Are Philatelic Exhibits Like Postage Stamps 'Antiquities' Under Antiquities And Art Treasures Act? Delhi High Court Answers

The Delhi High Court has held that philatelic exhibits of postage stamps, fiscal stamps, envelopes, stamp papers and other such documents, are "antiquities" within the meaning of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Noting that philately is a hobby of the "discerning connoisseur" who appreciates the intrinsic value of vintage stamps and other such documents, Justice C Hari...

POCSO Act | 13 Y/O Boy's Assertion That Accused Did 'Gandi Harkat' Is Sufficient To Issue Process U/S 204 CrPC: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the statement of the 13-year-old boy that the applicant has committed an act being 'Gandi Harkat' (loosely translated as Dirty Act) would be prima facie sufficient ground to summon the accused (a lady in this case) as per Section 204 CrPC.The bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery further clarified that such an act, if the commission of the same...

[Cyber Portal Jurisdiction] Delhi Police Registers FIR On Lawyer's Complaint Against Facebook Impersonation, Year After Transferring Case To Gurgaon

More than a year after Delhi Police told the High Court that a complaint filed on National Cyber Police Portal is assigned on the basis of complainant's address as per a Standard Operating Procedure, the police on Tuesday registered an FIR on a Gurgaon resident's complaint against an imposter account on Facebook.The submission regarding registration of the FIR was made before the bench of...

OXLI R25 CPC | Appellate Court Not Obligated To Remand Matter Back For Fresh Trial Merely Because It Framed New Issues: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that the lower appellate court is not required to set aside the judgment and decree in a matter, thereby remanding it back to the trial court to be decided afresh, merely because it had framed new issues. Opining that the case in hand had to be governed as per the provisions under Order XLI Rule 25 CPC, Justice Pranay...

Levana Suites Fire | "Form Panel, Probe Grant Of Licenses, NOCs; Proceed Against Responsible Officers": Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to constitute a high-powered committee to inquire as to how NOCs and licenses were granted to the Hotel Levana Suites, where a major fire incident took 5 lives on September 5, without properly verifying the eligibility of the hotel to obtain such licenses/NOCs.It may be noted that on September 09, 2022, a major...

'18 Arrested, Chargesheet Yet To Be Filed': Delhi Police To High Court On 2020 Gargi College Molestation Case

The Delhi Police on Friday informed the High Court that 18 persons were arrested in the 2020 Gargi College molestation case and that the filing of chargesheet has got delayed on account of COVID-19 pandemic.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Advocate ML Sharma seeking CBI Inquiry into...

Delhi Waqf Board Case: Anti Corruption Branch Moves High Court Against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's Bail

Delhi's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) has moved the High Court against grant of bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in a corruption case relating to the Delhi Waqf Board.The ACB in the FIR has accused Khan of carrying out illegal recruitments and financial misappropriation as Delhi Waqf Board (DWB) chairman. Khan was granted bail by the city's Rouse Avenue Courts on September...

Calcutta HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To NDPS Accused Citing Phone Connection With Person Arrested With Commercial Quantity Contraband

The Calcutta High Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to an accused under the NDPS Act, citing his call details recording showing his connection with a person arrested with commercial quantity of narcotics.The Division Bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Md. Shabbar Rashidi said that the call detail recording show the nexus of accused with a person arrested with commercial...

Each Individual With Paranoid Schizophrenia Has To Be Dealt With Differently: Delhi High Court, Sets Aside Compulsory Retirement Of RPSF Constable

Directing the authorities to reinstate a Constable of Railway Protection Special Force who was compulsorily retired in 2014, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said people with Paranoid Schizophrenia by and large are neither harmful to people nor a threat to the society.The division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Saurabh Banerjee said each individual suffering from the illness...

Hit & Run Cases: Kerala High Court Explains Procedure To Claim Compensation Under 1989 Solatium Scheme

The Kerala High Court recently embarked upon a detailed analysis of the Solatium Scheme of 1989 framed by the Central Government under Section 163(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 which provides for compensation in hit and run accidents.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan was of the opinion that the general public is not aware of the Scheme or the competent authority to be approached in order to...

Patna High Court Judge Suggests Doing Away With SOP Which 'Almost' Denies Litigants To Witness Court Proceedings

Stressing that public access to the court proceedings is an essential requirement of an open court proceedings, a Patna High Court Judge on Thursday suggested doing away with a clause of the SOP (in operation) which 'almost' denies the litigants to witness the Court proceedings of their own casesJustice Chakradhari Sharan Singh also suggested doing away with the online hearings of the cases...

Satisfied With CB-CID Investigation, Madras High Court Refuses CBI Probe Into Custodial Death

The Madras High Court recently refused to transfer the investigation of the alleged custodial death of Vignesh to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Justice V Sivagnanam observed that the investigation by CB-CID was satisfactory and that there was no need to transfer the case.On a perusal of the investigation status report, I find no materials to show that the present investigating...