Local Police Stations Can Also Investigate Cyber Crimes, CID-CB Doesn't Have Exclusive Jurisdiction: Orissa High Court

In an important ruling, the Orissa High Court has clarified that the Crime Investigation Department, Crime Branch (Cyber Crime) ('CID-CB') is not the only investigating body empowered to probe cyber/IT related offences, rather the local police stations can also investigate such offences subject to the condition that the Investigating Officer (IO) is not below the rank of...

English Version Of Law Prevails Over Hindi Translation Of Bill, Order Or Service Regulations : Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Following various decisions of the Supreme Court and the decision of Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Ram Rati and others v. Gram Samaj Jehwa, Justice Manish Mathur held that English version of any Hindi translation of a bill or order or service regulations would prevail over its Hindi version.Article 348(3) of the Constitution of India provides that if any Bills, Acts,...

MP High Court Rejects PIL Alleging Preferential Treatment To 'VIPs' At Mahakaleshwar Temple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL alleging that the management committee of Ujjain's Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple permitted entry inside the Garbhagriha (innermost sanctum) only to "so-called VIPs" to offer water to the deity, while denying access to the general public. The petitioner claimed that such conduct by the temple administrator was discriminatory and arbitrary.However,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses PIL As Withdrawn After Discovering Plea Was Filed By Absconder In Cheating Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) as withdrawn after it came to light that the petitioner was an absconder in a cheating case.The PIL was filed seeking a CBI inquiry into the purchase of 144 Toyota Hilux vehicles by the Punjab Government, alleging embezzlement of government funds and the acquisition of funds through illegal means for the...

Union Govt Should Proactively Grant War Injury Pension To Soldiers Rather Than Expect Them To Raise Claims: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the Union Government should take a proactive approach in granting war injury pension to soldiers, rather than expecting them to initiate claims.The Court refused to accept Union's argument that the claim was raised after a delay of 48 years.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Once, it is a conceded fact that respondent...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 25 - August 31, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 352 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 355]Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Vinod Anandrao Parate, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 352JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd. vs Amarlal Parashramji Sharma, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 353Sateri Builders & Developers LLP vs Minister of State, Home (Rural) Housing School Education Co-operative Mining Department, 2025 LiveLaw...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court Verdict Tomorrow On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Others

The Delhi High Court will pronounce tomorrow judgment in the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven other accused persons in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case. A division bench of Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur will pronounce the verdict tomorrow at 2:30 PM. Others who have filed the bail pleas are Athar Khan, Khalid Saifi, Mohd Saleem Khan,...

Bombay High Court Directs Protestors Seeking Maratha Reservation To Vacate Mumbai Roads By Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court today (September 01) directed activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, who are protesting for Maratha reservations to vacate all streets and restore normalcy in Mumbai by tomorrow. Jarange has been on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan since Friday (August 29), demanding 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education under the Other...

Kerala HC Seeks State Bar Council's Stand On Plea By Retiree Challenging Denial Of Enrolment For Pursuing LLB Evening Classes, 60K Fee

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 1) sought the stand of the Bar Council of Kerala on a petition challenging the denial of enrolment of a retired government employee merely because he passed his LL.B. course by attending evening classes.When the matter came up for consideration, Justice P. Krishna Kumar directed the standing counsel of the Bar Council of Kerala to get...

Uttarakhand High Court Asks 'Maktabs' Illegally Using Name 'Madarsa' To File Affidavit Desisting From Such Practice

While asking the authorities to de-seal the 'Maktabs' illegally functioning as 'Madarsa', the Uttarakhand High Court has ordered such Maktabs to file affidavits before the respective Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) to desist from running Madarsa and refrain from using the expression 'Madarsa' in the name of their institutions.A Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was hearing a batch...

'Understand Constitutional Values': Madras HC Asks Hindu Munnani Workers To Write Preamble 10 Times For Pre-Arrest Bail In Hate Speech Case

The Madras High Court has recently granted anticipatory bail to Hindu Munnani workers in an alleged hate speech case. Interestingly, the bail has been granted on the condition that the accused write the preamble of the Constitution, along with Article 19 (Freedom of Speech), Part IV-A, Article 51A which pertain to fundamental duties 10 times either in Tamil or Hindi and submit it before...

'Jethani' Not Part Of 'Family' Unless Brothers Share Common House & Kitchen: Allahabad High Court On Anganbari Appointment Bar

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the cancellation of an Anganbari Worker's appointment, holding that a sister-in-law (jethani) counts as part of the 'same family' under the Government Order only if both brothers live together with a common house and kitchen.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar held so while allowing a plea filed by one Kumari Sonam, whose appointment was cancelled by...