Stray Dogs Won't Get Aggressive If You Feed And Care For Them: Bombay High Court Tells Residential Complex Management

If you provide food and some amount of care, stray dogs will not get aggressive, the Bombay High Court observed on Wednesday seeking an amicable solution between the warring management of Seawoods Estate Limited and dog lovers from the society.“If the strays are left unattended, that includes feeding, sterilization, vaccination or necessary treatment when they are ill or sick, you will have...

Orissa High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking List Of Political Prisoners Detained Under MISA During National Emergency

The Orissa High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking list of political prisoners detained under the draconian Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 (MISA) during the national emergency.This is the third petition which was filed by Advocate Chittaranjan Mohanty with the similar prayers, after two analogous petitions were disposed of earlier. Pursuant to...

In A Historic First, Supreme Court Officially Publishes Transcript Of Arguments

The Supreme Court has officially published the transcript of yesterday's arguments before the Constitution Bench in the Shiv Sena matter. The move came after the announcement of CJI DY Chandrachud that the Court has started using Artificial Intelligence to transcribe hearings on an experimental basis. It is for the first time that the Supreme Court is publishing the transcript of the...

Bombay High Court To Hear ACC Cement's Appeal In Case Over Dematerializing NRI’s Shares In Someone Else’s Name

The Bombay High Court has admitted ACC Limited’s appeal against a decree that found the cement company negligent for dematerializing (digitizing) an NRI’s shares in someone else’s name. ACC is one of India's oldest and largest cement companies owned and operated by the Tata Group of Companies.Justice Amit Borkar observed that none of the necessary factors to record a finding of...

Section 319 CrPC : Supreme Court Reiterates Procedural Safeguards To Prevent Misuse Of Power To Summon Additional Accused

The Supreme Court has observed that procedural safeguards can be put in place to prevent the frequent misuse of power to summon additional accused under Section 319 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice J.K. Maheshwari, while deciding a Criminal Appeal challenging the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that had allowed an application...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Accused By UP ATS Of "Waging War Against India" Through Illegal Conversions

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to an accused named Irfan Shaikh who was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Uttar Pradesh police over allegations of illegally converting persons to Islam.Shaikh, a Central Government employee, is facing charges for conspiracy to wage war against India (Section 121A IPC) and offences under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of...

INS Vindhyagiri - MV Nordlake Collision | Liability Can Be Limited At Interim Stage Before Completion Of Trial: Bombay High Court

Ruling that the liability of a vessel owner for an accident can be limited at the interim stage before the completion of the trial, the Bombay High Court limited the liability of German company M.V. Nordlake Gmbh for the 2011 MV Nordlake – INS Vindhyagiri collision in Mumbai.“Once the suit is instituted, it is not imperative that the order to limit liability can only be after a full...

[S.29 Karnataka Excise Act] Partnership Firm's Bar License Can Be Cancelled Over Unpaid Fees Following Change In Partners: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said the Excise authority is entitled to exercise powers under section 29 of the Karnataka Excise Act and cancel the license issued to a partnership firm running a Bar and Restaurant, if the transfer is not intimated to the concerned authority or fees is unpaid on change of partners in the firm.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed a...

Corrections Can Be Made In Passports Of Such Applicants Who Were Minor When Passport With Incorrect DoB Was Issued: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court on Tuesday directed the Regional Passport Office to consider the application of a girl for issuance of fresh passport and correct her date of birth on the basis of the Matriculation certificate issued by CBSE, who was minor at the time of recording of date of birth during the issuance of previous passport.While allowing the writ petition, the single judge bench of...

Minority School Not Entitled To State Grant Towards Salary For Employee Retained Beyond Retirement Age : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, held that if an employee is continued in service by the management of any registered minority Secondary School receiving Grant-in-Aid from the State-Government, then such school would not be entitled to receive any grant in respect of the expenditure incurred for continuing such employee beyond the stipulated superannuation age. A Bench comprising Justice...

S.319 CrPC | Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To Man Arraigned As Additional Accused Despite Clean Chit By Police

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of the sessions court allowing an application made by the prosecution under section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code, permitting it to arraign a person as accused whom the police had earlier given clean chit in investigation.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda allowed the petition filed by Sachin against arraigning him as accused No.2...

UP Police Detains Young Couple In Midnight Operation Without Informing Delhi Police, High Court Seeks CCTV Footage To Identify Officials

Taking a strong note of an incident of Uttar Pradesh Police detaining and taking away a young couple from their residence in the national capital to Ghaziabad last week, the Delhi High Court said it will examine how the cops allegedly carried-out the “operations” without intimating the Delhi Police. Justice Anup J. Bhambhani directed a Sub Inspector of Delhi Police to collect the CCTV...