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'Haphazard' Maintenance Of Case Records By Foreigners Tribunal: Gauhati High Court Suggests Assam Govt To Conduct Training For Members
The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to consider imparting a training programme for the Members and Superintendents of the Foreigners Tribunals in the State on maintenance of case records.The said direction was passed by a division comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Malasri Nandi in a writ petition assailing the opinion of the Foreigners Tribunal, Nagaon...
'No Separate Lanes For High Office Holders': Orissa High Court Rejects Senior IAS Officer's Plea To Quash CBI Investigation In Graft Case
The Orissa High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Bishnupada Sethi, a senior IAS officer, seeking to quash the ongoing CBI investigation against him relating to a corruption case. The Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi rebuked the senior administrator for trying to circumvent the regular procedures of law, and observed –“What is troubling is the unmistakable...
Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Narayan Sai Temporary Bail To Meet Father Asaram On 'Humanitarian Ground'
The Gujarat High Court has granted five days temporary bail to Narayan Sai–convicted and sentenced to life in a rape case– to meet his father Asaram on 'humanitarian grounds', after considering Asaram's medical condition and the fact that the father and son had not been able to meet personally. Notably, Asaram, who has been convicted in a separate rape case in Rajasthan and is serving...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: June 16 - June 22, 2025
Nominal Index:Intizamia Committee Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 238TOUSEEF AHMAD KHAN Vs UT OF J&K & another 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 239Raja Aif Farooq & Anr VS UT OF J&K & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 240Healthium Medtech Ltd. Vs UT of Jammu and Kashmir and others 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 241MOHAMMAD AFZAL MALIK Vs MOHAMMAD AKRAM WANI & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 242Mohd. Abbas vs...
Merely Voicing Apprehension Over ISIS Base If Rival Wins Elections Not Provocative U/S 153 IPC: Patna HC Grants Relief To Union Minister
The Patna High Court has observed that merely voicing an apprehension that in case the candidate of a particular party wins the election, it may create the base of ISIS (a militant outfit) in the area, cannot be said to be 'provocative' speech in terms of Section 153 IPC [Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot]. Holding thus, a bench of Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha...
'Police Officials Must Appear In Prescribed Uniform Before Courts': Allahabad HC Pulls Up Cop For Casual Attire
The Allahabad High Court recently objected to the conduct of a UP police officer who appeared before it in casual civil attire, rather than the prescribed police uniform. A bench Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh, who was hearing the matter, stressed that police personnel must maintain the decorum of court proceedings by appearing in proper uniform when attending in their...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 16 – 22, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 338 - 353]Revathy C. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 338Headstar Global Pvt. Ltd. v. State Of Kerala & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 339Aneesh Babu v. Assistant Director, ED, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 340The Secretary Cum Manager, Majilis Arts and Science College v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 341The...
'Threat To Financial Health Of Country': Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused In ₹411 Crore Medical Procurement Scam
The Chhattisgarh High Court has denied bail to Shashank Chopda, accused of masterminding a large-scale criminal conspiracy involving fraudulent procurement of medical equipment and reagents under the "Hamar-Lab" scheme, causing a colossal loss worth Rs.411 crores to the State.Noting that an economic offence of such a magnitude poses a threat to the financial health of the country, Chief...
Elderly Parents Cannot Be Compelled To Let Son & Daughter-In-Law Stay In Their House Against Their Wishes: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has recently held that if a son and his wife are permitted by his parents to stay in the house owned by them, it would not confer any right in their favour and they cannot compel the old parents to allow them to reside in the said house, against their (old parents') desire.Single-judge Justice Prafulla Khubalkar said if there is some...
Pregnant Minor's Willingness To Retain Pregnancy Prevails Over Her Mother's Plea To Terminate It: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition filed by a mother seeking termination of pregnancy of her minor daughter (17 years, 5 months old) in light of the daughter's unwillingness to abort the pregnancy, upholding the right of a pregnant minor victim to retain her pregnancy.Highlighting that the minor victim had sufficient level of understanding about the consequences of her actions,...
Unwarranted Freezing Of Bank Accounts A Growing Concern Implicating Financial Hardships On Businesses And Individuals: Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court highlighted the growing concern of Indian businesses and corporate entities owing to unwarranted freezing of bank accounts by the investigating authorities in a mechanical manner implicating significant financial hardships on the concerned parties.The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg opined that such actions were frequently predicated merely on allegations or suspicion...