Quashing Of Subsequent FIR Doesn't Extinguish PMLA Proceedings If Earlier FIR Subsists: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while quashing a petition filed by a milk manufacturer and exporter, has held that proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act can continue even if a subsequent FIR is quashed, provided an earlier FIR forming the basis of the alleged offence is subsisting. The bench of Justice BP Sharma observed; "In view of the foregoing analysis, this Court holds...

Delhi High Court Raps Litigant Seeking FIR Against Judge Over Alleged Forgery In Judicial Order

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a litigant who filed a writ petition seeking registration of FIR against a judicial officer over allegations of committing forgery in a judicial order. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also took exception to the litigant's conduct of uploading the video of proceedings on YouTube. The Court cautioned...

Employer Can Impose Penalty Based On ICC Report Under POSH Act Without Separate Departmental Inquiry: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an employer can impose a penalty on an employee based on the report of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the POSH Act without conducting a separate departmental inquiry or issuing a formal charge-sheet. The Court observed that the ICC report constitutes an inquiry report under the statutory scheme, and requiring a second inquiry would amount to...

Apple India Directed To Pay ₹1 Lakh Compensation; South Delhi Consumer Commission Says “iPhone Findable After Power Off” Feature Lacked Disclosure Of Pre-Conditions

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, South Delhi, comprising President Monika A. Srivastava and Member Kiran Kaushal, has held Apple India liable for deficiency in service for failing to disclose the conditions attached to its “iPhone findable after power off” feature. Observing that the representation was displayed without any disclaimer or indication of conditions,...

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Mere Participation In Arbitration Does Not Estop Party From Challenging Inherent Lack Of Jurisdiction Of Arbitrator : Supreme Court ...

Mere Participation In Arbitration Does Not Estop Party From Challenging Inherent Lack Of Jurisdiction Of Arbitrator : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that in the absence of an arbitration agreement, a mere participation of a party to a unilaterally invoked arbitration proceedings would not operate as an estoppel to bar it from raising the legality of the arbitral award being non-est in law. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe affirmed the Bombay High Court's decision which had declared the award...

'Haryana Police Tried To Protect Accused In 4-Year-Old's Rape Case' : Supreme Court Forms SIT

The Court observed that the victim was re-traumatised due to the insensitive and reckless manner of investigation.

Allahabad High Court Issues Notices To UP Govt, ASI On PIL Claiming 4,995 Heritage Sites In UP Are Lying In 'Shambles'

The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the UP Government, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Union Ministries of Culture, Tourism, and Housing and Urban Affairs and the National Monuments Authority on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea alleging that a staggering 4,995 ancient monuments and heritage structures across the state are in 'shambles' and on the...

Alleged Disclosure Of Confidential Information May Be Contractual Breach, But Not Defamation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that allegations of disclosure of confidential business information by an employee, even if assumed to be true, would at best constitute a breach of contractual obligations and not amount to defamation in the absence of any defamatory imputation made to third parties.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed an appeal filed by a book company, which had challenged...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against MHA Circular On Vande Mataram, Says No Penalty Prescribed For Not Singing It

The Court observed that the petition was "premature" and was based on "vague apprehensions"

Mere Failure To Make Timely Payment Not Cheating Without Initial Fraudulent Intent: Gauhati High Court Reiterates

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that mere non-payment arising out of contractual dealings, without prima facie material showing fraudulent or dishonest intention at the inception, cannot be treated as offences of cheating or criminal breach of trust.The ruling was delivered by Justice Anjan Moni Kalita, who observed, “…though there are instances of non-fulfillment of promises, the same...

Sambhal Violence | Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On CJM Order For FIR Against Cops Until April 21

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday extended the interim stay on a Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) order that had directed the registration of an FIR against senior police officials in connection with the November 2024 Sambhal violence.A bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed the order extending the relief while hearing a petition moved by former Sambhal Circle Officer Anuj Kumar Chaudhary...