Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission

The Karnataka High Court was on Monday informed by the state government that it has constituted a selection committee and begun the process of making appointments to the post of Presidents and Members of all the consumer Forums.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun accordingly disposed of the petition filed by V R Raghunathan seeking a direction to the...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Legislator Whose Photos Were Found On Pressure Cookers During Assembly Elections

The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against legislator R.Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, who was charged after certain cartons of pressure cookers were found in a building which had his sticker pasted, during the State Assembly Election held in 2023.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Murthy and T N R Rohit and quashed the case registered...

Courts Should Not Insist On Conducting 'Potency Tests' On Accused Persons In A Routine Manner: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has asked the courts across the state of Tamil Nadu not to insist on conducting potency tests on accused persons in a routine manner. The court also directed the Director General of Police to issue circulars to the departments asking the officers to refrain from sending the accused for potency test in a mechanical manner. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh...

Delhi HC Issues Notice To Prison Authority, NIA On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan's Plea Against Withdrawal Of Calls, E-Mulaqat Facilities

The Delhi High Court on Monday issues notice on a plea filed by Separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan challenging various circulars issued by the Prison authorities over the alleged withdrawal of phone calls and e-mulaqat facilities to him.Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the prison authorities, Delhi Government and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and listed the matter for hearing...

PSU Employees Nearing Superannuation Can't Seek To Continue In Service Until Govt Takes Formal Decision To Enhance Retirement Age: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has set aside a single bench order permitting employees of various Public Sector Undertakings (PSU's) to continue in service, irrespective of their retirement age, until the government takes a decision on the expert committee's report on the feasibility of enhancing retirement age from 58 to 60.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran And Justice Muralee Krishna...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Rape Accused To Handover All Electronic Gadgets, Password Of Social Media Accounts For Investigation

While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed him to handover all his electronic gadgets along with the password of his all social media platforms to the investigating agency. The court also directed the applicant to submit all documents and intimate pictures of the victim to the investigating agency and the victim.The single judge bench of...

Execution Proceedings Can't Be Quashed Solely Due To Non-Supply Of Signed Arbitral Award: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey has held that non-supply of the signed arbitral award may be a ground for setting aside an award, but on this ground alone, the execution proceedings cannot be quashed. Brief Facts The petitioner purchased a vehicle through a hire purchase agreement with respondent No.1/bank. The petitioner failed to make payment...

Hindu Marriage Act | No Bar On Joint Petition For Nullity Of Marriage And Divorce: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a wife's revision plea challenging a family court order which rejected her Order VII Rule 11 CPC application for rejection of her husband's 'composite suit' for nullity of marriage and divorce alleging cruelty, after noting that there is no prohibition on filing such a suit or joint petition. The court further observed that while examining the wife's...

Mutation | Tehsildar Can't Relegate A Person To Civil Court To Seek Declaration That He Is Legal Representative Of Deceased Owner: MP High Court

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Tehsildar cannot relegate a person to Civil Court to seek declaration that he is the legal representative of the deceased property owner, to get his name mutated.A single judge bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed, “There is no requirement for the applicant to seek any declaration from the Civil Court that he is the...

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 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 February 17 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief.On January 16, the State Government sought time to verify the averments...

Ratan Tata Is Well-Known Personal Name, Needs To Be Protected From Unauthorised Use By Third Party: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the name of industrialist Ratan Tata is a “well- known personal name or trademark” which needs to be protected from any unauthorised use by any third party.Justice Mini Pushkarna ruled in favour of Ratan Tata Trust in a suit filed against a journalist- Dr. Rajat Srivastava, alleging that the latter was unauthorisedly using Ratan Tata's name to host an...

Govt Can't Impose Compulsory Service Bond On Students Midway Through Course, 'Legal Certainty' Proscribes Unforeseen Obligations: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has ruled that government cannot insist students to execute bonds for compulsory service midway through their course. The Court further stated that the government should have informed the students about the compulsory service before admitting them to the program and cannot impose the execution of such bond agreements midway through their studies.The Court passed the...