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Prior Sanction 'Not Unbridled Shelter' To Protect Corrupt Govt Officials In Face Of Prima Facie Audio/ Video Evidence: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court said that in cases where "prima facie electronic evidence" in form of voice/video recording is available against accused, then it would be travesty of justice to not allow prosecution against them for non-fulfilment of requirement of prior approval under Section 17-A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Section 17-A of the PC Act provides that no enquiry or...
Patna High Court Allows Convict To Raise Plea Of Juvenility 32 Yrs After Alleged Offence, Says It Can Be Raised At Any Stage
The Patna High Court has reiterated that the plea of juvenility can be raised by an accused in a criminal case at any stage of proceedings, even after final disposal of the case. Justice Jitendra Kumar thus directed the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) Siwan, to conduct an inquiry into the juvenility claim of one of the eight appellants convicted in a 1993 attempt to murder case. The direction...
Gujarat High Court Asks State To Form Panel To Consider Govt Employees' Entitlement To HRA Affected By Classification Of Cities
Noting that employees right to House Rent Allowance is not absolute, the Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to form a committee to consider pleas moved by various government employees working in schools in urban and rural areas, aggrieved by categorization of various cities and House Rent Allowance policy in this respect. The court was hearing a batch of pleas of...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 28 - August 03, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 307 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 319]Sayyad Faisal Sayyad Khaleel vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 307Amit Rama Zende vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 308Laxman Motiram Barai vs Hafiza Sheikh, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 309Javed Abdul Rahim Attar vs The Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 310Farah Deeba...
State Used Private Building As Covid Facility, Can't Deny Rent Citing 'Unauthorised Construction': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently said that the State government is legally bound to pay rent and compensation to the owners of a private building, which it used or took over invoking the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.Justice N. Nagaresh in his order observed that the buildings and valuable equipments belonging to the petitioner educational agency, were taken over by the...
S. 2(2) Hindu Succession Act Is 'Barrier' For Tribal Women To Lay Claim Over Father's Property: Rajasthan High Court Suggests Amendment
The Rajasthan High Court has opined that when daughters belonging to non-Scheduled Tribe (“ST”) communities were entitled to equal share in father's property, there was no reason to deny the same right to the daughters of the ST community. Section 2 of the Hindu Succession Act lays down the scope of application of the Act, and Section 2(2) gives states that nothing contained in the Act...
Threatening A Person From Approaching Court Is 'Most Serious Of Criminal Contempts': Allahabad High Court
Taking serious note of threats to a PIL petitioner, the Allahabad High Court observed that obstructing a person from seeking legal remedies amounts to the most serious of criminal contempts. The Court has summoned the accused and sought an affidavit from SP Fatehpur.
Telangana High Court Quashes State BJP's Defamation Case Against CM Revanth Reddy, Says National Party's State Unit Has No Independent Existence
The Telangana High Court has set aside a Criminal case that was filed against C.M. Revanth Reddy, based on a complaint filed by Bhartiya Janta Party (Telangana) General Secretary, Karam Venkateshwarlau, alleging that Reddy had given a speech which defamed the BJP. Justice K. Lakshman, while allowing the petition noted that the defaming remarks (if any) were made against the National BJP...
'Meritorious Students Don't Deserve Such Treatment': HP High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On School Board For Denying Merit Certificate
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that it is the duty of the school education board to issue a merit certificate to a candidate after their marks are increased in the revaluation process, and it cannot shift the onus onto the school authorities.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:“The petitioner cannot be denied the merit certificate arbitrarily just on the grounds as are propagated...
'Adjourning Case Over Bar's Strike Proposal Could Invite Disciplinary Action': Allahabad HC Issues Show Cause Notice To SDM
The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) for adjourning a case in deference to a resolution of the local Bar Association in Aligarh calling upon the Advocates to abstain from judicial work. A bench of Justice JJ Munir observed that accepting such a strike resolution may amount to misconduct on the part of the Presiding Officer and could...
S.223 BNSS | 'Notice To Accused Can't Be Issued Without First Recording Statements Of Complainant, Witness': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court last week clarified that a Magistrate cannot issue a notice to a prospective accused under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), without first recording the statements of the complainant and the witnesses, if any. With this, a bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar quashed a notice issued to the accused (applicant-Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi)...