Kerala High Court Extends Interim Order To Not Arrest ED Official Over Alleged Bribery Charges, State Seeks Two Weeks To File Report

The State of Kerala has sought 2 weeks' time from the Kerala High Court to file a detailed statement in the case of bribery against the Assistant Director of Ernakulam Enforcement Directorate Office.Shekhar Kumar, the ED official who has been arraigned as the 1st accused in the bribery case registered by the Vigilance, had approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail. As per...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 09 To June 15, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 669 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 681NOMINAL INDEXCENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION v. PREMA EVELYN D CRUZ AND ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 669 Sanjay @ Sanju v. State 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 670 Amanatullah Khan v. DDA 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 671 Oswaal Books And Learnings Private Limited v. The Registrar Of Trade Marks 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 672 Vikram Yadav v. State Govt of NCT...

Will Consider Certifying "Manushi" Movie If Objectionable Content Is Removed: CBFC Tells Madras High Court In Vetri Maaran's Plea

The Madras High Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea filed by director Vetri Maaran challenging the CBFC's refusal to certify the upcoming Tamil movie “Manushi”, produced by Maaran, without specifying the objectionable content. The CBFC informed Justice N Anand Venkatesh that as per the previous order of the court, the reviewing board had watched the movie again and had provided...

'Criminal Case Filed To Coerce Party To Settle Civil Dispute': J&K High Court Quashes FIR Over Allegations Of Outraging Modesty Of Woman

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed an FIR against two nephews accused of outraging the modesty of their aunt and criminal trespass, holding that the allegations arose out of a civil property dispute and did not constitute a criminal offence. A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that the FIR is "an abuse of process of law" and a classic example of an attempt to settle civil...

Probation of Offenders Act Not Applicable In Serious Offences Like Job Fraud: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the benefit of Probation of Offenders Act can't be given in cases when a person secures a government job through fraud by misusing another individual's educational certificate. The Court emphasized that such fraudulent act deprives another person of public employment. Justice Rakesh Kainthla: “The petitioner/accused had used the certificate of Mohan...

NCTE Cannot Penalise Colleges For Its Own Delay In Granting Recognition: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that colleges cannot be penalised for procedural delays caused by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in processing applications for recognition under the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP).The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by Majilis Arts & Science College, Malappuram, which had applied in May 2024 for recognition to...

Installation Of Smart Electricity Meters Only For New Houses, Not Existing Consumers: BESCOM Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), the State Government and others on a batch of petitions questioning the tender and decision of the state government making it mandatory for electricity consumers to install smart pre-paid meters.Acting Chief Justice V M Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi issued notice on...

Kerala High Court Closes Bail Plea Of Businessman Who Accused ED Officer Of Bribery, Agency Says No Intention To Arrest Him

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 17) closed the bail application of Aneesh Babu who leveled bribery allegations against the Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Ernakulam Office.The petitioner had been summoned to appear before the Assistant Director, ED Special Investigating Team at New Delhi in connection with Crime No. KCZO/14/2025. As per the notice, he was asked...

State Can't Treat All Land Owners Alike, As It Would Deny Poor Rural Land Owners Fair Compensation: Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Compensation At Multiplier Of Two For Rural Land Acquisition

Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed a State Government notification that had fixed the compensation multiplier at one for rural land acquisitions. The Court held that multiplier factor is required to be two for land acquired in rural areas. It emphasized that the state can't treat all landowners the same, as doing so denies poor land owners in rural areas fair compensation, which defeats the...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 9 –15, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 323 - 337]State of Kerala v. Joe Thomas and others, and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 323Xx v XX, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 324Xxx v. Xxx & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 325Binsi and another v. Sandeep Chandran, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 326Iruvaikonam Bhagavathi Temple & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 327Dipin Vidhyadharan...

Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Interfere With Bulldozer Action On Encroachments Over Catchment Area Of Ummed Sagar Dam

Dismissing a bunch of petitions filed by the alleged encroachers of the catchment area of the Ummed Sagar Dam against State's action of dispossession, the bench of Justice Sunil Beniwal at the Rajasthan High Court held that no possession over land forming part of water body could be regularized.The petitioners were residing on Khasra No. 5 at Chopsani Jagir for past 15 to 20 years. Pursuant to...

Unsubstantiated Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Husband, Father-in-Law Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court

While granting divorce to a husband, the Madras High Court recently observed that making unsubstantiated sexual allegations against husband and father-in-law amounts to defamation which in turn constitutes mental cruelty. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice R Sakthivel held as under, “As elaborated above, the unestablished sexual allegations made by the respondent...