Ciza Thomas' Appointment As VC In-Charge Of KTU Is Temporary, State Can Recommend Other Names To Replace Her: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday upheld a single bench order which refused to interfere with appointment of Professor (Dr.) Ciza Thomas as the Vice Chancellor in charge of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.The Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen, however emphasised that her appointment under Section 13(7) of the A.P.J. Abdul...

Prithvi Shaw Selfie Case: Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Accused Influencer Sapna Gill, 3 Others

Social media influencer Sapna Gill and 3 others were granted bail by the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate's court on Monday in the Prithvi Shaw Selfie Case.Magistrate CP Kashid passed the order. The four were arrested by the Oshiwara police last week and were booked for rioting, extortion and criminal intimidation following a brawl with India cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his friends over refusal...

[Erode East Bypoll] Election Commission Lists Steps To Ensure Free & Fair Election; Madras High Court Disposes AIADMK Organising Secretary's Plea

The Madras High Court has disposed of a petition filed by AIADMK Organising Secretary C. Ve Shanmugam seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure free and fair conduct of the Erode (East) Bye Election. Shanmugam had sought for deployment of Central paramilitary forces and permitting identification of voters only through their identity cards and not the booth slips.Acting...

Rent Decreed By Civil Court Is Liable To Be Included While Computing Admitted Arrears Under Rent Control Proceedings: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the arrears of rent decreed by a civil court, is liable to be included while computing the admitted arrears of rent under Section 12(1) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. A Division Bench consisting of Justice P B Suresh Kumar and Justice Sophy Thomas observed that the object of Section 12 of the Act was to make sure that...

Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2023

Nominal Index:Gulshan Nazir Vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 1M/S Aisha Construction Vs JKCA 2023 LiveLaw (JKL ) 2Manzoor Ahmad Mir Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Godrej Consumer Products Limited Versus Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Mst Zaiba Vs Ghulam Ahmad Zargar & Ors 2023 LiveLaw(JKL) 5Zahid Nabi Khan Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 6Khazir Mohammad Naikoo Vs UT...

'ECI Acted With Bias & Unfairness' : Uddhav Thackeray In Plea Before Supreme Court Challenging Decision To Recognise Eknath Shinde Group

In yet another development in Maharashtra's Political Crisis, the Uddhav Thackeray faction has approached the Supreme Court of India challenging the decision of the Election Commission which recognized the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena. The plea challenging the order of 17th February 2023 passed by the Election Commission of India was mentioned by Senior Advocate Dr....

NALSA's Scheme For Undertrial Prisoners Cannot Take Away Court's Discretion To Grant Or Refuse Bail: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that the NALSA’s scheme for release of undertrial prisoners is meant to bring the attention of the stakeholders i.e., courts, to the undertrial persons languishing in jail, but it cannot override the court’s discretion to grant or refuse bail to such prisoners on merits.Justice S. M. Modak, while denying bail to a murder accused, observed that nothing can take...

S.243 CrPC | Trial Court Bound To Issue Process To Witness Proposed By Accused Unless It Is Attempt To Defeat Ends Of Justice: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently set aside the order of a Trial Court that rejected the prayer for summoning a witness cited by the accused, where there was nothing to indicate that the accused had attempted to defeat the ends of justice through seeking the examination of such proposed witness. "Unless it is established that the application to summon a witness is made for vexation or delay or...

Kerala High Court Permits Ailing PFI General Secretary to Appear Through VC In Cases Related To Flash Hartal

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed that video conferencing be arranged for the appearance of A Abdul Satar, the general secretary of the Popular Front of India (PFI) before various courts in the cases connected to the flash hartal organised by PFI last year. The court took note of the submission of his counsel that he is suffering from various ailments. The state attorney informed the...

Madras High Court Dismisses Youtuber Savukku Shankar's Plea To Donate Books To Prisoners

The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by YouTuber Shankar @ Savukku Shankar challenging the Director General of Prisons' refusal to accept book donations made by him. After noting that the petitioner himself has not read the books, Justice CV Karthikeyan dismissed the plea on the ground that the petitioner failed to explain how the books would be useful for the prisoners....

Can’t Direct CAG To Conduct Special Audit Of Finances Of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee: High Court Rejects PIL

The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking direction for a “special audit” of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Guru Harkrishan Public School Society by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the PIL is not maintainable as there is already an applicable law...

'We're Here To Do A Constitutional Duty, Not To Please Anyone' : CJI DY Chandrachud

"We are here to do a constitutional duty and not to please you or anyone", Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told PIL petitioner Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, while dismissing a petition filed by him seeking uniform age of marriage for men and women.What irked the CJI was a comment made by Upadhyay- "What was the point of transferring this to Supreme Court?". The Court had transferred...