Police Can't Detain Vehicle For Drunk Driving; Must Inform Relative/Friend To Take Custody: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that police officers have no power to detain or seize vehicles on the ground that the person driving was found in an intoxicated condition, and in case no one other than the intoxicated driver is there the police must inform the nearest relative or friend to take back the custody of the vehicle. Justice E.V. Venugopal in his order referred to a...

Delhi High Court Upholds 'Fugitive Economic Offender' Tag For UK-Based Arms Consultant Sanjay Bhandari

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari challenging a trial court order declaring him as a “fugitive economic offender”.“Appeal dismissed,” Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said while pronouncing the verdict.Bhandari was represented by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal with Advocates Avneesh Arputham, Aparajita Jamwal and Ankit...

Only Subsisting, Enforceable Obligations Qualify As 'Existing Commitments' In Tender Process: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that only subsisting and enforceable obligations can be treated as “existing commitments” for purposes of tender disclosure requirements, setting aside the disqualification of a bidder for alleged non-disclosure of a work which had already been proposed to be dropped by the department.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Shailendra Singh...

'Future Of Children Jeopardised': Jharkhand High Court Seeks Status Of Probe Into HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Minor Patients

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that transfusion of HIV-infected blood to several minor children has jeopardized their future, and directed the State to place on record details of the investigation being carried out in the matter.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay was hearing a writ petition seeking direction for registration of an FIR on the basis of a complaint...

Common Intention | S. 34 IPC Not Attracted Sans Proving Prior Concert: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man In 1985 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court has observed that to convict someone for an offence with the aid of Section 34 IPC, it must be established that the accused person had a prior concert with one or more persons for the commission of the crime. With this, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi set aside a 1989 judgment that convicted a man (appellant no. 2) for murder with the...

Telangana High Court Directs Old Pension Scheme Benefits For Retired HC Judge Within 8 Weeks

The Telangana High Court has asked the concerned authorities to expeditiously implement benefits of old pension scheme entitlement to retired High Court judge Justice G Sri Devi within 8 weeks. In doing so the court disposed of the judge's plea after noting the submission of the authorities that they had granted sanction to her entitlement to pension under the Old Pension Scheme. A Division...

'Personal Cause Disguised As Public Interest': P&H High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Mohali Dy Mayor For Misusing PIL Jurisdiction

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed Rs. 25k cost on the Deputy Mayor of Mohali for filing a PIL to further a personal cause. The Court observed that a public interest litigation cannot be entertained where the cause raised is, in fact, a personal cause presented as a public cause. A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a public...

Fracture Of Hyoid Bone Not Mandatory To Prove Strangulation: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Husband

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is not necessary in the case of strangulation that there should be a fracture in the hyoid bone, and there may be cases of strangulation without a fracture in the hyoid bone, which is a small U-shaped floating bone in the neck. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal further ruled that delay in recording the statement of witnesses is...

'Purpose Of Investigation Is To Find Truth, Not Implicate': J&K&L High Court Quashes Charges Over 'Half-Baked' Report In Graft Probe

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the purpose of investigation is not to somehow implicate a person but to unearth the truth, and it is the duty of the investigating agency to ascertain the veracity of the defence projected by a suspect. The Court observed that when an accused provides an explanation in answer to a questionnaire, the agency must verify the same...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Data On Chandigarh AQI Over Last 5 Years In PIL Over Poor Air Quality

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the petitioner in a public interest litigation concerning poor air quality in Chandigarh to place on record relevant AQI data for the last five years. A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a public interest litigation filed by the petitioner raising concerns regarding deteriorating air quality in...

Rajasthan High Court Converts S.24 HMA Appeals Into Writ Petitions Amid Uncertainty On Maintainability; Says Justice Cannot Wait

In the background of uncertainty on the question of maintainability of appeals against orders passed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (1955 Act), the Rajasthan High Court converted the pending appeals to writ petitions to ensure expeditious disposal and speedy justice. The division bench of Justice Arun Monga and Justice Sunil Beniwal observed that the issue of...

Mere Recovery Of Drone From Neighbouring Property Due To Mechanical Failure Not Criminal Trespass: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed a criminal case against a drone research company based in Bengaluru over a test drone flying across the company's premises and entering a private property, thereby allegedly constituting the offence of criminal trespass. M/s NewSpace Research and Technologies Private Limited filed the petition for quashing the FIR registered under Sections 125...