Deportation From USA | P&H HC Directs State To Decide On Plea Against Fake Travel Agents, Seeking Establishing Of Emigration Check Posts In Punjab

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today directed the State authorities to decide representation within a month on a plea filed seeking action against fake travel agents and for establishing an immigration check post in Punjab to prevent illegal immigration from Punjab to United States of America via "donkey route” (illegal means).Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Harmeet Singh...

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Illegal Beach Sand Mining, Says 'Political Nexus' Cannot Be Ruled Out

The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the large-scale illegal mining of beach sand that has caused a huge loss to the Tamil Nadu state exchequer to the tune of ₹5,832 Crore. The division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman held that the facts of the issue- granting mining lease/approvals, permitting illegal inclusion of monazite in mining lease,...

UCC Challenge | 'You Brazenly Live Together Sans Marriage, What Privacy Is Invaded?; State Isn't Saying No To Live-In': Uttarakhand HC Orally Remarks

While hearing another writ petition filed by a 23-year-old man challenging specific provisions of Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code (UCC), particularly the mandatory registration of live-in relationships, the Uttarakhand High Court today orally remarked that the state government is not prohibiting live-in relationships but is only providing for their registration, which does not equate to...

Trial Courts Cannot Deny Video Conferencing Facility To Lawyers, Litigants: Madras High Court

While directing the Puzhal prison authorities to ensure basic facilities to an undertrial prisoner, the Madras High Court highlighted that video conferencing facility, on which the High Court has even framed rules, cannot be denied to lawyers by the trial/special courts. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman was hearing the plea of an undertrial prisoner accused in...

Yati Narsinghanand Case | Posted On 'X' As Part Of My Professional Obligation, No Offence Committed Under BNS/IPC: Mohd Zubair To Allahabad HC

Challenging the Ghaziabad Police's FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his alleged X Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech, his counsel today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that Zubair's Posts were made as part of his professional obligation as a fact checker and that such posts do not amount to any offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita or...

Hate Speech Case: Kerala HC Expresses Disinclination To Grant Anticipatory Bail To Former MLA PC George, Notes Repeated Flouting Of Orders

The Kerala High Court has expressed its disinclination to grant anticipatory bail to former MLA PC George, booked for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan remarked that PC George has been repeatedly flouting the orders of the Magistrate Court as well as that of the High Court. The High Court had previously granted him bail...

ICC Cannot Proceed With A Complaint Under POSH Act If It Does Not Contain Allegation Of Sexual Harassment: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that an Internal Complaints Committee cannot proceed with a compliant if the allegations made in it does not constitute 'sexual harassment' under Section 2(n) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). Justice D. K. Singh said that in such cases, the jurisdictional fact for taking cognizance does...

Madras High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating Case Against Drone Manufacturing Company, Says Sufficient Material To Proceed

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Drone Manufacturing company – Ideaforge, seeking to quash a cheating case registered against it by Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd. Justice P Velmurugan noted that the grounds taken by Ideaforge to quash the case was in the nature of defence which could be decided only at the time of trial. The court also noted that there was...

Gujarat High Court Rejects Journalist Mahesh Langa's Plea To Quash FIR Alleging Theft Of 'Confidential' Govt Documents

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (February 17) dismissed journalist Mahesh Langa's plea to quash an FIR registered by Gandhinagar Police against him for alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy and theft where he is accused of obtaining "highly confidential government documents".Justice Divyesh A Joshi said while pronouncing the order said, "Application is dismissed". The court in its order...

Prayagraj 'Police Assault': Allahabad HCBA Files Affidavit In High Court Detailing 'Atrocities' Against Lawyers; State To Respond

Hearing a Criminal Writ PIL plea demanding lodging of an FIR against the police officials involved in 'assaulting' lawyers in Prayagraj on February 4, the petitioner (Allahabad High Court Bar Association) filed before the HC a supplementary affidavit and Pen-Drive highlighting atrocities committed by the police personnel.Pursuant to the High Court's previous order, the concerned...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10- February 16, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 92- 111]Divya K S v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 92State of Kerala v Dr Jyothish Kumar V& Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 93T.M.Leela and another V. P.K.Vasu , 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 94Dr.S.Ganapathy V Union Of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 95Sunil Kumar H. and Others v State of Kerala and Another & connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw...

In Ex-Parte Proceedings, Court Is Not Expected To Blindly Pass Orders In Favour Of The Party Which Is Present: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that in ex-parte proceedings, a Court can pass an order in favour of the party present only if they can successfully establish their rights or the liability of the opposite party. The Division Bench comprising of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. Krishna Kumar added that the court is not expected to blindly pass an order in favour of the...