14 Y/O Girl Had 'Sufficient Knowledge & Capacity' To Understand Her Actions: Bombay HC Grants Bail To POCSO Accused

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to a 24-year-old man booked for raping a 14-year-old minor girl, noting that the victim had 'sufficient knowledge' and 'capacity' to know the 'full import of her actions' as she 'voluntarily' stayed with the accused for 4 days. In its 10-page order, a bench of Justice Milind Jadhav considered the statements of the victim wherein she said...

[NDPS Act] No Infirmity If Forensic Lab Directly Gives Chemical Report To Trial Court, All Involved In Criminal Trial Must Reduce Delay: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that there can be no infirmity in the trial of an NDPS case if the forensic laboratory sends the chemical report directly to the trial court instead of it being submitted as part of the supplementary chargesheet by the investigating agency.A division bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Apurba Sinha Ray held that just because the report was sent directly to...

Failure To Attach Impugned Arbitral Award Along With Section 34 Application Would Render Filing Non-Est: Delhi High Court

A full bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Rekha Palli, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Saurabh Banerjee while hearing a reference made by a single judge bench in Pragati Construction Consultants v. Union of India [FAO(OS)(COMM) 70/2024] held that if the party challenging an award u/s 34 of the A&C Act does not attach the impugned arbitral award with the...

Govt Dept Committed Illegality By Withdrawing Posts After Recruitment Had Already Begun: J&K High Court Directs Restoration Of Slots

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that a government department would be committing an illegality by usurping the quota meant to be filled by direct recruitment on the basis of merit through promotion. The court ruled that the government officials, in this case, had acted illegally by withdrawing as many as 29 out of 42 referred posts and filling them through promotion after the exam...

Two Judicial Officers Sworn In As Delhi High Court Judges

Two judicial officers sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court on Friday. The two judges are Renu Bhatnagar and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta.On February 19, the Central Government had notified their appointment. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation at a meeting held on February...

'Country's Image Tarnished' : Patna High Court Raps State Police Over 'Lethargic' Approach In US Minor's Sexual Abuse Case

The Patna High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Bihar Police for its “lethargic and lackadaisical” approach in handling the sexual abuse case of a 13-year-old foreign national, stating that the role of the police authority in the matter had “tarnished the image of the country where protection of justice, social, political and economic was granted in the preamble of...

Kerala Floods: High Court Closes Suo Moto Case Over Dam Water Level Regulation, Takes Note Of Steps Taken By State For 'Monsoon Preparedness'

The Kerala High Court has closed its suo moto case initiated in 2020 for safety evaluation of dams, monitoring dam shutters and regulating dam water levels in the State, in light of frequent flooding.While doing so, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu took note of various steps implemented by the State government since 2020, to ensure better management of...

Volkswagen Imports Upto 99.7 Per Cent Parts Of Cars, Can't Play Victim Card: Customs Dept Tells Bombay High Court

While justifying its demand of $1.4 billion customs from Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, the Customs Authority on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the German automaker was importing upto 99.7 per cent of the parts of various models of cars to its manufacturing plant in Aurangabad and thus were effectively importing an entire car itself. A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla...

Consolidated SCN Involving Multiple Assessment Years Can Be Issued Only When Common Period Of Adjudication Exists: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that consolidated show cause notice involving multiple assessment years can be issued when common period of adjudication exists. “Issuing a consolidated show cause notice covering various financial/assessment years would cause prejudice to an assessee who would not get the full period envisaged for adjudication under the Statute, if that period...

Compassionate Employment Cannot Be Denied To Dependents Who Have Been 'Fighting For Claim' By Fixing Subsequent Cut-Off Date: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently stated that when the benefits of a compassionate employment scheme have been extended to the dependants of employees of private aided colleges, then neither the government nor the college authorities can deny these benefits to the dependants who have been fighting for this cause by fixing a subsequent cut-off date for availing the benefit of the scheme.In this...

'Case Against Co-Accused Out On Bail Much Worse Than Mine': Umar Khalid Tells High Court In Delhi Riots Bail Hearing

Former JNU scholar Umar Khalid on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the UAPA case, alleging a larger conspiracy into the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, against the co-accused persons who are out on bail is much worse as compared to him. Senior Advocate Trideep Pais was making rebuttal submissions in Khalid's bail plea before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and...

Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Former ADM Who Allegedly Recommended Arms License For 'Thokku Swami'

The Kerala High Court quashed further proceedings under Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) against former Additional District Magistrate for recommending to give Arms license to Bhadranandaji popularly known as 'Thokku Swami'Bhadranandaji also known as Himaval Bhadranandaji came to limelight when in 2008, he reportedly fired a gun towards a group of journalists in the premises of Aluva...