Jilting A Lover Is Not A Crime: Delhi HC Upholds Acquittal Of 'Rape' Accused [Read Judgment]

Jilting a lover, however abhorent that it may seem to some, is not an offence, said the Delhi High Court while upholding the acquittal a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of promise to marry. Justice Vibhu Bakhru observed that, continuing with an intimate relationship, which also involves engaging in sexual activity, over a significant period of time, cannot be said to be induced...

Kerala HC Stays Demolition Of Palarivattom Flyover Bridge[Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala on Thursday restrained the state government from demolishing until further orders the controversial Palarivattom flyover bridge which has been shut for traffic since May after it developed cracks within a few years of its construction taken up during the previous UDF tenure.A division bench comprising justices A M Shaffique and T V Anilkumar gave the interim order on...

An Employee Cannot Seek Benefit Of Acquittal By Disciplinary Authority In The Criminal Case : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

An employee cannot seek benefit of acquittal in the criminal case so as to quash the order passed by the Disciplinary Authority, said the Karnataka High Court while dismissing an appeal filed by police constable of the Karnataka State Reserve police, challenging an order of the tribunal which upheld his dismissal order. A division bench of Justice S N Satyanarayana and Justice P G...

CCTV Footage Not Material Object; Accused Entitled To Digital Copy : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the High Court of Kerala has held that CCTV footage of a crime is not a 'material object' and therefore the accused is entitled to receive a copy of it as per Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure."CCTV footage in the instant case is "data" as defined under S.2(o) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and it is an electronic record as defined under S.2(t)...

Forced To Resign Due To Unfavorable Posting, Delhi HC Gives Relief To The Employee [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court gives relief to an employee of a Fertiliser PSU who was required to pay three months' salary in lieu of notice period. In the present writ petition, the Petitioner had challenged a communication from Fertilizers and Chemical Travancore Limited (FCTL) asking him to pay 3 months' salary in lieu of serving the notice period on account of his resignation being...

Winding Up Order Is Not Irrevocable;Proceedings Can Be Transferred Later To NCLT Under IBC: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held that a winding up order passed by a Company Judge is not irrevocable and the proceedings can be later transferred to NCLT under IBC if the same is in the interest of the company and the creditors. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Sanjeev Narula also held that when the plea moved by secured creditors regarding the appropriate forum and process...

Karnataka HC Directs Govt. To complete Tree Census In Bengaluru By Sept 30, 2020

After much delay and warnings issued by the Karnataka High Court, the Chief Conservator of Forest, Bengaluru Territorial Circle informed the court that it has directed the Tree officer and deputy conservator of Forest (BBMP) to carry out and implement the tree census in Bengaluru City by October 10 and complete it within one year by September, 30, 2020. A division bench of Chief Justice...

NCDRC Directs Doon International School To Pay Rs. 50,000/- To A Former Student For Non-Issuance Of Transfer Certificate On Time [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Wednesday directed the Doon Valley International Public School, Himachal Pradesh, to pay compensation worth Rs. 50,000/- to a former student for failing to issue a transfer certificate to her on time, which led to loss of an academic year to her. "School authorities cannot act in an arbitrary or casual manner in issuing a normal...

Palarivattom Flyover Scam : Kerala HC Denies Bail To Former PWD Secretary, RDS MD [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala has denied regular bail in the Palarivattom flyover scam case to T O Sooraj, former Secretary to Kerala Public Works Department, Sumeet Goyal, Managing Director of RDS Projects (the contractor) and MT Thankachan, former Additional General Manager of Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala.The Court however granted bail to another accused in the case,...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra Moves HC Challenging Stay On Defamation Proceedings Against Zee News

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Thursday challenged in the Delhi High Court a Sessions court order staying proceedings in a defamation complaint filed by her against Zee News and its editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary in connection with a show on her June 25 speech in Parliament. Moitra in her plea, which was listed before Justice Brijesh Sethi, has contended that the Sessions court ought...

'Sanjiv Bhatt Has Scant Respect For Courts', Says Gujarat HC While Refusing To Suspend His Sentence [Read Order]

While rejecting former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea for suspension of sentence in custodial death case, Gujarat High Court remarked that he had scant respect for courts.The bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and A C Rao observed that the Court was prima facie satisfied about the conviction of Bhatt. Declining his application for suspension of sentence under Section 389 of CrPC,...

Documents Forming Genesis Of Opinion Of Detaining Authority Should Be Supplied To Detenu : Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Tripura on Thursday reiterated that the documents forming genesis of an order of preventive detention, necessarily have to be supplied to the detenu, as soon as possible and directed release of the Petitioner on the sole ground of non-compliance of the aforesaid. In a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of one Shyam Manik Debnath, the high court, in light of ...