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Execution Proceedings Need Not Be Initiated For Collector To Transfer Award Amount To Person Who Loses Land: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that once an award under Section 30 of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, is passed, it is for the Collector to as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 30 days to deposit the amount so awarded under a general award into the bank account of the land loser unless...
Madras High Court Asks State To Consider Plea Against ₹1 Crore Land Acquisition Compensation Paid To Boney Kapoor, Janhvi & Khushi Kapoor
The Madras High Court has directed the State Highways Department to consider a representation seeking an enquiry into the disbursal of Rs. 1,00,87,183 to film producer Boney Kapoor and his daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Kushi Kapoor as compensation for land acquisition. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy has directed the authority to consider the representation and dispose of the same within...
Drug Smuggling Through India-Pak Border Impacting Youth, Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused
Observing that increasing smuggling of illicit drugs through the India-Pakistan border, particularly via drones, has become a growing concern for national security and youth, the Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail under the NDPS Act.The FIR was lodged under Section 21 of the NDPS Act alleging that an accused disclosed to the police that the consignment of...
Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Law For Protection Of Men Against Illegal Prosecution & Harassment By Women
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the Union of India and the Uttar Pradesh Government to enact a law for the protection of men from "illegal prosecution and other harassment by women". A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra rejected the plea moved by one Chandrama...
Kerala High Court Asks Actor Dulquer Salmaan To Approach Customs Authority Seeking Provisional Release Of Seized Vehicle
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) asked actor Dulquer Salmaan to approach the authority under the Customs Act seeking the provisional release of his Land Rover Defender, which was seized by Customs officials as part of Operation Numkhor.The Court asked the actor to approach the adjudicatory authority under the Customs Act with an application under Section 110A of the Customs Act....
'Is This The Feeling You Carry After 70 Yrs?' Gujarat High Court To Shopkeepers Opposing Vacation For Junagadh Museum Restoration
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (October 7) orally questioned the shop-keepers, stated to have migrated from Pakistan, opposing vacation of premises for restoration work at Junagadh Museum.During the hearing the court orally remarked that when petitioners' were granted an accommodation during independence, at that time the situation was all together different, adding that "Is this the...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: September 29 - October 5, 2025
Citations: MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 200 to MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209Nominal IndexJitendra Chawla v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 200Roop Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 201 Anju Murti Upadhyay v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 202Dr Himanshu Dutt Pandey v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 203 YK v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw...
Karnataka High Court Urges State To Frame Policy Regulating Sites In Converted Lands Outside Approved Layouts
The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the State Government to devise a comprehensive scheme to regulate transactions regarding purchase of land/site on converted lands which are not part of any sanctioned layouts.A single judge, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,“With increasing instances of purchasers acquiring sites in converted lands which are not part of sanctioned layouts, there is...
Allahabad High Court Asks Judges To Avoid Recording Abusive Words In Witness Testimonies
The Allahabad High Court has directed all judicial officers in the State of U.P. to not record abusive language or filthy words made in evidence/ statements during trial.While dealing with a criminal revision against order of the Special Judge (SC/ST) Act, Varanasi, Justice Harvir Singh observed,“The recording of filthy languages and abusive words in the pleadings are unwarranted...
Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict On PIL Against Sale Of Arundhati Roy's Book Showing Her Smoking On Cover
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) reserved its verdict on a PIL challenging Arundhati Roy's book "Mother Mary Comes To Me", the front cover of which shows her smoking a Bidi without any statutory health warning.The Petitioner, an advocate, seeks stay on the book's sale without the statutory label.After hearing the matter for some time, a division bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar...
Delhi High Court Warns Against Misuse Of Pleas Over Unauthorized Constructions, Fines Litigant ₹50K For 'Arm Twisting'
The Delhi High Court yesterday warned against the misuse of petitions being filed by unscrupulous persons alleging unauthorized constructions, underscoring that only those directly affected can file such pleas.Justice Mini Pushkarna imposed Rs. 50,000 costs on a litigant since no steps were taken by him to seek possession of the property situated in Jamia Nagar area in which he...