Execution Proceedings Initiated Against Idol Liable To Be Set Aside When Deity/Public Temple Not Made Party To Suit: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that execution proceedings initiated against an idol and its property are liable to be set aside when the deity or a public temple is not made a party to the suit. Justice P Somarajan while allowing an appeal stated: "The binding nature of the suit or the decree passed in compliance with Order I Rule 8 C.P.C. must be understood as binding on only those persons...

'Rising Frauds In Aadhaar Enrollment': Karnataka High Court Asks Centre, State To Keep Vigil

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a FIR registered against a 47 years old entrepreneur, allegedly involved in illegally selling aadhaar kits and aadhaar cards. Justice M. Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Naresh Kumar R.P. while observing,"It is prudent for the Government of India or the State Government to have a vigil on such instances of rising cases of frauds...

Documents Seized By Investigating Agency Cannot Be Withheld Merely On The Ground That They Are Not Part Of Charge-Sheet: Gujarat HC Partly Allows Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea

The Gujarat High Court partly allowed Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea seeking production of certain documents including A Summary report in relation to the trial in a 1996 case under Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).The documents which were not part of the chargesheet, but seized by the investigating agency during the investigation of the offence, cannot be withheld...

Invoking S.15 UAPA For Acts 'Likely To Strike Terror' Even In Absence Of Intention Justifiable: Karnataka High Court In Police Station Riot Case

The Karnataka High Court has said that if an act is likely to strike terror, then the absence of an intent to strike terror will not make the invocation of Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act unjustifiable. A division bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur said,"It would emerge from sub-section (1) of Section 15 that even if the act is "likely...

Delhi Riots- Court Calls For Comprehensive Report On Steps Taken To Ensure Timely Production Of Accused From Different Jails, Warns Of Contempt Proceedings

Considering the fact that the Director General of Prisons had failed to ensure timely production of accused persons from different jails in a riots case despite repeated directions from last two months, a Delhi Court on Monday called for a comprehensive report on the steps taken to ensure such production.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg warned that appropriate action...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: UP Police Registers FIR Against Union Minister's Son Ashish Mishra For Murder, Criminal Conspiracy

A First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra 'Teni', Ashish Mishra alias Monu in connection with the recent violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri, in which a total of 8 people died, four of whom were mowed down by a vehicle allegedly being driven by Mishra. The FIR has been filed under Indian...

No Stipulation That Cancellation Deed Has To Be Done At The Same Place Where Trust Deed Was Registered: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that there is no stipulation that a deed of cancellation of a trust deed has to be done at the same place where it was registered. Justice Murali Purushothaman held so while dealing with a plea seeking to quash a cancellation deed on the sole ground that it was not registered at the same place where the trust deed was registered. An association of family...

Impose Penalty For Construction Of Banners, Cutouts Of Political Leaders In Public Places: Madras HC Directs State

The Madras High Court on Tuesday reprimanded the practice of putting up posters, cutouts, banners featuring political leaders for minor functions that impede pedestrian and vehicular movement. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition wherein the petitioner had averred that a boy had...

Breaking: Centre Notifies Transfer Of 15 High Court Judges

The Central Government today notified the transfer of 15 High Court judges. A notification in this regard was issued today (separately for each of the transferred judges). Those who are being transferred are:Justice Jaswant Singh of Punjab & Haryana HC to Orissa HCJustice Sabina, presently judge of Rajasthan HC to Himachal PradeshJustice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, a judge of Orissa High Court...

Rohini Court Shootout- Delhi Court Remands Accused To 2 Days Police Custody For Allegedly Being Involved In Criminal Conspiracy Of Killing Jitender Jogi

A Delhi Court on Tuesday remanded accused Naveen Dabas to two days police custody for allegedly being involved in a criminal conspiracy of killing Jitender Jogi in a recent shootout in Rohini Court.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satvir Singh Lamba said that the material and relevant aspects of the alleged conspiracy and the identity of the suspects is yet to be ascertained therefore the...

Allahabad High Court Berates Its Registry For Not Listing Pleas Challenging Uttar Pradesh 'Anti Love Jihad' Law As Scheduled

The Allahabad High Court today berated its registry for not listing two pleas challenging the Uttar Pradesh 'Anti-Love' Jihad [U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act] which were scheduled to be heard today.The Court castigated the registry while hearing a plea filed by one Saurabh Kumar, challenging the law when the Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari...

"Clearly Visible & Seen To Be Causing Severe Injuries": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday denied bail to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand rejected the bail plea moved by Kumar after hearing his counsel and Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava at length today.The Court was of the view that prima...