'Criminality Stood Washed Off': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To POCSO Convict Noting Marriage With Prosecutrix, Birth Of Child

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a man convicted under the POCSO Act, noting that he had married the prosecutrix and the couple were living together as husband and wife, with a child born out of their wedlock. Though observing that the convict's act was "not only illegal but also immoral", a bench of Justice Rajeev Misra opined that the "criminality, if any,...

Tendering Authority Cannot Assign Alternative Interpretation To Tender Clause Which Is Unambiguous: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a tender clause granting preference to bidders applying for a higher number of warehouses cannot be extended to the Central Store Office if the tender document draws a clear distinction between the two categories. The Court quashed the lease awarded to one bidder and restored the tender process.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Policy For Display Of Rotating Ashoka Chakra In National Flag

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the Central Government to frame a policy or guidelines for the dynamic (rotating or moving) display of Ashoka Chakra in the National Flag. A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra observed that the petition lacked genuine public interest and that...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct Xiaomi From Using 'Find Device' Technology Over Alleged Patent Infringement

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited in a patent infringement suit filed against its “find device” technology, which helps users to locate, lock or erase data from their lost or stolen devices.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by Conqueror Innovations Private Limited in its patent infringement suit against...

Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Relief To BJP MLC N Ravikumar Accused Of Making 'Vulgar Comments' Against Chief Secretary

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Friday (July 4) directed the police "not to take any precipitative action" till July 8 against BJP Member of Legislative Council (MLC) N Ravikumar who has been booked for making allegedly derogatory and vulgar comments against State's Chief Secretary and IAS officer Shalini Rajneesh.The court was hearing Ravikumar's plea seeking quashing of the...

"Why So Much Hurry?"Madras High Court Asks Actor Vijay's Party To Submit Fresh Representation For Protest, Asks Police To Decide

The Madras High Court disposed of a petition filed by actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party to hold a protest over the custodial death of one Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga District. The court asked the party to submit a fresh representation to the state police seeking permission for the protest. The party had initially planned to conduct the protest on July 6th (Sunday).Justice...

'Conviction Does Not Extinguish Right To Prove Innocence': Telangana High Court Permits POCSO Convict To Undergo Second DNA Test

Permitting a rape convict to undergo a second DNA test, the Telangana High Court said that a conviction does not extinguish an accused/convict's continuing right to defend themselves and present best possible evidence to prove their innocence, when there is a doubt on veracity of crucial evidence like a DNA report. The order was passed by a Division Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya...

Consumer Can't Be Misled To Believe In False Efficacy Of Drug In Name Of Commercial Freedom Of Speech: Delhi High Court In Dabur v. Patanjali

While dealing with a suit filed by Dabur India against commercial advertisements of Patanjali Ayurved allegedly disparaging its Chyawanprash product, the Delhi High Court has ruled that consumer must not be misled to believe in false efficacy or superiority of a regulated drug in the name of commercial freedom of speech.Justice Mini Pushkarna said that advertisers cannot be permitted to...

Kerala High Court Mulls Guidelines To Reform Judicial System In Lakshadweep, Meanwhile VC Hearings Commenced

The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 04) orally observed that it would pass a detailed judgment outlining guidelines for improving the judicial system in Lakshadweep.A Special Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. was hearing a suo motu case initiated to address the issues pertaining to the judicial system in the the Union Territory.To recap, the stakeholders...

BNSS Has Removed CrPC (UP Amendment) Bar On Grant Of Anticipatory Bail In Offences Punishable With Death Or Life Term: Allahabad HC

In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has held that with the enforcement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) from July 1, 2024, which repealed the CrPC, the restriction contained under Section 438(6) of the CrPC (as was applicable in the State of UP) on granting anticipatory bail in cases punishable with death or life imprisonment, no longer...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: Allahabad HC Rejects Plea To Refer To 'Eidgah Mosque' As 'Disputed Structure' In All Future Proceedings

In the ongoing suits pertaining to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday DISMISSED an application seeking to substitute the term 'Shahi Idgah Mosque' with 'disputed structure' in all future proceedings related to the cases before the HC. A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra orally said that the application was being dismissed "at...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Man's Sexual Assault Complaint Against Malayalam Film Director Ranjith

The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the criminal case filed by a man against Malayalam film director Ranjith Balkrishnan alleging sexual harassment.A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petition and quashed the case registered for offences under Section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66E of the Information Technology Act,...