Hathras: Concerned At Continuing Cases Of Sexual Violence Against Women In India, Says UN

The United Nations in India has expressed concern at the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India.In a statement issued in the wake of Hathras and Balrampur incidents, the UN said that these cases are reminders that women and girls from disadvantaged social groups are at greater risk of gender-based violence."The recent cases of alleged rape and murder in Hathras...

Bombay HC Deprecates Practise Of Eleventh Hour Action In IPR Matters; Declines Injunction Against 'Zee-Plex'

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant ad-interim injunction against 'Zee' for using the word 'Plex' in its new online movie channel service observing that the practice of parties in IPR cases moving Court at the last minute cannot expect Courts to set aside all other cases and this happens regularly, whether it is movie releases or otherwise, Court observed.Justice GS Patel was...

[Counterfeiting Currency Notes] 'The Crime Can Disrupt The Economy Of The Country', Allahabad HC Junks A Pre-Arrest Bail Plea [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (01st October) rejected an Anticipatory Bail application filed by one Sameer Khan, in connection with Case Crime No. 638 of 2020, registered under sections 489-A (Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes), 489-B (Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes), 489-C (Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or...

Allahabad HC Orders Status Quo In Google's Plea Against Ex-Parte Injunction Order Restraining Publication Of ED Proceedings Against UPSIDC Engineer [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted interim relief to Google while ordering status quo in a writ petition against an ex-parte order of the Civil Judge, restraining the company from running or displaying news and YouTube video links relating to proceedings initiated by Enforcement Directorate against an Engineer of UPSIDC. The Single Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi...

Franklin Templeton Files Additional Affidavits After Karnataka HC Reserves Judgment

The Karnataka High Court on Monday posted a batch of petitions challenging the winding up of six debt schemes of Franklin Templeton, (FT) for the purpose of recording that FT Asset Management India Private Limited and FT Trustees Private Limited have filed two affidavits. The Court had reserved judgment on September 24. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok...

Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice KK Usha Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala Justice KK Usha passed away on MondayJustice K. K. Usha had enrolled as an advocate in the year 1961. She was appointed Government pleader in the Kerala High Court in 1979.She was a judge and then Chief Justice in the High Court of Kerala from 25 February 1991 to 3 July 2001.She was the Chief Justice from 2000 to 2001. She was the first woman to...

"Rights Under Articles 19(1) And 25 Denied Without Any Reasons": Allahabad HC Allows The Majlis In Waqaf Imambada Masjid [Read Order]

"Considering the fact that no orders have been passed and only the petitioners are being restrained by means of oral communication, it is clear that the rights of the petitioner enshrined under Article 19(1) read with Article 25 are being denied without any reasons whatsoever."The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted permission for performing a Majlis (religious congregation) at the...

Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To 'Parota' Is Void Ab Initio :AAAR [Read Order]

The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (KAAR) has declared the ruling given by the Authority of Advance Ruling(AAR) on the application of 18% Goods and Service Tax(GST) to whole wheat parota (fried flat bread) and Malabar Parota to be void ab initio.The appellate authority made such a declaration on the finding that the applicant, ID Fresh Food(India) Pvt.Ltd, had filed...

[Offences Under The POCSO Act] Sessions Court Can't Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas; Only Special POCSO Courts Are Empowered To Do So: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Wednesday (30th September) ruled that the Special courts, as designated under the provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [POCSO Act] alone are empowered to entertain pre-arrest bail petitions in respect of offences under the POCSO Act.The Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and V. Bharathidasan further held that the...

2G Case : CBI's Appeal Not Maintainable; Did Not Follow Filing Procedure, Accused Argue In Delhi HC

Accused in the 2G spectrum case have argued that the leave to appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the acquittals of A Raja and others is not maintainable as the agency did not follow the procedure prescribed for filing such an appeal. While addressing the Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi, the counsel appearing for the accused argued that the appeal...

Bombay HC Seeks Details From State About 11 Deaths That Allegedly Occurred Due To Culpable Negligence Of Hospitals [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the State government to file an affidavit providing details of deaths that occured due to alleged mismanagement of dead bodies in State run and Municipal hospitals. In the previous hearing, the Court has noted that if allegations of culpable negligence are true then families of such victims would be entitled to compensation.Division bench of Chief...

Habeas Corpus Pleas Against Preventive Detention Should Be Heard By Division Bench: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

"It is the duty of the court to see that the efficacy of the limited yet crucial safeguards provided in the law of preventive detention is not lost in mechanical routine, dull casualness and chill indifference on the part of the authorities entrusted with their application." In a significant order passed by the Gujarat High Court last month, it has been strongly recommended that...