[Sister Abhaya Murder Case] Convicts Back In Jail After Parole: State Informs Kerala High Court

The State informed the Kerala High Court on Monday that the convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case, namely Fr. Thomas Kottur and Sister Sefi, have returned to jail after parole.The Division Bench was hearing a plea filed by a Human Rights Activist challenging the order releasing the convicts on parole, alleging that such a move was illegal. The Court had sought the response of the...

'Don't Fight A Proxy Battle' : Supreme Court Dismisses NGO's Plea To Expunge Remarks Against DySP In Walayar Case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by an NGO named "Justice for Walayar Kids Forum" seeking to expunge certain adverse remarks made by the Kerala High Court against the Deputy Superintend of Police who was the Investigating Officer in the Walayar case relating to rape and killing of two minor girls in Kerala.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela...

Sec 138 NI Act- Absence Of Salutation Like 'Mr.', 'M/s.' While Drawing Cheque Irrelevant; Not Ground For Acquittal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that the absence of salutation while drawing the cheque by the accused cannot be a ground for the accused to be acquitted in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.Justice Gopinath P while allowing an appeal, observed: "The alphabets 'M/s' which is short form for 'Messrs' is normally a salutation intended to refer to a group...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Vires Of Civil Defence Act

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition challenging the vires of the Civil Defence Act, insofar as it allegedly gives unchecked power to the Controller of Civil Defence Corp to discharge any member from the service, without assigning any reason. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has asked the Centre and the Delhi Government to file its...

Son-In-Law Has No Legal Right In Father-In-Law's Property: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that a son in law cannot have any legal right in his father in law's property and building, even if he has spent an amount for the construction of the building. Justice N. Anil Kumar while dismissing a second appeal with costs, remarked as such:"When the plaintiff is in possession of the property, defendant, son in law cannot plead that he had been adopted as...

'Total Casual Attitude Of The State In A Serious Matter': Calcutta HC Comes Down Heavily On WB Govt For Not Processing Compensation For Victims Of Post Poll Violence [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday took on record the status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the investigation of cases related to murder, rape and crime against women that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19 had specified that the CBI investigation would...

Inauguration of Video Conferencing Solution at Madhya Pradesh High Court By Chief Justice

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq has virtually inaugurated a customized video conferencing solution for the High Court of M.P. and District Judiciary.The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has procured 1200 licenses and a further rate contract of 500 licenses of Cisco WebEx with many new features. For High Court, the V.C. solution is integrated with the CIMS system, and...

Time To Take Cognizance Of 'Meaningless Litigation' Generated Due To Lawyers Abstaining From Work: Allahabad High Court

"Now the time has come to take cognizance of all such matters where meaningless litigation is being generated due to lawyers abstaining from work," observed Allahabad High Court recently while dismissing a plea seeking time-bound disposal of a case.The Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla was hearing a writ petition filed by one Gurudeen seeking speedy disposal of a mutation case under Section...

Kerala High Court Quashes GO Fixing RT-PCR Rates For Private Laboratories Across State

The Kerala High Court on Monday set aside a Government Order which brought down the price of RT PCR tests from Rs. 1700 to Rs. 500 at all private laboratories across the State.Justice TR Ravi also directed the State to fix a new rate for RT PCR tests conducted by the private laboratories after discussing with the owners or representatives of the labs within three weeks.The Court issued the...

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report From Registrar Of Central Govt Industrial Tribunal On Upgradation Of Infrastructure For Holding VC Hearings

The Delhi High Court has sought status report from Registrar of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) on upgradation of infrastructure for holding VC hearings in the Tribunal.Justice Pratibha M Singh said that the infrastructure ought to be upgraded to ensure that whenever CGIT reopens, the facilities required to conduct full-fledged online hearings are ready."Accordingly,...

Can't Direct State Govt To Extend Financial Assistance To Workers Associated With Durga Puja Festivals: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court on Friday said that it can't direct the State Government to separately extend financial relief to workers associated with the Durga Puja festivals and whose livelihood has been adversely affected due to COVID.The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice B. P. Routray was hearing a bunch of petitioners, who are the office bearers of various Puja Committees in...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [September 27, 2021 To October 3, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. "Due To DM's Inaction Unavoidable RERA Cases Coming To Court": Allahabad HC Seeks GB Nagar DM Suhas LY's Personal Presence [Priya Kapahi And Another v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others] The High Court sought the personal presence of the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, Suhas LY while observing that due to his inaction 'unavoidable' RERA cases were coming...