In A Democracy, Media Personnel Can't Be Jailed For Reporting: Kerala Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Asianet Journalists

A local Court at Kozhikode on Saturday granted pre-arrest bail to the Executive Editor and other employees of Asianet News in connection with the allegations of airing a 'staged interview' of a minor girl who was made to say that she was a victim of drug abuse and sexual exploitation.Finding that there were no serious allegations against the petitioners herein, the Special Judge Priya...

Mortgage Security Acquired: Karnataka High Court Applies Doctrine Of Substituted Security, Orders Compensation Deposit Until Adjudication Of Rights

The Karnataka High Court has said that a mortgagee (secured creditor/Bank) gets rights over the compensation amount to be disbursed when the property which is mortgaged with it is acquired by the state government, as per Section 73 of the Transfer of Property Act.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit allowed a petition filed by M/s D C B Bank Limited and directed Special...

Gujarat High Court Imposes ₹5000 Cost On Man For Seeking Custody Of Live-In Partner Who Is Married To Another Man

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition with Rs. 5000/- cost on the petitioner who was seeking custody of his live-in partner alleging that she was in illegal custody of her husband.The division bench of Justice Vipul M. Pancholi and Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak observed:“It is not in dispute that till today, the marriage of the petitioner is not solemnized with the...

Plea Filed In Kerala High Court Against Water Authority Alleging Trespass, Erection Of Hoarding On Private Property

The Kerala High Court has sought response of the local authority on the plea of a Kochi resident accusing the Water Authority of trespassing on his private property and putting up hoardings thereon.Justice Shaji P. Chaly directed the Tahsildar of Kanayannur Taluk in Ernakulam to file the report within three weeks.The 53 years old petitioner claims to be the owner in possession of 8.1 Ares...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Applies "Doctrine Of Piercing Through Veil" To Ascertain If Employee's Termination Is Punitive, Stigmatising

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that merely because a termination order is worded in the simplest form, it can’t be not stigmatizing and in such cases, the doctrine of piercing through the veil is to be applied, to ascertain the real intent behind such termination.The observations were made by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while deciding a bunch of petitions in terms...

Insurance Company Not Liable To Pay Compensation For Death Of Gratuitous Passengers Travelling In Goods Vehicle: Gauhati High Court Reiterates

The Gauhati High Court recently reiterated that Insurance Company cannot be held liable to pay compensation for the death of gratuitous passengers travelling in goods vehicle. While allowing the appeal filed by the insurance company, the single judge bench of Justice Parthiv Jyoti Saikia held:“The Insurance Company is not liable to pay compensation to the claimant. The claimant is at liberty...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 to March 19, 2023

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 92 NOMINAL INDEX Kowsalya v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 P Sathish @ Sathish Kumar v. State and another, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 86 Surajlal v. Pradeep Stainless India Pvt. Ltd and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 87 S Murugesan v. The Commissioner HR&CE...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 To March 19, 2023

NOMINAL INDEX Kamlesh Pathak vs. State of Uttar Pradesh 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 93 Mohd. Mustaqeem vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Nia along with a connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 94 Subesh Kumar Singh vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. Civil Secrett. Lucknow And Others along with connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 95 Satya Pal v. State Of U.P. Thru....

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 To March 19, 2023

Nominal Index [Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 131-143]Anil MP v Capital Finserv Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 131Haseeb O.P. v. Muhammas Sufiyan & Ors. and other connected matters. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 132George Kurian @ Pappan v. State of Kerala & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 133Haris and Others v State of Kerala and Another 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 134The Village International School & Anr v. State...

Industrial, Sewage Pollution Rampant In UP, No Meaningful Action Being Taken: NGT Calls For Remedial Measures To Control Hindon River Pollution

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), comprising Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), and Dr. Senthil Vel (Expert Member), on Friday a joint committee, headed by the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, to take immediate remedial action to control pollution in the Hindon river.The committee has also been ordered to deploy field...

Special Sunday Sitting: Madras High Court Gives Nod For AIADMK General Secretary Election, Restrains Party From Declaring Results For Now

The Madras High court on Sunday held a special sitting to hear the pleas of expelled AIADMK leaders Manoj Pandian, R Vaithilingam & JCD Prabhaka for stay on the election to the post of general secretary, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday.Pandian has already challenged the resolutions passed by the AIADMK Party in its meeting held on July 11 2022 . Through the resolutions,...

Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Consider Allowing Vehicles To Pass Without Paying Toll During Busy Hours

The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider allowing vehicles to pass through toll booths without paying toll during busy hours of traffic when the queue of vehicles is long.A division bench comprising Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen asked the Union Government to consider giving retrospective effect to the Policy Circular dated 24.5.2021 of the...