Even Typographical Errors In Dossier Copied By Magistrate, No Application Of Mind: JKL High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Of Alleged LeT Aide

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday observed that every case in which preventive detention of any citizen of India is sought by law enforcement agencies, the same demands a very fact-sensitive and law-centric application and approach of mind.A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti quashed a preventive detention order against a detenue, who was "painted and portrayed" as an aide...

Delhi High Court Quashes Order Barring Tour Operator From Applying For Haj Group Operator Registration, Orders Refund Of Forfeited Security

The Delhi High Court on Monday quashed and set aside an order which debarred a private tour operator from applying for being enlisted as a Haj Group Operator (HGO) for a period of 05 years. Centre had also forfeited the tour operator's security deposit of Rs 25 lakhs. The court has said the petitioner Al Sudais Haj and Umrah Service shall be entitled to refund of the security deposit....

Mere Holding Of In-Charge Post For Certain Years Does Not Create Any Equity In Favour Of The Person Holding It: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court has held that mere long continuance of the in-charge post could not create any equity in favour on the person holding the in-charge post. It was the case of the petitioner that he is serving as principal in-charge at LMS Law College, Imphal for more than 10 years. MPSC issued an advertisement on 27.10.2018 calling for applications for the post of Principal...

[Assam Rifles] No Parity Between Combatised & Non-Combatised Personnel, Denial Of Ration Money Allowance To Latter Not Arbitrary: Meghalaya HC

Observing that there was no parity between non-combatised and combatised personnel in paramilitary force Assam Rifles on account of their nature of service, the Meghalaya High Court on Monday held that the principle of ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ had no application for the grant of ration money allowance to non-combatants posted in operational areas and the denial of the same cannot be...

Bengaluru Metro Pillar Collapse: High Court Seeks BMRC's Response In Two Weeks

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted two weeks time to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation to file its response to a suo-motu PIL taken up by the court following the under-construction metro pillar collapse which claimed two lives- of a mother and toddler on January 11. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty also issued notice to...

High Court Directs Principal District Judges In Gujarat To Entrust Civil Matters To Chief Judicial Magistrates

In a significant move to dispose of pending cases expeditiously, the Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Gujarat have directed the Principal District Judges of the State to entrust Civil Cases to Chief Judicial Magistrates in their respective districts. A notification in this regard was issued on Sunday (29/01/2023) by the Registrar General of the High Court. It...

PM CARES Fund Not A Fund Of Government Of India, Cannot Be Labelled ‘Public Authority’: PMO To Delhi High Court

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has told the Delhi High Court that the PM CARES Fund is not a “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and does not constitute as a “public authority” under Right to Information Act, 2005. The affidavit filed by the Under Secretary of PMO states that the PM CARES Fund has been set up as a Public Charitable Trust and that it is not...

'Offence Dangerous For Communal Harmony’: MP HC Denies Bail To Man Who Allegedly Raped Victim By Impersonating Himself As A Hindu

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently denied bail to one Hashim, who has been accused of raping a girl belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community by impersonating himself as a Hindu. The bench of Justice Anil Verma also said that such offences are increasing day by day and are dangerous for communal harmony in society."Such type of offences are increasing day by day and...

Delhi High Court Asks Two Shopkeepers To Pay ₹4 Lakh In Damages To SanDisk For Selling Counterfeit MicroSDHC Cards, USB Flash Drives

Passing a permanent injunction against two shopkeepers for selling counterfeit microSDHC cards and USB flash drives under 'SanDisk' name, the Delhi High Court has held them liable to pay damages of Rs 4 Lakh to SanDisk LLC and SanDisk India Device Design Centre.Justice Sanjeev Narula in a ruling said the photographs of goods seized by the Local Commissioners from the shopkeepers in Trichy,...

Delhi Riots: Court Discharges Man Accused Of Providing Gun To Shahrukh Pathan

A Delhi Court on Monday discharged Babu Wasim, who was accused of an providing gun to Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in a Northeast Delhi riots case. The weapon was allegedly used by Pathan for firing at a policeman during the 2020 riots.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat discharged Wasim under section 25 of Arms Act. However, charge under section 174A (non-appearance in response to...

Departmental Promotion Committee Not Convening Alone Not Special Circumstance To Confer Retrospective Promotions: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court on Monday held that retrospective promotions are permissible on the consideration of a special circumstance surrounding a particular case but non-sitting of "Departmental Promotion Committee” (DPC) is not a special circumstance to confer this career advancement retrospectively.The observation came from Justice H. S. Thangkhiew while hearing a plea in terms of...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Conviction Over Non-Recording Of Statement U/S 313 CrPC, Remands Case Back To Trial Court

Setting aside the order of conviction and sentence against all accused in a culpable homicide case on the ground that one of the accused’s statement under Section 313 of the CrPC had not been recorded, the Calcutta High Court last week remitted the matter back to the trial court.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi adopted the procedure followed by the...