Hanuman Jayanti Celebrations: Calcutta High Court Directs State Govt To Seek Assistance Of Para Miltary Forces

The Calcutta High Court today directed the state government to seek assistance from the para-military forces during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations by making a request in this regard to the Union Home Ministry. The Centre was also asked to deploy the forces expeditiously after state government requests for the same. "The assistance of the para-military forces will definitely help the...

Orissa High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against 146 Villagers Who Gathered In Church Amid COVID Restrictions To Offer Prayers For Departed Soul

The Orissa High Court has quashed a criminal case pending against 146 villagers of a village in Rayagada district for allegedly congregating in a Church to offer prayers for a departed soul at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic was prevailing and government guidelines restricting gatherings were imposed.While granting relief, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra...

Madhu Lynching Case| Kerala Court Sentences 13 Convicts To 7 Years Imprisonment

The Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Mannarkkad on Wednesday pronounced the quantum of sentence in the Madhu lynching case. The case pertains to the brutal lynching of a mentally challenged tribal youth, Madhu, to death for stealing rice from a grocery shop in Attappady in Kerala in February 2018.The Special Court Judge K.M. Retheesh Kumar had pronounced the...

Different Amount Mentioned In Tax Invoice And E-Way Bill: Orissa High Court Orders Issuance Of Fresh Assessment Order

The Orissa High Court has held that the different amounts mentioned in the tax invoice and e-Way Bill indicate a palpable error in the waybill, which may be construed as a human error.The bench of Justice B.R. Sarangi and Justice M.S. Raman quashed the assessment order and remitted the matter back to the assessing authority for reconsideration in accordance with the law.The...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal of CRPF Constable for Indecent Gesture, Liquor Consumption During Duty Hours

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld an order of dismissal of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable for making indecent gestures towards a senior female officer and wandering around the mess while being under the influence of alcohol during duty hours.A bench comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi observed,"The member of the disciplinary force cannot act in a manner in...

Lawyers' Right To Be Considered For Empanelment In Nationalised Banks Is Fundamental Right, Time To Review Existing Procedures: Madras High Court

Observing that the right to be considered for "appointment/empanelment" in a bank is a fundamental right of citizens, the Madras High Court recently directed all the Nationalised and Public Sector Banks to review their existing procedures for empanelment of lawyers.Justice SM Subramaniam said that the existing procedures are not in consonance with the established procedure and are against...

Patna High Court Criticizes "Ugly Haste" Of POCSO Court Which Conducted Entire Trial And Sentenced Accused In A Single Day, Orders Fresh Trial

The Patna High Court has recently quashed and set aside a trial court’s order imposing life sentence on an accused convicted for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).A bench comprising Justices AM Badar and Sandeep Kumar criticized the "ugly haste" shown by the trial court in disposing of the case in one day itself. It observed,"On the day of...

Allocation Of Meagre Amount Cant Be A Ground To Question The Resolution Plan: NCLAT Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Shri Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Pani Logistics v Vikas G. Jain & Ors., has held that mere allocation of meagre amount cannot be a ground to question the resolution plan. The allocation in the resolution plan to...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea To Suspend State's Top Officials For 'Undue Influence', Says Aimless Allegations Without Supporting Material

The Kerala High Court on Monday came down heavily upon the practice of filing writ petitions without any basis and thereby 'threatening the system into ridicule'. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas while dismissing a plea alleging State's Top officials of influencing others to destroy petitioner's life, imposed a cost of Rs.25,000/- payable to the Kerala Legal Services Authority. "Access to...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR In Disproportionate Assets Case Against BJP MLA Renukacharya

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an alleged case of disproportionate assets against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader M P Renukacharya. Justice K Natarajan, while dismissing the petition filed by the legislator, said the petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed.On the private complaint filed by one Gurupadaiah, the police earlier registered FIR on 30.11.2015,...

'Sealed Cover Procedure Infringes Open Justice' : Supreme Court Devises 'Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure' As Alternative

Sealed cover procedure infringes the principles of natural justice and open justice, the Supreme Court said today while allowing Malayalam news channel MediaOne's plea against the telecast ban imposed on it by the Central government.In this case, the channel was kept in the dark about the reasons for withholding security clearance, which were informed to the High Court by the Ministry of...

Celebrity Couples Sneak Through Surrogacy Laws While Those Eligible Denied Treatment By Authorities Unaware Of Statutory Procedures: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to form District Medical Boards in all districts under the provisions of the Surrogacy Act 2021. The court added that members of these Boards may not necessarily be from the medical colleges as the Act does not contain such stipulation.Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench also noted that the authorities should be well versed...