Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 - December 22, 2024

Citation 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 513 to 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 525Nominal Index:Satish Jarkiholi AND Dilip Kumar. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 513ACTION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND Union of India & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 514Syed Ajaz Ahmed AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 515SHIVAPRASAD AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 516B...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To GST Dept In Mahesh Langa's Plea Against Second FIR On Alleged Tax Fraud

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (December 23) issued notice to the State and GST Department in a plea by journalist Mahesh Langa for quashing an FIR registered at Rajkot where though Langa has not been made an accused, he apprehends the same as a similar FIR pertaining to alleged GST fraud is already registered at Ahmedabad. During the hearing, advocate AJ Yagnik submitted before Justice...

Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Chief Secretary To Constitute Committee To Suggest Measures To Reduce Tree Felling For State Funded Projects

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state's Chief Secretary to constitute a committee to look into the felling of trees in State-funded projects and suggest measures to reduce the felling of trees for execution of Government funded projects.The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati in a PIL filed by a 20 year...

Bail Is An Essential Element Of The Criminal Justice System, Guarantees Right To Fair Trial: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that bail is an essential element of the criminal justice system as it affords a right to a fair trial to the accused in a criminal case. Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul made these observations in a plea by a man accused under the POCSO act, against an order cancelling his bail issued by the trial court. She said:"Bail is a Rule and Jail is an exception. This is...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of Two Additional Judges Of Delhi High Court As Permanent

The Central government has notified the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Delhi High Court. They are: 1. Justice Shalinder Kaur, 2. Justice Ravinder Dudeja, Both the judges were sworn in as additional judges of the Delhi High Court in October...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of Four Additional Judges Of Karnataka High Court As Permanent

The Central government has notified the appointment of four additional judges as permanent judges of the Karnataka High Court. They are:1. Justice Ramachandra Dattatray Huddar, 2. Justice Venkatesh Naik Thavaryanaik,3. Vijaykumar Adagouda Patil, and4. Justice Rajesh Rai Kallangala.As per the official notification, Justice Kallangala's appointment as Permanent Judge of Karnataka High Court...

High Court Upholds Removal Of Haryana Municipal Council President For Submitting Fake Class VIII Marksheet

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the removal of Haryana's Sohna Municipal Council President on the grounds of submitting a “fake” class VIII marksheet.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Sudeepti Sharma said, “What magnifies the ill conduct of the present petitioner as but arises from the withholding of the original, wherefrom an adverse inference has been drawn against her,...

Remedies Available Under U.P. Z.A.L.R. Act Shall Continue To Be Available If Original Suit Was Filed Prior To Enforcement Of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that remedies under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950 shall continue to be available to an applicant wishing to file a revision against a decree in a suit filed prior to the enforcement of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.“Any repealing law which repeals an earlier law shall not affect the remedies available to a party which were available...

Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court has underscored that courts must proceed with utmost caution in matters involving persons of unsound mind so that their rights are protected, adding that if a party to a suit alleges that the opposing party is of unsound mind held that the court must conduct a judicial inquiry to determine whether the allegation is true. Justice K. Sujana while referring to Andhra...

Doing Stunt With Vehicle Which Causes Death Amounts To Culpable Homicide, Not Rash & Negligent Driving: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that doing stunt with vehicle on a public road "depict a callous and unconcerned attiude towards the pedestrians" would not fall under rash and negligent driving, but prima facie amounts to culpable homicide.A pillion rider sitting on a bike allegedly died in an accident with a tractor, modified by fitting an extra turbo pump to increase...

Amendment To Affidavit For Incorporating Statement Of Truth Impermissible: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that an amendment to the affidavit in a commercial suit pleading, seeking to incorporate a statement of truth, is impermissible under the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.The Court emphasised that the statement of truth must be filed in the prescribed format under Rule 15A of the Act, and cannot be amended by altering the affidavit annexed...

Allahabad HC Appoints Rtd. CJ Govind Mathur To Lead Commission To Probe PCS-J Exam 2022 'Irregularities'

While hearing several pleas concerning the allegations of serious irregularities in the UP-PCSJ (Mains) 2022 examination, the Allahabad High Court has appointed former Chief Justice Govind Mathur to lead an independent commission to probe into the matter. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh has urged the commission to file a report by May 31st, 2025,...