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'No Exceptional Circumstances': Kerala High Court Refuses To Entertain Ex-TDB Secy's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Sabarimala Gold Theft Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to entertain the anticipatory bail plea of former secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board and Thiruvabharanam Commissioner, who is booked in the Sabarimala gold theft case.The prosecution allegation was that the 1st accused Unnikrishnan Potti had misappropriated the gold from the Sabarimala Dwarapalaka idols with the assistance of the petitioner...
'Such Incident Can Happen Only In Banana Republic' : Kerala Court Slams Police For Arrest Of Man Over 10 Millilitres Liquor
The Manjeri Sessions Court on Saturday (1, November) had granted bail to a person accused of violating the Abkari Act for allegedly storing 10 milliliters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in his shop.The court questioned the motives of the investigating officer, calling his action “excessive and questionable.”The case was registered in Valanchery Police Station, against the accused...
"How Are You Prejudiced?": Madras HC Rejects Former IPS' Plea Against Advocate Commissioner Recording Dhoni's Evidence In Defamation Case
The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by retired IPS Officer G Sampath Kumar, challenging an order of the court appointing an advocate commissioner for recording the evidence of cricketer MS Dhoni in connection with a defamation suit filed by him against the former. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq remarked that Dhoni is a...
Karnataka High Court Directs Centre To Frame Separate Food Safety Guidelines For Small, Medium And Large Restaurants
The Karnataka High Court recently directed Central government to enact law or guidelines specifically and separately for restaurant businesses bifurcating them into small, medium and large businesses so that standards of food and health are maintained at every rung of consumption. For Context, under the Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses Regulations, 2011 at present lines...
Provisional Attachment Order Can't Be Challenged In Writ Jurisdiction When Alternative Remedy Under PMLA Exists: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the provisional attachment order (PAO) cannot be challenged in the writ jurisdiction when an alternative remedy is available under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.Justice Sachin Datta rejected a batch of petitions filed by Ms Krrish Realtech Pvt Ltd and its affiliates, including director Amit Katyal, challenging the Enforcement...
Kerala High Court Closes PIL Seeking Increase In Honorarium Of ASHA Workers As State Informs Of ₹1000 Hike
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (4 November) closed a public interest litigation seeking increase in honorarium paid to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA workers).The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M, closed the writ petition on being informed by the State Attorney that the monthly honorarium has been increased by Rs. 1000/- from November...
NCLT Allows Former Promoters To Pursue Oppression & Mismanagement Case Against Indian Commodity Exchange
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad has allowed a plea filed by a former promoters and shareholders of Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX) to pursue a case alleging oppression and mismanagement against the commodity derivatives exchange.They had sought a waiver of the requirement that shareholders must hold at least 10 percent of a company's issued share capital to...
Delhi High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Arnab Goswami Over Remarks Against Lawyer Who 'Attacked' Kanhaiya Kumar In 2016
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (November 4) quashed summons issued against journalist Arnab Goswami in a criminal defamation case filed against him.The lawyer, Vikram Singh Chauhan, alleged that defamatory remarks were made against him on Times Now channel by Goswami in 2016 during the broadcast of his show The NewsHour. The broadcast pertained to the incident alleging assault of former...
Breaking: Whatsapp Privacy Policy Case: NCLAT Grants Partial Relief to Meta, WhatsApp; Allows User Data Sharing for Ads
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday granted partial relief to Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC in their appeal against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order related to WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update. While the tribunal upheld the Rs 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the CCI, it set aside the finding that Meta had leveraged WhatsApp's dominant...
Words Need Not Compel Victim To Commit Suicide; Suggestive 'Instigation' Sufficient For Abetment: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that to satisfy the requirement of 'instigation' leading to the offence of abetment of suicide, the words of the accused need not be such as to compel the victim to commit suicide and it would be sufficient if the same is suggestive of the consequence.Justice V.G. Arun was considering a plea to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner...