S.348 BNSS | Kerala High Court Refuses To Recall POCSO Victim For Further Examination To Change Evidence On Compromise

The Kerala High Court has recently held that the powers under Section 311 CrPC or corresponding Section 348 BNSS cannot be invoked to recall a POCSO or rape victim for further cross-examination for changing the evidence given during trial.Justice G. Girish reiterated the settled-position that the powers under Section 311 Cr.P.C. cannot be invoked in a routine manner, and can only be exercised...

UP Zamindari Abolition Act | SDM Can't Hear Land Asami Suit After Name In Revenue Record Is Finalised Under Consolidation Proceedings: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that once a person's name has been recorded in revenue records under consolidations proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, proceedings under Section 229B of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 for declaration as asami would not be maintainable.Section 49 of the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act,...

261 Unauthorized Religious Structures Removed, 28 Relocated, 98 Regularized, Continuous Steps Being Taken: State To Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court was informed by the State Government on Wednesday (July 30) that 261 unauthorized religious structures have been removed, 28 have been relocated and whereas 98 have been regularized, adding that as the process is continuous the State shall continue to take all possible steps in this regard. During the hearing advocate PR Abhichandani appearing in the matter informed...

UP Police Service Rules | No Provision For Re-Medical Exam After Dismissal Of Appeal By Divisional Medical Board: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision for re-medical examination after dismissal of appeal by Divisional Medical Board under the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable and Head Constable Service Rules, 2015.The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra held,“Under the Service Rules, no doubt, a candidate is made to undergo medical examination...

[S.438 BNSS] Sessions Court Cannot Entertain An Issue Outside Scope Of Original Proceedings Under Revisional Jurisdiction: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a Sessions Court, while exercising its revisional jurisdiction under Section 438 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, cannot entertain applications or pass orders that alter the status quo regarding possession, particularly when the original proceedings pertain to maintenance of public order under Section 164 BNSS.A single judge bench of...

Telangana HC Discharges Student Who Was Gifted 380 Rounds Of Live Ammunition To Make Necklace, Says Possession Was Not 'Conscious'

The Telangana High Court has discharged a student of alleged offences under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959. Section 25 prescribes the penalty for manufacturing, selling, transferring, converting, repairing, testing or possessing any firearm or ammunition.The petitioner/accused was caught at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, having in his possession live ammunition....

'Udaipur Files' Row: Delhi High Court Questions Centre's Power In Revisional Jurisdiction To Recommend Cuts In Film

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 30) orally questioned the Centre whether it had the authority to pass the kind of order it did to direct effecting six cuts to the film 'Udaipur Files:Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' while exercising revisional powers under Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing...

'Won't Allow State's Entry Into Religion': Allahabad HC Orally Questions UP Govt Over Banke Bihari Temple Trust Ordinance

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday made strong oral observations questioning the Uttar Pradesh Government for coming up with 'The Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance 2025', which proposes a statutory trust to manage the historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura). A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal questioned the constitutional propriety of the...

MP High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment Of Chemistry Professor For Husband's Murder, Rejects Her Scientific Explanations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 29) upheld a Sessions Court order convicting an Assistant Professor of Chemistry for the murder of her husband and sentencing her to rigorous imprisonment for life.Rejecting the scientific explanations she offered while arguing in person, the bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Devnarayan Mishra concluded that convict Mamta Pathak was not keeping...

'Took Admission In 3-Yr LLB Course Without Completing Graduation': HP High Court Denies Student's Plea For Enrolment As Advocate

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that admission to a three-year LLB course without completion of graduation violates the Legal Education Rules, 2008, and the candidate is ineligible for enrolment as an advocate.Justice G.S. Sandhawalia & Justice Ranjan Sharma said: “In this scenario, once appellant-petitioner had secured admission to the Three Year Law Course (in June 2014)...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On DM, ₹25K On Education Officer For Violating Law On Blacklisting Of Companies

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1,00,000 on District Magistrate, Unnao and Rs. 25,000 on District Basic Education Officer, Unnao for violating the law laid down by the Supreme Court regarding blacklisting of companies.Petitioners approached the High Court against the order blacklisting them on grounds that no show cause notice was issued to them prior to passing of the...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Litigant Repeatedly Agitating Compassionate Appointment Plea By Suppressing Previous Rejection

Last week, the Allahabad High Court imposed cost of Rs. 25,000 on a litigant who had been repeatedly approaching the High Court for consideration of his application for compassionate appointment even though his claim had been rejected in 2011, and the order of 2011 remained unchallenged.After petitioner's father died-in-harness in 2007, he applied for compassionate appointment. Though his...