[Video Call Facility For Prison Inmates] Was There Any Security Breach When It Was Permitted? Bombay High Court Asks State

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra Government if there was any breach of security when video calls were allowed for prison inmates during the pandemic, while hearing a PIL filed by the Peoples Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) seeking resumption of the video calling facility. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice VG Bisht directed to the...

Fake Indian Passports Held By Srilankan Nationals: Madras High Court Directs UIDAI To Share Details Of 35 Aadhaar Cards With 'Q' Branch-CID

The Madras High Court has recently directed the Deputy Director, UIDAI to furnish details of 35 Aadhaar Cards sought by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, "Q" Branch CID, Chennai City. Justice G Jayachandran made the above order on a plea by the Deputy Superintendent following rejection of his request by the UIDAI, seeking information about the Aadhaar Card Numbers along with...

Reassessment Should Only Be Done By Officer Or His Successor And Not By Any Officer Of The Same Rank : Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Rajendra M. Saraen, while invalidating the reassessment initiated by the DRI, held that the officer who did the assessment could only undertake reassessment. The petitioner/assessee is a private limited company and is in the business of trading and manufacturing goods like inkjet printers, laser printers, and parts as...

Non-Supply Of Vital Documents To Detenue Hampers His Right To Make Representation: J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order

Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed a preventive detention order declaring it to be illegal on ground that all important documents related to the matter were not provided to the detenue. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "Contention of the petitioner that whole of the material relied upon by the detaining authority, while framing the grounds of detention, has not been supplied...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 98 - 144]

Nominal Index:P.C.Padmamba v Channaveeramma R, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 98 Rehan Khan v. Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 99 A B Devaraju and Others v. State of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 100 NANJAPPA v. STATE BY CHIKKAJALA POLICE STATION 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 101 Faheem Ahmed V Union Of India 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 102Xxxxxxxx V The Registrar General 2022 LiveLaw...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Challenging Stay On "Jhund" Movie's OTT Release

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear tomorrow a plea challenging an order of the Telangana High Court which ordered status quo on the OTT release of the film "Jhund".Senior Advocate C Aryama Sundaram mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing. "The movie is being released on OTT on May 6. It has already been released in theatres. The OTT release...

Why Candidate Recommended By SCSC As TDSAT Member Not Appointed? Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Centre

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's explanation in a plea where an applicant had sought directions for his appointment to the post of Member of the Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).A Bench comprising Justices D.Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi granted time to the Union to file a counter explaining the reasons for not appointing the applicant. ...

Initiation Of Malicious Prosecution By Income Tax Dept. Abusing Power: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice G. Jayachandran has held that the suppression of material facts, the intentional suggestion of falsehood and the non-application of mind go to show that there was a malicious prosecution initiated by the Income Tax department by abusing its power. The petitioners need not be forced to undergo the ordeal of a trial, which has no legs to stand...

Preventive Detention Orders Can Be Passed Even When A Person Is In Police/Judicial Custody, Compelling Reasons Must Be Recorded: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is in police/ judicial custody or involved in a criminal case but for doing so, compelling reasons are to be recorded. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "It is trite law that the preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is...

WB Heatwaves: PIL Filed In Calcutta High Court Against State's Decision To Prolong School Summer Vacations

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court against the decision of the West Bengal government to declare a 45-day summer vacation for schools from May 2 to June 15 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had last month recommended all educational institutions across West Bengal to take an early summer...

Senior Advocate Designation Process : One Mark Each Should Be Awarded For Each Year Of Practice From 10-20 Years, Supreme Court Clarifies

While assessing applications for senior advocate designations, the High Courts should allocate one mark each for each year of practice from 10 to 20 years, instead of allocating 10 marks flat for the counsel who has put in 10-20 years practice, clarified the Supreme Court on Wednesday.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha issued this clarification allowing...

'Child's Welfare Paramount': Gujarat High Court Grants Custody Of 5-Yr Old Orphan To Maternal Aunt Over Paternal Grandparents

The Gujarat High Court recently granted custody of a 5 years old child, whose parents had passed away during Covid-19 pandemic, to his maternal aunt, over the claim made by his paternal grandparents.The Bench comprising Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna Bhatt observed,"The court while deciding the child custody cases is not bound by the mere legal right of the parent or...