Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Brother, Acquits Two

The Madras High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of Marudupandian to life imprisonment in the Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing case. Marudupandian is Kannagi's brother.The Court also confirmed the life sentence of others including Kannagi's father Duraisamy. Further, two convicts were acquitted of the offence.Justice PN Prakash and Justice AA Nakkiran passed the orders on...

[SC/ST Act] Can't Seek "Extra-Judicial Remedies" To Pressurize Prosecution: Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Principal After Teacher Puts Arrest Banner

The Bombay High Court pulled up the complainant teacher for putting up banners seeking the principal's arrest, while granting anticipatory bail to the principal accused of hurling casteist remarks, a punishable offence under the SC/ST Act, at an "under-performing" teacher. Dr Lekha Visaria, the appellant had approached the High Court after an FIR under section 3(1)(r) of the...

Delay In Filing Appeals: CBI-DG Assures Calcutta High Court Of Strict Compliance With Timelines, Disciplinary Action Against Erring Officials

The Director General of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appeared before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday to explain the delays by the central agency in filing appeals in cases being probed by it.Justice Bibek Chaudhuri on April 6, 2022, had expressed displeasure at the agency filing appeals after the expiry of the limitation period. The Court had noted that...

Will Affect State Exchequer, Fresh Job Opportunities: Karnataka High Court Dismisses College Dean's Plea To Increase Retirement Age

The Karnataka High Court has observed that fixation of retirement age of public servants has a direct bearing on the state exchequer as well as employment opportunities for others. In view thereof, it dismissed a writ petition filed by the former Dean of a College, seeking directions to the state government to continue his service upto the age of 65 years, instead of 62 years.A division...

Plea Seeking Statutory Warning For Violent Movie Scenes Withdrawn After Madras High Court Warns Of Imposing Costs

A litigant on Wednesday withdrew his petition in Madras High Court seeking directions to the Central Board of Film Certification to telecast statutory warning with the words "Knives and Sickles used in this movie are made of paper and colour water is used as blood" in forthcoming films.The plea was withdrawn after the bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N Mala warned...

Memory Card In Actor Assault Case Allegedly Accessed Without Authorisation: Crime Branch Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Forensic Analysis

The State has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the order of the Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court rejecting the Crime Branch's petition to forward the memory card allegedly containing the visuals of the crime in the 2017 actor sexual assault case for forensic examination.In 2017, a popular actress was abducted and raped in a moving vehicle pursuant to a conspiracy,...

All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: May 30 - June 5, 2022

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Harish Chandra Bhati Versus Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax Noida 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 268 Bharat Pumps and Compressors v. Chopra Fabricators 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 269 Laxman Prashad v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 270 Ishan International Educational Society Through its Director v. Shri Mukul Singhal Principal Secretary And...

Delay In Consideration Of Representations By Statutory Authorities Amounts To Dereliction Of Duty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that whenever complaints are made to the Statutory Authorities, they are expected to act upon the same and not keep it pending indefinitely. The authorities are expected to consider the matter on merits and pass appropriate orders in reasonable time.Justice MS Ramesh of the Madurai Bench observed as follows:"It is needless to point out that whenever...

Steps Taken To Improve Productivity & Turnover: KSRTC Before Kerala High Court In Employees' Plea Alleging Delay In Salary Disbursement

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has submitted a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court asserting that it has been contemplating new measures to increase its productivity and thereby generate more revenue, in a plea moved by the KSRTC employees alleging that they are not being paid salary promptly.In its counter-affidavit, KSRTC has submitted that it was undergoing...

Karnataka Municipalities Act | Contesting Candidates Must Lodge Accounts Of Electoral Expenses With Returning Officer In 30 Days Of Result: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of State Election Commission, disqualifying four persons from continuing as the elected members of Municipality over their failure to lodge a true and correct account of electoral expenditure with the Returning Officer within prescribed time.In doing so, a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi upheld the...

Court May Note Objections On Oral Evidence During Trial, Admissibility To Be Decided While Pronouncing Verdict & Not At Time Of Examination: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the question whether the evidence is to be included or excluded from consideration while pronouncing the final verdict is to be taken at the end and not at the time of examination.Justice Jasmeet Singh added that where the Court finds that any question put by the defense is inadmissible or not relevant, it should record its observation and thereafter...

Youtuber Moves Madras High Court For Quashing FIR In Connection With Misappropriating Funds Collected For Temple Renovation

Youtuber S. Karthik Gopinath has moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash the FIR filed against him for allegedly misappropriating funds worth several lakhs, collected for renovation of the Arulmigu Madhura Kaliamman Temple in Perambalur district. The Police had also filed an application for custodial interrogation.When the matter came up before Justice N Sathish Kumar on Tuesday, the...