Adopted Son Entitled To Take Adoptive Mother's Caste Even If Biological Father's Records Not Available: Bombay High Court

Observing that an adopted child becomes a family member of his adoptive parents "in all respects," the Bombay High Court directed authorities to issue a caste certificate to an 18-year-old based on his mother's scheduled caste identity. The Bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap thus held that an adopted child would be entitled to take the caste identity of his...

Dispute Prima Facie Of Civil Nature: Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In ₹1,000 Crore Alleged Cheating Case

The Gujarat High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to the Applicants-accused in connection with an alleged case of cheating to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crore.It was alleged that the applicants had misused terms and conditions of agreement and disbursed only Rs. 9 crore, with object to take over the company and its properties worth approximately Rs.1000 crores.While allowing the plea...

Explain Delay In Appointment Of Chief Investigating Officer At Police Complaint Authority: Kerala High Court To State

The Kerala High Court recently asked the State to explain its delay in appointing a Chief Investigating Officer at the State Police Complaints Authority despite several extensions granted to it.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly disagreed with the submission of the State that it had taken prompt steps to implement the previous directions of the Court in...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: March 14 To March 20, 2022

Nominal Index 1. Galaxy Mechanical Engineering Equipments Private Limited Versus Assistant Commissioner 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 802. Concast Steel and Power Limited v. Sarat Chatterjee and Co 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 813. Sariful Sk. & Anr v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 824. Anindya Sundar Das v. Union of India and other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 83Judgments/Orders...

'Police Were Swayed By The Fact That They Belong To A Particular Community': Gujarat High Court Orders Probe Into Custodial Torture Of Two Couples

The Gujarat High Court has come down heavily on the police for being "swayed by the fact that the Petitioners belong to a particular community" while investigating activities of theft and other wrongs under Sections 328 and 394 of IPC has expressed dismay at the "apathy of the police officials, more particularly senior officers…" Justice Nikhil Kariel was hearing a...

Mere Recovery Of Tainted Currency Not Sufficient For Conviction Under Prevention Of Corruption Act When Substantive Evidence Not Reliable: Bombay HC

The Bombay High court has reiterated that mere recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to establish the guilt of an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, when the substantive evidence in the case is not reliable.Justice Vinay Joshi observed,"The law is well settled that demand of illegal gratification is the sine quo non for constituting an offence under the P.C. Act....

Can't Reject Compromise For Compoundable Offence Merely Because Accused Was Also Charged Under SC/ST Act But Acquitted: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court recently permitted compounding of offence under Section 323 of IPC, notwithstanding that the accused was also originally charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.The Bench comprising Justice Ashokkumar Joshi noted that the Court below had acquitted the Petitioners-accused for alleged commission of offences under...

Can't Upset Concurrent Findings On Facts Unless There Is Any Illegality, Infirmity Or Error Of Jurisdiction: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court observed that well reasoned concurrent findings and reasons recorded by the prescribed authorities under the statute or by the appellate authority thereunder would not warrant any interference unless there is any illegality, infirmity or error of jurisdiction. Further, relying on Kondiba Dagadu Kadam v. Savitribai Sopan Gujar & Ors. [(1999) 3 SCC 722], the...

Bombay High Court Weekly Roundup: March 14 To March 20, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Pankaj s/o Roshan Dhawan vs National e-Assessment Centre Mohammad Nawab Mohammad Islam Malik @ Nawab Malik vs The Directorate of Enforcement and Ors. Rachna Sanjay Kuwar v. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal Vs ITO Vishnu Rajaram Thakar Vs. State of Maharashtra,Through Its Secretary, Tribal Development Dept. and Anr. P vs A...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Roundup: March 14 To March 20, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 78 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 81 NOMINAL INDEX Kabindra Satyanarayan Singh v. State of Gujarat thru The Addl. Chief Secretary 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 78 Rubina @ Rubi Anwarhusen Sunni (Muslim) Versus State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 79 State Of Gujarat v. Ratniyabhai Nevsingbhai Rathva 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 80 Reliance General Insurance Company Limited...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: March 14 To March 20, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 111 TO 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 129 NOMINAL INDEX Chavi Lal And Others vs State Of U.P. And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 111 Amitabh Thakur v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl. Prin.Secy. Home Lucknow 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 112 Om Prakash Verma v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 113 Raj Kumar Verma v. State of U.P. and Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 114 Sangram Yadav v....

Former Jharkhand High Court Judge Justice Harish Chandra Mishra Appointed As Delhi's Lokayukta

Former Jharkhand High Court Judge, Justice Harish Chandra Mishra has been appointed as the Lokayukta of Delhi by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. The post had remained vacant since the retirement of Justice Ms. Rewa Khetrapal in December 2020.According to a notification issued in the official gazette (dated March 15), Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal appointed Justice (retired) Mishra...