4-Yr-Old Hung From Tree By Teachers Over Incomplete Homework: Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Cognizance

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken cognizance of a horrific incident where a four-year-old LKG student was allegedly tied with a rope and hung from a tree by two female teachers purportedly over his failure to complete homework.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru took cognizance of a newspaper report which highlighted the unfortunate incident from...

Five Years Passed Since Disha Salian's Death, Why Investigation Still Not Over? Bombay High Court Questions Mumbai Police

The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned the Maharashtra Government over its slow paced investigation in the death of Disha Salian, the manager of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale sought to know why the Mumbai Police could not complete its investigation in the case even 5 years after Salian's death. "Five years...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogan

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of raising the slogan “Pakistan Zindabad” during conflict between India and Pakistan in May, observing that the question of whether the offence under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 is made out would be a matter for trial.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said, "The veracity of the allegations would...

Importer Not Liable To Pay Customs Duty On Goods Not Received By Him: Bombay High Court Grants Refund

The Bombay High Court has held that an importer cannot be made liable to pay customs duty on goods that were never cleared for home consumption and were never received by the importer. The Court observed that, under Sections 13, 23 and 27 of the Customs Act, 1962, duty paid in anticipation of clearance becomes refundable once it is established that the goods were short-landed or lost...

From Gender Audit Squads To IC Portals: Madras High Court Notes Sweeping State-Wide Compliance With Its PoSH Directives

The Madras High Court has commended the State of Tamil Nadu for implementing its earlier order to ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (PoSH Act). Justice RN Manjula observed that the government has shown tremendous interest in ensuring that the court orders are complied with and that the...

Can't Challenge Notice Issued To Someone Else: Gujarat High Court Rejects Tenant's Plea Against Municipal Notice On Dilapidated Building

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (November 27) rejected a plea challenging a notice issued by the Surat Municipal Corporation asking the owner/occupier of a property to audit the property and produce the structure stability report of the building as the same was in a dilapidated condition requiring urgent repairs. The court noted that since the notice was not issued to the...

'High Threshold For Defamation, Must Prove Malice': Netflix Opposes In Delhi High Court Sameer Wankhede's Plea To Restrain Aryan Khan's Series

Netflix Entertainment on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court the defamation suit filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayyar appearing for the OTT platform submitted before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav that the threshold of defamation in such...

Employees Provident Fund Act | EPFO Cannot Issue Prohibitory Order U/S 8-F Without Prior Notice To Debtor: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that the Employees Provident Fund Organisation cannot issue a prohibitory order under Section 8-F of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, without first issuing a notice to the debtor of the employer and giving an opportunity to file a statement on oath, as mandated under Section 8-F(3)(i) and (vi). The Court observed that the...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor Ajay Devgn, Orders Take Down Of Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court on Thursday passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of bollywood actor Ajay Devgn.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora restrained the defendants from using the personality traits of the actor, including his images and other personal elements, without his consent.The defendants are also refrained from misusing the actor's personality traits through use...

'Right Or Wrong, Court Order Must Be Obeyed': AP High Court Holds Transport Officials Guilty Of Contempt For Not Releasing Seized Vehicle

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that rightness or wrongness of an order cannot be gone into in contempt proceedings. The court further held that if the impugned order is contrary to law, then the contemnor is at liberty to challenge the order by way of a review or appeal.“Rightness or wrongness of the order cannot be urged in contempt proceedings. Right or wrong the order has to...

Apple Moves Delhi High Court Against CCI's 'Global Turnover' Penalty Rule; Claims Exposure To $38 Billion Penalty

Apple INC has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the amendment to the Competition Act, 2002, allowing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to impose penalties based on a company's global turnover.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela will be hearing the matter on December 03. Apple has challenged the 2023 amendment to...

'External Rubbing' Does Not Constitute Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has recently clarified that “external rubbing” does not fall within the statutory definition of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (“POCSO”). The Court further held that in cases where medical evidence negates the possibility of penetration, a conviction cannot rest solely on the uncorroborated testimony of...