Plea Alleges Illegality In Mahindra Thar Auction At Guruvayoor: Kerala High Court Seeks Details From Devaswom Board

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday heard a plea alleging that the State auctioned a Mahindra Thar vehicle dedicated to the deity of Sree Krishna in Guruvayoor Temple in total violation of the provisions of the Gururvayoor Devaswom Act and the general principles of auction.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar directed the Guruvayur Devaswom Board...

Noise Pollution From Vehicle Horns & Modified Exhausts: NGT Asks Rajasthan Govt To Comply With SC Directions

The National Green Tribunal, Bhopal Bench has asked the Rajasthan government to comply and follow the guidelines with respect to prevention of noise pollution, issued by its Principal Bench, the Supreme Court and the Central Pollution Control Board. The direction was made in an application been filed by Consumer Unity & Trust Society, Jaipur regarding rampant noise pollution in...

Vaccination For Persons With Disabilities: Supreme Court Asks Social Justice Ministry To Invite Suggestions From Stakeholders And Domain Experts

As regards vaccination for persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the Department for Empowerment of PWD(which is under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerement) invite suggestions from stakeholders and domain experts as regards existing facilities and proposals for further upgradation, and place the same before the Health Ministry which may...

Fake MACT Claims : Supreme Court Asks MoRTH & NIC To Finalize Portal To Tackle The Issue

In the matter related to fake claim petitions being filed before Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACT), the Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of the fresh, comprehensive information form being finalised by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ("MoRTH") in consultation with the National Informatics Centre ("NIC"). On the last date of hearing (14.12.2021), the Apex Court had asked...

High Court While Exercising Revisional Jurisdiction Under Section 401 CrPC Cannot Convert Acquittal Into Conviction: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a High Court while exercising revisional jurisdiction under Section 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure cannot convert a finding of acquittal into one of conviction."If the order of acquittal has been passed by the trial Court, the High Court may remit the matter to the trial Court and even direct retrial. However, if the order of acquittal is passed by the...

Marital Rape - Forcible Sex By Husband Can't Be Labelled Rape; At Worst Sexual Abuse; Wife Has Other Remedies: NGO Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Advocate RK Kapoor representing NGO Hridey today made rejoinder submissions opposing the criminalisation of marital rape before a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher...

Motor Accident| Courts Can Award Compensation Higher Than What Is Claimed: Karnataka High Court

Coming to the aid of a 14-year old (at the time) who suffered permanent disability to his pelvic region in an accident, the Karnataka High Court recently modified the order of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, awarding compensation of Rs 50,000 under the head loss of amenities and enjoyment in life and increased it to Rs 10 lakhs. A division bench of Justice S.G. Pandit and...

PMLA Interpretation - ED's Procedure Of Not Informing Accused Of ECIR Contents Violates Article 21, Sibal To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today commenced hearing the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ("PMLA Act").The matter was listed before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar.Submissions Of Senior Advocate Kapil SibalWhole Purpose Of PMLA Was That Drug Money Is Not Channeled Into Organizations That Work...

Can't Examine Sufficiency Of Evidence While Deciding Plea For Rejection Of Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that sufficiency of evidence placed on record by the plaintiffs is required to be considered during trial and not while deciding an application for rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC.Holding thus, Justice Prateek Jalan upheld the order of the Civil Judge at Karkardooma Court, refusing to look into the documents produced by plaintiff to...

Maharashtra DGP Appointment: Can State Asks UPSC To Review Recommendations? Bombay High Court Asks

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought to know the State's course of action if it felt a genuine officer was erroneously left out by the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) selection committee before sending its recommendations to the State. "Take, for example, a case where an officer has been completely excluded. Does the UPSC then not have the power to...

One Can't Claim Title By Inheritance & Title By Adverse Possession Simultaneously: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the primary condition for claiming adverse possession of immovable property is that the party claiming it must first acknowledge the title of the party against whom it is being claimed. The pleas regarding claiming the title on inheritance and title by adverse possession are mutually inconsistent, Justice Gautam Kumar Chowdhary...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Owner Of 'Cars 24' In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Global Car Group Ltd., owner of the brand Cars 24, against alleged infringement of its trademarks by the Defendants.Finding a prima facie case in favour of the Plaintiff, Justice Sanjeev Narula granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Global Car under Order 39 Rules 1, and 2 r/w Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure,...