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Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Increasing Compensation To Fishermen During Fishing-Ban Period
The Madras High Court has sought the response of the State Government on a plea seeking to enhance the compensation payable to the fishermen as relief compensation during the time of the fishing ban in the State. The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman asked the State to respond to a plea filed by Thirumurugan, an Advocate from Ramanathapuram and State Coordinator...
Freezing Bank Account Without Proving Account Holder's Involvement In Criminal Case Adversely Affects Fundamental Rights: Gujarat High Court
Directing the de-freezing of a man's bank account, the Gujarat High Court observed that while investigating agency has power to direct freezing, however without specifying the quantum of suspected amount or without establishing involvement of the account holder in any criminal activity, results in adversely affecting his fundamental rights.The court was hearing a man's plea seeking de-freezing...
Patna Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Khan Sir In Coaching Centre Firing Case
A court in Patna has granted interim protection from arrest to popular educator and YouTuber Khan Sir in connection with a firing-related case.Speaking to the media, his lawyer Arvind Kumar Mavvar stated that an anticipatory bail application had been filed on Khan Sir's behalf and that the court had granted interim protection pending further consideration of the matter.A Patna court today...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Mother Booked In Balaramapuram Child Murder Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday (08 June) granted bail to Sreethu, the second accused in Balaramapuram Child Murder case, who is accused of conspiring with the first accused in the alleged murder of her minor daughter.The court noted that the mother was booked as an accused to the crime, after the confession statement of accused no. 1 and apart from his confession statement there was no...
P&H High Court Directs Centre To Treat Ex-IAS Ashok Khema As Empanelled Deemed Addl Secy. & Secy, Holds Denial Arbitrary
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed a plea filed by retired IAS officer Ashok Khemka, holding that denial of empanelment to the rank of Additional Secretary/Secretary to the Government of India, despite similar relaxations granted to other officers, was discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.A Division Bench comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi...
Sub-Registrar Cannot Stall Registration Of Sale Deed Over Pending Clarifications From Higher Authorities: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a Sub Registrar functioning under the Registration Act, 1908, can either register the document or refuse registration in accordance with law, and cannot indefinitely defer decision-making by seeking administrative clarifications from superior authorities.The Court observed that the statutory framework of the Registration Act does...
S.27 Evidence Act | Panch Witness Turning Hostile Not Fatal If Recovery Proved By Other Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld the murder conviction, noting that mere turning hostile of the panch witness would not be fatal to the prosecution's case to create doubt over the recovery evidence based on the accused's disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Evidence Act when the recovery evidence was proved otherwise by other corroborative evidence. A bench of Justice Pankaj...
