'Sole Responsibility Of State Election Commission': ECI Declines To Conduct Forensic Audit Of CCTV Cameras Used In Contai Municipality Polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday declined to conduct the forensic audit of CCTV cameras used during the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections through some independent agency. The Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition moved by BJP leader Soumendu Adhikari alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes had taken place in...

Kashmiri Migrants Retiring From Govt Service Not Entitled To Retain Govt Accommodation: Delhi High Court Affirms

The Delhi High Court today upheld an order passed by the Single Judge, denying relief to a Kashmiri migrant who had retired from government service and sought permission to retain the government accommodation allotted to him for a period three years.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed,"We are not inclined. It is not that they...

Plea Before Madras HC For A Single Website With All State Enactments And Subordinate Legislations Dismissed As Withdrawn

Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a case filed by India Awake For Transparency Private Limited, seeking a direction to ensure that all State Acts, Rules, Regulations and Notifications are made available and updated on a single website managed by the Tamil Nadu government.Today, when the matter was taken up for admission, the counsel appearing for the non-profit private company,...

Court Cannot Impound Passport Under Section 104 CrPC, As It Can Be Done Only By Authority Under Passports Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a court can impound any documents under section 104 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), but not the passport of an accused, as it can be done only under the Passports Act which is a special enactment. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said, "The power of impounding a document under Section 104 of the Cr.P.C. is available to a...

Discontinue Invoking Disaster Management Act For COVID Containment Measures : Centre to States/UTs

In view of the overall improvement in the pandemic situation, the National Disaster Management Authority has recommended the discontinuation of the invocation of the Disaster Management Act 2005 for COVID containment measures.Taking note of the NDMA recommendation, the Union Home Secretary has written to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to discontinue the orders...

Justice Md Nizamuddin Of Calcutta High Court Recuses From Hearing Former MP Chief Minister Kamal Nath's Case

Justice Md Nizamuddin of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a petition by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath against the Income Tax authorities in connection with the IT department's decision to transfer his case from Kolkata to Delhi.The matter arose from income tax raids in multiple states, including West Bengal, in the premises of people...

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Charges Framed Against Advocate U/S 19&21 POCSO Act For 'Ill-Advising' Rape Accused To Conceal Crime

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently refused to interfere with the charge framed against an Advocate under the POCSO Act for 'ill-advising' the accused and Prosecutrix in a rape case, suggesting them 'not to disclose true facts to the police'. Justice Sanjay Dwivedi was dealing with a criminal revision preferred by the Applicant aggrieved by order of the trial court, whereby he...

Mere Breach Of Contract Can't Give Rise To Criminal Prosecution For Cheating Or Criminal Breach Of Trust: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court recently observed that a mere breach of contract cannot give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating or criminal breach of trust. The Bench of Justice G. Radha Rani further clarified that every breach of trust may not result in a penal offence of criminal breach of trust unless there is evidence of a mental act of fraudulent misappropriation.The case...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Police Protection For Woman Who Married Outside Her Caste

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently directed police protection to a woman who married outside her caste, as she was being threatened by her parents for the same. Justice Vishal Mishra was essentially dealing with a writ petition, wherein the Petitioner was seeking police protection for herself, her husband and her in-laws. She also sought for transit bail for her husband so that he...

Insurance Company Can't Deny Claim Merely Because Person Insured Is Allegedly Involved In Multiple Motor Accidents: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that merely because a person driving a vehicle is involved in multiple road accidents, at different point in time, is no reason for the Insurance company to deny his claim.Single Judge Bench of Justice B.P. Routray observed,"no logic is there in the contention of the Appellant that because the accused is involved in more than one accident at different points...

Kerala GST Department Extends Due Date For Filing Annual Kerala Flood Cess Return Till April 30, 2022

The Kerala Goods and Service Tax (GST) Department has extended the due date for filing the annual Kerala Flood Cess return till April 30, 2022. In the exercise of the powers confined by the second proviso to rule 6 of the Kerala Flood Cess Rules, 2019, the Commissioner of State Tax, vide Notification No. 02/2022—State Tax, dated March 17, 2022, has issued an amendment in order...

Claim U/s 163A Of MV Act Not Maintainable Against Owner/Insurer Without Third-Party Involvement When Injured Was Driving The Vehicle: Madras HC

The principle of 'No Fault Liability" obviously implies that the injury or death of the claimant is the result of the involvement of a third party, the court observed.