Accused Having Ties With Ruling Political Party Not Ground To Transfer Probe From State Agency To CBI: Kerala HC In ADM Naveen Babu's Case

While refusing to order CBI probe into former Kannur ADM Naveen Babu's death, the Kerala High Court today observed that accused merely having ties with the ruling political dispensation is not ground to transfer investigation from the hands of the State investigation agency.PP Divya, a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) which has currently formed government in Kerala is accused...

Failure To Comply With Condition Not Specified In Recruitment Rules Or Advertisement, Can't Justify Rejection Of Candidate's Appointment: Chhattisgarh HC

A single judge bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising of Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey held that failure to comply with a condition which was not stipulated in the recruitment rules or advertisement, cannot serve as a valid ground for rejecting a candidate's appointment. Background Facts The Directorate Of Employment And Traning Department, Raipur issued an advertisement...

Customs Dept Should Serve Notices By Email In Addition To Post, Will Prevent Delay And Non-Appearances: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently called upon the Customs Department to make use of Section 153(c) of the Customs Act, 1962 which empowers it to serve notices through email. A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Amit Sharma said such an approach will prevent delay and non-appearances, leading to expeditious disposal of matters. “In the opinion of this Court, the...

Case Transferred To POCSO Court After 8-Yrs Trial: Gujarat HC Says Police, Prosecution & Trial Court Prima Facie Failed In Discharging Duty

The Gujarat High Court recently lamented the failure on part of the Police, the prosecution and the trial court in an assault case, which came to be transferred to a POCSO Court, eight years after commencement of trial.In his December 24 order, Justice Sandeep Bhatt observed that the victim had "categorically" deposed in her testimony in 2018 that at the time of incident, she was 15 years...

Courts Can Permit Advocates To Conduct Cross-Examination Of Witnesses Present In Court Via Video Conferencing: Kerala High Court

While considering whether cross-examination of witnesses present in court can be done from a remote point, the Kerala High Court said that the courts can allow advocates to conduct cross-examination through video conferencing mode.Justice V. G. Arun said that courts need not deny such request just because it is not expressly allowed in Electronic Video Linkage Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021....

'What Kind Of Cruelty! Continued Program Even After MLA's Fall' : Kerala High Court To 'Mridanga Nadam' Event Organisers

The Kerala High Court on Monday (6th January) while considering the bail petitions of Mridhanga Vision proprietor Nigoshkumar, his wife Mini C. and CEO Shameer Abdul Rahim in connection with the accident of the MLA Uma Thomas asked why they didn't pause the program after the incident.“What kind of cruelty is this. A person fell and had a head injury. Couldn't you have stopped the program...

Similarly Situated Employees Under Same Employer Must Be Treated Equally: Manipur HC

High Court of Manipur: A Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma directed the State of Manipur to absorb two Assistant Project Officers (APOs) as Project Officers (POs) in its Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. This rectified their initial absorption into a lower post. Considering the employees' prior promotion, the court held that their subsequent absorption into...

While Deciding Petition U/S 9 Of Arbitration Act, Court Cannot Ignore Basic Principles Of CPC: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Ninala Jayasurya and Nayapathy Vijay observed that in deciding a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act, the Court cannot ignore the basic principles of the CPC. At the same time, the power of the Court to grant relief is not curtailed by the rigours of every procedural provision in the CPC. In exercise of its powers to grant...

Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Against Re-Modeling Of Bengaluru's Gandhi Bazaar, Says It's For Larger Public Convenience

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to stop the Gandhi Bazaar Market Street Redesign project which is at the final stage of completionA division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by Heritage Basavanagudi Residents Welfare Forum and said “The Gandhi Bazaar Market Street Redesign project is...

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 16. The relief was extended as the Court granted Zubair 10 days to file a rejoinder in response to the counter filed by the State Government concerning an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' (formerly Twitter) regarding an alleged inflammatory speech by Yati...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: High Court Asks Media To Not Publish Fake News Regarding Union Carbide Waste Disposal At Pithampur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (January 6) ordered the media to not publish any fake news or misinformation regarding the disposal of Union Carbide waste material at Pithampur facility.The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “Media shall not publish any fake news which will create fear and confusion in the public regarding the disposal...

High Court Which Appointed Arbitrator U/S 11(6) Of Arbitration Act Cannot Be Classified As “Court” U/S 42: Himachal Pradesh HC

The Himachal High Court bench of Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua has held that the High Court which exercises original civil jurisdiction cannot be classified as 'Court' for the purpose of Section 42 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act when it merely appointed arbitrators under Section 11(6) of the Act. Section 42 of the Act will not be attracted where High Court having original...