Kerala High Court Orders Conditional Arrest Of Another Sister Ship Of MSC Elsa 3 Over Claims Of Lost Cargo

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (18th June) has ordered the conditional arrest of MV MSC Polo II, the sister ship of MV Elsa 3, over a claim raised by the company, Sans Cashew India Private Limited. The company has made a claim of Rs. 74 Lakh over the cargo lost in MSC Elsa 3. Justice M. A. Abdul Hakhim added that the arrest will only be made if it is anchored within the...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds 25% Domicile Reservation In National Law University Jodhpur

The Rajasthan High Court upheld the constitutional validity of 25% domicile-based reservation at National Law University, Jodhpur (“NLUJ”), ruling that such reservation did not violate Article 14 since the classification was reasonable, non-arbitrary and maintained a rational nexus with the object of advancing regional educational development.The division bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra...

'Judiciary Has Strong Sense Of Justice': Calcutta HC Awards ₹25 Lakh Compensation Over Land Acquired By Eastern Coalfields Ltd After 30 Yrs

The Calcutta High Court bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra observed that the judiciary upholds social justice and fairness, guided by the principle that equity treats as done what ought to have been done. In complex cases involving competing rights, courts may need to innovate—within the bounds of equity and good conscience—to find a just...

Bank Slip Without Cheque Date, Number & Amount Not Evidence Under S.146 NI Act For Dishonour : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that for the presumption under Section 146 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to apply, a bank's slip must mention the cheque number, date, and amount relating to the dishonoured cheque. If these essential details are missing, the memo cannot serve as prima facie evidence of dishonour.Justice A. Badharudeen made the observation while setting aside an...

Kerala High Court Restrains Use Of Toilets At Private Petroleum Outlets As Public Toilets

The Kerala High Court has passed an interim order that toilets in private petroleum retail outlets should not be converted into public toilets.Justice CS Dias passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by the Petroleum Traders Welfare and Legal Service Society and five other petroleum retailers challenging the attempts made by the State Government and the local self-government...

No Pending Criminal Proceedings Under S.6(2)(f) Passport Act If There's No Final Report Or Court Cognizance : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has clarified that mere registration of a crime or pendency of investigation, without filing of a final report or taking of cognizance by a court, does not amount to “criminal proceedings pending” under Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act, 1967.Justice A. Badharudeen made this observation while considering a petition that sought to renew the petitioner's passport...

Calcutta High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Rape & Murder Of 2.5 Year Old Girl Child

The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence of one Suresh Paswan, who was charged with rape and murder of a two and a half year old girl child who was sleeping under a flyover around Kolkata's Khidderporearea with her family.Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi held: "The circumstances of the case do not suggest that the offence committed was preplanned or was an outcome of...

Writ Petitioner Cannot File Writ Appeal Against Interim Order Granted To Him: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that a writ appeal is not maintainable under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958, when the Court has already granted the interim relief sought by the petitioner. In such a situation, the petitioner cannot claim to be an aggrieved party to file an appeal.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan was considering...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To KSCA, RCB & DNA In Suo-Motu Case Over Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the registry to implead Karnataka State Cricket Association, Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)–which manages RCB IPL team and event management firm DNA Entertainment Ltd, as respondents and issue notice to them in the suo-motu petition initiated regarding the Bengaluru stampede which occurred outside Chinnaswamy stadium, ahead of...

Post-Graduate Candidates Move Kerala High Court Challenging Registration, Confirmation Fees For CLAT Exam

A writ petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the Counselling Registration Fee of INR 30,000 and the Confirmation Fee of INR 20,000 imposed by the Consortium of NLUs on CLAT applicants.The Consortium of NLUs (Consortium of National Law Universities) is a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act. Among other things, the body is responsible...

Nowadays Wife Thinks Police Complaint Is The Only Panacea To Teach A Lesson To Husband's Family Over Marital Discord: Bombay High Court

While quashing an FIR lodged against seven members of a family, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court bemoaned the misuse of section 498A at the hands of women by roping in all the family members of the husband in criminal cases only to settle their personal scores. A division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Pravin Patil expressed concern over such a tendency of women implicating all...

Calcutta High Court Stays Notification For Preparation Of New List Of OBC Classes By West Bengal Govt

The Calcutta High Court has ordered an interim stay on the preparation of a new list of Other Backward Caste (OBC's) persons in the state of West Bengal, by including new castes in the state's list of existing OBC classes.A division bench of Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Tapabrata Chakraborty issued the interim stay till the next date of hearing on 31st July, 2025.The court has also put a...