Patna High Court Registers Suo Moto Case Against Advocate Accused Of Attempting To Rape Law Intern In Chamber

The Patna High Court on Tuesday initiated a suo motu case against an advocate, named Niranjan Kumar who has been accused of attempting to rape a law student-intern inside his office last month. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Partha Sarthy registered the case on the basis of the oral mentioning of the resolution passed by the co-ordination Committee of...

DCPCR Moves High Court Against Mentioning Of 'Reason For Alleged Offence' In Reports Under Juvenile Justice Rules

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has filed a petition before the High Court challenging the requirement of recording of 'reason for alleged offence and the alleged role of the child in the offence' in the juvenile's Social Background Report and Social Investigation Report, stating that the same authorises extracting of confession from the child in violation of...

I Did Not Become A Judge In Ukraine Or Pakistan, But In Bharat With A Well Preserved Constitution: Justice PN Prakash Retires From Madras High Court

Justice PN Prakash, the puisne judge of the Madras High Court on Wednesday retired from service. In a farewell speech, he said he became a judge only because of the constitution that the people of the country have protected since 1950. "I did not become a judge in a country like Ukraine where judges are forced to carry arms to defend their country. I did not become a judge in a failed state...

Karnataka High Court Orders Isha Yoga Centre To Maintain Status Quo On Construction Activity Near Nandi Hills

The Karnataka HIgh Court on Wednesday directed Isha Yoga Centre to maintain status quo on the construction activity being carried out by it near Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi gave the direction while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Kyathappa S and others, who are native...

Non-Payment Of MGNREGA Wages| 'Take Action In 3 Months If Representation Filed': Calcutta HC Directs Purulia DM

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the District Magistrate, Purulia to conduct an inquiry and take appropriate action in 3 months if a representation is filed before him concerning non-payment of MGNREGA wages to the workers. The bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj passed this order while dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)...

Orissa High Court Allows Shrikant Mohta To Travel To Thailand For Film Production, Directs Trial Court To Release His Passport

The Orissa High Court has directed the trial court to release the passport of Bengali film producer Shrikant Mohta, who is an accused in multi-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam, to enable him to travel to Thailand for the purpose of film production. Mohta was granted bail by the Supreme Court in 2021 on health grounds.Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik said since Mohta is a known figure in...

Gurudwara A Pious Place, Misappropriation Of Its Funds Hurts Sentiments Of People: Punjab & Haryana High Court

"The Gurudwara is a pious place and the misappropriation of its funds hurts the sentiments of several people," the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed recently as it denied anticipatory bail to certain persons accused of siphoning off the funds of Gurudwara Singh Sabha in Barwala town of Hisar District in Haryana.Noting that the petitioners are required for custodial interrogation to...

Court Retains Power To Execute Its Maintenance Order Against Person Residing Outside Its Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that even though an order of maintenance may be enforceable at the place where the person - against whom it is made - resides, the court which passed the order also retains the power to execute it outside the jurisdiction where such person is residing. The Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Badharudeen considered the legal question as to whether a court...

'Moratorium U/S 14(1) IBC Applies Only To Corporate Debtor; Non-Corporate Debtors U/S 141 NI Act Continue To Be Statutorily Liable': Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the moratorium provision enshrined in Section 14 (1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code would only apply to corporate debtors, and the non-corporate debtors under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act would continue to be statutorily liable under Chapter XVII of the Act. As regards the application of the principles of vicarious...

Conversion Of Plea U/S 156 (3) CrPC Into A Complaint Isn't An Interlocutory Order; Revision Against It Maintainable: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that a Magistrate’s order, rejecting an application under Section 156(3) CrPC or converting it into a complaint, is not an interlocutory order and the aggrieved party can prefer revision against it under Section 397 CrPC. The court also added that such an order of the magistrate cannot be challenged in a plea moved under Section 482 CrPC...

[Kerala Service Rules] Leave Vacancy Without Allowance Granted To Regular Incumbent Not Appointment Against 'Substantive Vacancy': High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held the appointment of a teacher against the vacancy that arose by reason of the leave without allowance granted to a regular incumbent, cannot be regarded as an appointment made against a substantive vacancy. The Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Sureshkumar and Justice C.S. Sudha further held that the service rendered by such person in the leave...

Life And Liberty Of A Foreigner Cannot Be Invoked On His Behalf When The Individual Himself Is Not In India: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that a person (foreign citizen) cannot invoke life and liberty under the Indian Constitution if he is not himself present in India. It added that a US-citizen cannot invoke Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution if he is not on the shore of India.The observation was made by Justice Biren Vaishnav while hearing the plea of an Indian-origin US citizen, denied...