Delhi High Court Upholds Recovery Of Compensation From Underage Driver’s Father In Road Accident Case

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the grant of recovery rights to an insurer against the registered owner of the car whose son was involved in a road accident leading to the death of a 42 year old man in 2013.Justice Rekha Palli said the 42-year-old man lost his life only because the minor's father did not take appropriate steps to ensure that his vehicle is driven only...

Absconder/Proclaimed Offender Not Entitled To Anticipatory Bail: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a person against whom a warrant has been issued and, is absconding or concealing himself in order to avoid execution of warrants and proceedings under Section 82 of the Code have been initiated against him, is not entitled to the relief of anticipatory bail. The bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan observed thus while denying anticipatory...

'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case| Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict In MLA Abbas Ansari's Plea For Quashing Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its verdict in criminal proceedings quashing the plea filed by Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh reserved the verdict today after hearing arguments of counsels for Ansari and the State Government.The case against Ansari pertains to...

BSNL VRS-2019 Retirees Can Be Considered For Engagement As Consultants In CPSEs Or Govt Depts, Won’t Amount To Re-Employment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that BSNL employees, who opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) 2019, can be engaged in any Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) or Government Department on contractual or consultancy basis. The division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta was dealing with a writ petition filed by former employees of BSNL, who had...

No Agitation Within Court: Calcutta HC Orders In Contempt Case Against Protesting Lawyers, Criticizes Defamatory Posters Against Judge

In a significant development, a three-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions restraining advocates from holding agitations within the court premises pertaining to the contempt case initiated by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha against the errant lawyers who had created a ruckus outside his courtroom on January 9. A Bench comprising Justices TS Sivagnanam,...

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay High Court Grants Liberty To Accused Professor Shoma Sen To Approach Special NIA Court For Bail

Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad accused Professor Shoma Sen’s bail application with liberty to approach the trial court. The division bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice PD Naik took note of the chargesheet filed against Sen subsequent to the Pune sessions court order denying bail. The court observed that circumstances...

Assam Resident Declared ‘Foreigner’ By Nagaon Tribunal: Gauhati High Court Quashes 2018 Decision, Says Tribunal Didn't Consider Material On Record

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday set aside an order declaring an Assam resident as a foreigner, observing that the Foreigners Tribunal did not take note of the material on record while passing the decision.The division bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury relied upon the deposition of the petitioner’s mother and the other materials on record...

Foreigners Can Register Marriages Under Special Marriage Act, Delhi Govt Must Take Steps To Amend Guidelines: High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no requirement of “at least one party being a citizen of India” for solemnization and registration of marriage of a couple under the provisions of Special Marriage Act, 1954.Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that section 4 of the enactment leaves no doubt that any two persons can seek solemnization of their marriage so long as conditions...

Company Must Be Arraigned As Accused To Prosecute Its Employees As Vicariously Liable: Karnataka HC Quashes Case Over Purchase Of Stolen Jewellery

The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against two employees of Attica Gold Pvt. Ltd, accused of purchasing stolen gold jewellery as the police failed to arraign the company as accused in the case. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Honnegowda and Praveen H K and said “The charge sheet is laid against...

Gold Balas Are Gold Ornaments Having Definite Shape To Be Worn By The Local People: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has released the gold balas from custody and held that gold balas are gold ornaments having a definite shape to be worn by the local people.The bench of P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) has observed that the Gold Control Act of 1968 has already been repealed since 1990. Under the new fiscal policy, the...

Mining Lease Of 999 Years Violates ‘Rule Against Perpetuity’ And Shall Be Void Being Against Public Policy: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that a mining lease of 999 years amounts to a leave for perpetuity, which is opposed to public policy and is void.A division bench of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Ratnaker Bhengra observed,“A period of Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine years may be construed a period in perpetuity. It may also be considered an indefinite period and a mining lease...

High Court Directs Punjab Govt To Streamline Procedure For Issuing Vehicle Fitness Certificates

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while disposing of anticipatory bail applications of persons working for the Regional Transport Authority in Punjab’s Sangrur accused of charging bribe amount for giving fitness certificates to commercial vehicles without physical inspection, has directed the Punjab Government to streamline the process of issuance of such certificates. The single...