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Supreme Court Stays Karnataka HC Judgment Nullifying Election Of Congress MLA SN Subbareddy
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Karnataka High Court's judgment which set aside the election of Congress MLA SN Subbareddy elected from the Bagepalli constituency in the 2023 legislative assembly polls.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while issuing notice to the respondent on Subbareddy's petition challenging the...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside CAT Order Quashing Disciplinary Proceedings Against Sameer Wankhede In Cordelia Cruise Ship Drugs Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quashing the disciplinary proceedings against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan allowed the plea filed by the Central Government challenging the order passed by the Tribunal...
“Investigation Not Fair”: Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged Fake NOCs For Setting Up Petrol Pumps In State
The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged incident of issuing fake No Objection Certificates (NOC) for obtaining licenses to operate petrol pumps in the State. Noting that the investigation being carried out by the State was not fair or independent, the bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Arul Murugan thought it fit to transfer...
Absence Of Medical Officer's Opinion On Sexual Assault Not Fatal To Prosecution Under POCSO Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court recently held that in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a person cannot be acquitted just because the medical officer does not give any opinion about sexual assault. Single-judge Justice Ravindra Joshi, while upholding a man's conviction under section 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 6...
469 CrPC | Limitation Commences From Date Of Knowledge Of Police Officer, Not Subsequent Date Of FIR: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the period of limitation under Section 469 CrPC begins from the date on which the police officer acquires knowledge of the commission of an offence, and not from a later date when the FIR is formally registered. Applying this principle, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna quashed a CBI chargesheet as being barred by limitation.The bench was dealing with a...
Karnataka High Court Directs North West Road Transport Corporation To Issue Guidelines On Transfer Of Employees In 3 Months
The Karnataka High Court has directed the North West Road Transport Corporation (NWRTC) to frame within three months guidelines governing transfer of employees, adding that till such guidelines are issued the transfer orders made on administrative grounds shall be speaking orders containing reasons. The court passed the order while setting aside the transfer of a driver, transferred from...
Threat Of Suicide To Force Girl To Accompany Accused Constitutes Kidnapping: Bombay High Court
If a man threatens a girl to come along with him else he will commit suicide, the same would amount to 'enticing' her and a clear case of kidnapping is made out in such circumstances, held the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court recently.Single-judge Justice Shreeram Shirsat while upholding a man's conviction under section 363 (kidnapping) and section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...
Kerala To Keralam: Decoding The Constitutional Process Of Renaming A State
The Constitutional Mechanism For Alteration Of State Names In IndiaThe Republic of India, as articulated in Article 1 of its Constitution, is a "Union of States." The territorial integrity of these constituent states, however, is not immutable. The Constitution of India confers upon the Parliament the power to reorganise the states, including the authority to alter their names. This power is a significant feature of India's quasi-federal structure, often described as an "indestructible union of...
“Serious Allegations Made”: Madras High Court Seeks Details On ₹397 Crore Transformer Procurement During Senthil Balaji's Tenure
The Madras High Court on Thursday (26th February) called for details of the preliminary enquiry that had been undertaken into a Rs. 397 crore scam in procuring transformer tenders during the tenure of Senthil Balaji as the Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise from 2021 to 2023. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan also...
'Private & Public Companies Must Be Treated Equally In Excise Licence Fee Exemptions': Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the State cannot discriminate between private limited companies and public limited companies while granting exemption from excise licence fees for changes in management occurring in the usual course of business, observing that such unequal treatment violates Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that even though dealing in liquor is a...