Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record Status Reports Filed By SIT & District Judge

The Calcutta High Court on Friday took on record the status report submitted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the ongoing probe into the death of 28 year old student leader of West Bengal's Aliah University, Anis Khan, under mysterious circumstances at Amta in Howrah district. The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming the incident as 'grave...

'Some Judges Are Pro-Govt, Some Are Against; Nothing Wrong' : Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel In Farewell Speech

The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court DN Patel has demitted office on superannuation. He is set to assume charge as the Chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) soon as his appointment was cleared by the Central Government last week.In his farewell speech today, Justice Patel said that there will be judges with different types of approaches - some...

'Conduct Not Fit To Be Guardian': Calcutta HC Overrules Prior Direction, Grants Custody Of 4 Yr Old To Father Over Deceased Mother's Friend

The Calcutta High Court has recently overruled its prior decision in a case by granting the custody of a four and a half years old girl child to her biological father instead of a family friend of her deceased mother. The Court issued the direction by relying upon the report of a clinical psychologist who had personally interacted with the child. The Court had earlier refused to grant custody...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To MP Mohammad Azam Khan In UP Jal Nigam Recruitment Scam Case

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Senior Samajwadi Party leader and a Member Of Parliament, Mohammad Azam Khan in a case registered against him in connection with the 2016 Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam recruitment scam.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha noted that the State had failed to point out any clinching evidence from the charge sheet against Khan, which could show that he...

'Shocking To The Conscience': Madras HC Orders Registration Of FIR Against Headmaster For Alleged Sexual Harassment Of Teachers

The court also directed the District Educational Officer to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee under Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act.

Kerala High Court Reinstates Its Directions On Use Of Flex Boards In State

The Kerala High Court has reiterated the extensive set of directions it had issued last year on the issue of the use of plastics/flex boards in the State. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly recalled the directions in a petition challenging the State's inaction in taking effective measures to prohibit the manufacture, storage, sale and usage of Poly...

RBI Stops Paytm Payments Bank From Onboarding New Customers

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new customers with immediate effect, citing "material" supervisory concerns observed in the bank.The RBI has directed the Paytm Payments Bank to appoint an audit firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of its IT system, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement. Onboarding of new customers by...

Bombay High Court Upholds Single Judge Order Permitting 'Phone Pe' To File Fresh Trademark Suit Claiming Exclusivity On 'Pe' Suffix

The Bombay High Court has allowed PhonePe to file a fresh suit claiming trademark infringement against Resilient Innovations, the owners of PostPe.Earlier a single judge of the High Court had granted leave to PhonePe to withdraw its suit and file a fresh one, which was challenged before a division bench, which has refused to interfere with the single judge's order.A division bench of Justices...

Scheme Of Arms Act Nowhere Suggests Refusal To Renew License On Grounds Of Registration Of Criminal Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that a perusal of the Scheme of the Arms Act, 1959 nowhere suggests that the renewal of license can be refused on the grounds of registration of a criminal case. Justice P.K. Kaurav was dealing with a writ petition, wherein the Petitioner was challenging the order of dismissal of his appeal under Section 18 Arms Act, whereby the order of...

Appellate Court While Dealing With An Appeal Against Acquittal Should Not Only Scrutinize Evidence Before It But Also Satisfy Whether Trial Court's Decision Is Possible & Plausible View: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the appellate Court while dealing with an appeal against acquittal is not only expected to scrutinize not only the evidence before it but is also duty-bound to satisfy itself whether the decision of the trial court is both possible and plausible view.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh made this observation while considering a criminal...

Caste Certificate Issued By Taluka Development Officer Is Valid, Not Violative Of Gujarat SC/ST Act 2018: High Court Dismisses PIL

The Gujarat High Court recently dismissed a PIL challenging a government order which permitted Taluka Development Officer, who is an officer under the Panchayat Department, to issue caste certificates under the Gujarat Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Regulations of Issuance and Verification of Caste Certificates) Act, 2018.The petitioner-Trust had challenged...

Suit Filed By Minor Without Appointing Next Friend Is A Curable Irregularity: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that a suit filed by a minor without a next friend need not be taken off from the file since the same is a curable irregularity and by filing a subsequent application, the defect can be cured.Justice A. Badharudeen held that the defect can be cured by filing a separate petition for the same and that the suit can be proceeded thereafter. "...a minor...