Fake Indian Passports Held By Srilankan Nationals: Madras High Court Directs UIDAI To Share Details Of 35 Aadhaar Cards With 'Q' Branch-CID

The Madras High Court has recently directed the Deputy Director, UIDAI to furnish details of 35 Aadhaar Cards sought by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, "Q" Branch CID, Chennai City. Justice G Jayachandran made the above order on a plea by the Deputy Superintendent following rejection of his request by the UIDAI, seeking information about the Aadhaar Card Numbers along with...

Reassessment Should Only Be Done By Officer Or His Successor And Not By Any Officer Of The Same Rank : Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Rajendra M. Saraen, while invalidating the reassessment initiated by the DRI, held that the officer who did the assessment could only undertake reassessment. The petitioner/assessee is a private limited company and is in the business of trading and manufacturing goods like inkjet printers, laser printers, and parts as...

Non-Supply Of Vital Documents To Detenue Hampers His Right To Make Representation: J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order

Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed a preventive detention order declaring it to be illegal on ground that all important documents related to the matter were not provided to the detenue. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "Contention of the petitioner that whole of the material relied upon by the detaining authority, while framing the grounds of detention, has not been supplied...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 98 - 144]

Nominal Index:P.C.Padmamba v Channaveeramma R, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 98 Rehan Khan v. Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 99 A B Devaraju and Others v. State of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 100 NANJAPPA v. STATE BY CHIKKAJALA POLICE STATION 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 101 Faheem Ahmed V Union Of India 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 102Xxxxxxxx V The Registrar General 2022 LiveLaw...

Initiation Of Malicious Prosecution By Income Tax Dept. Abusing Power: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice G. Jayachandran has held that the suppression of material facts, the intentional suggestion of falsehood and the non-application of mind go to show that there was a malicious prosecution initiated by the Income Tax department by abusing its power. The petitioners need not be forced to undergo the ordeal of a trial, which has no legs to stand...

Preventive Detention Orders Can Be Passed Even When A Person Is In Police/Judicial Custody, Compelling Reasons Must Be Recorded: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is in police/ judicial custody or involved in a criminal case but for doing so, compelling reasons are to be recorded. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "It is trite law that the preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is...

WB Heatwaves: PIL Filed In Calcutta High Court Against State's Decision To Prolong School Summer Vacations

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court against the decision of the West Bengal government to declare a 45-day summer vacation for schools from May 2 to June 15 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had last month recommended all educational institutions across West Bengal to take an early summer...

'Child's Welfare Paramount': Gujarat High Court Grants Custody Of 5-Yr Old Orphan To Maternal Aunt Over Paternal Grandparents

The Gujarat High Court recently granted custody of a 5 years old child, whose parents had passed away during Covid-19 pandemic, to his maternal aunt, over the claim made by his paternal grandparents.The Bench comprising Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna Bhatt observed,"The court while deciding the child custody cases is not bound by the mere legal right of the parent or...

Ranveer Singh Starrer "Jayeshbhai Jordaar" Challenged In Delhi High Court Over Portrayal Of Prenatal Sex-Determination Scene In Trailer

An NGO namely Youth Against Crime has moved the Delhi High Court challenging Ranveer Singh starrer Yashraj film "Jayeshbhai Jordaar" over depiction of a prenatal sex-determination scene in the trailer. The film is set to hit the theatres on May 13. The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla. The plea filed by...

Post-Award Interest Is Not Advisory But A Mandate Of The A&C Act: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that award of future or post-award interest is not advisory but a mandate of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) and it should be given its due weightage. The Single Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya reiterated that post award interest is a safeguard against delayed payment of the amount awarded to the award...

Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court

The Mumbai Special Court on Monday allowed the bail applications of independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the sedition FIR over forcibly wanting to chant the hanuman chalisa outside the personal residence of Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.The bail is subject to execution of personal bonds of Rs. 50,000 each. They have also been directed not to...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Rejects Review Plea Seeking Default Bail To Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira

The Bombay High Court has rejected a review application filed by three accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case seeking bail and factual corrections in the order refusing them default bail. The court disposed of a review application filed by the three, seeking factual corrections in the order refusing them default bail and subsequently release. A division bench led...