Plea Seeking Statutory Warning For Violent Movie Scenes Withdrawn After Madras High Court Warns Of Imposing Costs

A litigant on Wednesday withdrew his petition in Madras High Court seeking directions to the Central Board of Film Certification to telecast statutory warning with the words "Knives and Sickles used in this movie are made of paper and colour water is used as blood" in forthcoming films.The plea was withdrawn after the bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N Mala warned...

Memory Card In Actor Assault Case Allegedly Accessed Without Authorisation: Crime Branch Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Forensic Analysis

The State has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the order of the Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court rejecting the Crime Branch's petition to forward the memory card allegedly containing the visuals of the crime in the 2017 actor sexual assault case for forensic examination.In 2017, a popular actress was abducted and raped in a moving vehicle pursuant to a conspiracy,...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2022 [Citations: 1 - 265]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 265Nominal Index RAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 xyz v. GNCTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 2 FUTURE RETAIL LTD. Vs. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 3 VANDANA SINGH v. SATISH KUMAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 4 CHARU SONEJA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2022...

All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: May 30 - June 5, 2022

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Harish Chandra Bhati Versus Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax Noida 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 268 Bharat Pumps and Compressors v. Chopra Fabricators 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 269 Laxman Prashad v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 270 Ishan International Educational Society Through its Director v. Shri Mukul Singhal Principal Secretary And...

Delay In Consideration Of Representations By Statutory Authorities Amounts To Dereliction Of Duty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that whenever complaints are made to the Statutory Authorities, they are expected to act upon the same and not keep it pending indefinitely. The authorities are expected to consider the matter on merits and pass appropriate orders in reasonable time.Justice MS Ramesh of the Madurai Bench observed as follows:"It is needless to point out that whenever...

DJS Prelims 2022: Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Final Answer Key, Says High Court Has Considered Each & Every Question In Detail

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Delhi High Court's order of dismissing the writ petitions challenging the final answer keys of Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Exam, 2022. While dismissing the petitions preferred by the unsuccessful candidates who were ineligible for the Mains exam, the vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose remarked that the High Court...

Steps Taken To Improve Productivity & Turnover: KSRTC Before Kerala High Court In Employees' Plea Alleging Delay In Salary Disbursement

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has submitted a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court asserting that it has been contemplating new measures to increase its productivity and thereby generate more revenue, in a plea moved by the KSRTC employees alleging that they are not being paid salary promptly.In its counter-affidavit, KSRTC has submitted that it was undergoing...

Karnataka Municipalities Act | Contesting Candidates Must Lodge Accounts Of Electoral Expenses With Returning Officer In 30 Days Of Result: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of State Election Commission, disqualifying four persons from continuing as the elected members of Municipality over their failure to lodge a true and correct account of electoral expenditure with the Returning Officer within prescribed time.In doing so, a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi upheld the...

Court May Note Objections On Oral Evidence During Trial, Admissibility To Be Decided While Pronouncing Verdict & Not At Time Of Examination: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the question whether the evidence is to be included or excluded from consideration while pronouncing the final verdict is to be taken at the end and not at the time of examination.Justice Jasmeet Singh added that where the Court finds that any question put by the defense is inadmissible or not relevant, it should record its observation and thereafter...

"You're Playing With Students' Future": Supreme Court To Medical Counselling Committee Over Vacant NEET-PG Seats

The Supreme Court of India came down heavily upon the Medical Counselling Committee on Wednesday, stating that leaving seats in NEET-PG vacant not only puts aspirants into difficulty but also leads to dearth of qualified doctors. Approximately 1,456 seats have remained vacant from May onwards.A Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a plea seeking a Special Stray...

Youtuber Moves Madras High Court For Quashing FIR In Connection With Misappropriating Funds Collected For Temple Renovation

Youtuber S. Karthik Gopinath has moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash the FIR filed against him for allegedly misappropriating funds worth several lakhs, collected for renovation of the Arulmigu Madhura Kaliamman Temple in Perambalur district. The Police had also filed an application for custodial interrogation.When the matter came up before Justice N Sathish Kumar on Tuesday, the...

State Police Complaints Authority: Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Expeditiously Appoint Independent Chief Investigating Officer

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to finalise the appointment of an independent Chief Investigating Officer in the State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) within 60 days from April 2022. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly decided so after the State submitted an affidavit seeking 60 days' time in total to scrutinize the...