Clerk Accused Of Taking ₹150 Bribe Acquitted By Rajasthan High Court After 38 Years

The Rajasthan High Court recently acquitted a clerk of District Transport Office (D.T.O.), Sikar who was convicted by the trial court in a bribery case of Rs. 150/- in the year 1985 and sentenced to undergo three months simple imprisonment.Single judge bench of Justice Narendra Singh Dhaddha held:“As per the story of prosecution, Rs.150/- were given by Sultanaram to the appellant...

Godhra Train Burning Case Convicts Not Eligible For Premature Release As Per State's Policy : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday considered the bail applications filed by the convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. Appearing for the State of Gujarat, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta submitted that the State would be pressing for the cases to...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 13 To February 19, 2023

Nominal Index [Citation 91 - 109]Shashikala Kishan Yewale v. State of Maharashtra & Anr 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 91MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 92Shailendra Kumar Dubey v. XYZ 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 93Pushkaraj Shekharrao Indurkar v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 84Ekta Welfare Society v. State of Maharashtra & Ors 2023...

Constable Amit Kumar Died While On COVID-19 Duty, Delhi Govt’s Decision To Hold Wife's Compensation Case Not Tenable: High Court

Observing that 31-year-old constable Amit Kumar passed away during the first wave of COVID-19 while performing his duties, the Delhi High Court on Monday said that the decision taken by Delhi Government’s Group of Ministers to hold his wife’s case of ex-gratia payment of Rs. 1 crore is prima facie not tenable. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing a plea moved by Kumar’s wife, who...

S.66 Food Safety & Standards Act | Criminal Prosecution Cannot Proceed Against Partners Without Arraigning Firm As Accused: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that the existence of Section 66 in the Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 is a clear pointer to the fact that the criminal prosecution cannot proceed against partners without arraigning the firm as an accused.Observing that there is no concept of vicarious liability in criminal law the court went on to clarify that Section 66 of the...

'Students Not At Fault': High Court Directs Calcutta University To Register Botany Students Of State-Aided College Lacking Affiliation

The Calcutta High Court recently directed the University of Calcutta to grant registration numbers and admit cards to the students of B.Sc. Botany (Hons.) of the Behala College for the academic session 2022-23, who were declined the same on the ground that the said college could not fulfil the condition for the ‘extension of affiliation’ to the University.While allowing the petition,...

‘Due Process Of Law Is Blinkered’: Orissa High Court Issues Contempt Notices For Forging Medical Certificate To Obtain Interim Bail

The Orissa High Court has recently issued contempt notices to two persons who were allegedly involved in procuring and producing a forged medical certificate before the High Court for grant of interim bail to an accused person.While expressing severe dismay over the conduct of the said persons, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo observed, “Due process of law is blinkered by...

BREAKING| Uddhav Thackeray Faction Moves Supreme Court Challenging ECI Order Recognising Eknath Shinde As Official 'Shiv Sena'

The Uddhav Thackeray faction has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India which recognized Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena.Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India, requesting it to be listed along with the ongoing cases before the Constitution Bench tomorrow. However, CJI...

Delhi High Court Restrains Journalist From Publishing News Under 'Kesari TV' Mark As Punjab Kesari Alleges Trademark Infringement

The Delhi High Court has restrained a freelance reporter from using 'Kesari TV' mark and related logo for providing news services in print or electronic mode till further orders. The court also ordered suspension of the domain name 'www.kesaritv.com'.The order has been passed in a suit filed by the owners of Punjab Kesari newspaper who alleged that the defendant had got the domain name...

Order XXIX Rule 2 CPC Does Not Limit Service Of Summons To Registered Office; Service Duly Received At Corporate Office Valid: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has recently ruled that the service of summons upon a company at its corporate office situated within the jurisdiction of the suit court is valid under Order XXIX Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court analogously also observed that Section 20 of the Companies Act, 2013 only operates to enable effecting of service of documents upon a company or...

Adani- Hindenburg : Supreme Court Refuses To Take On Record Forbes Report

In the Adani-Hindenburg issue, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to take on record a report published by Forbes about share dealings of the Gautam Adani group.On February 17, a bench led by Chief Justice of India had reserved orders on constituting a committee to review the regulatory measures so as to protect Indian investors.Today, Advocate Varun Thakur, the lawyer of one of the...

State Human Rights Commission Vested With Jurisdiction To Order Compensation For Human Rights Violations: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the State Human Rights Commission has jurisdiction to direct payment of compensation for human right violationsThe Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Murali Purushothaman passed the order in a case where a street vendor had been evicted by the Kottayam Municipality in a discriminatory manner, and without issuance of...