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"Such Petitions Are Filed For Cheap Publicity" – Bombay High Court Pulls Up Petitioner Over Plea Seeking Probe Against Param Bir Singh And Anil Deshmukh
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that prima facie the petition filed by practising advocate Dr Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil seeking a CBI inquiry into allegations of corruption against State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others are done for "cheap publicity." "Prima facie we are of the opinion that such petitions are filed for cheap publicity," Justice SS Shinde, heading...
Have Taken All Possible Steps To Ensure Sanctity Of Electoral Roll, EC Tells Kerala High Court
In a Statement presented before the High Court today, the Election Commission has submitted that it has taken all possible steps to ensure that the sanctity of the electoral roll is maintained, and no person is allowed to cast an unauthorized vote in the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. The Commission's statement is a response to a petition filed by Kerala Leader of...
Same-Sex Relationships- "I Am Trying To Break My Own Preconceived Notions": Madras High Court Judge
Dealing with a protection plea filed by a same-sex couple, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of Madras High Court on Monday (29th March) observed that he was trying to break his own preconceived notions about the issue and he was in the process of evolving. The Bench of Justice Venkatesh last week expressed its desire to hear the same-sex couple in-camera in view of the sensitivity involved...
Solicitor General Seeks Stay Of Kerala Police Probe Against ED; High Court To Consider Tomorrow
Appearing before the Kerala High Court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought a halt on the investigation conducted by the Kerala Police against officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). In its FIR, the Kerala Crime Branch accused officials of the ED of coercing gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh into implicating the Chief Minister, Ministers and other high ranking members...
U-Turn By Prosecutrix Before Court Not Enough To Grant Bail To Accused: Punjab & Haryana High Court
While hearing the bail plea of a rape accused, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that "U-turn" by the prosecutrix before the trial Court is not a ground to grant relief. A Single Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan observed that merely because the prosecutrix has not supported the allegations in deposition before the Court, it is not enough to grant bail. The Bench...
Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations
In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Police to publish in its official website the details of police officers who have been found guilty of corruption or human rights violations. This direction has to be complied within 30 days from March 20.The High Court ruled that the Police cannot shield the names of officers who have been found guilty or dismissed...
Improve Conditions Of Fishermen, Educate Them In Respect Of Hygiene, Presentation & Organise The Fishing Sector: Madras High Court
Hearing two pleas instituted by fishermen associations, the Madras High Court last week asked the Centre and the State to put their best foot forward for improving the conditions of the fishermen across the State of Tamil Nadu. Noting that it is a completely unorganised sector that most of the fishermen are not even registered, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and...
ED Officer's Writ Filed With Ulterior Motives, Hidden Agenda: Kerala Govt Tells High Court
The Kerala Government has filed its counter affidavit against the writ petition filed by P Radhakrishnan, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the investigation instituted by the Kerala Crime Branch into allegations of Swapna Suresh being forced into implicating the Chief Minister and others in the smuggling case. In its counter, the Kerala Government charges...
DRT Cannot Adjudicate Civil Rights Claimed Vis-a-Vis Security Interest Which Are Outside Sec 13/17 SARFAESI : Bombay High Court
A division bench of the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) has delivered an elaborate judgment on the issue of the jurisdiction of the civil courts vis-a-vis the Debts Recovery Tribunal with respect to the security interest under the SARFAESI Act.A division bench comprising Justices SB Shurke and Avinash G Gharote was deciding the following question which was referred to in view of conflicting...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Dismisses Mehbooba Mufti's Plea For Issuance Of Passport
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday (29th March) dismissed former Chief Minister of J&K & Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti's plea seeking issuance of passport to her.Noting that the Court's scope in the matter of grant or otherwise of passport (in favour of an individual) was very limited, the Bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey observed, "The Court...
Give Wide Publicity To Crop Insurance Scheme Under PMFBY For Farmers' Benefit : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government to give wide publicity to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) scheme for the benefit of farmers. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "Clause no 26 of the scheme itself mentions about giving adequate publicity and awareness. We direct the state government to give...
