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UAPA | Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 10 PFI Members Allegedly Involved In RSS Leader Sreenivasan's Murder
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (2nd April) granted bail to 10 PFI members allegedly involved in the murder of RSS leader in Palakkad, S. K. Sreenivasan.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice P. V. Balakrishnan granted bail to 8 of them namely Nassar, Jamsheer H., Abdul Basith, Muhammed Shefeek K., Ashraf K., Jishad B., Ashraf aka Ashraf Moulavi, Sirajudheen...
Free Speech Cannot Be Stifled By Implicating Citizens In Criminal Cases, Dissent Can Be Expressed Under Article 19(1)(a): Madras High Court
While quashing a criminal case registered against AIADMK's C. Ve Shanmugam for his comments about the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court underscored the right to freedom of speech and expression and the right to dissent. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan noted that in a democracy, the opposition has a role to point out the failures of the government. The court added that...
Booked In Section 498A Case, Actor Hansika Motwani Moves Bombay High Court For Quashing FIR
The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition filed by actor Hansika Motwani and her mother Jyoti Motwani, by which the duo have sought to quash the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against them on charges of cruelty under section section 498-A, at the behest of her sister-in-law Muskan James.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak issued the notice...
Delay In Receiving Award Due To Default In Paying Arbitral Fees Cannot Be Held Against Party Seeking To Challenge Award While Calculating Limitation: J&K HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that since the delivery of a signed copy of the arbitral award was the mandatory requirement under the arbitration act therefore, the limitation for challenging the said award would arise only after the said signed copy is received by the party seeking to challenge the same.The petitioner had not received the certified copy of the award dated 01.03.2024...
Arbitration Clause Contained In Incomplete Memorandum Of Understanding Cannot Form Basis For Arbitration Proceedings: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that an arbitration clause in a memorandum of understanding that was not finalized, as indicated by the correspondences between the parties, cannot serve as the basis for initiating arbitration proceedings. Brief Facts: In October 2020, the Respondent approached the petitioner and they reached an oral agreement with...
Punjab & Haryana HC Raps Top Cop Over Delay In Deciding Plea Of Runaway Couple Seeking Protection, Flags SOP Requiring Decision In 3 Days
The Punjab & Haryana High Court condemned the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for delaying in deciding the representation filed to the Police by a run-away couple.Taking note of the delay of 5 days in the deciding the representation and non-compliance of the SOP issued by the Department of Home Affairs, under the directions of the High Court in Kajal v. State of Haryana, the Court...
One-Year LLM Program Approved By UGC, Valid For Getting Appointment In Public Departments Or Universities: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that that the one-year LLM programme was approved by the UGC and could not be held to be invalid for getting appointed into public departments or Universities. The court thus asked the Teachers Recruitment Board to include the name of a woman whose name was withheld merely because she had done a one-year LLM course. Justice RN Manjula observed...
Not Rarest Of Rare Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape & Murder Of Minor Daughter
The Punjab & Haryana High Court commuted death sentence awarded to a man into life imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life without the application of the provisions of premature release, for rape and murder of his 6-year-old daughter.Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi said, "While there is no doubt about the brutal and heinous nature of the crime...
After Commencement Of Arbitration, Parties Must Wait Until Award Is Pronounced To File Challenge Unless Appeal Is Available At Earlier Stage: Kerala HC
The Kerela High Court Bench of Justice Basant Balaji has held that once the arbitration has commenced, parties have to wait until the award is pronounced unless a right of appeal is available to them under Section 37 of the Act, even at an earlier stage. Brief Facts of the case: The present dispute arose with respect to an agreement, for the construction of a Multidisciplinary...
Anand Teltumbde's Activities Threaten India's Sovereignty; Must Not Be Permitted To Go Abroad, Can Give Lectures Virtually: NIA To Bombay HC
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that Dalit rights' activist Dr Anand Teltumbde is an active member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI-M), and is allegedly involved in activities that pose a 'threat' to the 'sovereignty, security and integrity' of India and thus he should not be permitted to travel to Amsterdam and the United Kingdom...
Senior Citizens Act Creates Eviction Right Only When Property Owned By Senior Citizen Is Transferred To Children Or Relatives: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the order directing the vacation of the property under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, observing that order can only be passed when the senior citizen is the owner of the property in possession of their children or relative.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi said, "The direction which has been given by...
No Provision Allows Coercive Action Before Pre-Intimation Notice: Uttarakhand HC Criticizes GST Dept For Negatively Blocking ITC
The Uttarakhand High Court criticized the GST department for the negative blocking of ITC and questioned the provision under which such deterrent or coercive action has been taken. “The working of the Department is startling and shocking. It is not known and incomprehensible as to which provision of law permits the Department to take deterrent and coercive action, even prior...