Bombay HC Issues Notice On Marathi Actor Urmila Kothare's Plea For Transfer Of Probe In Accident Case; Directs Preservation Of CCTV Footage

Popular Marathi actor Urmila Kothare, whose speeding car hit a labourer and killed him in December 2024, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the probe to the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale heard the matter on Wednesday (February 12) and issued notice to the respondents. The court also ordered the...

Delhi High Court Discharges Lawyer In Criminal Contempt Case, Asks Him To Not Indulge In Aggressive Behaviour In Future

The Delhi High Court has recently discharged a lawyer in a criminal contempt case and asked him not to indulge in aggressive behaviour in the future. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dharmesh Sharma took a compassionate view of the matter and accepted the apology of the lawyer.The contempt proceeding was referred to the Court after an order was passed in...

458 Notices Issued Against Unauthorized Religious Structures On Public Roads: State Tells Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (February 11) asked the State to collect and report on the decisions taken by the committees constituted in municipal corporations and districts over the last quarter, in respect of removal/rehabilitation/regularization of unauthorized religious structures found in public places.The court said this after taking note of an April 2024 circular issued by...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Additional Judges To Karnataka, Gauhati And Calcutta High Courts

Central government has notified the appointment of Judicial officers and advocates as Judges of the Karnataka High Court, Gauhati High Court and Calcutta High Cour.An official notification issued by the Union Law Ministry in the evening stated that in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to...

Madhya Pradesh & Uttarakhand HCs Get New Judges As Centre Clears Names Of Two Advocates Recommended For Elevation 15 Months Ago

The Central government has notified the appointment of new Judges at the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.Advocate Ashish Shroti has been elevated as a Judge of the MP High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his elevation back in October 2023. Two of three other Advocates whose names were recommended along with Shroti were elevated to the bench in November 2023....

Grounds Of Arrest Served To Accused After Four Minutes Of Actual Arrest Is Not Unreasonable: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that conveying grounds of arrest within four minutes of arresting an individual was 'reasonable' and the same does not violate any fundamental right of the accused. Single-judge Justice Dr Neela Gokhale was hearing a petition filed by a rape accused challenging his arrest arguing that he was not served with the 'grounds of arrest' in written, within...

Advocates Harmeet Grewal, Deepinder Nalwa Appointed As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

Central government has notified the appointment of Advocates Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.An official notification issued by the Union Law Ministry in the evening stated that in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased...

Service Can't Be Terminated During Maternity Leave: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the service of an employee who is on maternity leave can't be terminated during the period of leave.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi said, "once an employee was on maternity leave, the said period of maternity leave could not have been curtailed so as to terminate the service of an employee and the services of the employee could have been...

Mandate Of Facilitation Council Is Not Terminated Even If It Fails To Render Award Within 90 Days U/S 18(5) Of MSME Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that the mandate of the MSME Facilitation Council (Council) cannot be terminated merely on the ground that it failed to render an award within 90 days under section 18(5) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSME Act”) from the date of entering reference as this time period is...

Suppression Of Assets While Seeking Permission To Sue As 'Indigent Person' Indicates Party Playing Fraud On Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that if a person does not fully disclose the details of his property while applying to sue as an indigent person, it is an indication that he wants to play fraud on the court by suppressing his ability to pay court fee.“When a party in possession of movable/s and immovable property/ies fails to disclose the details of movable/s or immovable property/ies,...

Clear Discrimination: Gujarat High Court Orally Remarks After Woman Claims CRPF Denied Her Promotion For Being HIV+

While hearing a woman's plea alleging discrimination in promotion to higher post in CRPF on the ground that she has HIV-AIDS despite meeting all other eligibility criteria, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (February 12) orally remarked that promotion cannot be denied in ministerial posts because of health issues. The court further orally said that a person cannot be denied promotion if...

Often False POCSO Case Launched Against Spouse To Avoid Handing Over Minor Child's Custody: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court while quashing a POCSO case filed by the mother on behalf of her child against her divorced husband observed that there are instances where one spouse uses their minor child to file false POCSO case against the other, to win custody cases.“In cases when the husband and wife are in loggerheads and one among them sues for custody of a minor child, there are instances whereby...