Merely Posting 'Pakistan Zindabad' On Facebook Without Denouncing India Is Not Sedition U/S 152 BNS: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a street vendor who was accused of sharing an AI-generated image of the Prime Minister with the caption “Pakistan Zindabad” on Facebook. The Court remarked that merely praising another country without speaking against India does not amount to sedition as it does not encourage rebellion, violence, or separatist activities.Rejecting...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Liviya Jose Accused Of Implicating Beautician Sheela Sunny In False NDPS Case

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (August 23) granted regular bail to Liviya Jose, who was accused of falsely implicating Chalakudy-based beauty parlour owner Sheela Sunny in a fake NDPS case.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed, "The petitioner is a young lady of 21 years...Considering the period of custody already undergone, I am of the view that further detention is not necessary." ...

Procedure U/S105 CrPC For International Service Of Summons Doesn't Extend To Revision Applications: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that though procedural fairness is vital in criminal trials, the application of Section 105 of the CrPC for the service on summons on persons resident outside India in criminal matters does not extend to the service of notice in revisional matters abroad.Justice Bibhas Ranjan De held: "Revision applications, in my humble opinion, are primarily concerned...

DHCBA Condemns Delhi LG Notification Allowing Recording Of Police Officials' Evidence From Police Stations

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has condemned a notification issued by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena declaring video conferencing rooms in police stations as designated places for recording of evidence. The DHCBA has passed a resolution on August 22 saying that the notification issued on August 13 must be withdrawn as it is against the basic tenets of justice and...

Furlough Is Not Matter Of Right, Can Be Rejected In Rarest Of Rare Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that furlough is not a matter of right and can be denied in the rarest of rare cases.Furlough and parole envisage a short-term temporary release from custody.The difference is, while parole is granted for the prisoner to meet a specific exigency, furlough may be granted after a stipulated number of years have been served without any reason as per...

Orissa High Court Imposes Restrictions On Installation Of Huge Puja Pandals, Orders Regulation Of Noise Pollution

The Orissa High Court on Thursday imposed restrictions on erection of huge bamboo structures/pandals on public road, footpath, and installation of electric gates during the festive season starting from Lord Ganesh Puja next week. It has also asked the administration to ensure checks on noise pollution during the festivities.A Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice V....

Law Does Not Prevent An Adult Woman From Living With A Married Man: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that there is no law which prevents an adult woman to live with married man adding that she has the right to choose with whom she wishes to live with. The court noted that she had 'a mind of her own and the right to make a decision, whether right or wrong, with regard to the person with whom she wants to live', adding that the court cannot "pontificate...

Teachers In Himachal Cannot Claim Parity Of Pay With Punjab Teachers Merely Because HP Follows Punjab Pay Commission: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition filed by the Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Teachers Welfare Association and others, seeking parity in pay scales with their counterparts in Punjab, holding that the State of Himachal Pradesh is not bound to follow the pay pattern of the State of Punjab in its entirety, even though it follows the Punjab Pay Commission.The Court remarked that...

Punjab Power Corporation Is Statutory Body, Can Prescribe Cut-Off Date For Implementation Of 5th Pay Commission: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), being a statutory body, is well within its rights to prescribe a cut-off date for the implementation of the 5th Pay Commission recommendations.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "The PSPCL being a statutory corporation is entitled to prescribe a cut-off date for implementation of the...

Period Of Service Before Enactment Of Advocates' Clerks Welfare Scheme Can Be Considered For Granting Benefit Under It: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently held that the period of service before the commencement of the Advocates' Clerks Welfare Scheme Rules, 1985 can be considered to see if an advocate clerk is eligible to get the benefit of the Scheme.Justice Harisankar V. Menon passed the judgment while considering a plea by an advocate clerk, who started his work in the year 1970.The advocate clerk had...

Parole Leave Is A 'Valuable Right' Of A Convict, Police Must Pass Reasoned Order After Applying Mind: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the grant of parole is a valuable right of a convict, which would also be a right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.It said that the concerned authorities must apply their mind in a proper manner and pass a reasoned order on case to case basis, rather than reproducing the same grounds in all the reports which are submitted. The court passed...

Deportation Of Russian Woman, Her Children Rescued From Gokarna Cave Will Take Time: Centre Tells Karnataka High Court

The Central Government has informed the Karnataka High Court on Friday (August 22) that the process for the deportation of a Russian woman and her two minor children, who were found living in a cave in the state's Uttara Kannada district (Gokarna) recently, will take some time. Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath, appearing for the Union of India informed Justice BM Shyam Prasad that...