BREAKING | Bombay High Court Rejects Rapido's Plea Against Refusal of Licence To Ply Bike-Taxi In Pune

The Bombay High Court today rejected a petition by Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd (Rapido), a bike-taxi aggregator, against Pune RTO's refusal to grant it a license for plying two and three-wheeler taxis.A division bench of Justice GS Patel and Justice SG Dige pointed out that there are discrepancies in Rapido's stand as on one hand, it is saying license cannot be rejected on the...

Section 27 Evidence Act -Recovery Cannot Be Relied Upon When Statement Of Accused Is Not Recorded : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the recovery cannot be relied on under Section 27 of the Evidence Act in the absence of record of the statement of accused.The bench of Justices B R Gavai and M M Sundresh acquitted a murder accused who was concurrently convicted by the Trial Court and the High Court.Boby, along with other accused, were convicted for the offences punishable under Sections...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Matrimonial Website Employees

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case registered against two employees of a matrimonial website by a woman subscriber, who was cheated by a man she had come into contact through the portal.The woman in her complaint in 2017 said that she had created her profile on the "Kannada Matrimony" and subsequently she came into contact with a person by name of Amit Deepak through the portal....

Daughter-In-Law Can’t Claim Maintenance From Father-In-Law U/S 125 CrPC: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has clarified that a daughter-in-law is not entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law under Section 125 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra further held that a Family Court cannot invoke Section 125 CrPC to grant interim maintenance while deciding an application for maintenance under Section 19 of...

‘Justice Hrishikesh Roy Is A Theatre Person' : Justice KM Joseph Reveals 'Secret'

On Thursday, during the course of a hearing before the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, Justice K.M. Joseph disclosed that his fellow Judge, Justice Hrishikesh Roy is a theatre enthusiast. In this discussion, interest of other Judges and jurists also come to the forefront.As the 5-Judge Bench was deliberating upon the modifications that have been sought to the directions for Living...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction To KRBL In Trademark Infringement Suit, Says Vikram Mills Can Use 'India Gate' Mark For Dalia

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction in favour of KRBL Limited, a market leader in the business of processing, marketing and exporting rice, in a case accusing Vikram Roller Flour Mills of infringing its right over the 'India Gate' mark by its use in respect of 'dalia'. Justice Amit Bansal said Vikram Mills has placed sufficient material on record showing use of...

ISRO Espionage Case : Kerala High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail Applications Filed By RB Sreekumar & Other Accused

The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed anticipatory bail applications of former Police and Intelligence Bureau officers, including former Gujarat ADGP RB Sreekumar and former Kerala DGP Siby Mathews, in the case relating to the alleged framing of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO Espionage case.A bench of Justice K. Babu passed the order. The Court directed that the...

State Cannot Exceed Governing Statute And Rules To Refuse Renewal Of Excise License: Calcutta High Court

A single judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Thursday held that the state must act within legislative intendment of a statute in the matter of grant of excise licences to persons and entities under the provisions of Bengal Excise Act, 1909 and the 2003 Rules. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya while hearing a writ petition observed: “The State cannot add to the legislative object...

Feces Mixed In Water Tank: Madras High Court Seeks Report From State On Alleged Atrocities Upon SC Community

The Madurai bench of Madras High Court has sought a detailed report from the District Collector, Pudukottai and the Superintendent of Police in relation to the unfortunate incident of mixing human feces in overhead tank which resulted in the hospitalisation of persons belonging to scheduled caste community in Pudukottai district.When the case came before a bench of Justice D Krishnakumar...

Destitute Accused In Jail For Over 3 Yrs: Allahabad HC Directs UPSLSA To Ensure Compliance Of Its Order On Access To Legal Aid

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Secretary, Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority to ensure compliance of its 2022 order in the case of 'Anil Gaur @ Sonu @ Sonu Tomar v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 435' wherein it issued several positive directions for the State regarding providing access to legal aid to undertrials.The bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot was prompted to...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petitions Challenging Caste-Based Census In Bihar; Asks Petitioners To Approach HC

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain petitions challenging the Bihar Government’s decision to conduct a caste-based census in the State.The Bihar Government launched the caste survey on January 7, this year. The plan is to compile data on each family digitally through a mobile application in the survey from the panchayat to the district level. The pleas implored the Supreme...

Kaali Poster Row : Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai From Coercive Steps

The Supreme Court of India on Friday heard filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's plea challenging the multiple FIRs registered against her in various states over the poster of her documentary titled "Kaali". The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. The bench, while issuing notice to the States, directed that no coercive steps shall be...