High Court Launches Online Complaint System 'SheBox', Accessibility Initiatives To Mark Kerala Piravi Day

On the occasion of Kerala Piravi Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Kerala High Court, the high court's IT directorate has launched a series of major initiatives with an aim to make justice more accessible to all.Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar launched a Legal Glossary containing around 6,375 legal terms prepared by the High Court with the objective of bringing about...

Industrial Disputes Act | Govt Can't Amend Industrial Dispute Reference Without Fresh Demand: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that in the absence of any demand or dispute regarding termination the government does not have any authority to refer the issue to the Labour Court.The Court clarified that such termination could only be taken up through a fresh industrial dispute or a direct application under Section 2A of the Industrial Disputes Act.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel...

Suit Filed Before SC's Patil Automation Judgment Can't Be Returned For Non-Compliance Of S.12-A Commercial Court Act: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that a commercial court instituted prior to the Supreme Court's judgment in Patil Automation Private Limited and others Vs. Rakheja Engineers Private Limited cannot be returned for non-compliance of Section 12-A of the Commercial Court Act, 2015.It held that the mandate in the judgment regarding compulsory per-institution mediation and settlement as...

'Detention Based On 5-Year-Old FIR Suggests Lack Of Proximate Link': J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under Public Safety Act

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a preventive detention order cannot be sustained when it is based on a stale and remote incident, observing that a five-year gap between the alleged offence and the detention demonstrates the absence of a live and proximate link between the two.Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi was hearing a petition filed challenging the detention order...

Only Sessions Court Can Order Further Probe Upon Committal Of Case, Not Ilaqa Magistrate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that upon committal of a case, only the Court of Sessions can order further investigation and not an ilaqa magistrate. “After committal of the case by the Magistrate, it is the Court of Session that is trying the case. The proviso to Section 193(9) BNSS does not leave any doubt that after committal, the power to order further investigation is with the Court...

Interest Of Homebuyers Paramount In Insolvency Process Of Real Estate Company: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the interest of the homebuyers is paramount in an insolvency resolution process of a real estate company as it directly impacts their rights and interests.Justice Arun Kumar held“In an insolvency resolution process of a real estate company the primary concern is the interest of a homebuyer in the real estate project. The homebuyers are vital...

Delhi High Court Allows Couple To Proceed With Surrogacy Despite Husband Crossing Statutory Age Bar

The Delhi High Court has permitted an intending couple to move ahead with surrogacy procedure, despite the husband being above the maximum age limit prescribed under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.Justice Sachin Datta noted that since the couple initiated the surrogacy procedure prior to enforcement of the enactment, the age bar under Section 4(iii)(v)(c)(I) shall not be applicable to...

Relationship Began Before She Took Admission: MP High Court Reinstates Professor Accused Of Sexually Harassing Student

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the termination of a professor from the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University accused of sexually harassing and exploiting a female student, after noting that the relationship between the two was going on prior to her admission in 2021. Quashing the charges of sexual harassment, the court directed his reinstatement into service "forthwith"....

Kerala High Court Acquits Assam Migrant Labourer Who Was Sentenced To Death In Rape-Murder Case Of 60 Yr Old

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 31) acquitted Parimal Sahu, the migrant labourer from Assam, who was accused of the rape and murder of a 60-year-old widow in Puthanvelikkara Grama Panchayat in Ernakulam district in 2018.The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian reversed the finding of guilt by the Additional Sessions Judge, North...

Ex-MLA's Statue Installed On Govt Land? Allahabad High Court Registers Suo Moto PIL, Seeks Removal Plan For Illegal Structures

The Allahabad High Court in September this year registered a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of the recurring issue of statues being installed on government land illegally without sanction. A Division Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar bench essentially converted a petition concerning the statue of Ex-MLA Indrabhadra Singh (Dhanpatganj, Sultanpur) into a...

MP High Court Seeks Report On Service Of Notices To Newspapers, Social Media Platforms Over OBC Youth Foot-Washing Video

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (October 31) directed its Registry to clarify whether notices were issued to the newspapers, YouTube channels and other social media platforms that are stated to have published a video and news reports showing an OCB Youth allegedly compelled to wash the feet of another person. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar...

Delhi High Court Orders Finalization Of SOP On Mobile Phone Access To Open Prison Inmates

The Delhi High Court has directed the Director General (Prisons) to frame and notify a SOP on the access of mobile phones to open-prison inmates. Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the SOP should either allows such inmates to keep their mobile phones with proper rules and checks or sets up a secure system for them to deposit their phones and get them back during the hours they must stay inside...