Kerala HC Directs Cochin Devaswom Board To Decide Whether Videography With Mobile Phones Is Permissible In Temples Under Their Management

The Kerala High Court has directed the Cochin Devaswom Board to decide whether videography on mobile phones is permissible in Temples under their management.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice P G Ajithkumar noted that a report regarding the usage of mobile phones filed by Chief Vigilance Officer is pending consideration before the Cochin Devaswom Board. The Court...

Explain Why Case Was Closed And Then On Same Day Extortion FIR Registered Against Ex-MLC H M Ramesh Gowda: Karnataka HC To Police

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 23) asked Amruthahalli police station's SHO to explain why a complaint made against former member of legislative council (MLC) H M Ramesh Gowda was termed as "non cognizable offence" on October 1, and then on the same day an extortion FIR was registered. The high court was hearing a plea moved by Gowda seeking quashing of the FIR, registered on...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Husband's Plea To Determine If Wife Is Transgender

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition filed by a husband for medical examination of his wife to determine her gender at any Central Government hospital in the national capital. Justice Sanjeev Narula remarked that it was a “pure matrimonial dispute" and that a writ petition cannot lie against a private individual.The husband claimed that his wife was transgender...

HC Can Invoke Article 227 To Interfere With Commercial Court's Order If It Suffers From Erroneous Interpretation Of Law: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja, while hearing a writ petition filed under Article 227, had observed that the interpretation of Section 42 of the A&C Act by the District Judge while returning the Section 34 petition to be filed before the High Court was completely erroneous. The Court exercised the supervisory jurisdiction...

Non-Disposal Of Application For Registration U/S 12AA Of IT Act Within 6 Months Doesn't Result In "Deemed Registration”: Bombay High Court

Referring to decision of CIT vs. Harshit Foundation Sehmalpur, the Bombay High Court reiterated that Sec 12AA(2) does not make any provision, to the effect that non-deciding of the registration application u/s 12AA(2) within a period of six months, brought about a deemed registration. The Division Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Firdosh P. Pooniwalla clarified...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Data Breach At Star Health Insurance

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Cyber Security expert Himanshu Pathak seeking a probe into the alleged security breach at Star Health Insurance. Pathak had also filed an interim petition seeking to stay the online business of the company in light of the recent data leak. Justice M Dhandapani dismissed the plea noting that a civil suit filed by the...

Prima Facie Doesn't Target Caste/ Tribal Identity: Delhi HC Grants Transit Bail To Man Over 'Derogatory' Instagram Video On People Of Nagaland

The Delhi High Court has granted transit bail to a man booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for posting an allegedly derogatory and insulting Instagram video on people of Nagaland with the intent to incite communal hatred, enmity and disharmony. Justice Amit Mahajan granted 14 days of transit bail to Akash Tanwar, a resident of...

P&H HC Nixes Asst Commissioner's Order For Ignoring Direction To Hear Case On Merits, Calls For Strict Action Against Insubordination In CGST Hierarchy

The Punjab and Haryana High Court overturned an Assistant Commissioner's order for dismissing an application as time-barred, noting he overstepped his authority despite the Joint Commissioner's directive to consider it on merits. The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma observed that “Assistant Commissioner, a subordinate officer has refused to examine the case on merits and...

Magistrate Can Take Cognisance Of Offence Based On Protest Petition Even If He Declined To Take Cognisance Of Police Report: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Magistrate was empowered to take cognizance of an offense based on a complaint or a protest petition after filing the final report even if he had earlier declined to take cognizance based on the police report. Justice P Dhanabal observed that the Magistrate could take cognizance even if the accused persons were discharged. The...

Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | Allahabad HC Dismisses Recall Plea Against Its Order To Consolidate 15 Suits

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea moved by the Shahi Eidgah Mosque side to recall the HC's January 11, 2024, order consolidating all suits filed in connection with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute at Mathura,Justice Mayank Kumar Jain dismissed the plea at 3:50 pm today. A detailed order is awaited.It may be noted that in January this year, a single judge...

Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of 'Dream 11' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Replica Website

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled in favour of fantasy sports platform “Dream 11” in a trademark and copyright infringement suit against a “replica website” misleading the public by using the former's registered trademark, logo and tagline. Justice Amit Bansal permanently injuncted the defendant website from using Dream 11's trademark, logo or tagline or any deceptively...

State Adding Seats Few Months After Onset Of Recruitment Process But Not Revising Eligibility Cut-Off Date Against 'Equal Opportunity': Rajasthan HC

In a matter concerning recruitment of compounders/ nurses in the AYUSH department, the Rajasthan High Court said that splitting the additional vacancies arising after commencement of the process, into "two fractions" in the guise of the relevant service rules, is illegal and violates the candidates fundamental rights. The high court further said that Rule 16 of Rajasthan Ayurvedic,...