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Seized Foreign Liquor Emptied Into Nearest Nallah? Bombay HC Startled At Excise Procedure Of Destroying Contraband
Startled at a statement made by the Maharashtra State Excise Department that it will destroy seized foreign liquor by emptying it "into nearest available nallah(stream)," the Bombay High Court directed the officials to act prudently, cautiously and in accordance with law, while doing so."We expect the Excise Department to act prudently, cautiously and in accordance with law. If this means...
'No Harassment In Name Of Interrogation': Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Relief To Man Accused Of Sexual Assault By Ex-Partner A Day Before His Marriage
The Rajasthan High Court has granted protection from arrest and harassment in the name of interrogation to a man (petitioner) whose ex-partner filed an FIR against him, alleging sexual assault. The FIR was filed a day before the marriage of the petitioner with another girl. Justice Dinesh Mehta, observed, "Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 26th May, 2022....
"Court Expects It Will Do The Right Thing": Orissa HC Expresses Faith On State Forest Department In A 'Force-Majeure' Dispute
In an interesting matter, the Orissa High Court has expressed faith on the Odisha Forest Department Corporation Ltd. in a dispute concerning a 'force-majeure' clause of a tender agreement. While denying the clause to be a 'mandate', a Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha remarked, "The petitioner has prayed for consideration as a result of devastation caused by super...
Honesty, Fairness, Purity Of Mind Highest Order To Approach Court: Allahabad HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost On Litigant Making False Assertion Of Compromise
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that the Courts of law are meant for imparting justice between the parties and anyone who approaches the Court must come with clean hands and no material facts should be concealed. A Single-Judge Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed thus while dismissing an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 18 To April 24, 2022
Nominal IndexGaurav Suresh Tingre v Priyanka Gaurav Tingre. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 144 Brijmohan Dhirajprasad Mishra v The State of Maharashtra and Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 145 Purushottam s/o Tulsiram Badwaik and Ors. versus Anil s/o Hariram Malewar and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 146 Akanksha Babasaheb Shinde v State of Maharashtra and ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom)...
'Expert Committee Did Not Consider Authentic Data': MP High Court Grants Relief To Candidates Challenging Answer Key In MPPSC Exam
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted relief to Petitioners/candidates challenging the correctness of the answer key to a question asked by MPPSC in an examination. The Court observed that although opinion of the Expert Committee has to be given precedence, the same cannot be done by jeopardising the future of candidates when the Experts fail to consider authentic...
Without Revoking Appointment of APP, Govt's Action In Just Directing Special PP To Appear In Case Doesn't Appear Just, Proper & Correct: Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court observed that the action of the State Government in just directing the Special Public Prosecutor to appear in the case after taking the files from Additional Public Prosecutor, does not appear to be just, proper and correct. More particularly, when the order of appointment of Additional Public Prosecutor has not been revoked, added the court. The court noted...
Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: April 18 2022 to April 24 2022
A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 163 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 177 NOMINAL INDEX Dr. S. Kothandaraman v. The Pro-Chancellor and connected matter, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 163 Chinnasami and Ors. v. Dhanasekaran, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 164 Algae Labs Pvt. Ltd. Versus State Tax Officer-I, 2022 LiveLaw...
HP High Court Directs Archaeological Survey Of India To Commence Repair Work At 11th Century Mata Mrikula Devi Temple
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to constitute a special team to inspect, submit an estimate and commence necessary repairs to the 11th Century built Temple Mata Mrikula Devi, which is located in the district of Lahaul. Significantly, in the year 2020, the Court had initiated a suo moto case after taking cognizance of a report presented by...
Case Against Siddharth Varadarajan, Ismat Ara Over The Wire's Report On A Protestor's Death: Allahabad HC Issues Notice To Complainant
The Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the complainant/informant [Rampur resident, Sanju Turaiha] in the case registered against The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the 2021 Republic Day incidents.Essentially, the bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar...
Allahabad HC Imposes ₹20K Cost On Man Who Sought Reiteration Of A General Mandamus Regarding Protection Against Arbitrary Arrest
The Allahabad High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 20K on a person who sought reiteration of a general mandamus, which has already been issued by the High Court in the case of Vimal Kumar and three others Vs. State of U.P. and three others 2021.It may be noted that in the Vimal Kumar case, the Allahabad High Court had directed the Police authorities to desist from making automatic/...