Kerala High Court Suggests Creation Of Website To Allow Citizens To Report Construction Of Unauthorised Banners/Boards

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (8th January) suggested the creation of a website where citizens can upload complaints about unauthorized boards erected in the State. The observation was made by Justice Devan Ramachandran while hearing a 2018 plea concerning unauthorized boards/ banners in public places.The amicus curiae Advocate Harish Vasudevan informed the Court that at present, there is...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Police's Report On Progress Of Probe Into Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the police authorities to submit their report on the progress into the probe on an incident of gang rape in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.Justice Jay Sengputa directed the police to file their report by 13th January, on a plea claiming that no action had been taken even after the rape case was filed and that the accused were roaming free in the...

Corruption By Prison Officials: Madras High Court Asks Govt To Take Strict Action, Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Former Prison Superintendent

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to take strict action, including suspension against prison officials who have been involved in misappropriation of public funds to the tune of Rs. 14.25 crores. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman was hearing a petition filed by Gokila, wife of Murugaiyan, who was confined in the Puzhal Central Prison seeing...

What Constitutes Valid Service Of Notice U/S 169 Of CGST Act? Madras High Court Clarifies

The Madras High Court interpreted Section 169 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and stated that Section 169 mandates a notice in person or by registered post or to the registered e-mail ID alternatively and on a failure or impracticability of adopting any of the aforesaid modes, then the State can, in addition, make a publication of such notices/ summons/ orders in...

NEET-PG 2024: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State To Conduct Fresh Counselling For Vacant NRI Quota Seats

The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State's Department of Medical Education to forthwith conduct fresh counselling for vacant NRI Quota seats in the NEET-PG 2024 counselling. In doing so, the court vacated its interim order passed on December 18, 2024 while dismissing a plea–questioning the procedure for filling up of such seats, on the ground that the...

Cheque Dishonour: Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Conviction After Compromise, But Imposes 15% Cost On Drawer Citing Failed Appeal

Rajasthan High Court set aside conviction and sentence in a cheque dishonour case in light of settlement reached between the parties while imposing a cost of 15% of the cheque value on the petitioner (convict) since the compromise was reached at after rejection of appeal filed by the convict and pending revision petition.The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg was hearing a revision petition...

Kerala High Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Additional Chief Secretary Of Health For Not Complying With Its Directive

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 8) issued bailable warrant against Dr. Rajan N. Khobragade IAS, Additional Chief Secretary in the State's Health and Family Welfare Department for non-compliance of its 2023 order and non-appearance despite the direction of the Court. The Division Bench of Justice A. Muhammed Mustaque and Justice C. Jayachandran passed the above order while dealing...

Calcutta High Court Orally Warns Woman Against Using Child To Get 'Leeway' In Matrimonial Dispute Against Husband

The Calcutta High Court has orally warned a mother from using her child as 'a handle' to get leeway in a pending matrimonial dispute against her husband.A division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Subhendu Samanta rebuked the counsel for the wife and stated that if she continued to use her child as "a pawn" in the proceedings, the court would grant custody to the father...

Afghanistani Woman, Her Sister Approach Bombay High Court Seeking Protection From Family After She Married Hindu Boy

Two Afghanistani national women, who are facing life threat from their families as one of them married a Hindu man from Haryana, have approached the Bombay High Court seeking police protection and also a direction to the authorities in Delhi close a criminal case lodged against them at the behest of their family members. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela...

Husband's Inability To Develop Sexual Relations With Wife Is Generally Not Known To Even Nearest Relatives: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against two maternal uncles and aunts of a man at the behest of his wife, on the ground that they got him married to the complainant woman, despite knowing that he could not develop physical relations with any woman.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Rajesh Patil said whether a husband suffers from such...

Rape Survivor Faces Dual Crises, Crime Wounds Her Dignity & Trial Forces Her To Relive Traumatic Experience: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a woman who is raped undergoes two crises- the commission of a crime, where her dignity is wounded and her sense of security is destroyed and the subsequent trial, where she is forced to relive the traumatic experience. “It is often stated that a woman who is raped undergoes two crises- the rape and the subsequent trial. While...

Complainant Is Entitled To Her Own Section 164 CrPC Statement To Prefer A Protest Petition: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently said that a complainant can seek her a copy of her own statement recorded under Section 164 CrPC in order to prefer a protest petition. The petitioner was the complainant in a case which was investigated by the CBCID. The CBCID filed a refer report/ final report in December 2023 (Ext P3) stating that the offence alleged has not been made out and requested...