Kerala High Court Holds State Electricity Board Liable For Death Of Man Electrocuted While Boarding A Bus In Contact With Loose Wire

The Board was held to be jointly liable with the driver of the bus.

Bajaj Almond Hair Oil: Delhi High Court Directs Pioneer Herbals To Consider Changing Their Deceptively Similar Trade Dress

The Delhi High Court recently, while adjudicating on a trademark infringement suit instituted by hair oil manufacturer Bajaj, has asked the defendant company 'Pioneer Herbals' to consider a change of their trade dress to avoid infringement of the former's rights. Justice Prathiba M Singh observed: "In view of the facts of the present case and the above legal position, this Court...

'Suffered Various Ailments While In Custody': Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused With 100% Speech & Hearing Impairment

The Calcutta High Court has recently, in exercise of its powers under Section 439 of the CrPC, granted bail to an accused after taking into account that he suffers from complete speech and hearing impairment and that he had suffered from various physical ailments while in custody. A Bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia was adjudicating upon a...

Attorney General's Gift : Book Costing Over Rs 12 Lakh Reaches Kerala University From US

The AG promptly responded to a letter by the HoD seeking help to buy the costly book which was beyond the University' budget.

Police Can't Refuse To Conduct Investigation After Magistrate Has Accepted Complaint U/S 200 CrPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once the court accepts the complaint filed under section 200 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and directs particular police to investigate, the police cannot decline to investigate. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition filed by one Ashwini set aside the order of the endorsement dated 26.08.2021, issued by...

S.313 CrPC | Accused Should Be Given Opportunity Of Personally Explaining Any Circumstances Appearing In Evidence Against Him: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that while examining an accused under Section 313 of the CrPC, the prosecution is under a mandatory obligation to give the accused an opportunity to personally explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya also placed reliance on the Supreme Court judgment in Maheshwar Tigga v. State of Jharkhand...

Decree For Specific Performance Can't Be Granted Based On Oral Agreement Unless Proved By Cogent Evidence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently established that a decree for specific performance cannot be granted based on an oral agreement unless there is cogent evidence to prove such agreement in the first place.Justice K. Babu observed that the plea of an oral contract for reconveyance can be accepted only if there is cogent and convincing evidence to establish it."The First Appellate Court lost sight...

Mere Association With Terrorist Organisation Not Offence Under UAPA: Chhattisgarh HC Grants Bail For Alleged Payment Of Extortion Money To Banned Outfit

Granting bail to two accused under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967, the Chhattisgarh High Court recently reiterated that mere association with a terrorist organization as a member or otherwise would not be sufficient to attract the offence under Section 38 unless the association intends to further its activities.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Agrawal and Rajani Dubey made...

'Young Person, Was Barely 18 Yrs At Time Of Offence': Calcutta High Court Commutes Life Sentence Awarded To Convict For Raping 7 Yr Old Girl

The Calcutta High Court has recently commuted the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to a man convicted of raping a 7 year old girl after taking into account that the convict had no criminal antecedents and that he had already suffered incarceration for about 18 years. A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya Bagchi opined that although in the instant case a...

Ordinarily Bail Shouldn't Be Granted To Accused If Court Is Of Prima Facie View That He Acted With Cruelty: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Stressing that cruelty is one of the factors in deciding on bails, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that ordinarily, once the courts form a prima facie opinion that the accused acted with cruelty, then such an accused should not be granted bail.Underscoring that a cruel person is more likely to create a lot of insecurity in any society, the Bench of Justice Anoop...

Delhi High Court Directs All Jail Superintendents To Ensure Forwarding Legible Scanned Copies Of Petitions/ Documents

The Delhi High Court has directed all the Jail Superintendents in the city to take proper care to ensure that legible scanned copies of the petitions or documents are forwarded to the Court.Noting that there is an issue of non-availability of good scanners, Justice Talwant Singh also asked the Director General of Tihar Prisons to take a call on the same."A copy of this order be sent to the...

"Justice Muralidhar Is Not Only A Dreamer; He Is An Achiever": Justice L. Nageswara Rao

Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Judge, Supreme Court of India participated in an event organised by the Orissa High Court on Saturday to inaugurate Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centres (VWDCs), virtual court-rooms and e-filing stations in District Court complexes of Odisha. A one-day training workshop was also inaugurated to train the stake-holders about the functioning of VWDCs. The...