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Trial Courts Must Dispatch All Physical Case Records Within 30 Days Of Receiving HC Communication: Calcutta High Court Frames Guidelines
The Calcutta High Court has laid down guidelines for trial courts to transmit case records after receiving orders from the High Court.A division bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Subhendu Samanta stated that they had noticed a trend of trial courts delaying transmission of case records after receiving HC communication and that the same had led to a delay in the preparation of paper...
Govt Employee Not Disentitled From Claiming Compensation Due To Disablement: J&K High Court Upholds ₹10 Lakh Compensation For Man Who Lost Arm
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that a government employee cannot be disentitled from his right to receive compensation accruing to him due to permanent disablement in the course of employment. It also held that pain, agony and the nature of disablement could be taken account of in order to determine the amount of the compensation falling due to the victim.The court observed that...
Close Proximity At Workplace Often Results In Sexual Relationships Which Get Reported As Crimes After Turning Sour: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that close proximity at the workplace, many times, results in consensual sexual relationships which later get reported as crimes such as rape after they turn sour. “In the present times, many a times close proximity at workplace results in consensual relationships which on turning sour, get reported as crimes, making it pertinent to be conscious of the...
MUDA Case: Karnataka High Court Extends Stay On ED Summons Issued To CM Siddaramaiah's Wife Parvathy, Minister Suresha
The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended its interim order staying the summons issued by Enforcement Directorate to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathy and Minister B S Suresha, for their alleged involvement in the MUDA case, till February 20.A single judge Justice M Nagaprasanna directed the ED to file its objection in a week's time and posted the matter for further hearing...
Consensual Nature Of Relationship Irrelevant For Prosecution Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that prima facie, the consensual nature of relationship between the accused and prosecutrix is irrelevant for prosecution under the POCSO Act. Rejecting the accused's plea that the relationship between him and the prosecutrix was consensual in nature, Justice Sanjeev Narula said:“This plea of consensual relationship is legally immaterial. Under the POCSO...
Gauhati High Court Directs PWD To Stop Construction Activities, Earth Filling In Fresh Water Lake Deepor Beel
The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to file an affidavit to the effect that the earth filling and the other construction activities in the Deepor Beel area will be removed by the next date of hearing of a PIL on the issue.The division bench of the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam was hearing a PIL regarding the protection of the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 03 To February 09, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 38 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 51Nominal Index: Rahul H M AND The Registrar (Evaluation) & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 38Newspace Research and Technologies Private Limited and Anirudh Putsala & others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 39Rajkumar Agarwal AND Income Tax Department. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 40Rooda Veershetty AND Union of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar)...
Stray Dogs Being Microchipped To Avoid Vaccine Duplication: BBMP Tells Karnataka HC, Court Declines To Stay Chip Implant Proposal
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (February 10) refused to stay the Request for Proposal (RFP) floated by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for procuring and implanting microchip readers in the bodies of stray dogs in the city.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun posted the matter for further hearing on March 20 and directed the BBMP to file its reply to...
Burden Of Cases Over Courts Can't Be Ignored: MP High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Nursing College For Filing Frivolous Petition
While dismissing a review petition filed by a Nursing College seeking grant of recognition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner-college for wasting court's time by filing frivolous petitions and applications.The court also remarked that the petition has been drafted very carelessly and without any sensible approach.The division bench of Justice...
Right To Agitate Does Not Give License To Block Public Roads Or Footpaths: Kerala High Court Observes
The Kerala High Court today (February 10) orally observed that while people can agitate in an appropriate manner, this does not give them the license to block public roads or footpath.“Any person can have the agitations in an appropriate way, but that will not give a license to put up stages on the public road or even on the pedestrian facilities provided on the road”, Justice Anil...
Delhi High Court Grants Custody Parole To MP Engineer Rashid To Attend Parliament, Proscribes Him From Using Internet Or Speaking To Media
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted custody parole of two days to Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer, who is detained in relation to a terror funding case registered under UAPA.Rashid sought custody parole in order to attend the Parliamentary budget session.“Custody parole is being granted for 2 days in the peculiar facts of this case… Conditions are imposed,” Justice Vikas...