Kerala High Court To Hear Actor Dileep's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea On February 2: Interim Order To Continue

The Kerala High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of anticipatory bail plea moved by actor Dileep in the recent case for allegedly conspiring to kill police officers investigating the sensational 2017 sexual assault case.Concurrently, Dileep is facing trial as the alleged mastermind of the abduction and the sexual assault of a female actress in a moving car in 2017.Justice Gopinath...

Insurer Liable To Indemnify Compensation To Third Party In Case Of Breach Of Policy Conditions, May Recover From Insured Later: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur upheld the decision of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Alwar which, while relying on the 'principle of pay and recover', directed the insurance company to first pay compensation to the claimants and then recover the same from the vehicle owner. Justice Sudesh Bansal, observed, "Insurance Company has miserably failed to prove that the...

State Instrumentalities Not Having Power To Create Posts Cannot Regularise Workers: Bombay High Court Reiterates

A single-judge bench of Justice Ravindra V Ghuge of the Bombay High Court reiterated that Standing Order 4C of the Model Standing Orders, framed under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 cannot be invoked with reference to State Instrumentalities or such local authorities, which do not have the power of creating posts. When an establishment cannot create posts,...

'No Report That Cinema Halls Facilitated Covid-19 Clusters': Kerala High Court To Consider Plea Seeking Reopening Of Movie Theatres

The plea pointed out that other sectors such as malls, theme parks and liquor outlets were still allowed to continue.

Motor Accident Compensation: Claimant Entitled To Future Loss Of Income Proportionate To Extent Of Disability Though There Is No Total Loss Of Income - Bombay High Court

Claimant Is Entitled To Claim Compensation For Loss of Income Even If There Was No Total Loss of Income: Bombay High Court

FIR Against Google CEO Sundar Pichai, YouTube MD Gautam Anand And Others In Copyright Infringement Case

The Mumbai police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, along with five others in a copyright infringement case. Gautam Anand, Managing director of Youtube, is also an accused in the case. The FIR was registered following a Magistrate's order under section 156(3) of the CrPC on a private complaint filed by producer Suneel Darshan regarding his 2017...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Actor Armaan Kohli On Ex's Plea For Restoration Of Assault FIR Over Breach Of Consent Terms

The Actor is currently in Mumbai Central Prison in connection with an illicit drugs case.

Prisoner Has No Fundamental Right To Conjugal Relationship As A Course; May Seek For 'Specific Purpose' Like Infertility Treatment: Madras HC

"The specific purpose may be infertility treatment or some similar reason, but it should not be construed to be a fundamental right for having conjugal relationship as a course", the larger bench clarified in the reference made by the Division bench

Non-Supply Of Findings And Opinion Of The Court Of Inquiry Would Vitiate An Order Awarding Punishment: Manipur High Court

On Friday, the Manipur High Court observed that non-supply of findings and opinion of the Court of Inquiry would vitiate a censure order. The High Court added that it is the bounden duty of the concerned authority to furnish such findings and opinion before awarding punishment. Justice M.V. Muralidaran allowed a writ petition, which assailed the censure order imposed by the officers...

NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation Of Insolvency Resolution Process Against The Personal Guarantor

The Kochi Bench of NCLT in a bench consisting of Justice Mr.Ashok Kumar Borah (Judicial Member) and Mr. Shyam Babu Gautam (Technical Member) in State Bank of India v. Sahadulla M.I. allows initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. (Respondent) of the Corporate Debtor, M/s. Green Gateway Leisure Limited The Applicant/ State...

Registry Can't Raise Objections On Maintainability Even If Alternative Remedy Available, High Court's Discretion To Exercise Powers Under Article 227: Madras HC

In civil revision petitions filed challenging an order passed by Coimbatore Principal District Munsiff, Madras High Court has held that the power to issue writ under Article 226 or Article 227 is subject to the court's discretion even when an alternative remedy is available. The alternative remedy in itself won't constitute a bar for the High Court to exercise its revisional powers...

No Concrete Efforts In Apprehending Absconding Accused: Patna High Court Summons Two Former SSPs

The Patna High Court recently has summoned two former Senior Superintendents of Police, Patna, to explain the absconding of the petitioner accused after being granted provisional bail to participate in the last rites of his father. Justice Satyavrat Verma has summoned former Senior Superintendent of Police Garima Malik and Shri Upendra Sharma to explain the laxity. The SSP Patna submitted...