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Failure To Comply With Arrest Procedure: Jharkhand High Court Grants Interim Bail To News 11 Bharat Journalist, Mulls Contempt Action Against Police
The Jharkhand High Court has granted interim bail to News 11 Bharat Journalist Arup Chatterjee while noting that he was arrested without following the procedure under Section 41-A and the procedure pertaining to production of accused before Magistrate under Sections 80 and 81 CrPC.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi also called for an affidavit from the State explaining...
Kerala Court Issues Summons To Sonia Gandhi In Suit By Congress Member Challenging His Suspension
A court in Kerala recently issued summons to Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi to appear in person or through a lawyer on August 3 in a plea filed by a member challenging his suspension from the party.The Kollam Munsiff Court also issued the urgent notice for appearance to Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran as well as District Congress Committee Chief...
Owner Not Entitled To Return Of Vehicle Involved In Crime Pending Confiscation Proceedings: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that whenever a vehicle is involved in a crime, the same cannot be returned to the owner when confiscation proceedings are pending before the authorities. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea challenging the order of dismissal of interim custody by the Judicial Magistrate. The vehicle in question was seized for involvement in an offence...
S.50 Evidence Act | Non-Production Of School Docs To Establish Relationship No Ground To Disbelieve Person With Special Knowledge Of Relation: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that mere non-production of a school leaving certificate does not take away the evidentiary value of witnesses examined for establishing relationship of a plaintiff to the deceased person in a suit for declaration of ownership to a property. A division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice S Rachaiah dismissed an appeal filed by...
"Athidi Devo Bhava"- Madras High Court Tells Wife To Treat Estranged Husband Like A Guest During Visitation
Expressing concern over the manner in which a visiting parent is often treated by the parent who is in custody of the child, the Madras High Court recently observed that every child has a right and need for an unthreatened and loving relationship with both the parents. The court was deciding upon an application filed by a father with respect to right to visit his child who was living with...
Kerala High Court Grants Interim Bail To SFI Leader For Appearing In Exam
The Kerala High Court on Friday granted interim bail to the State Secretary of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) who was taken into custody for the second time after he violated the bail conditions imposed on him.Justice Viju Abraham granted interim bail to Arsho P.M till 3rd August, permitting him to appear for his exams conducted by the MG University which are scheduled from 23rd...
Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Appeal Against Dismissal Of Plea To Disclose Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved order on an appeal against the order passed by a Single Judge which had dismissed a plea against denial of information sought regarding decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018."We will pass appropriate orders," said a bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad,...
Can't Presume That No Rules For Promotion Exist Merely Because Order Sanctioning The Post Does Not Indicate Such Rules: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that merely because the communication sanctioning a post does not indicate any promotion Rules, it cannot be presumed that there exists no Rule for promotion to the higher post from the feeder cadre. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe observed, "…it does not stand to reason that, for gaining...
ISKCON Bangalore vs. ISKCON Mumbai | Question Of Trademark's Proprietorship To Be Determined By Registrar: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has clarified that its previous decision of 2020, allowing the trademark infringement suit filed by ISKCON Mumbai against a clothing manufacturer was limited to recognizing ISKCON as a well known trade mark in India within the meaning provided in Sections 2 (1)(zg) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.A division bench of Justices G.S. Patel & Gauri Godse made it clear...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Direction To BSNL To Pay Mesne Profits For Unauthorised Possession Of Suit Property After Lease Expiry
Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently upheld an order of the Trial Court directing BSNL to pay mesne profit at the rate of Rs. 1,000 for being in unauthorised possession of the suit property after the expiry of the lease deed. The bench comprising Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan further held that no substantial question is involved in the instant case and it is a pure finding of...
Suits Against Govt | Refusal Of Interim Relief After Grant Of Leave To File Suit Without Notice U/S 80 CPC Does Not Require Return Of Plaint: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday ruled that in case the interim stay sought is not granted after the leave to file suit without issuing notice has been granted to the plaintiff under Section 80(3) of Civil Procedure Code, that does not mean that the plaint is to be returned on refusing to grant such injunction. A bench of Justice Vinod Chaterjee Koul...
