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'Would Be Menace To Society If Released': SIT Opposes Before Karnataka High Court Prajwal Revanna's Plea To Suspend Sentence In Rape Case
Opposing convicted former MP Prajwal Revanna's plea for suspension of life sentence and grant of bail in a rape case, the Special Investigation Team told the Karnataka High Court on Monday (November 24) that if enlarged on bail he is not only likely to indulge in similar offences but would also be a menace to the society.Special Public Prosecutor Professor Ravivarma Kumar arguing for the...
'Absence Of Rules Can't Justify A Ban; State Can't Go Beyond Motor Vehicles Act': Aggregators, Bike-Taxi Owners To Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court today resumed hearing the appeals filed by transport aggregators [Rapido, Uber and Ola] against a single-judge order that had barred bike-taxi operations in the State until guidelines were framed under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Before a bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi, Ola, Uber and a group of bike taxi owners, primarily contended...
Police Can't Refuse To Register FIR On Land Dispossession Complaints By SC/ST Community By Terming It As Civil Dispute: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently noted that the police could not refuse to register FIR based on complaint made by members belonging to Scheduled caste and Scheduled tribe communities alleging dispossession of land, by terming it as civil disputes. Justice Victoria Gowri noted that as per Section 18A of the Schedules castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989,...
'Investigating Agency Has No Power To Debit Freeze Bank Account U/S 106 BNSS': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that an investigating agency has no authority to debit freeze or attach a bank account under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The Court observed that Section 106 merely empowers the police to seize property for the purpose of investigation, whereas attachment of proceeds of crime can be effected only under Section 107 upon an...
'Right To Education Can't Be Hindered': MP High Court Orders Admission Of Type-1 Diabetic Student; Cites Examples Of Global Sporting Icons
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Laxmi Bai National Institute of Physical Education to grant admission to a student with Type 1 diabetes in the B.P.Ed course, noting that his exclusion was arbitrary and discriminatory. The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav further emphasised that the right to pursue education cannot be hindered or forfeited due to...
Dismissal Of SLP Does Not Attract Doctrine Of Merger Though Reasons Stated May Operate As Declaration Of Law Under Article 141: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that dismissal of a Special Leave Petition (SLP), whether by a speaking or non-speaking order, does not lead to merger of the impugned order with the Supreme Court's order. The Court observed that only when leave is granted and appellate jurisdiction is exercised does the doctrine of merger apply.The Court was hearing two review...
'Right To Shelter Not A Shield Against Development': Orissa High Court Upholds Acquisition Of Shantipalli Slum For Redevelopment
The Orissa High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Shantipalli slum-dwellers challenging the action of the government in declining to settle the land in their favour in respect of Shantipalli Basti/Slum, situated at Saheed Nagar in the capital city of Bhubaneswar.A Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi upheld the decision of the State government to acquire the slum...
'Mere' Incarceration Of Two And A Half Years Not Grounds For Bail Under UAPA: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court recently held that cases involving threats to national security and public safety cannot be equated with ordinary criminal matters, and that “mere incarceration” of two and a half years cannot entitle an accused to bail where national security concerns are involved.A Division Bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey made these observations...
'Municipal Machinery Cannot Be Utilised To Settle Private Disputes': Bombay High Court Quashes Stop-Work Notice, Imposes ₹30 Lakh Costs
The Bombay High Court has held that municipal authorities cannot be used as instruments to settle private contractual disputes and criticized the arbitrary, hasty and high-handed action of Pune Municipal Corporation officials in issuing a stop-work notice without any legal basis or proper inquiry. The Court found that the stop-work notice was issued in complete disregard of statutory...
Seizure And Prosecution Will Be Initiated Against Sabarimala Stalls Violating Legal Metrology Act: Kerala High Court Told
The Kerala High Court was on Monday (November 24) informed that directions have been issued to carry out seizure, search and prosecution against stalls in Sabarimala that are found to be violating provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.The Legal Metrology Act was brought in, among other objectives, to regulate the trade in goods that are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number....
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Nominal IndexSanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442 SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI &...
MMCB Scam: Gujarat High Court Rejects ICAI's Proposal To Debar CA For 5 Years For Alleged Misconduct Citing Non-Application Of Mind
The Gujarat High Court rejected a 20-year-old recommendation made by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's Council to remove a chartered account from membership for 5 years, who was appointed as central registrar of a cooperative bank and was accused of misconduct in connection with the 2001 alleged MMCB scam. The court was hearing a 2005 reference by the Council of the ICAI which...