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Bombay High Court Slaps Rs 1 Lakh Costs On Man For Audio-Recording Court Proceedings On Mobile Phone
In a recent order, the Bombay High Court (February 27) imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a litigant who was found to be 'audio-recording' court proceedings on his mobile phone. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata in the order recorded that the litigant - Sajid Abdul Jabbar Patel, who was a relative of a respondent in a case- offered to pay Rs 1 lakh costs for...
Kerala High Court Stays Central Prison's Restriction That Jail Inmates Can Call Only BSNL Numbers
A Writ Petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging a recent notice issued by the Superintendent of Viyyur Central Prison and Correctional Home which says that the 3 phone numbers which a prison inmate has registered for external contact should be BSNL numbers. A prison inmate is allowed to have external contact by phone with 3 registered numbers. By this notice, a restriction...
Differentiating Employees For Transfer On Age Basis Reasonable; Elder Ones Have Family Responsibility, Health Issues: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Online Transfer Policy, 2023 of Haryana Government for State Agriculture Marketing Board, challenged under Article 14 of the Constitution on various grounds including that the elderly employees are given preference for favourable transfers.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "The respondent has formed an opinion that employees with higher age should...
'No Violation Of Constitutional Rights': High Court Refuses To Interfere With Haryana Civil Judge Rule Prohibiting Re-Evaluation Of Answer Sheet
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (February 28) refused to interfere with a clause in an advertisement for recruitment of Haryana Civil Judge whereby re-evaluation of answer was prohibited, observing that no violation of constitutional right was proved.The Court dismissed a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate seeking re-evaluation of mains-answer sheet who was short of 1.9...
Gujarat HC Stays Interim Order Directing State Bar Council To Issue Provisional Practice Certificate To 2 Law Graduates From Unrecognized College
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (February 27) stayed the interim order passed by the single judge directing the Bar Council of Gujarat to issue provisional Certificate of Practice to two law graduates from an unrecognized college, so as to enable them to apply for Civil Judges recruitment process. The high court noted that the single judge in his order did not discuss Rule 7(2)(b) of...
Matrimonial Dispute Not Ground To Conclude That Husband Set Ablaze Wife, Must Prove Allegations With Legally Acceptable Evidence: Madras HC
The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction of a man accused of setting his wife ablaze and killing her after noting that there was no legally acceptable evidence to connect him to the crime. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima observed that though the woman had died in a tragic manner and there were matrimonial disputes between the couple, the...
Police Can Fearlessly Take Action Against Women Implicating Innocent Men In False Sexual Assault Cases: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court while granting bail to a man accused of committing sexual harassment remarked that nowadays, there is a tendency to make serious allegations of sexual assault against innocent people. The Court said that merely because the complainant is a lady, there is no presumption that her version is the gospel truth.Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan declared that a criminal...
Police Cannot Issue Notice Of Appearance To Accused Via WhatsApp: Karnataka High Court
Quashing a notice under Section 35 (3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, directing a 25-year-old man to appear before the Police which was served through WhatsApp, the Karnataka High Court reiterated that issuance and service of such notices via WhatsApp is impermissible in law. For context, Section 35(3) BNS states the police officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is...
Wild Life (Protection) Act | Offence Must Be Registered In Wild Life Offences Report Before Issuing Serach Warrant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against one person found in possession of certain prohibited articles under the Wild Life (Protection) Act on account of procedural irregularities in the investigation.A single judge, Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Pavana Kumar M R who was charged under Sections 2(2), 2(31), 9, 39, 42, 44, 47, 48, 48A, and...
Homebuyers Can't Suffer Due To NOIDA Authority's Failure To Fully Implement Project: Allahabad HC On Withholding Of Occupancy Certificate
In a plea concerning the development of Noida Sports City, the Allahabad High Court said that the homebuyers–some of whom had booked apartments in completed towers but where the builders were not granted permanent completion certificate–cannot be penalised due to New Okhla Development Authority's failure (NOIDA) to perform its statutory duty in "ensuring planned and systematic development"...
Private Property Not Transferred To Company By Owner Cannot Be Auctioned In Recovery Proceedings: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that when there is no transfer of property between a private individual and his company, the property cannot be considered a property of the company for the purpose of recovering debts. Further, the Court held that merely because the property finds mention in the balance sheet will not make it a company property in absence of a sale deed.“There...
No Illegality, Procedure Was Followed: Rajasthan HC Upholds State University's Notification Increasing College Affiliation Fee For 2025-26
The Rajasthan High Court sets aside challenge to a notification of State University of Health Sciences that increased affiliation fee of colleges for the academic session 2025-26, after noting that procedure for such increase was duly followed and hence there was no illegality committed. Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur was hearing a petition that sought quashing of the notification by RUHS...