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Vicky Middukhera Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Sidhu Moosewala's Manager
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today denied anticipatory bail to Slain singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala's manager, Shaganpreet Singh (currently in Australia) in connection with the Youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera's murder case. The bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara was of the opinion that the status report of the investigation conducted by the Punjab police establishes that the...
SpiceJet Mishaps: Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Stop Company's Flying Services, Says DGCA Competent To Take Action
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation raising safety concerns and seeking to stop flying services of Spice Jet Limited, in view of recent flight mishaps in the past two months. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed thus:"The Aircraft Act provides for a very robust mechanism in respect of...
S.21 RTI Act | Public Information Officer Can't Be Penalised For Delay In Furnishing Info If Genuine & Bonafide Reasons Given: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka HIgh Court has quashed an order passed by the Karnataka Information Commission directing a Deputy Conservator of Forests (deputed as the Public Information officer) to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- for delay in furnishing information sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI). A single judge bench of Justice C M Poonacha while allowing the petition filed by Ambadi Madhav...
'Lost Sense Of How To Speak & Behave': Gujarat High Court Denies Relief To Registered Society Manager Terminated Over Insubordination & Misconduct
Expressing shock towards the misconduct and negligence displayed by the Petitioner, a Manager of a registered Society, in his duties which 'tarnished the image of the society', the Gujarat High Court has dismissed the application for quashing the communication regarding his termination. The Petitioner herein was appointed as Manager in the management of the Respondent society. However,...
S.148A Income Tax Act | Writ Court Can't Interfere Where Statutory Authority Follows Procedure & Proceedings Have Not Yet Concluded: P&H High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a writ petition in the nature of certiorari for quashing notice issued to the petitioner under Sections 148A (b) and 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2018-19, held that no interference is warranted since the procedure contemplated in 1961 Act was followed and the authority acted within its jurisdiction. Admittedly...
The Rejection Of An Application Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act Cannot Be Construed To Mean That The Court Has Concurred With The View Of The Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court
The Rejection Of An Application Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act Cannot Be Construed To Mean That The Court Has Concurred With The View Of The Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High CourtThe High Court of Delhi has held that merely because the challenge to an arbitral award is dismissed by the Court exercising powers under Section 34 of the A&C Act would not mean that the court has...
Consent Of Complainant Prima Facie Established, FIR Lodged With Delay Of 2.5 Yrs: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Rape-Accused
The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a rape-accused while observing that from the facts and circumstances of the case, it is of the prima-facie view that the alleged act was consensual in nature.A bench comprising Justice Ilesh Vora observed that the record and photographs of the parties indicate that the parties were in good terms and the applicant was keenly interested to tie...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Acupressure Practitioner For Unauthorisedly Treating Patient Resulting In Leg Amputation
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to an acupressure practitioner who gave treatment to a patient suffering from a disease called gangrene, for which she was not qualified to administer treatment. In the present case treatment has been given by the petitioner-accused for a disease, which was beyond her knowledge and qualification, for which she was...
Company Not Made An Accused, No Direct Allegations Against Directors: Jharkhand High Court Quashes FIR
The Jharkhand High Court quashed the FIR and entire criminal proceedings on the ground that the company was not made an accused and the directors of the company were made the accused. However, there was no direct allegation against the mala fide of the directors.The single judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi observed that criminal proceedings and civil proceedings can...
High Court Cannot Exercise Jurisdiction Under Article 227 To Monitor Progress Of Cases Before Fora Below: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that the supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India cannot be exercised by High Courts to monitor the progress of cases before lower courts. "It is not possible for this Court, exercising jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, to monitor the progress of cases before the fora below," Justice C Hari...
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To July 16, 2022
Nominal Index: Kamaljeet Singh Vs UT of J&K and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 63 Jaffar Hajam Mohd Abbas and ors. V/s Chairman and Managing Director, FCI & ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 64 Enigineering Control Vs. Banday Infratech Pvt. Ltd 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 65 Sanjay Kumar Srivastava & Ors. Vs. Central Bureau Of Investigation 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 66 Waseem Qureshi vs UT of...
Orissa High Court Releases Convict Under Probation Of Offenders Act In '30 Yrs Old' Attempt To Murder Case
The Orissa High Court has released a person under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 ('the P.O. Act') while upholding his conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307, IPC in a '30 years old' case. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed, "…it is seen that the occurrence undoubtedly took place more than 30 years back. The Petitioner was a young man at...