"Court Is Functioning Under Compelling Circumstances":Allahabad HC Dismisses Husband's Plea To Quash FIR Filed For Causing Injuries To Wife With Cost [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a plea (filed by the husband to quash the FIR under Section 307 IPC for causing injuries to his wife by throttling her neck) with cost.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori also expressed its anguish over the filing of this petition and noted that the Court was functioning under compelling circumstances wherein both Bar...

No FIR Can Be Registered For Offence Under Section 188 Of IPC : Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the police cannot register an FIR for the offence under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.Holding thus, the Court quashed an FIR registered against a doctor who was alleged to have violated the directions issued by the Collector in the wake of COVID-19.Section 188 IPC deals with the offence relating to disobedience of an order promulgated by...

Kerala HC Stays CBI Investigation Against LIFE Mission CEO For 2 Months [Read Order]

The bench has not stayed the investigation against other accused.

[Online Rummy] Gujarat HC Directs State Govt To Treat PIL For Regulation Of Online Gambling As A Representation [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has observed that the present legal framework in reference to gambling should be regulated to include virtual/ online/ Cyber space gambling. The Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice JB Pardiwala has directed the State Government to consider a PIL, seeking regulation of online gambling, as a representation, and do the needful in the...

Credit Rating Agencies Not Discharging 'Public Functions'; Writ Not Maintainable Against It : Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court on Monday (12th October) held that a Credit Rating Agency cannot be characterized as "State" within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India and cannot be considered as discharging any public function.Significantly, the Bench of Justice G. R. Swaminathan observed,"Rating is an exercise that is carried out by financial analysts and professionals. Writ...

'Loot To Own Policy': J&K HC Orders CBI Inquiry Against High Ranking Govt & Police Officials For Alleged Encroachment Of Public Land [Read Order]

Shocked by the "loot to own policy" implemented by the high-ranking Government and police officials in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir to grab public land, the High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry. The Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal has also directed the UT administration to upload the details of the land which are in illegal and unauthorized occupation,...

Chhattisgarh HC Disposes Over 10,000 Cases During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Chhattisgarh High Court disposed of as many as 10,000 cases during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is intimated that between the period from March 23, 2020 till October 9, 2020, i.e. last week, the High Court disposed of a total of 10,017 cases, out of which 1094 cases were over 5 years old. Division Bench Out of the total number of disposed cases, 714 cases were disposed of...

Parle Products' Packaging Copied By Future Group, Observes Bombay HC; Passes Injunction Against Violation [Read Order]

Biscuit manufacturers Parle and Future Consumer Ltd are having a litigation in the Bombay High Court over a dispute related to the infringement of trademarks in packagingRecently, a bench of Justice A K observed that the Future Consumer Ltd has violated the trademarks of Parle products in packaging, and passed an ad-interim injunction against it.The bench was hearing an interim application in...

Renewal Of Passport Cannot Be Refused Because Of Criminal Case Pending Against Applicant: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has said that section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act, by which Passport Authority can refuse issuing a fresh passport to a person against whom criminal case is pending in India, will not apply in cases where the applicant is seeking renewal of his passport. A bench of Justice Hemant Chandanagoudar said "A reading of Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act indicates...

Conviction Can Be Based On Sole Eye Witness Testimony Only If He Is Wholly Reliable, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that conviction can be based on the testimony of a single eye witness so long he is found to be wholly reliable.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari observed thus while setting aside concurrent conviction of murder accused observing that the conduct of the sole testimony of one eye witness in this case, was...

Use Of Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Registration Of Births & Deaths, Clarifies Registrar General Of UoI In RTI Reply

The Registrar General of Union of India has elucidated that production of Aadhaar number is not mandatory for registration of births and deaths. The clarification has come in response to a RTI application made by a resident of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. MVS Anil Kumar Rajagiri. He had asked the Government whether Aadhaar is mandatory for registration of death or not. In this regard, the...

Collegium Proposes To Make Two Additional Judges Of Gauhati HC Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday approved the proposal for appointment of two Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Sanjay Kumar MedhiJustice Nani Tagia Both of them were appointed as Additional Judges at the Gauhati HC on November 19, 2018. Justice Medhi obtained enrolled at the North East...