Bombay HC Asks State-Appointed Panel To Finalise Guidelines For Slaughter Of 'Unuseful' Cattle Under Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act

The Maharashtra Government informed the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (April 22) that it has constituted a committee headed by a former judge of the high court to lay down guidelines for the slaughter of animals which are 'not useful' for certain purposes provided under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act.The Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act aims to prohibit the slaughter of cows, bulls...

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against BRS Leader KT Rama Rao In Defamation Case By Congress Party

The Telangana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against BRS Party President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, which was registered against him in the month of September, 2024 on the ground that a speech made by him defamed the Congress Party.The complaint was filed by Athram Suguna, a Congress Leader from Adilabad in the Utnoor Mandal and the FIR was registered under sections 352...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order In Bail Pleas By Actress Ranya Rao, Co-Accused In Gold Smuggling Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (April 22) reserved its order on the bail petitions filed by Kannada Actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao and co-accused Tarun Konduru Raju, who have been arrested in the Gold Smuggling Case. A single judge, Justice S Vishwajith Shetty reserved its order after hearing the parties. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized gold bars worth...

Accounts Dept Has No Expertise To Sit Over Medical Board's View: Rajasthan HC Upholds Order Granting Disability Pension To Ex-Army Personnel

The Rajasthan High Court upheld Armed Forces Tribunal's order which granted benefit of 'disability element of disability pension' to a defence personnel, holding that Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) didn't have expertise to question correctness of personnel's assessment conducted by Re-survey Medical Board (RSMB).The division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava...

Delhi High Court Orders Fixing Of NCDRC Calendar, Rejects Contention That Summer/ Winter Vacations Would Create Case Backlog

The Delhi High Court has directed that the calendar for National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) be fixed in consultation with its President, while taking into account the views and interest of all the stakeholders, including the Bar Association. Justice Sachin Datta rejected the stand of the Union Government that prescribing for vacations in June and December in the...

Grant Of Post-Award Interest U/S 31(7)(B) Of A&C Act Is Mandatory, Arbitrator's Discretion Limited To Rate Of Interest: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja has held that the grant of post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) is mandatory. The only discretion which the Arbitral Tribunal has is to decide the rate of interest to be awarded. Where the Arbitrator does not fix any rate of interest, then statutory rate, as...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah From Varuna Constituency

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the election petition filed against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's victory from Varuna constituency in the 2023 assembly elections..A single judge, Justice S Sunil Dut Yadav dismissed the petition filed by K M Shankara, a voter from the constituency who alleged that the Congress leader indulged in electoral malpractices.A detailed order is yet to...

S.21 POCSO Act Intends To Prevent Suppression Of Crimes, Not Penalize Those Who Report With Certain Delay Due To Vulnerability: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that Section 21 of the POCSO Act is intended to prevent suppression of sexual offences and ensure timely action in the best interest of the child and is not meant to penalise those who, despite personal vulnerabilities, report the crime ultimately.“If judges begin to treat delay and silence – born out of trauma or social oppression –...

Assessment Order Passed Beyond Limitation Period: Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside ₹50 Lakh Tax Penalty

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea of Shirdi Saibaba Constructions which was ordered to pay Rs.50,14,541/- as tax penalty, on the grounds that the assessment order was passed beyond the period of limitation.In this regard, a Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice K. Manmadha Rao, held,“…a best judgment order, of assessment, in the...

Violates Fundamental Rights: Kerala HC Says 'High Time' For Setting Up Legal Framework To Compensate Victims Of Wrongful Prosecution

The Kerala High Court has remarked that it is high time for a legal framework to be set up to compensate victims of wrongful prosecution, noting that as of now, a wrongly convicted person only has a remedy under private law by instituting a suit against the State before civil court for damages. Justice Kauser Edappagath in his order remarked that wrongful convictions violate the...

'Cabinet Panel Examining Issue': J&K Govt Tells High Court In Plea Against Increase Of Reservation Quota To 67%

The J&K government has filed an additional affidavit in the J&K High Court informing the court that it has formed a cabinet subcommittee to look into the controversial changes in the reservation rules in consultation with all stakeholders.This affidavit came to be filed after serious criticism from civil society and student groups over its initial affidavit in which the government...

Telangana HC Quashes FIR Against BRS Leader KT Rama Rao For Permitting Drone Over Lakshmi Barrage Project, Sharing Video On Social Media

The Telangana High Court on Monday (April 21) quashed an FIR lodged against BRS leader Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, alleging that on his behest last year two co-accused along with social media persons, forcibly entered Medigadda Barrage–stated to be an important project–flew drones over the area without permission, threatening the same.For context, the Medigadda Barrage also known as...