'Charasi Ganjedi' Tweet| MP High Court Rejects KRK's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Filed By Manoj Bajpayee

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the plea filed by Actor Kamal Rashid Khan ('KRK') seeking to quash the Criminal Defamation case filed by Actor Manoj Bajpayee over an alleged tweet of KRK calling Bajpayee a 'Charasi Ganjedi'Denying relief to Khan, the bench of Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh prima facie observed that addressing Bajpayee, who is an actor, as 'charasi ganjedi'...

High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Rule 9(2) Of Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-amended Rule 9(2) of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970."In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Dheeraj Mor v. Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, we are unable to accept that Rule 9(2) of the Rules, as set out above, falls foul of Article 233 of the Constitution of India. On...

Lok Sabha Passes Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019

The Lok Sabha has passed the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 which is brought to fill the lacuna in laws against offence of piracy, primarily prevalent in the western coast of India.Currently, India does not have a separate domestic legislation on piracy and provisions of IPC pertaining to armed robbery are invoked to prosecute pirates apprehended by Indian Coast guards. As per the Statement...

Interim Bail On Medical Grounds Shouldn't Be An Option Only When Prisoner Is On Deathbed: Delhi High Court

Observing that a prisoner suffering from serious health ailments should be given an opportunity to undergo adequate medical treatment, the Delhi High Court has said that the discretion of granting interim bail on medical grounds may not be exercised only at a stage when the person is breathing last or is in the position that he may not survive.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said howsoever...

Lucknow Gomti River Front 'Scam'| Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Project Advisor

The Allahabad High Court last week denied anticipatory bail to the former advisor of Lucknow's Gomti Riverfront project who has been accused of committing huge corruption and large-scale irregularities in the implementation of the project.Looking at the magnitude of the corruption involved in the case, the allegations against the accused-applicant, Badri Shrestha and evidence available...

High Court Pulls Up Kerala Govt For Delay In Recovering ₹5.2 Crore Damages From PFI, Says State's Attitude Disrespectful, Callous

The Kerala High Court on Monday pulled up the State over the delay in recovery of damages from banned Popular Front Of India (PFI) and its office bearers. The government had earlier initiated recovery proceedings against PFI for realisation of Rs 5.20 Crore, the amount estimated towards the damage caused during the flash hartal in September.The division bench Justice A. K. Jayasankaran...

JKL High Court Weekly Roundup: December 12 To December 18, 2022

Nominal Index :Case Title : Laxman Das Vs Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 242Case Title : Khalid Zahoor Khan Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 243Case Title : Masrat Yousuf Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 244Case Title : Meraj Ud Din Malik Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 245Case Title : Bashir Ahmad Bhat & Ors Vs Syed and Ors 2022 LiveLaw...

S.12A Commercial Courts Act | "Urgent Interim Relief" Must Exist At Time Of Filing Suit, Cannot Be Ex-Post Facto Jurisdictional Fact: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has held that circumstances to seek "urgent interim relief" under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act and to bypass mandatory pre-institution mediation must exist at the time of institution of the suit.While dismissing an application seeking an injunction against the invocation of a bank guarantee, Justice M Sundar observed, As Hon'ble Supreme Court has made...

"Hurried & Cryptic Sentence Hearing Is Anathema To Death Penology": Calcutta High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of 2 To LI

"A hurried and cryptic sentence hearing without a proper opportunity to the convicts to present their case and lead evidence (if necessary) is an anathema to death penology," the Calcutta High Court observed recently as it commuted the death sentence of a man and his wife to Life Imprisonment.The Bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta also stressed that the court has...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 12 To December 18, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation 490 – 500] 1. Atul S/o Raju Dongre and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 490 2. Sudeep Suhas Kulkarni and Anr. v. Abbas Bahadur Dhanani 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 491 3. Damodhardas Govindprasad Sangi v. Fatehsinh s/o. Kalyanji Thakkar and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 492 4. Shrichand @ Chandanmal Sugnamal Panjwani...

Compensation For "No Fault Liability" U/S 140 MV Act Is Adjustable In Claims Of Compensation For Fault Liability: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday ruled that compensation paid under the "No Fault liability" provision is adjustable in the compensation claimed for fault liability under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The observations came from Justice Rahul Bharti while hearing an appeal in terms of which the insurance company had challenged an interim award...

'Why Should We Send You To Your House? We Will Send You To Hospital': Delhi High Court On Former PFI Chairman's Plea For House Arrest

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain Former PFI Chairman E Abubacker's prayer seeking his transfer to house arrest from Tihar Jail on account of his health condition. Abubacker, who was recently arrested by the National Investigation Agency, is suffering from multiple ailments including a rare type of oesophagus cancer, parkinson's disease, along with hypertension, diabetes...