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Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Mahesh Langa In FIR Alleging Theft Of 'Confidential' Govt Documents
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (March 21) granted anticipatory bail to journalist Mahesh Langa booked in an FIR for alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy and theft where he is accused of obtaining "highly confidential government documents" which are stated to belong to the Gujarat Maritime Board(GMB). However Langa is presently in judicial custody in a case pertaining to alleged GST...
Writ Maintainable If Filed For Safeguarding Rights Granted In Agreement, Not For Establishing New Rights In Contractual Disputes: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition in contractual disputes is maintainable if it has been filed to protect the rights which were created by the contract/ agreement. It held that new rights cannot be sought to be created under the contract by way of writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.M/s Jai Prakash Associates (JAL) defaulted in payments of leased rent,...
Persons With Higher Disability To Be Preferred In Public Employment: MP High Court Quashes Recruitment Process For Violating RPwD Act
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently quashed a 2024 advertisement and the recruitment process initiated by the state's Skill Development Department for not complying with the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016. In doing so, the Court opined that a person with higher percentage of disability must be given preference in recruitment process with the condition that it does...
'Serious Issue, Central Govt Must Act Now': Karnataka High Court Reserves Orders In Plea To Ban Proton Mail In India
The Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by M Moser Design Associated India Pvt Ltd, seeking a direction to the Union Government to take such steps as are necessary to ban the use of Proton Mail in India. Justice M Nagaprasanna reserved its order after hearing the parties to the petition. It orally said “He (petitioner) is aiding you (Government) to do...
S.45 PMLA | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Unitech Founder Ramesh Chandra In Money Laundering Case On Account Of 'Age-Related Infirmities'
The Delhi High Court on Friday (March 21) granted bail to 86-year-old founder of Unitech Group Ramesh Chandra, in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Justice Jasmeet Singh granted bail to Chandra observing that he fell within the ambit of “infirm” under the proviso to section 45(1) of PMLA and thus, he was not required to meet the twin test for grant...
Imminent Threat To Public Peace Must Be Shown For Taking Action U/S 145 CrPC, Can't Be A Vague Assertion: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court has reaffirmed that before initiating proceeding under Section 145 CrPC pertaining to procedure for dispute over land which may breach peace, circumstances suggesting imminent danger of breach of peace or alike situations to presume such instant threat has to be shown with cogent and reliable material.For context, Section 145 CrPC lays down the procedure to be...
Telling Woman Colleague That She Must Be Using JCB To Manage Her Hair Is Not Sexual Harassment: Bombay High Court
Telling a woman colleague that 'you must be using JCB to manage your hair' and singing a song related to her hair, is not sexual harassment under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013, the Bombay High Court held recently while quashing a PoSH Act case against an employee of the HDFC bank.Single-judge Justice Sandeep Marne said it...
"Orthodox View On Law": P&H HC Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Cost On Haryana PSC For Rejecting Judiciary Candidate's SC Certificates For Not Being In Format
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1.50 lakh on the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for wrongly rejecting a Haryana civil judge's candidature as a Scheduled Caste (SC) candidate.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "A candidate cannot be afforded latitude for omission(s) on his part as the selecting/examining agency has to proceed on the...
MV Act | Compensation Awarded As 'Consortium' Is Also Payable To Siblings Of Deceased Apart From Parents: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
The Rajasthan High Court affirmed that in case of death of an individual in an accident, the compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 towards the head Consortium is not limited to the deceased's parents but also payable to their siblings.The court thus observed that while no amount of money can compensate parents and siblings of the deceased however it is the court's duty to...
Impression Created That State Lawyers Have Collectively 'Turned Against Court': Allahabad HC Asks Principal Law Secretary To Appear
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (March 20) has directed the Principal Secretary (Law)/ L.R. to appear before the court after noting that an impression was being created that State lawyers seemed to have collectively turned against the Court.The court said it was not observing the conduct of a few state panel members but was expressing its concern at some of the lawyers taking the lead...
Allahabad HC Upholds YEIDA's Cancellation Of Jaypee's 1000 Hectare Lease, Directs Return Of Deposit
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the cancellation of 1000 hectare land allotted to M/s Jai Prakash Associates Ltd by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority. However, the Court directed YEIDA to return the amounts deposited by JAL in pursuance of the orders of the Court as well as the amount received by YEIDA from JAL in furtherance of the lease deeds and allotment...