Defamation Decree Touches Upon Reputation, Legal Heirs Of Deceased Defendant Can Pursue Appeal: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that a decree of defamation touches upon the character and reputation of a person against whom it is passed, and such stigma would continue even after the person's death. The court added that the legal representatives, in such a situation, would want to remove the stigma and could continue the proceedings.Justice AD Maria Clete observed as...

'Only Prima-Facie Case Needed At Summoning Stage': Rajasthan High Court Upholds Cognizance Order Against In-Laws In Dowry Death FIR

Rajasthan High Court dismissed a plea against a trial court order taking cognizance against a woman's in-laws under Section 498A IPC, observing that at the stage of summoning there has to be only prima facie satisfaction and that the allegations of dowry demands, torture by the in-laws were sufficient to proceed against them, As per admitted facts, the deceased married the petitioners' son...

Can't Interfere In Kannada University's Freedom To Confer Awards: Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Against 'Nadoja' Honour To HC Sathyan

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (April 07) refused to entertain a plea by Committee For Public Accountability against conferment of Nadoja honorary degree to state information commissioner HC Sathyan by Kannada University. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha held that the court cannot interfere in the independence of the university to confer award...

Non-Renewal Of Contract Not Retrenchment: Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Reinstatement Of Workman

The Gauhati High Court, while setting aside an award directing reinstatement of a workman, has held that termination of service on account of non-renewal of a contractual engagement would not fall within the definition of “retrenchment” under Section 2(oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.While dealing with Section 2(oo) of the Act, Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, noted, “Sub Section...

MNLU Nagpur PhD Admissions: Bombay High Court Closes Plea After Nomadic Tribe Category Candidate Granted Admission

The Bombay High Court was recently informed that the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur as per its corrective measures has granted admission to a Nomadic Tribe (NT) - C category candidate in its PhD batch of 2025.Taking note of the same, a division bench of Justice Anil Pansare and Justice Nivedita Mehta disposed of a petition filed by one Dipak Kharat, a NT-C category...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹10K Cost On Bail Applicant For Failure To Disclose Earlier Dismissal Of Bail Application

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that failure to disclose the history of prior bail applications in a successive bail plea is inexcusable and cannot be countenanced. The Court observed that such non-disclosure undermines the integrity of the adjudicatory process, which rests on the requirement of utmost good faith.Justice Sumeet Goel was hearing a petition seeking regular bail in...

Katchanatham Caste Killings: Madras High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of 26 Accused, Acquits One

The Madras High Court has confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on 26 men involved in the caste killings that happened in Katchnatham Village in Sivagangai District. The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima acquitted one person, noting that his presence at the crime scene was highly improbable. The case relates to the violence that took place...

'Need Civic Sense Like Japanese People': Bombay High Court While Granting Compensation In Mumbai Local Train Death Case

While holding that standing near the door in a moving local train or standing on the edge of the platform cannot be considered as 'negligence', the Bombay High Court recently called for inculcating 'civic sense' in Mumbaikars, especially those travelling in local trains just like that amongst the citizens of Japan.Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain observed that citizens using local trains...

“Crime Was Not Result Of Lust But Love”: HP High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused, Cites Marital Relationship & Birth Of Child

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to an accused under the POCSO Act, taking note of the admitted marital relationship between the accused and the minor girl and the fact that a child had been born out of the union. The Court further remarked that continued incarceration of the accused would result in hardship to the prosecutrix, who would otherwise be left to raise...

No 'Mens Rea'; Merely Filing 'False' Cases Against Husband Not Abetment Of Suicide: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Wife

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a wife and her relatives cannot be held liable for abetting her husband's suicide merely because they filed cases against him over a matrimonial dispute. The Court said that the mere act of lodging cases alone, even if they are alleged to be false, does not establish the requisite mens rea (guilty intention) needed to constitute the...

Ex-Cricketer Kiran More Moves Gujarat High Court Against Disqualification To Contest Baroda Cricket Association Elections

Former cricketer Kiran More has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging a single judge's order which set aside the candidature of four persons (including More) from contesting elections to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA). The single judge had last month, set aside the candidature after noting that they had completed cumulative term of 9 years as Councillor or Office Bearer. It had said...

Bombay High Court Upholds Murder Charge Against 7 Cops In 2014 Custodial Death Case, Notes 'Disgusting' Sexual Abuse Allegations

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (April 07) cleared the decks for a special court in the city to frame charges of murder and outraging religious sentiments against seven officers of the Mumbai Police, named in the 2014 custodial death case of Agnello Valdaris.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Shyam Chandak upheld the September 17, 2022 order passed by the special POCSO...