Free Speech Not A License For Persons With Half-Baked Facts Or Little Knowledge About Judiciary To Abuse Courts: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Monday expressed concerns at the public commentary in media and social media by "persons armed with half baked facts with little or no knowledge of how the judiciary functions" about ongoing cases.In the order granting anticipatory bail to actor Dileep and other accused in the case related to alleged criminal conspiracy to kill the investigating officers in the 2017...

Sex CD Scandal: Karnataka HC Quashes Proceedings Initiated Against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant For Delay In Registering FIR

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant and two other police officers, for alleged commission of an offence under Section 166A IPC which pertains to disobedience of law by a public servant. It includes refusal of a Police officer to record any information given to him under Section 154(1) CrPC in relation to...

[Yogesh Gowda Murder Case] Supreme Court Dismisses Former Karnataka Minister & Congress Leader Vinay Kulkarni's Plea Challenging Transfer Of Case To CBI

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition preferred by former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Vinay Kulkarni assailing Karnataka High Court's order of upholding a State Government's GO dated September 6, 2019 for transferring the investigation related to murder of BJP worker, Yogesh Gowda to the CBI. The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From State, SEC In Plea Seeking Deployment Of Central Forces During Upcoming WB Municipal Elections

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought response from the State Election Commission as well as the State government in a batch of PILs seeking deployment of central parliamentary forces during the upcoming West Bengal Municipal polls. Elections to four municipal corporations – Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Asansol and Chandernagore are scheduled to take place on February 12, 2022 and the results...

Bill to repeal four Labour Codes introduced in Rajya Sabha

On February 4th, 2022, a Private Member Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha, by CPI(M) leader Elamaram Kareem to repeal the four new Labour Codes being opposed by Trade Union Leaders and Labour law scholars alike. Normally introduced as a mark of protest, Private Member Bills are floated by MPs who are not Ministers (Bills by Ministers are called government bills) and can be introduced...

Recourse To S.14 Arbitration Act Not Available In Respect Of Challenge To Arbitrator U/S 12(1): Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that recourse to Section 14 (failure or impossibility to act) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not available in respect of any challenge to the appointment of arbitrator under Section 12(1) of Act. Section 12 provides for 'grounds of challenge', whereas sub section (1) provides that an arbitrator must disclose in writing any circumstances...

'Serious Question About Locus Of Petitioner': Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Against Physical Classes For Unvaccinated Students Aged Below 15 Yrs

The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to ensure that conduct of physical classes for Class VIII students in the State should resume only for vaccinated children and that children who are below 15 years of age i.e. are born after the year 2007 should be permitted to attend online classes. The PIL had been filed one Gaurav Purakayastha,...

Delay Fatal Only If Parties Attempt To Obtain Any Unfair Advantage : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a delay in filing an application only becomes fatal if by allowing such application, the applicant obtains an unfair benefit or if any prejudice will be caused to the opposite party in the case. Justice Kauser Edappagath while partly allowing a petition seeking to re-examine 7 witnesses and summon 9 additional witnesses observed that the delay in...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [31 January- 06 February, 2022]

Allahabad High Court1. [Child Custody] Habeas Writ Lies Only If Minor Is Detained By A Person Who Isn't Entitled To His/Her Legal Custody: Allahabad HCCase title - Shradha Kannaujia (Minor) And Another v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 28The High Court has observed that the power of the High Court in granting a writ of Habeas Corpus in child custody...

Karnataka High Court Full Bench Resolves To Place Portrait Of Dr. BR Ambedkar At All Official Court Functions

The Full bench of the Karnataka High Court has resolved to place the portrait of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, Architect of the Constitution of India, in all official functions of the courts. As per the circular issued on February 4, the portrait is allowed to be placed during functions such as Republic Day on 26th January, Independence Day on 15th August and Constitution Day on 26th November in...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 31 To February 6, 2022

1. Karnataka High Court Reduces Sentence Of KSRTC Employee Convicted For Rash Driving, Endangering Life Of Others Case Title: Devendrappa H v. The State Citation: 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 34 Grating relief to a bus driver employed with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and convicted for the offence of rash driving, the Karnataka High Court recently reduced his...

Subsequent Reconstruction Of File Records Doesn't Change Original Filing Date: Bombay High Court

The limitation period for considering an appeal (reference) against a land acquisition order must be calculated from the date an application was first filed and not from the date a missing appeal copy was reconstructed and submitted by the applicant, the Bombay High Court held. The court set aside the Deputy Collector's (Sangli) order rejecting an application to refer the...