Dowry Death | Paramour Of Mother-in-Law Not Family Member Within Ambit Of S. 304B IPC: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench recently held that the paramour of mother-in-law of the deceased would not come within the ambit of Section 304-B IPC, since he cannot be considered to be a family member of the husband of the deceased for the purpose of Section 304-B and 498-A IPC. Justice Anand Pathak was dealing with a criminal revision preferred by...

CPC | Amendments To Pleadings Must Be Sought Within A Reasonable Time, Not To Stall Trial Itself: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the amendments to pleadings must be sought by the party concerned within a reasonable time and should not sought to be introduced so as to stall the trial itself.Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a plea challenging the order dated 13 February 2019 in terms of which the Estate Officer had rejected the applications made by the petitioners for...

High Court Permits Candidates From Other States To Appear For Madhya Pradesh State Civil Services Exam

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday held that the candidates belonging to other states will also be permitted to participate in the MP State Civil Services Exam (MPSC). It further directed the MP Public Service Commission to make adequate improvisation in its website to permit such candidates to submit their application forms. Justice Vivek Agarwal was essentially dealing with a...

"Process Of Law Being Used As A Tool For Settling Personal Scores": Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered by a woman alleging rape by a man at multiple occasions after noting that the prosecutrix was in a long term relationship of four years with him and that the FIR was only filed after the said relationship ended on hostile terms. Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a plea seeking quashing of FIR registered for offences under Section...

Nawab Malik Habeas Corpus Plea- Bombay High Court Hearing [DAY 3] - LIVE UPDATES

The Bombay High Court will continue to hear Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik's habeas corpus plea. Malik claims his arrest is illegal and has sought immediate release. The bench of Justices PB Varale and SM Modak had began hearing arguments in Nawab Malik's habeas corpus petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and seeking immediate release in...

Gujarat High Court Orders Release Of Goods Worth ₹80L Imported Under Foreign Trade Policy, Revenue Dept May Continue Inquiry

The Gujarat High Court, while refusing to interfere with the Revenue Department's inquiry, has directed the release of goods worth Rs. 79.29 lakhs, detained at the Mundra Port by the Customs Department. Justice JB Pardiwala made this direction in connection with a writ application filed under Article 226, wherein it was prayed that the Respondent Authorities allow clearance...

"No Evidence That Accused Administred Poison To Deceased": Allahabad HC Upholds Trial Court's Acquittal Order In Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld an acquittal order of a trial court in a murder case after concluding that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that the accused persons had committed the murder of the deceased by administering poison to him.With this, the Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi rejected the application filed by the State Government...

Petition Listed After Prolonged Delay Despite Repeated Requests By Counsel; Kerala High Court Seeks Response From Registry

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed its Registrar (Judicial) to explain why a couple of writ petitions were not listed before a Bench on time despite all the defects being cured and recurring requests from the counsel for the petitioner. A Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P sought a response from the Registry having found force in the...

"Complete Impersonation": Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order For Blocking Websites Illegally Using 'DABUR' Trademark

Granting interim relief to Dabur India Limited, the Delhi High Court has ordered for blocking of certain websites (John Doe) illegally using 'DABUR' domain name. "The attempt is to not merely infringe and pass off, but to indulge in complete impersonation," it observed.Justice Pratibha M Singh was of the view that DABUR India Limited made out a prima facie case for the grant of...

Orissa High Court Notifies Its Vulnerable Witnesses Deposition Centres Scheme, 2022

With the objective of ensuring safe and conducive environment for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses and in the light of the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra and Anr., the High Court of Orissa has formulated "The High Court of Orissa Vulnerable Witnesses Deposition Centres (VWDC) Scheme, 2022" ("the Scheme").In a...

Bombay Court Grants Bail To Actor-Producer, Sachin Joshi Accused of Money Laundering

The Special Court in Bombay has granted bail to the businessman and actor-producer Sachin Joshi, who was allegedly involved in the case of money laundering. Special Judge, M. G. Deshpande has observed that Sachin Joshi was not "directly or indirectly" involved in the money laundering case linked to city-based firm Omkar Realtors and Developers. Sachin Joshi is...

Amount Received Under Distribution Agreement Of Computer Software Not 'Royalty' If No Right To Transfer Copyright: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an amount received under a distribution agreement with respect to a computer software did not amount to 'royalty' under the Income Tax Act, 1961, if the agreement does not create a right to transfer the copyright with respect to it. The Bench, consisting of Justices Manmohan and Sudhir Kumar Jain, had observed that in view of the Supreme Court...