Can't Yield To Lawbreakers: Karnataka High Court Asks Police, Organizer To Discuss Measures For 'Peaceful' Conduct Of Traditional Fair

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23) directed the concerned police inspector and administration of Chithradurga district to convene a meeting with the organizers of a traditional fair in the area so as to ensure that it is conducted peacefully. In doing so the court observed that the administration cannot give into the conduct of a few persons who may try to create a law and...

'Video Journalists Must Adhere To High Ethical Standards': Madras High Court Says While Imposing Strict Bail Conditions On Savukku Shankar

The Madras High Court on Friday (January 23) observed that video journalists should conduct themselves with high ethical standards to maintain public trust. The court added that in the digital age, the video journalists were in front line in combating misinformation and disinformation. “...this Court wishes to observe that video journalists must adhere to high ethical standards...

Business To Ply Bike Taxis Protected Under Article 19(1)(g), State Can Impose Reasonable Restrictions But No Blanket-Ban: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23) upheld taxi aggregators' right to business of plying bike taxis observing that it is a legitimate business protected under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, adding that a blanket-ban by the State is not a reasonable restriction under Article 19(6).In doing so the court set aside a single judge's order which held that bike taxis cannot operate...

Jana Nayagan Censor Certificate Row: Madras High Court To Pronounce Orders On CBFC's Appeal On January 27

The Madras High Court will pronounce orders on 27th January (Tuesday) on appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC) challenging a single judge's order directing it to forthwith grant "UA" certification for actor-politician Vijay's Jana Nayagan movie. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan will pronounce orders on Tuesday morning....

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Attacks, Thefts Targeting Advocates

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a spate of attacks and thefts targeting advocates, amid growing concern within the legal fraternity over their safety and the alleged lack of effective police action.Division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry sought status report from Chandigarh and Punjab Police authorities.A letter was written by...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Murder Of Labourer Who Allegedly Raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogan During Cricket Match

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case relating to the death of a person, a daily wager from Kerala, who was allegedly assaulted by a group after he raised the slogan “Pakistan Pakistan Zindabad” during a local cricket match in Mangaluru.Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar granted bail to Natesh Kumar, who was one of the accused, and directed his release in an...

Arbitration | 'Substantial Financial Interest' No Ground To Implead Non-Signatory; Active Participation In Contract Essential: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that merely because a party has a substantial financial interest in the subject matter of the contract, that alone cannot be a ground for impleading it as a party in the arbitration proceedings between the parties before the learned Arbitrator.The HC thus upheld an arbitral tribunal's decision rejecting the impleadment application of a non-signatory...

'You're Inviting A Probe': Kerala High Court Raps BCI Over ₹1.25 Lakh Nomination Fee For State Bar Council Elections

The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 23) quizzed the Bar Council of India while hearing a plea challenging BCI's recent decision to hike the nomination fee for State Bar Council elections from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000— a 2400% increase. Earlier, the Court had directed the BCI to maintain status quo and later, modified the order to clarify that the status quo is with respect to the...

Double Jeopardy Bars Enhanced Departmental Penalty After Conviction In Criminal Appeal: Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that once a disciplinary authority has imposed a penalty based on a conviction, it cannot reopen the same incident to impose a harsher punishment merely because the criminal appeal results in a reduced sentence, as this violates the principle against double jeopardy. Background...

Delhi High Court Permits Direct Cash Transfer Of School Uniform Subsidy To EWS Students, Instead Of In-Kind Supply

The Delhi High Court on Friday permitted the Delhi Government to provide school uniform assistance to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Disadvantaged Group (DG) students in private schools through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), instead of supplying uniforms strictly in kind.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subramonium Prasad modified an...

'AI Can't Replace Lawyer Or Judge But Must Be Harnessed To Our Advantage': Justice CM Joshi Bids Farewell To Karnataka High Court

While speaking at his farewell address organized at the Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23), Justice Chandarashekar Mrutyunjaya Joshi emphasized on harnessing Artificial Intelligence to advantage of the legal professionals while remarking that it can never replace a lawyer or a judge. Recounting his experience in the judicial service Justice Joshi said: "Legal fraternity continues...

Cash For Query Row: Delhi High Court Grants Two Months' Time To Lokpal For Deciding Sanction Against Mahua Moitra

The Delhi High Court has allowed an application filed by Lokpal of India seeking more time to decide on granting sanction to the CBI, to file chargesheet against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in relation to the cash for query row.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted two months' time to Lokpal and clarified that no...