[Rajya Sabha Polls 2022] "No Notice, Ex-Parte Order": Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande Moves Bombay High Court Against Invalidation Of Vote By ECI

Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande has approached the Bombay High Court challenging invalidation of his vote in the biennial elections of the Rajya Sabha by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on June 10.Kande states that there is no provision under which the ECI has Appellate Powers over orders of the Election Officer. Moreover that the ECI's order was passed ex-parte, without any notice to...

Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: January-March 2022 [Citations 1-36]

Nominal Index: 1. Binod Bihari Sethy v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 12. Dara Singh @ Rabindra Kumar Pal v. State of Orissa, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 23. Chinmay Mohanty & Anr. v. Bar Council of India & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 34. Ashok Kumar Agarwala v. Registrar General of Orissa High Court & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 45. Surendra Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha, 2022...

"No Citizen Can Take Law In Own Hands": Rajasthan High Court Refuses Bail To Two In Honour Killing Case, Orders Further Investigation

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday denied bail to two accused, including the girl's brother, in a case 'having a strong trait of honour killing'.Essentially, the deceased-Azad and the accused petitioner-Bhim Saini's sister were in a relationship. As the girl's family was not pleased with the same, therefore, the couple eloped. They were later apprehended by the police and the girl was made...

Factories Act Is Not In Substitution Of Any Other Statute, Does Not Override Indian Penal Code: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while dealing with a matter wherein usage of non-updated machinery led to the death of two labourers, held that provision of Factories Act, 1948 are not in substitution but are supplemental to any other Act; and thus they do not override the provisions of the Indian Penal Code. The bench comprising Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj observed that perusal...

Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Alt News' Mohd. Zubair Over His Tweet Allegedly Calling 3 Hindu Seers 'Hate Mongers'

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a petition moved by the Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair challenging an FIR registered against him earlier this month for a tweet in which he allegedly called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'It may be noted that Zubair was booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police earlier this month...

Filing Written Request Must For The Accused To Be Treated As A Witness U/S 315 CrPC: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that an accused person can be competent witness, provided there is a written permission or there is a written request made to the concerned court at the instance of accused under Section 315 CrPC.It thus dismissed the petition challenging the order of the Sessions Court which rejected the Petitioner's application for being treated as a witness, in the absence...

Summons U/S 160 CrPC Cannot Be Issued By Police Officer Without Registration Of FIR: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that summons or notices under Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure can be issued by a Police Officer in order to set investigation into motion and that registration of FIR is must for the same.Section 160 CrPC provides for a Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh made the said observation while answering...

Clear Encroachments From Subramanyapura, Begur Lakes: Karnataka High Court Directs Designated Officers Of BBMP

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Executive Engineers (designated officers) of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to take steps and remove encroachments which exist in the tank area of Subramanyapura lake and Begur lake. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J M Khazi issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by Citizens Action Group and...

Bombay High Court Rejects Shiv Sena MLA Latabai Sonawane's Challenge To Invalidation Of Her Scheduled Tribe Certificate

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed Shiv Sena MLA Latabai Sonawane's plea challenging a decision of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) Certificate Committee that had dismissed her claim of belonging to the Tokre Koli, an ST community. A division bench of Justices Ramesh D Dhanuka and Sanjay G Mehare observed that "the petitioner's father's caste in his birth register is shown as "Koli"....

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: June 6 To June 12, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Iqbal Hasanali Syed V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 196 Rajeshkumar Umeshgiri Gauswami V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 197 Rajnibhai Ranchoodbhai Patel V/S Gandhinagar Jilla Sahakari Kharid Vechan Sangh Limited 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 198 Divya Simandhar Construction Private Limited V/S Vadodara Municipal Corporation 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 199 Sing...

Unauthorized Absence Cannot Amount To Automatic Cessation Of Service, Even If Delinquent Is A Probationer: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and ladakh High Court recently quashed the termination order of an employee, working with subordinate judiciary in J&K, and held that unauthorized absence cannot and must not amount to "automatic cessation" of service, even if the delinquent is a probationer.A bench comprising Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Puneet Gupta quashed the termination order of...

Money Laundering Case: Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain Sent To 14 Days Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Monday sent Aam Aadmi Party Minister Satyendar Jain to 14 days judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate. The development came after Jain's 5 days ED custody expired today, which was extended on June 9. Jain was earlier remanded to 9 days of custody. Jain was arrested last month by the agency. The...