Caste Of A Person Is Determined By Birth, Married Women Acquire Caste Status Of Husband In Rare Circumstances: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by one Archana M G, a Grama Panchayat Member, challenging the order of the Civil court which unseated her on the ground of lack of social status as a Scheduled Tribe member.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"There is no dispute as to petitioner does not belong to Scheduled Tribe, by birth, although she claims to...

"Inordinate Delay In Trial, Prolonged Judicial Custody": Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Incarcerated For Almost 8 Yrs In NDPS Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man incarcerated for almost 8 years in connection with a case registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, on account of inordinate delay in his trial and prolonged judicial custody.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that there was an "egregious violation of an accused's right to personal liberty and right to speedy trial"...

Govt. Notifies Details Of All Licensee, Lessee, Contractor Project-Wise Involved In Petroleum Operations

The Ministry of Finance has notified the details of all licensees, lessees, and contractors project-wise involved in petroleum operations. "As a part of the budget exercise, items used in the petroleum operations which are eligible for exemption under S. No. 404 of notification No. 50/2017 dated June 30, 2017 as amended by notification No. 02/2022 dated February 2, 2022, have...

Calcutta HC Directs District Registrar To Ensure Supply Of Legible Copies When Application Is Made For Certified Copies Of Registered Documents

The Calcutta High Court has recently directed the District Registrar to ensure that legible copies are always provided when certified copies of a registered document is applied for otherwise the intervention of the Court will always be required for the supply of such legible copies. In the instant case, the petitioner had applied for obtaining the certified copy of a sale deed however the copy...

Bombay High Court Restrains Mumbai Civic Body From Taking Demolition Action Against Narayan Rane's Building

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained Mumbai's civic body from taking action against the bungalow in which Union Minister Narayan Rane lives with his family till an application to regularise the alterations is decided and for three weeks thereafter. A division bench of Justices AA Sayyed and Abhay Ahuja disposed of the plea filed by the company that owns the bungalow -...

Kerala High Court Reserves Order On Plea Seeking CBI Probe In RSS Worker's Murder

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the preliminary objections raised in the plea seeking to hand over the investigation involving Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sanjith's murder, who was hacked to death in November last year, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A Single Bench of Justice K. Haripal noted that it had already expressed its view that this is...

Transaction, Being Revenue Neutral, Does Not Affect The Interest Of Revenue, Delhi High Court Directs Refund

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Jasmeet Singh has directed the department to release the refund as the transaction was revenue neutral, and did not affect the interest of revenue.The petitioner/assessee filed three writ petitions in which the court granted six weeks to the respondents/department to pass a fresh order. The court directed the department...

Diesel Price Hike For Bulk Purchasers: Kerala High Court Denies Interim Relief To KSRTC

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief on the plea moved by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) challenging the decision of State-owned Oil Marketing Companies to increase the price of diesel sold to the Corporation, which is allegedly much higher than the market price.Justice N. Nagaresh directed the Oil Marketing Companies to file a statement explaining...

'Legislative Proceedings Immune From Court's Scrutiny': WB Speaker Questions Maintainability Of Plea Against Dismissal Of Mukul Roy's Disqualification

The Calcutta High Court on Monday took on record the affidavits-in-opposition filed by West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, TMC MLA Mukul Roy and the Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly in a writ petition filed by West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari challenging the West Bengal Speaker's decision to reject the petition seeking disqualification of Mukul...

Examine Feasibility Of Enacting A Law For Regulating Activities Of 'Private Detectives': Delhi High Court To Centre

The Delhi High Court today disposed of a PIL seeking regulation of activities of private detectives and their agencies. While refusing to issue guidelines in the subject matter, the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed, "It is not for the court to direct framing of law. No mandamus in this regard can be issued."It however directed the...

Candidature Can't Be Cancelled For 'Minor Errors': MP High Court Restores Job Offer Of Woman Who Entered Wrong Date Of Birth In Application

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently directed a Government Bank to reverse its decision of cancelling the candidature of a successful candidate for the post of Office Assistant (Multi purpose) due to typographical error in date of birth, and to further issue appointment order in her favour. Justice Pranay Verma observed,"It is not the case of respondent itself that...

Framing Of Charge- Probative Value Of Materials Cannot Be Gone Into, Material Brought On Record By Prosecution To Be Accepted As True: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that at the stage of framing of a charge, the probative value of materials on record cannot be gone into and that such material brought on record by the prosecution has to be accepted as true at that stage. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar added that it is not obligatory for the judge at the stage of framing of charges to consider in detail and weigh in a...