Rajasthan High Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Former SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri In Loan Scam Case

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against former SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaisalmer in connection with the Loan Scam Case. Chaudhuri was arrested in November last year by the Jaisalmer Sadar Police from his house in Delhi. The arrest relates to seizure of two hotels of the Godawan Group by SBI during Chauhuri's...

COFEPOSA Act| Subjective Satisfaction Of Detaining Authority Can't Be Challenged Except On Grounds Of Malafide: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that grounds on which subjective satisfaction is based while passing a detention order by the authority under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA), cannot be challenged in a court of law, except on the grounds of malafides. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice M G S Kamal while...

"Agenda Was Not CAA-NRC But To Embarrass Govt In International Media": Prosecution Opposes Umar Khalid's Bail In Delhi Riots Case

Opposing Umar Khalid's bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the prosecution on Friday told a Delhi Court that the issue regarding the 2020 protests was not CAA or NRC but to embarrass the Government and to take such steps that it gets highlighted in the International media. "Issue was not CAA-NRC. The issue was you had to somehow embarass the Government. In the process of...

Kerala High Court Expresses Discontent With Dileep Refusing To Hand Over His Phone To Prosecution

The Kerala High Court will hold a special sitting tomorrow to decide if actor Dileep should surrender his phones to the investigating agency in the recent case of alleged criminal conspiracy to kill police officers investigating the sensational 2017 sexual assault case.Justice Gopinath P. posted the matter to be heard in detail tomorrow at 11 am after Dileep's counsel Advocate Philip T...

Being Govt Employee Not A Ground For Grant Of Bail In Rape Case: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High court has said that being a government employee is no ground to grant bail to an accused alleged of committing rape. Justice H P Sandesh while dismissing the petition filed by one Srinivas Murthy H.N. said "The fact that petitioner is a Government employee is not a ground to enlarge him on bail, when the serious offence of rape is alleged against the...

Plaintiff Quoting Wrong Statutory Provision In Application Doesn't Bar Court From Considering It: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently decided an application that was filed under a wrong statutory provision, stating that quoting a wrong provision does not create a bar or stand in the way of Court considering the application.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait relied on Gotham Entertainment Group LLC & Ors. Vs. Diamond Comics Pvt. Ltd. 2009 SCC OnLine Del 4009 and Nitish Arora vs. State of Delhi,...

Power Of Court To Acquit Accused U/S 256 CrPC Upon Non-Appearance Of Complainant Must Be Exercised Judiciously: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court recently ruled that the discretion conferred upon a Court by virtue of Section 256 of Cr.P.C. should be exercised "judiciously".Section 256 CrPC contemplates dismissal on default of complainant. It provides that the Court may, after issuance of summons, if the complainant does not appear, acquit the accused unless for some reason it thinks it proper to adjourn...

Acquittal Not Honourable, Based On Benefit Of Doubt: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Railway Board's Decision Denying Full Pay For Suspension Period

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that in case of acquittal of an employee based on the benefit of doubt, Railway authorities are justified in not granting him full wages during the suspension period.Dismissing the petition filed by one such employee seeking full back wages, Justice Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal observed,"Since the petitioner has been acquitted giving the benefit of doubt,...

Don't Insist On Surrender Of Prisoners Released On Parole; Consider Releasing Prisoners Due To COVID Surge : Supreme Court Directs Kerala Govt

On Friday, the Supreme Court asked the State of Kerala to not insist the prisoners already released on interim bail or parole to surrender when the State is witnessing a surge in the COVID-19 cases. "Please instruct the Government not to take coercive action against persons who are out and even for persons in jail see what you can do to them", a bench led by Justice Nageswara Rao told...

Trade Secrets: Constitution Of 'Confidentiality Club' Depends On Showing Prima Facie Case For Grant Of Ad-Interim Relief: Madras High Court

"Formulation of a confidentiality club cannot be done in a hasty manner merely based on the ipse dixit of the plaintiff... and the plaintiff must necessarily lay a foundation before making such a request", the bench noted.

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Progress Made In Implementation Of Street Vendors Act

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the State government as well as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to apprise the Court before the next date of hearing about the progress made with regards to the implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj and Justice Rajarshi...

Accrued Rights Of Individuals Cannot Be Taken Away By A Prospective Amendment: Telangana High Court

A right once accrued cannot be wiped out by a prospective amendment and the benefits that were acquired under existing rules cannot be taken away by an amendment with retrospective effect, Telangana High Court has held. The observation was made while disposing of a batch of petitions challenging a government order amending the Telangana Police (Civil) Subordinate Services rules because...