shot dead during a Facebook Live by his political rival Mauris Noronha on February 8, 2024. Soon after the incident, Noronha too allegedly committed suicide. Pointing several...

Trial Against Person With Alzheimer's Must Be Postponed Under CrPC & BNSS If Accused Incapable Of Making His Defence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a person accused in a criminal case but incapable of making defence due to Alzheimer's Dementia is entitled to protection under the CrPC and The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.Chapter XXV of CrPC pertains to provisions for accused persons of unsound mind. It includes persons suffering from unsound mind or mental retardation. Chapter XXVII...

Chhattisgarh High Court Initiates Suo Moto PIL Over Death Of Bastar's Tribal Girl Due To An Unknown Disease

The Chhattisgarh High Court has initiated a Suo Moto PIL over the death of a tribal girl in the state's Bastar district due to an unknown disease. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru took note of a newspaper item published in Times of India with the heading Tribal girl dies of unknown disease in Bastar with the sub-heading 'Typhoid test reports...

MP High Court Pulls Up Then Gwalior Collector For Demolishing Shops Despite Interim Protection Order, Refrains From Initiating Contempt

The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a plea against lease termination and subsequent demolition of certain shops in 2022 expressed its displeasure with the then Collector, Gwalior for "giving a lame excuse" that since he was not a party to the matter he was unaware about the court's interim order protecting the shopkeepers from dispossession. The high court while stopping...

BNSS Gives Wider Protection To Accused Of Unsound Mind Or Intellectual Disability, Will Apply Retrospectively: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that protection afforded to an accused of unsound mind or with intellectual disability under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 has wider scope and will thus apply retrospectively, to pending applications.Chapter XXV of CrPC pertains to provisions for accused persons of unsound mind. It includes persons suffering from unsound mind or...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against IIT Graduate Who Developed Software Tool To Reduce Time For Booking Railway Tatkal Tickets

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated under the Railways Act against an IIT Graduate and startup founder, who developed a software tool using which Railway Tatkal tickets would be generated within 45 seconds instead of the usual 5 to 7 minutes it would take on the railway website.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by...

Telangana High Court Quashes Tax Authority's Show Cause Notices To Assessee As Demand Was Settled Under State's One Time Settlement Scheme

The Telangana High Court recently quashed two show cause notices issued by the tax authority to a company, demanding tax which was already settled under the state government's One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme, while noting that there was "no allegation of fraud" committed by the company in the notices. A division bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao in its August...