Allahabad HC Orders CBI Probe Against Woman, Her Counsel For Filing False FIRs Containing Rape Allegations

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe a woman and her counsel for lodging 'false' FIRs against men for serious offences including rape.A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Brij Raj Singh noted that it was apparent that the informant and her counsel were in collusion and lodged false FIRs against many people for serious...

Arbitration Agreement Valid Without Specifying 'Applicable Law', 'Seat' Or 'Venue' If Intent To Refer Dispute To Private Tribunal Is Clear: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that for an arbitration agreement to be binding, neither the applicable law nor the seat or venue needs to be mentioned. As long as the clause indicates that the parties had agreed and there was a meeting of minds to refer any dispute to a private tribunal for adjudication of the disputes, the clause would constitute...

Lack Of Aviation Infrastructure Has Led To Difficulties For Various National Institutions Located In Jodhpur: Rajasthan HC Calls For Affidavits

In a PIL pending for almost 9 years in relation to the addition of another terminal at the Jodhpur airport, the Rajasthan High Court highlighted the fact that despite repeated assurances from the State, no desirous results were achieved at the ground level. It thus directed the filing of affidavits on various aspects from different stakeholders in the matter.The division bench of Dr....

Kidnapping Case: Karnataka HC Reserves Verdict In Bhavani Revanna's Plea To Relax Travel Restriction Imposed In Anticipatory Bail Order

Opposing Bhavani Revanna's plea for relaxation of a travel restriction imposed while granting anticipatory bail in a case involving allegations of kidnapping of a woman, the State told the Karnataka High Court on Monday (March 10) that she was "mastermind behind the abduction" to prevent complaint against her son Prajwal Revanna. Bhavani Revanna is the mother of Janata Dal (S) leader...

Mere Breach Of Land Sale Contract Not Enough To Prosecute For Cheating Without 'Dishonest Intention' While Making Promise: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court recently quashed an order taking cognizance of a cheating case for alleged breach of contract for sale of land, noting that there was no misappropriation or fraudulent or dishonest intention at the beginning of the transaction.In doing so the court underscored that mere breach of contract is not enough to prosecute for cheating unless dishonest intention while making...

"Put Your House In Order": Bombay High Court To BCCI Over Delayed Decision On Membership Of Telangana Cricket Association

The Bombay High Court last week ordered the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to "put is own house in order" and ensure that the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) complies with its order to decide on the representation of the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) to become an "associate member" of the central cricket body.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr...

Judge-Advocates Spat : KHCAA Suspends Senior Advocate George Poonthottam Over Alleged Settlement Talk Without Association Nod

The General Body of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association decided to suspend Senior Advocate George Poonthottam from the KHCAA for meeting the Chief Justice without the consent of the Association to resolve the issue relating to Justice A Badharudeen.Last Friday, the KHCAA had boycotted Justice Badharudeen's Court following a complaint that the Judge had insulted Advocate Sarita...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 03 To March 09, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 93Nominal Index:Bhagavant Alagur AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83Gurunath Vadde AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 84BMTC AND IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 85Vijaya Bank & AND AND Abhimanyu Kumar. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 86Thomas Mani And G Shankar. 2025 LiveLaw...

[U.P Govt Servant Seniority Rules] No Provision For Finding Authority To Redetermine Seniority After Final List Has Been Prepared: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that under the U.P Government Servant Seniority Rules, 1991 once a seniority list is published, the authority publishing the same becomes functus officio and cannot reagitate the seniority list again and again.Justice Alok Mathur held “On perusal of the U.P Government Servant Seniority Rules, 1991, we find that there is no provision for review of...

[S.377 IPC Attempt] Crimes Against Women & Children On The Rise, Releasing Convict On Probation Will Send Wrong Message: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has refused to invoke the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act (PO Act) in the benefit of a man convicted by the Trial Court under Section 377 and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of IPC. While doing so, the Court observed that invoking provisions under the PO Act would send a wrong message to the society amid increasing sexual offences against children...

Allahabad HC Warns Of 'Heavy Penalty' On Officers Responsible For Utilizing Citizens' Lands Without Following Due Procedure For Acquisition

The Allahabad High Court has cautioned the State Authorities against using land of private citizens without acquiring the same through proper procedure prescribed in law, stating that in case of any default heavy penalty will be imposed on the officers responsible for the same.Though in the case before it the Court refrained from imposing cost, the bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and...

Sambhal Mosque Row | 'State On Affidavit If You Claim Protected Monuments Can't Be Allowed To Be Whitewashed': Allahabad HC To ASI

Hearing the Sambhal Jama Mosque Management Committee's plea seeking permission for the whitewashing of the Mosque, the Allahabad High Court today directed the counsel appearing for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file an affidavit if it was claiming that whitewashing a protected monument can not be permitted.Although Advocate Manoj Kumar Singh, representing the ASI, clarified that...