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Karnataka High Court Stays GO Directing Educational Institutions To Collect 85% Tuition Fees As Against The Annual School Fee
The Karnataka High Court has by way of interim relief stayed the operation of the government order dated November 11, by which educational institutions were directed to collect 85 percent tuition fees as against the Annual School Fee for year 2020-21 and to adjust excess fees if collected towards academic year 2021-22. A single judge bench of Justice Ashok S Kinagi while...
"Improper Examination U/S 313 CrPC Caused Serious Prejudice": Allahabad HC Acquits Murder Accused In Prison For Over 30 Yrs
Holding that improper examination of a murder accused under Section 313 CrPC had caused serious prejudice to him and had resulted in miscarriage of justice, the Allahabad High Court recently acquitted the man (who remained in prison for over 30 years) of murder charges.The Judgment by Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain came in an appeal filed by a Bangladesh National, Ishaque against...
Insurer Should Indemnify If Insured Suffers Sudden Sickness Or Ailment Which Is Not Expressly Excluded Under The Policy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that if the insured suffers a sudden sickness or ailment which is not expressly excluded under the policy, a duty is cast on the insurer to indemnify the insured for the expenses incurred thereunder.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna in the present matter was considering a civil appeal against the order dated 22nd May, 2015, passed by...
'Appeals To Our Judicial Conscience': Kerala High Court Commutes Sentence Of Man Who Killed Uncle Citing Mitigating Circumstances
The Kerala High Court recently commuted the sentence of a man who murdered his paternal uncle for assaulting his mother upon finding that there existed several mitigating circumstances in the case. Considering all the relevant factors of the case, a Division Bench of Justice Vinod K. Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran deemed it fit to partly allow the appeal and lower the sentence imposed...
NCB Officer Sameer Wankhede And Wife File Suit Against Social Media Giants (Google, Twitter and Facebook) To Block Malicious/ Defamatory Content
Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede and his wife recently approached the City Civil Court at Dindoshi seeking directions to social media giants Google and Facebook/Meta and Twitter to restrain from displaying or publishing, malicious and defamatory contents against them. In a suit accompanied by a notice of motion, Wankhede is seeking an order under section 79 of...
Delhi High Court Quashes Delisting Order Issued To Entity By Railways Without Show Cause Notice And Reasonable Opportunity To Defend
The Delhi High Court has quashed a delisting order issued to an entity by the Railways without any show cause notice and reasonable opportunity to defend itself observing that the same cannot be sustained in law. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva observed that the High Court can exercise it's jurisdiction under Article 226 in such cases where the impugned order is ex facie issued contrary to...
"These People Are Powerless Or What?": Delhi High Court Raps SDMC For Complaining About Violation Of Judicial Orders By Vendors In Nehru Place
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rapped the South Delhi Municipal Corporation for complaining about the violation of judicial orders by vendors in city's Nehru Place area qua conditions of hawking remarking that it was the responsibility of the authority to ensure enforcement of the orders. The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla was hearing a suo moto case registered by the...
Non-Recovery Of Weapon Of Offence Would Not Impeach Prosecution Case Which Relies On Credible Direct Evidence: Supreme Court
On Thursday, the Supreme Court held that non-recovery of the weapon of offence would not discredit the case of the prosecution which relies on cogent direct evidence. The Apex Court added that the failure to produce a report by a ballistic expert, who can testify to the nature and cause of injury, is not sufficient to impeach the credible direct evidence. A bench comprising Justices...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas Challenging Manipur HC Judgment Which Struck Down Parliamentary Secretary Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement in the special leave petitions challenging the Manipur High Court's order of striking down the Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2012 ("Act, 2012) and the Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary And Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Repealing Act,...
Kerala Court Temporarily Stays Release Of Prithviraj-Starrer 'Kaduva'
The Second Additional Sub Judge of Ernakulam has issued an ad interim injunction in a suit challenging the release of Prithviraj-starrer Kaduva restraining the respondents from publishing the movie until further orders. The Sub Court fund that if broadcasted or screened even for a moment, it would cause irreparable injury and hardships to the plaintiff.. The plaintiff's family...
