'Consent Can Be Reasonably Deciphered': Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Doctor In Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a doctor who was accused of raping another doctor finding that the prima facie evidence shows that it was a consensual relationship.Justice C. Jayachandran held that the question of whether such consent was vitiated by the alleged false promise to marry should be considered by the trial court. "Going by the prosecution's allegations,...

Order 14 Rule 2 CPC | Where Suit Involving Mixed Question Of Law & Fact Can Be Disposed On Issue Of Law Alone, Same Must Be Decided First: Manipur HC

The Manipur High Court has recently held that Order 14 Rule 2(1) CPC is a general rule which provides that the Court shall pronounce judgment on all issues, notwithstanding the fact that the case may be disposed of on a preliminary issue.However, it added that an exception to this Rule is provided under Order 14 Rule 2(2), which states that where issues of law and of fact arise in the same...

Calcutta High Court Modifies Order Sealing SSC Office, Permits Chairman, Officials & Stenographers To Enter Premises

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday modified its earlier order for sealing of the office of the State's School Service Commission till 1pm on Thursday by granting liberty to the Chairman, Advisor to the Chairman, Assistant Secretary and stenographers of the Commission to enter the office without any hinderance caused by the central forces deployed there. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay in...

Plea In Mathura Court Seeks Permission For Consecration (Abhishek) Of Laddu Gopal in Shahi Idgah Mosque

The National Treasurer of All India Hindu Mahasabha, Dinesh Kaushik, has moved an application before the Civil Judge Senior Division Mathura seeking permission to consecrate Laddu Gopal inside Shahi Idgah Mosque and to perform the Puja path there. Mathura's Shahi Idgah Masjid is located next to the Krishna Janmabhoomi, which is believed to be the birthplace of the Hindu deity Krishna and...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Review Plea Of SP Group Against Tata Sons Judgment; Agrees To Expunge Few Remarks Against Cyrus Mistry

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the review petition filed by Shapoorji Pallonji Group ("SP Group") challenging the order dated 26.03.2021 wherein the Apex Court allowed Tata Son's appeal against the NCLAT order to reinstate the ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry.The review petitions were filed on behalf of SPG companies Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. and Sterling Investments Pvt. Ltd. The...

Customs Act | Gujarat High Court Endorses Expeditious Disposal Of Case Property, Orders Release Of Base Oil Worth ₹67 Lakhs Subject To Surety

The Gujarat High Court has recently endorsed the "expeditious and judicious" disposal of case property so as to ensure that the owner such seized property does not suffer unnecessary losses and the authorities are also saved from maintaining custody of such property.Justice Ilesh Vora, while dealing with a case involving 1,03,120 kilograms muddamla seized base oil worth Rs....

BREAKING| Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To SP Leader Azam Khan; Asks Him To Move Regular Bail Before Concerned Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a forgery case and directed him to file an application for regular bail before the competent court within two weeks.The interim bail will operate till the court decides the application for regular bail. If the court's decision is against the grant of regular bail, the interim bail will operate for a...

Mother Of Dead BJP Youth Wing Leader Seeks CBI Probe: Calcutta High Court Issues Notice, Directs State To Submit CFSL Report

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the State government to apprise the Court about the findings of the report of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Kolkata on the next date of hearing pertaining to the death of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal youth leader Arjun Chowrasia who was found hanging inside a building in North Kolkata's Ghosh Bagan area.A Bench...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Defers Gyanvapi Mosque Case To Tomorrow; Asks Varanasi Court To Not Pass Any Order Today

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned to tomorrow the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque case on a request made on behalf of the plaintiffs before the Varanasi civil court. The Court directed the Varanasi civil court to not pass any orders today in the case.When the matter was taken, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain submitted that Advocate Hari Shankar Jain, who represents the plaintiffs before...

GST Council Recommendations Not Binding On Parliament & State Legislatures : Supreme Court

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the recommendations of the GST council are not binding on the Parliament and State Legislatures.Though some of the recommendations of the GST council are binding on the Union and State Governments in relation to tax rate and taxable goods etc., by virtue of the provisions of the GST Act, it cannot mean that all recommendations...

Homicidal Nature Of Death Need Not Always Be Proved Through Direct Evidence: Orissa High Court Upholds Man's Conviction For Wife's Murder

The Orissa High Court has recently held that the homicidal nature of death need not always be proved through direct evidence. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice B.P. Routray noted that a homicidal death must be inferred from the circumstances and the nature of injuries noticed on the dead body.The observation was made in an appeal preferred by a man convicted for...

Applicability Of S.148 NI Act Will Extend To Appeals Arising Out Of Complaint Cases Filed Prior To 2018 Amendment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the applicability of Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 will be extended to appeals arising out of complaint cases that have been filed prior to the amendment of 2018. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a batch of pleas seeking setting aside of order dated 5th February, 2022 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Saket Courts.It...