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PC Act Proceedings Can't Continue On Hearsay Evidence With No Nexus To Official Duty: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 cannot be sustained against an accused Home Guard where the materials on record are only hearsay and do not disclose any nexus with the discharge of official duties. Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, presiding over the case, held, “As regards the petitioner No.2, I find sufficient force in the...
Karnataka High Court Asks ED To Defer Personal Hearing In FEMA Case Against Café Coffee Day
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (January 21) deferred personal hearing scheduled for January 30 in respect of popular coffee chain 'Cafe Coffee Day' subsequent to a 2022 complaint lodged by the ED under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.Appearing for CCD, senior advocate Sajjan Poovaya submitted that the ED complaint was filed in 2022 for an alleged act in 2009 and delay would be fatal...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Order FIR Over Saket Court Staffer Suicide, Cites Ongoing Administrative Action
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to order FIR over a recent incident wherein a 43-year-old differently-abled ahlmad jumped to death and committed suicide at the Saket Courts, allegedly citing “work pressure”.Calling the incident unfortunate, a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia remarked that they were conscious of the situation and that...
MMDR Act | Mining Lease Granted In Violation Of Rule 22-D Is Void Ab Initio; No Deemed Extension Permissible: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a mining lease granted in violation of the minimum area requirement under Rule 22-D of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, is void under Section 19 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act). Consequently, the Court ruled that such a void lease cannot be the subject of a 'deemed extension' under Section 8A(3) of the...
Kerala High Court Mourns Demise Of Former Judge Justice A Lekshmikutty
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 21) mourned the passing of Justice A. Lekshmikutty (81), who had served as judge of the High Court.The late judge started her practice in 1967 in Thiruvananthapuram and after almost two decades of practice, she was appointed as a Sessions Judge. In 2000, she became an additional judge of the Kerala High Court and thereafter, in 2001 as a permanent...
Bengaluru Court Directs Media Entities To Take Down 'Defamatory Content' Against Karnataka DGP Suspended Over Alleged Obscene Video
A Bengaluru Sessions Court on Tuesday (January 20) directed over 30 media entities including TV9 Karnataka News, India Today group, The Hindu, Times of India, to remove any allegedly defamatory content against senior Karnataka cop Ramachandra Rao K suspended after a purported obsence video surfaced. The court of CCH23 XXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge in its order...
MACT | Can't Assume Deceased Not Earning Only Because He Is In Class 12th, Must Be Compensated As Unskilled Labour: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that it cannot be assumed that the deceased in a motor vehicle accident was not earning only because he was a student in Class 12th. It held that compensation for such deceased must be calculated by treating the deceased to be an unskilled workman. Justice Sandeep Jain held,“Merely because the deceased was studying in Class 12, it cannot be presumed that he...
Sunjay Kapur's Mother Moves Delhi High Court Against Priya Kapur, Karisma Kapoor's Children Over 'Fraudulent' Family Trust
Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother, Rani Kapur, has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court against her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and actress Karisma Kapoor's children alleging that they orchestrated a “fraudulent family trust” to unlawfully strip her of her entire estate.The 80 year old widow has alleged that the “RK Family Trust/Rani Kapur Family Trust” is fraudulent, null...
Lack Of Documents Not Enough To Reject Caste Claim; Burden Of Proof On Authorities Who Deny ST Status: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set-aside a government order whereby an individual was rejected Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, holding that the burden of proving that an individual does not belong to the ST category lies on the authority who disputes it.In the present case, the petitioner belonged to Konda Kapu caste (a listed ST community under Presidential Order, 1950) and his status...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging BEVCO's Liquor Branding Contest
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (20 January) issued notice to State and Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation (BEVCO) in a public interest litigation challenging a contest announced by BEVCO and Malabar Distilleries Ltd. inviting the public to suggest a name and logo for a proposed premium brandy product.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA)
Article 21 - Applicability of Section 436-A CrPC - Article 21 vs. National Security - Supreme Court clarified that Section 436-A CrPC expressly excludes offences for which death is a prescribed punishment - the accused were charged under Section 302 IPC and Section 16 UAPA (both punishable by death), they were ineligible for bail under this specific provision - While Article...