Consider ‘Wish’ And ‘Will’ Of People Of Locality Before Opening Liquor Shops: Madras HC To State [Read Judgment]

The attitude of the state is to be construed as 'pinching the child and swinging the hammock', the bench observed.The Madras High Court has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to revisit the entire policy in the matter of liquor prohibition by considering the 'will' and 'wish' of the larger sector of the society of each area in the matter of taking decision with regard to the establishment...

Habeas Corpus Writ Can’t Be Issued For Person Committed To Custody Under Court Order: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

Habeas corpus is not available to question the correctness of a decision of the legally constituted court of competent jurisdiction, the bench said.The Karnataka High Court has observed that habeas corpus cannot be granted when a person has been committed to custody under an order from a competent court.The father had filed the petition seeking the release of his 3-year-old child who,...

Patna HC Quashes Complaint Against Farah Khan Ali For Tweet On Salman Khan Hit-And-Run Case [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court has quashed a complaint against jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali for a statement she made supporting Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the hit-and-run case.Farah Khan Ali had apparently stated on twitter that if no one was sleeping on the road, Salman would not have driven over anybody.She wrote: "The govt should be responsible for housing ppl. If no 1was sleeping on d road...

Doctors Can’t Be Prosecuted For Medical Negligence Merely For Not Delivering ‘Assurances’: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Can a doctor be prosecuted for criminal negligence merely because he/she failed to deliver on the assurances given to the patient? No, said the Allahabad High Court in Dr Meera Malik vs State of UP, while quashing a complaint against a surgeon.It was alleged in the complaint that on the assurance of the surgeon that everything would be normal, consent papers were signed for operation to...

Bombay HC Rejects Plea By Grandson Of Deceased Account Holder Seeking Release Of Funds [Read Order]

A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AK Menon of the Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by one Amol Patil who sought withdrawal of money from his deceased grandmother’s account without the demand of any succession certificate or probate.It was the case of the petitioner that his grandmother, Shevantibai Bhimgonda Patil, made a registered will dated December 12,...

False Postal Receipts Of Legal Notices Are Derailing Suits: CIC [Read Order]

Information Commissioner Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu recently rapped postal authorities for issuing receipts without an official seal, observing that such practices were encouraging false receipts of legal notices to be issued.“The Commission finds that it is a small level fraud widespread all over the country causing serious loss to the parties discrediting the system of law and...

Delhi HC Directs Ardee Builders To File Affidavit Denying Creation Of Third Party Rights On Shops In Ardee Mall [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi on Friday directed Ardee Builders to file an affidavit within a week, affirming that they have not created any third party rights over the shops at Ardee Mall, Gurgaon.Justice Yogesh Khanna further directed the builders to file in a sealed envelope, complete statement of accounts of security deposits received from prospective buyers/ tenants, within two weeks.The Court...

Warner Brothers Moves Bombay HC Seeking Injunction Against Makers Of Movie Guest In London [Read Order]

Warner Brothers has moved Bombay High Court asking for Panorama Studios Pvt Ltd to be restrained from publishing any material with regard to movie Guest in London, as it is being passed off as a continuation of or having a connection with the movie Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge.In the said arbitration petition, it is the case of Warner Bros. that there was contractual agreement with the...

Special TADA Court To Pronounce Verdict In 1993 Bomb Blast Case On June 16

The Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Protection) Act (TADA) Court on Monday said the judgment on the involvement of seven accused in the 1993 bomb blast case will be pronounced on June 16.Judge GA Sanap rejected an application filed by the lawyers for the accused seeking the date of pronouncement to be kept post Ramzan.Abu Salem is one of the seven accused in the case, others...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtBombay High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against a trial court order acquitting the accused in an abetment of suicide case.Overturning an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur who acquitted the accused in a murder case, the Bombay High Court held the accused guilty and given him three months’ time to surrender.The High Court held...

Tharoor Defamation Case: Show Facts, Can’t Call Him Names: Delhi HC Tells Arnab Goswami, Issues Notice

In a blow to the Managing Director of Republic TV Arnab Goswami, the High Court of Delhi has issued notice to him and his new news channel venture on a defamation suit filed by Former Diplomat and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.“Bring down the rhetoric. You can put out your story, you can put out the facts. You cannot call him names. That is uncalled for,” Justice Manmohan was quoted as...

Lay Down Standards For Using Lead In PVC Pipes: NGT To MoEF [Read Order]

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to lay down standards within four months for using lead in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes, in consultation with Bureau of Indian Standards.The Bench, comprising Justice Swatanter Kumar (Chairperson), Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore (Judicial Member) and Mr. Bikram Singh...