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P&H High Court Criticizes Ex-Judge For 'Unsubstantiated' Adverse Remarks Leading To Compulsory Retirement Of District Judge
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has criticised its former judge, Justice Alok Singh, for making adverse remarks in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of a district judge that ultimately led to the latter's compulsory retirement.Justice Alok Singh was administrative judge of the Sirsa District, who made adverse remarks in the last five months of the appraisal year 2010-2011 against a...
Mere Talking Terms With Victim Can't Be Treated As 'Enticing Her Away' U/S 361 IPC: Allahabad High Court Quashes Kidnapping Case
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against a man booked under Section 363 IPC [Punishment for kidnapping], holding that merely being in talking terms with a minor girl cannot by itself be treated as 'enticing her away from lawful guardianship'. A bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan observed that where the minor, voluntarily and on her own accord, leaves...
Long Incarceration Won't Yield Any Benefits: Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Financier In Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Case
The Madras High Court has granted interim bail to financier Devanathan Yadav till October 30 in the Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund case wherein he had been accused of swindling funds to the tune of Rs. 619 crores. Justice G Jayachandran noted that keeping the accused in jail for long would not yield any benefits and said:"At the same time, this Court also take note of the fact that...
Participation Of Person From One Religion In Festivals Of Another Religion Doesn't Violate Any Constitutional Rights: Karnataka High Court
“Participation of a person practicing a particular faith or religion, in celebrations of festivals of other religion does not offend the rights available under the Constitution of India,” the Karnataka High Court has held.The observation was made while dismissing a batch of petitions challenging State's invite to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for inauguration of...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 8 to September 14, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 360 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 368]Pravin Nathalal Parch vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 360Farooq Shaukat Bagwan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 361TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Vinay Sah, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 362Amit Sunarlal Shahu vs Hare Madhav Electronics, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 363Sruti Vijaykumar vs Falgun Yogendra...
Threatening Tenant With Eviction Does Not Amount To Criminal Intimidation U/S 506 IPC: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that even in cases where the tenant alleges that the landlord had threatened him with unlawful eviction, the same cannot amount to the offence of criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Justice Dr Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "Even if for the sake of argument if it is taken to be true that the petitioners have threatened the...
Gujarat High Court Stays IBBI Disciplinary Committee's Order Suspending Resolution Professional For 6 Months
The Gujarat High Court last week stayed an order issued by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) which had suspended the registration of an insolvency resolution professional for six months pursuant to disciplinary proceedings. The court passed the order after the petitioner questioned the procedure by which the disciplinary proceedings were conducted. Justice Mauna M Bhatt...
IO Who Conducted Part Of Investigation Can Be Examined By Prosecution Despite Omission Of His Name In Final Report: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment directing the trial court to summon and examine as prosecution witness one of the investigating officers whose name was not included in the final report filed in a criminal trial.Justice G. Girish was considering an original petition filed by the accused on being aggrieved by the trial court's order denying his prayer to examine a...
SARFAESI Act | Not Mandatory For Borrowers To Sign Securitisation Application When They Have Signed Vakalatnama: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside the order of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (“DRT”) where a Securitisation Application (“SA”) submitted by the petitioner was rejected, after being initially entertained, on the ground that not all the borrowers had signed the SA. The court opined that it was not mandatory for all the applicants to sign the same or the supporting affidavit.Justice...
S.528 BNSS | High Courts Can Exercise Inherent Jurisdiction To Permit Withdrawal Of Criminal Appeals Preferred By Convicts: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently permitted the withdrawal of two criminal appeals filed by convicts by exercising the inherent power available to it under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (corresponding to Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure).Justice Gopinath P. clarified that such power to permit withdrawal of appeals is available only to the High Courts and not...
Mere Inability To Adjust With In-Laws Compelling Wife To Live Separately Is Not Mental Cruelty: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere inability of a wife to adjust with her in-laws, leading her to live separately, does not amount to mental cruelty as defined under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "There is also no material to suggest that there had been any wilful conduct on the part of husband or any in law of such a nature as was...
Resorts Barred In Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor, Land May Be Used Only For Eco-Friendly Purposes: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has upheld the findings of a Supreme Court-appointed committee, declaring as null and void the land bought by the resort owners in the Segur plateau, in the Western Ghats area that had been declared as an Elephant corridor.The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy agreed with most of the findings of the committee except that the land that...