'Abysmal' Prosecution Success Rate : Allahabad HC Registers Suo Motu PIL To Examine Crime Scene Probe SOP In UP

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the institution of a separate Criminal Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to examine and improve the standard procedures followed for crime scene probes across Uttar Pradesh. “We are of the opinion that regarding the Standard Operating Procedure for Crime Scene Investigation to be followed in the State of U.P. so...

Procedural Lapses By Revenue Authorities Can't Defeat Substantive Rights Under Himachal Pradesh Nautor Rules: High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that procedural lapses by the revenue authority cannot defeat substantive rights vested in a party.The court opined that due to procedural lapses of the revenue authorities in updating records, the petitioner, an Ex-army man, could not be denied his right over a forest land, allotted to him under the Himachal Pradesh Nautor Land Rules, 1968.Justice...

Changes In Admission Form Can't Be Allowed After Submission As Competitive Exams Must Be Concluded Expeditiously : Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that no changes can be permitted in an admission form once it has been submitted, particularly in the context of competitive examinations. The Court underscored that it is necessary to ensure "expeditious" conclusion of the selection process.The Court dismissed the plea challenging the Admission Policy wherein the changes in the Admission Form...

[Companies Act] Debtor Company Cannot Contest Its Liability For The First Time In Winding-Up Proceedings: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal against the winding-up of a company that defaulted on dues owed to a government enterprise and had no ongoing business activity or assets. The Court rejected the company's defence that there was a “bonafide dispute” over the debt, holding that the company's objections were afterthoughts and that its inability to pay was well established.A...

Delhi High Court Stays Release Of 'Udaipur Files' Movie, Asks Centre To Decide On Revision Against CBFC Certificate

The Delhi High Court today stayed the release of the controversial movie "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder", allowing Islamic clerics body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and other petitioners to approach the Central Government in revision against the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the movie.Till the Central Government took a decision on the...

'Building Cannot Be Demolished For Making Public Street Without Granting Hearing To Owner': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has quashed the sanction of a new road line (RL) by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) under Section 291 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 (MMC), holding that the move was taken without application of mind and in violation of the landowner's right to be heard.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne was hearing...

Karnataka High Court To Hear In September CM Siddaramiah's Plea Against Order Upholding Sanction To Prosecute In MUDA Case

The Karnataka High Court is expected to hear in September an appeal by Chief Minister Siddaramiah challenging a September 24, 2024 single judge's order which upheld the Governor's decision granting sanction for investigation/prosecution against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Along with the CM's appeal the court will also hear the appeal filed by...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From Odisha Govt Over Alleged Detention Of Migrant Workers From Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has posed several questions to the government of Odisha over allegations of Bengali speaking migrant workers from West Bengal allegedly being detained in Odisha.A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Odisha government and pose the...

Bombay High Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt Order Barring Cinema Owners From Levying Service Charge On Online Film Tickets

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed two Government Orders (GOs) issued on April 4, 2013 and March 18, 2014 by which the Maharashtra government restricted cinema owners from levying service charge or convenience fees on online tickets. A division bench of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Jitendra Jain held that the said GOs violated the right to practice any...

Successive Pleas For Eviction Based On Bonafide Not Barred Even If Earlier Suit On Same Grounds Was Rejected: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court held that a suit for eviction could not be held to be barred even if the question of necessity had been decided against the landlord on previous occasions, on the ground that the landlord would never have bonafide and genuine necessity in future.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a challenge against a successive suit for eviction. It was the...

Provisions Under New Excise Policy Only Applicable To New Applications, Not On Pre-Existing Godowns: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court rejected a petition filed by a liquor license owner apprehending that her license won't be renewed owing to an amendment in the Rajasthan Excise and Legal Temperance Policy 2024-25 (“the Policy), ruling that the petition was pre-matured, and that mere apprehension of not being granted renewal under new Policy was not enough to maintain the petition.The division bench...

Cricketer Yash Dayal Moves Allahabad High Court Against FIR Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

Cricketer Yash Dayal, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an FIR lodged against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman. The matter will likely be heard by a division bench next week. The FIR was registered against 27-year-old Dayal on July 6 at Indirapuram police station in Ghaziabad under section 69...