Kolkata Municipal Polls : BJP Seeks Preservation Of CCTV Visuals Of Alleged Violence; Calcutta HC Reserves Orders

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took on record compliance reports filed by the State government as well as the State Election Commission pursuant to the directions of the Court in its order dated December 17, 2021. The Court had last week dismissed an appeal moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: November 2021 [Citation: LL 2021 SC 617 To LL 2021 SC 695]

1. Insurance Claim Liable To Be Rejected If Premium Was Not Paid On Due Date[Case: Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Sunita; Citation: LL 2021 SC 617]The Supreme Court observed that it is not permissible to rewrite the contract while interpreting the terms of the Insurance Policy. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi said that the terms of the insurance policy have to...

Karnataka High Court Directs Govt To Immediately Notify 'Live Streaming & Recording Of Court Proceedings Rules'

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to immediately notify and publish in the official gazette the Live-streaming and recording of court proceedings rules which have been approved by the government on Wednesday. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,"The Karnataka State government has approved the...

Bombay High Court Turns Down Plea By 8 Bhima Koregaon Accused For Factual Corrections In Order Denying Bail

The Court cited the bar under Section 362 CrPC in reviewing the order.

WB Municipal Polls : State Election Commission Submits Election Schedule To Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday was informed by senior advocate Jayanta Mitra appearing for the State Election Commission that the first phase of the remaining municipal polls would be held on January 22, 2022 and would include municipal bodies of Howrah, Chandannagar, Bidhannagar, Asansol and Siliguri. Furthermore, the Court was apprised that the second phase of municipal polls would...

Mere Refusal To Marry After Sexual Relations Not Offence of Cheating : Bombay High Court

Mere refusal to marry a woman after a long relationship would not constitute the offence of 'cheating' under section 417 of the Indian Penal Code if there is no evidence of fraudulent misrepresentation of promise of marriage for sex, the Bombay High Court held. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai observed that in the instance case the couple had indulged in sexual relations for over three...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging KSLU Semester Exams For LL.B 5 Year Course

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed two petitions challenging the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for 2nd and 4th Semester students in LLB 5 years course. The petitions sought to quash KSLU's circular dated 01.12.2021. Justice Ashok S Kinagi had on December 20 reserved its order after hearing submissions of all parties in the matter. The...

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Complete Ban On Gatherings At Religious Places During Christmas, New Year

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the orders of Delhi Government imposing a complete ban on religious gatherings during Christmas and New Year at religious places of worship. Filed through Advocates Manoj V George, Shilpa Liza George, Akriti Seth, Amit Kumar and Palak Arora, the plea states that while the Delhi Government had permitted bars, restaurants,...

"Pending Contempt References Against Advocates Demoralize Judicial Officers": Allahabad High Court Bats For Their Expeditious Disposal

"Pending (Contempt) references (against Advocates) tend to demoralize the Judicial Officers, who are supposed to work fearlessly, and the erring lawyers continue to indulge in their notorious activities including misbehavior with the Judges working at the district level," the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed as it called for expeditious disposal of such references.The Bench of...

'Busybodies Feel They Can Comment Anything In Social Media' : Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Act Against Ex-Judge's FB Posts

The Kerala High Court on Thursday condemned the conduct of former judicial officer S. Sudeep for making a series of "vile" Facebook posts attacking the Court and its orders.However, Justice Devan Ramachandran refused to initiate contempt of court proceedings against him, saying that the Court didn't wish to give him undue publicity. "The man in question seeks relevance through his...

Fake Antique Dealer: Kerala High Court Finds No Reason To Suspect Foul Play In Ongoing Investigation

After hearing the submissions of the respective investigating agencies, the Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that there was no reason to suspect any foul play in the ongoing investigation against the infamous fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal.Justice Devan Ramachandran made this remark while adjudicating upon a petition filed by the dealer's former driver, who had alleged harassment...

'Law Secretary Can't Discharge Quasi-Judicial Functions' : HP High Court Directs State To Constitute State Transport Appellate Tribunal Within A Month

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to constitute an independent State Transport Appellate Tribunal within a month as per Section 89(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act within a month.A bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sabina directed the State Government to notify the constitution of the Tribunal within one month and also provide the...