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Rajasthan High Court Stays Cheating FIR Against Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone For Endorsing 'Defective' Car
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday (September 10) stayed investigation in a cheating FIR registered against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and actress Deepika Padukone for endorsing 'defective' Hyundai car. For context, both Khan and Padukone are brand ambassadors for the car brand. FIR was registered under Sections 406(criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal...
Akshaya Centres Are Not Business Centres, Can't Dictate Service Charge On Public For Availing Essential Services: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that Akshaya Centres are intended for connecting the general public with government services and cannot be considered to be business centres with profit motive.Justice N. Nagaresh observed:"The Akshaya Centres are service centres. Akshaya Centres cannot be treated as business centres, enabling the franchisees to run the centre with profit motive alone....
Water Act | Pollution Control Board Has Authority To Impose Environmental Compensation: Allahabad High Court Reiterates
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that Pollution Control Board has the authority and jurisdiction to impose environmental compensation, in this case under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.The bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla relied on Indian Council for Enviro Legal Action etc. vs. Union of India and others etc. where the...
Even If Workman's Written Statement Is Not Rebutted, Labour Court Must Consider Evidence Before Passing Award: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that even if no rebuttal has been filed to the workman's written statement, the Labour Court must look at the evidence and apply its judicial mind while passing the order. It held that merely because of Rule 12 (9) of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Rules, 1957, the evidence cannot be ignored, and the award cannot be passed solely based on the averments made by...
Wayanad Landslides: Central Govt Submits Final Disaster Management Plan Before Kerala High Court, Seeks Time For Decision On Loan Waiver
Complying with a June 2025 order of the Kerala High Court, the Central Government on Wednesday (September 10) submitted the final version of Disaster Management Plan comprising of two volumes–the first is 'Overview and Disaster Management Sub-Plan for Highways' and second pertains to 'Disaster Management Sub-Plan for Road Accidents'. The plan was submitted before a division bench of Dr....
Centre Notifies Permanent Appointments For 6 Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Central Government on Wednesday (September 10) notified the permanent appointments for 6 additional judges of the Bombay High Court. The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice states:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (i) Justice Sanjay Anandrao Deshmukh,...
Global Ayyappa Sangamam: Kerala High Court Seeks Clarity On Nature, Funds & Participation In The Event
The Kerala High Court put in various queries to the State government and the Travancore Devaswom Board to clarify the nature of the event that is proposed to be conducted as 'Global Ayyappa Sangamam', which is scheduled to be held on September 20.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering petitions that claimed that the event was a political...
'Political Decision': Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges State Govt's Move To Give 'Kunbi' Certificates To Maratha Community
A Trust working for the welfare of the Veershaivya Lingayat community and its sub-castes, have petitioned the Bombay High Court through a Public Interest Litigation, challenging the decision of the Maharashtra government to issue Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha community for availing reservation in education and public service. The Pune based Trust - Shiva Akhil Bhartiya Veershaiva...
Kerala High Court Directs Travancore Devaswom Board To Bring Back Gold-Plated "Dwarapalaka Idols" To Sabarimala's Sannidhanam
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (September 10) directed the Travancore Devaswom Board and others to bring back from Chennai the gold-plated copper coverings over the "Dwarapalaka Idols", which are located on the sides of the Sreekovil in Sabarimala.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the direction while considering a suo motu...
Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Insulting National Flag On FB By Making A Dog Sit Upon It
The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of uploading an image insulting the Indian National Flag by making a dog sit upon it, along with posting allegedly 'pro-Pakistan' content on his Facebook account. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed that such posts were 'provocative', 'objectionable' and 'capable of inciting communal disharmony', and...
"Is Humanity Put To Rest?" Bombay High Court Slams Prison Authorities For Failing To Release Ramesh Gaichor Despite Temporary Bail
Asking if the State has put 'humanity' to rest, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra Police and also the Prison Authorities for not releasing Ramesh Gaichor, one of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case, who was last month granted a temporary bail of three days to meet his ailing father in Pune.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and...
Cyber Command Centres Must Be Robustly Fortified & Not Remain On Paper: Karnataka High Court Suggests Measures For Effective Operation
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 10) said that Cyber Command Centres (CCC), established by the State Government pursuant to a court order, to tackle emergence and growth of cyber crime in the state must be robustly fortified and not remain only on paper. Justice M Nagaprasanna in his April 25 order this year had asked the State Government to make operational cyber...