'Denial Would Punish Family': HP High Court Grants Probation To Man Convicted Of Rash Driving After 20 Years

The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted probation to a man after 20 years who was convicted of rash and negligent driving. The Court took into account his good conduct, long pendency of trial, and the reformatory nature of criminal law.Justice Virender Singh remarked that: “Rejecting the prayer of the convict to release him on probation, would amount to punishing his family members, for...

Conviction U/S 138 NI Act Not One Affecting Person's Conduct, Can't Deny Pension On Such Conviction: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that recently held that a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was not one affecting the future conduct of a person and such a conviction could not be taken as a ground for denying pension. Justice K Kumaresh Babu held that the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arises out of a contractual dispute...

Creative Freedom Must Be Balanced, CBFC Failed Logic: 'Haal' Filmmakers Tell Kerala High Court Over 'A' Certification, Cuts

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 31) partly heard arguments in the plea filed by producer and director of the Shane-Nigam starrer movie 'Haal', where they challenge the 'A' certification granted and CBFC's suggestions to cut certain scenes.One of the objections raised by the Central Board of Film Certification was that the Police are depicted in a bad light in the movie and such...

Karnataka High Court Waives ₹50,000 Cost Imposed On Lawyer Who Filed PIL Seeking To Stall Release Of 'Jolly LLB 3' Film

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 31) waived the cost of Rs 50,000 imposed on a lawyer who had filed a PIL seeking to stop the release and exhibition of the film 'Jolly LLB 3' which had released on September 19.By its order dated September 18, the court had dismissed the petition filed by advocate Syeda Neelufur and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on her for "unjustifiable imposition...

BHEL Management To Hold Kannada Rajyotsava Celebration At Bengaluru On Nov 1, Karnataka High Court Closes Plea By Employee Association

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea by Karnataka Sangha of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), an employees association seeking a direction to BHEL's Management to grant the petitioner permission to conduct the 69th Kannada Rajyotsava function at the BHEL Bengaluru premises.Justice Suraj Govindaraj disposed of the petition after the management submitted that it would...

Public Ground Used By One Community Can't Be Denied To Other: Madras High Court Paves Way For Annadhanam, Calls It Fundamental Right

The Madras High Court recently held that the right to conduct Annadhanam (offering food to people during temple festival) would form part of a person's fundamental right under Article 25 of the Constitution. The court added that the local administration is duty-bound to uphold this fundamental right and deal with the law and order problem that may arise. “The right to hold...

'Money Laundering Is Independent Offence': P&H High Court Rejects Sukhpal Khaira's Plea To Defer PMLA Trial In View Of Stay On NDPS Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's plea seeking to set aside an order of the Special Court refusing to defer trial in a money laundering case registered against him. Khaira argued that since the trial in the NDPS case remained stayed in view of State of Punjab's statement before the Supreme Court, continuation of the PMLA trial would...

Acharya's Role A Traditional Duty, Not Employment: Allahabad High Court Allows Padma Awardee To Continue Rituals At Kashi Vishwanath Temple

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the 25-year-old order of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust CEO that had terminated the engagement of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awardee Professor Dr. Devi Prasad Dwivedi as Acharya at the Temple. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, while deciding the writ petition filed in 2000, held that the "position of Acharya is a...

Madras High Court Dismisses Former IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit By MS Dhoni

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others. Dhoni had filed the defamation suit for content made by the respondents in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...

"Serious Matter": Madras High Court Restrains Real Estate Company From Carrying Out Construction Activities In Alleged RAMSAR Site

The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained Brigade Enterprises Limited, a real estate company, from carrying out any further constructions at the Pallikaranai marshlands, which has been alleged to be a RAMSAR site. Ramsar sites are wetlands deemed to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat....

Kerala High Court Sets Aside 2015 Judgment That Quashed Vigilance Case Against Office Bearers Of Kerala Cricket Association

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 31) allowed the writ appeals preferred challenging a 2015 decision of the Single Bench, which had held that Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is not a public office and therefore, vigilance cases cannot be preferred against its office bearers. The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian pronounced in...

Karnataka High Court Relaxes Video Conferencing Rules Allowing Wife To Depose On VC From US Residence In Cruelty Case Against Husband

The Karnataka High Court recently permitted a wife to record her examination-in-chief and be cross-examined by her husband in a cruelty case, via video conferencing from her residence in the USA, by relaxing the provisions of the 2020 Video Conferencing Rules. For Context, Rule 5.3.1 of the Video Conferencing Rules, 2020 requires that where the deponent is situated outside the territory of...