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'Akin To Crime Thriller': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR By Businessman Duped Of ₹200 Crore By Fake SBI Site
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash a cheating and cybercrime FIR against four persons accused of duping a businessman of over Rs. 200 Crore by allegedly creating a fake State Bank of India website, hacking the actual bank website and obtaining OTPs terming the case akin to a "crime thriller".The court was hearing petitions filed by four accused persons challenging FIR registered...
Madras High Court Directs DVAC To Register FIR Against Minister KN Nehru Based On Materials Supplied By ED
The Madras High Court on Friday (20th February) directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register an FIR against Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply, KN Nehru, for alleged bribery in appointments to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department, based on information shared by the Enforcement Directorate....
Madhya Pradesh High Court Faults State For 'Blindly' Filing Appeal Before Wrong Forum, Imposes Costs
The Madhya Pradesh High Court slammed the State for filing a revision 'blindly without knowing the law', observing that an appeal against acquittal in a case instituted on a private complaint of a forest officer ought to have been filed before the High Court and not before the First Appellate Court. The bench of Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh imposed a cost of ₹10,000 upon the State,...
CBSE Can't Reduce Marks In Subject Not Sought For Re-Evaluation: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that while re-evaluating a student's answer sheet in a subject for which an application is made, the CBSE cannot alter marks in another subject that was not sought to be re-evaluated, and that marks already awarded in such other subjects cannot be changed without a corresponding application.Justice Nelson Sailo observed, “...when the son of the petitioner...
Peaceful Protests Don't Attract Recovery Of Police Deployment Costs Unless Democratic Limits Are Exceeded: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that in cases where the permissible democratic limits to peaceful protests are crossed by the protestors, resulting in acts like climbing on the overhead tanks, police has the right to recover additional expenses from such protestors, incurred for maintaining law and order. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali was hearing a matter concerning the charges related...
'State Cannot Sleep For 20 Years & Recover Salary Before Retirement': Calcutta High Court Quashes Recovery Against Indian Museum Employee
Holding that the State cannot resurrect decades-old service decisions to penalise a blameless employee on the eve of retirement, the Calcutta High Court quashed a show-cause notice and recovery proceedings initiated against a Hindi Translator nearly 19 years after his financial upgradations and pay fixations had been repeatedly approved and acted upon. Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay observed...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actress Kajol; Restrains Sale Of Commercial Merchandise, Obscene Material
The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actress Kajol Devgan. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained various defendant entities from using the actress' image and likeness while selling commercial merchandise as well as ordered takedown of obscene material. The Court said that it will also pass an order restraining misuse of Kajol's...
Whether Cheque Was Given As Security Or Towards Debt Cannot Be Decided In Quashing Proceedings U/S 482 CrPC: J&K&L High Court
Reiterating the limited scope of inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the question whether a cheque was issued merely as security or in discharge of a legally enforceable debt is essentially a matter of evidence and cannot ordinarily be adjudicated at the stage of quashing criminal proceedings.A bench of Justice Sanjay Parihar...
Assault To Dissuade Love Relationship Against Family Wishes Not Against 'Public Order': Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention
Assaulting a boy to dissuade him from continuing a love relationship which is objected by the girl's family is an 'individualistic' act and cannot be considered to be against 'public order' to detain a person under 'preventive detention' laws, held the Bombay High Court earlier this month. Sitting at the Kolhapur circuit seat, a division bench of Justice Ravindra Avachat and Justice...
Police Protection Has Become More Of A 'Status Symbol', Courts Can't Create Privileged Class: Allahabad High Court
In a petition seeking CRPF protection for life, the Allahabad High Court held that having police protection has become more of a status symbol at the cost of taxpayers' money. The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan observed “..it can very well be held that the nature of threat perception and the liability to provide security has to be left to be decided by...
Temple Festivals Conducted By State Can't Perpetuate Caste Names, Effort Must Be To Annihilate Caste : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the temple festivals conducted by the State through the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department could not perpetuate caste. Justice Bharata Chakravarthy noted that the very purpose of India becoming a republic was to treat everyone equally. The court added that the endeavour of every authority in the country should be to annihilate...
Denying Public Burial/ Cremation Ground Access To Marginalised Community Constitutes Untouchability; Collector Can Take Action: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that a person from the marginalised community cannot be denied access to public burial or cremation ground and the same is a criminal offence under the SC/ST Act. Justice V Lakshminarayanan added that denying public burial or cremation ground to a person from marginalised community is a form of practicing untouchability which is...