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MV Act | 'Accident' Includes Sudden Slipping, Involvement Of Another Vehicle Not Necessary For Claiming Compensation: Bombay High Court
In a significant order, the Bombay High Court held that involvement of another vehicle for causing an accident is not necessary and a mere skidding or slipping of the motorcycle too can amount to an 'accident' making the victims entitled to compensation under Motor Vehicles Act. Noting that term accident was not defined under the Act and would include any sudden event harming a person, the...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs State To Ensure Compliance Of Guidelines On 'Speed Breaker' Specifications
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure compliance to the revised guidelines on speed breakers and to bring all existing speed breaker installations on roads in conformity with the same.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati observed,“In case there is any new guideline issued by the concerned Ministry either in...
Kerala High Court To Consider Vedan's Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case Tomorrow, Impleads Complainant
The Kerala High Court on Monday (August 18) permitted the complainant in a rape case filed against rapper Vedan, officially known as Hiran Das Murali, to be impleaded as a party-respondent in his plea seeking anticipatory bail.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas thus allowed the plea moved by the de facto complainant, on whose complaint the case was registered by Thrikkakkara Police under Sections...
'POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Woman Booked For Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (August 18) dismissed a 52-year-old woman's plea for quashing a sexual assault complaint registered by the parents of a minor boy against her under the POCSO Act, observing that the provisions of the Act apply to both men and women and thus the act is "gender neutral". Justice M Nagaprasanna while pronouncing the order said “POSCO Act being a...
Delhi High Court Seeks Abhijit Iyer Mitra's Response On Newslaundry Journalists' Plea Over Fresh 'Defamatory' Tweets
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a plea filed by women employees of digital news platform Newslaundry seeking takedown of fresh (allegedly defamatory) tweets posted by him. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued notice on the fresh application filed by the journalists in their suit alleging that Mitra had posted sexually abusive social...
'Smacks Of Favouritism': J&K&L High Court Pulls Up State For Appointing 'Ineligible Person' As Director Of Family Welfare
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Government cannot bypass eligible officers within the Health & Family Welfare (Gazetted) Service to give temporary charge of the post of Director, Family Welfare, MCH & Immunization to an officer belonging to an entirely different service, particularly when the service rules prescribe no such mode of appointment.A...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 11 To August 17, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 265 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 275Nominal Index: Suhas L AND The Chief Registrar Births And Deaths & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 265 Spunklane Media Private Limited AND Harshendra Kumar D. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 266ABC AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 267Murali Krishna Brahmandam AND Chief Secretary & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 268Girish...
Bombay HC Quashes Magistrate's Order Issuing Notice To HDFC MD Sashidhar Jagdishan Without Verifying Lilavati Hospital's Complaint Against Him
In an order granting relief to HDFC Bank's Managing Director, Sashidhar Jagdishan, the Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate issuing notice to him in a private complaint lodged against him at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.Notably, the complainant Trust runs the famous Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. In its FIR, the Trust...
Relief For Actor Vijay, Madras High Court Refuses To Restrain His Party Flag For Alleged Trademark Infringement
The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed an application seeking interim injunction to restrain actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vetrri Kazhagam party from using the party flag, over alleged infringement of a Trust's trademark.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy rejected the plaintiff's claim that the usage of the flag by Vijay's party amounted to copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and...
Business Advance Granted To Shareholder Not Utilised For Company Work Will Be Treated As Deemed Dividend Under Income Tax Act: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that where a company grants an advance to one of its shareholders and such advance is not demonstrated to have been utilised for the business of the company, the amount would be treated as deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court declined to interfere with the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), which had...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Judge For Deferring Prime Witness' Cross For Over 7 Weeks In Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a trial court judge for deferring the cross-examination of the prime witness in a murder case for over seven weeks. The Court observed that such an unwarranted delay undermines the principles of a fair trial and ia in contradiction of Apex Court rulings.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The way trial proceedings are being carried...
Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict In Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against ₹4Lakh Costs To Attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament. A division bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the judgment. During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the Delhi Police explained...