Kerala High Court Asks State To Expressly Prohibit Illegal Installations On Pedestrian Handrails Or Any Such Utilities

The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the State to issue an additional circular or a clarificatory circular specifically communicating that the illegal erection of flag poles and advertisements in any public place or on pedestrian handrails that affects its use by the common man should be acted against. This direction was issued after Justice Devan Ramachandran was informed that the...

Bar On CLAT Mentor Navneet Singh Purohit Against Giving Law Entrance Coaching Restricted Only On Use Of "Law Prep" Properties: Rajasthan HC Clarifies

A vacation bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur has disposed of an appeal filed by CLAT Mentor Navneet Singh Purohit, challenging an ex-parte order of the Trial court imposing teaching restrictions on him, in a civil suit filed by Law Prep Tutorials.The Trial court had issued a temporary injunction against Navneet Singh, restraining him from running any business/ venture/ teaching service...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations: 154 - 179]

Nominal Index Sudarshan Purohit v. The Hon'ble High Court For Judicature Of Rajasthan & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 154 Bharat Sharma v. State Of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 155 Prem Chand Deshantri v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 156 Mahendra Yadav & Anr. v. Bhagwan Devi & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 157 Kumar Indu Bhushan v. Union Of India and...

"Even If She Had Survived, How Would She Have Lived?": Mumbai Court Sentences Man To Death For Barbaric Rape & Murder Of 32-Yr-Old

A Sessions Court in Mumbai sentenced a 44-year-old man to death for the barbaric rape and fatal assault on a 32-year-old woman in a Mumbai suburb. On the intervening night of September 9 and 10, 2021, between 2.54 am and 3.10 am, near a footpath in Sakinaka, Mumbai, the convict had an altercation with the woman. He pulled her inside the tempo and raped her, piercing a knife with...

Order Of Land Tribunal Granting Occupancy Rights To Tenant Not Sustainable If Legal Heirs Of Deceased Owner Not Made Party: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the Land Tribunal conferring occupancy rights in respect of a land in favour of the tenant, on the ground that all the legal heirs of the deceased owner were not arrayed as parties to the proceedings and their right to oppose was snatched away. A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda while allowing the petition filed by Dr...

MP High Court Grants Interim Relief To Candidate Who Could Not Perform Well In Physical Test For Constable Post Due To 'Torrid Heat'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted interim relief to a candidate who appeared for the physical proficiency test for the post of Constable by directing authorities to give him another chance to reappear for the test. The Petitioner/Candidate had claimed that he could not perform well in the test as he was made to stand in the sun for 5 and a half hours by the selectors,...

FIR Against Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan, Bharti Singh Over "Backbenchers" Show: High Court Directs Punjab Police To Not Take Coercive Steps

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab Police to not take any coercive steps against Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, filmmaker Farah Khan, comedian Bharti Singh, Screen Player, Writer Abbas Aziz Dalal & Frames Production in connection with a FIR lodged against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a web show titled as 'Backbenchers'...

Belated Claims Of Homebuyers, If Reflected In The Records Of Corporate Debtor Shall Be Included In Information Memorandum By Resolution Professional: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Ms. Shreesha Merla, Mr. Naresh Salecha in the case of Puneet Kaur versus K V Developers Private Limited has held that the claims of those homebuyers who could not file their claims within stipulated time but the same were reflected in the record of the Corporate Debtor ought to...

"Prosecution Failed To Produce Evidence To Complete Chain Of Circumstances": Allahabad High Court Acquits 2 Accused Of Murder Charges

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted two accused of murder charges. The Court held that the instant case was based on circumstantial evidence and the prosecution had completely failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the complete chain of events and circumstances which unerringly points toward the involvement and guilt of the two appellants.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and...

Relaxation In Additional Fee On Delay in filing Form 11 By LLPs Till 30 June 2022: MCA

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the relaxation in additional fees on delay in filing Form 11 by LLPs till June 30, 2022. This Ministry has received representation seeking an extension on the timelines for filing the Annual Return (Form 11) by LLPs without paying additional fees. In view of the transition from version-2 of MCA-21 to version-3 and to...

Orissa High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Woman On False Assurance Of Marriage

The Orissa High Court has recently denied bail to a man, who was accused of having sexual intercourse against the will of a woman on the false assurance of marriage. While rejecting the bail, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi quoted the following observation made by the Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Madanlal, "Dignity of a woman is a part of...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Rape Survivor's Plea To Cancel Bail Of Tattoo Artist Sujeesh

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking to cancel the bail granted to tattoo artist Sujeesh P.S, who was accused of rape by multiple women.While admitting the plea moved by one of the survivors, Justice Kauser Edappagath issued notice to the State and Sujeesh.Sujeesh, who runs two tattoo studios in the State, had earlier made the front page for reportedly...